City pop had a lively impact on the Japanese music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, but listeners were mostly limited to Japan, and the genre had limited recognition overseas.
City pop had a lively impact on the Japanese music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, but listeners were mostly limited to Japan, and the genre had limited recognition overseas. However, this all changed in the 2010s. Die-hard music fans outside of Japan gradually started to upload city pop songs to video-sharing sites.