What Makes Japanese Music Sound Different?

Опубликовано: 03 Июнь 2026
на канале: Varsity Beats

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All Japanese songs list:

Ikimonogakari - Arigatou (2010)
   • いきものがかり『ありがとう』Music Video

Ikimonogakari - Hotarunohikari (2009)
   • いきものがかり『ホタルノヒカリ』Music Video

Ikimonogakari - Kimagure Romantic (2008)
   • いきものがかり『気まぐれロマンティック』Music Video

ARASHI - Hatenai Sora (2010)
   • ARASHI - 果てない空 [Official Music Video]

JUJU - Konoyoruwo Tometeyo (2010)
   • JUJU - Konoyoruwo Tometeyo - Mata Ashita

L’Arc-en-Ciel - BLESS (2010)
   • BLESS

Fujii Kaze - Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing) (2024)
   • Fujii Kaze - Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing) /...

Mrs. GREEN APPLE - familie (2024)
   • Mrs. GREEN APPLE「familie」Official Music Video

SEKAI NO OWARI - Romantic (2024)
   • SEKAI NO OWARI「Romantic」【Official Audio】

tuki. - Bansanka (2023)
   • tuki.『晩餐歌』Official Music Video

Omoinotake - Ikuokukonen (2024)
   • Omoinotake | 幾億光年【Official Music Video】

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Other videos/songs mentioned:

Porter Robinson & Ludwig Music Review Stream (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/live/nvOAcuZg...

Marty Friedman “J-Pop Phenomena” Keynote Clip (2012)
   • Differences between American & Japanese mu...

4536 Variations Video “Every IV-V-iii-vi Variation 王道進行全派生” (2022)
   • Every IV-V-iii-vi Variation 王道進行全派生

Nicopatty - QWERTY (2024)
   • untitled tag game ost - QWERTY

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⏰⏰⏰ CHAPTERS ⏰⏰⏰

0:00 - How Does a Chord Progression Sound Japanese?
0:56 - Point 1 - 4536 Progression
7:39 - Point 2 - Slash Chords
9:36 - Point 3 - Walking Movement
11:47 - Point 4 - Minor Cadence
14:22 - Point 5 - Borrowed Cadences
16:31 - Point 6 - Progression Evolution
19:28 - Point 7 - Big Payoff Major Borrowed Chords
23:58 - Point 8 - Add2 Chord
25:34 - Point 9 - Minor 4 Cadence
27:32 - Point 10 - Diminished Chords
28:32 - m7b5
30:03 - dim, dim7
31:40 - Bonus Point !!!
32:46 - Demo Song Analysis
35:49 - Project File Breakdown

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LMAO why did this video take 4 months to make!!!

1. I was only going to include Arigatou and 3 examples but it ballooned to 10 examples (oops)
2. I originally played basic block chords for each example but they were too boring. I created piano arrangements with melody, rhythm, and chords to replace them which took a lot of time but should be better for engagement.
3. I spent way too long on the demo track (oops)
3. I spent way too long on the demo track (oops)
4. The last video got like 400k views which I was NOT expecting and I felt paralyzed by the amount of attention on these videos (oops)

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