Is Japanese music originally sung in English considered J-music?

[Yoshi-san]

I was wondering about this for a while. I know several songs that's in Engrish like "Desert Rose" by abingdon boys school, does it still count as a Japanese song? A lot of Anime openings are sung in Engrish too.

I just want to know your opinion.

 

[Ho-oh]

English as in sung by Japanese singers, or English by English speakers translated into Japanese?

In both cases, it is Japanese music. Origin is all that counts. After all, true, traditional Japanese music sounds much different. The J-music we hear nowadays is heavily (read: completely) influenced by western rock.

 

[Pancake-chan]

The J-music we hear nowadays is heavily (read: completely) influenced by western rock.

J-pop is influenced by western rock? I'd think J-pop is influenced by western pop...

 

[Ho-oh]

J-pop is influenced by western rock? I'd think J-pop is influenced by western pop...

We were talking about J-pop? Or were we talking about J music in general?

I think the latter. Rock came before pop. Americans influenced the Japanese greatly during and following the postwar occupation.

 

[Pancake-chan]

We were talking about J-pop? Or were we talking about J music in general?

I think the latter. Rock came before pop. Americans influenced the Japanese greatly during and following the postwar occupation.

if you meant generally, then that makes sense, but J-music is a broad topic. and you did say completely...

but either way, I agree, even if the lyrics are English, it's still made in Japan.

 

[Steven]

It's "J-Music" but it isn't a Japanese song.

Take this for example. "Il Mio Cuore Va" is "My Heart Will Go On", as in the main song from "Titanic". Sarah Brightman sings this song in Italian ("Il Mio Cuore Va") on her "Eden"/"Amalfi" albums, so it would be considered as a "song in Italian", but as "My Heart Will Go On" was written in America, it will be considered "American music", despite it being in another language other than the official language of the U.S.A. (English)

 

[slowking11]

Gotta nitpick for a second. Hikaru, the USA has no official language. There have been numerous bills proposed to make English the official language of the USA, but they have all been denied. The most famous was proposed by a Japanese born Japanese-American congressman from California.

 

[Steven]

^Maybe "official" was too strong. Perhaps I meant "most widely spoken language". Nonetheless, I'm hoping your argument didn't cloud your seeing of my true intention.