Dance and disco music Music of Japan

in 1984, american musician michael jackson s album thriller became first album western artist sell on 1 million copies in japanese oricon charts history. style cited 1 of models japanese dance music, leading popularity of avex group , johnny & associates.

in 1990, avex trax began release super eurobeat series in japan. eurobeat in japan led popularity of group dance form para para. while avex s artists such every little thing , ayumi hamasaki became popular in 1990s, new names in late 1990s included hikaru utada , morning musume. hikaru utada s debut album, first love, went on highest-selling album in japan on 7 million copies sold, whereas ayumi hamasaki became japan s top selling female , solo artist, , morning musume remains 1 of well-known girl groups in japanese pop music industry.