Tags is a system to label a music on Genius. This guide by Genius Japan community provides a list of Tags associated with Japanese music that can be utilized. This guide will comprise tags list, brief explanation and example of notable artists of the genre/tag.
-----------------------------------------Overview :1. Genre tags
​　　› J-Pop
​　　› J-Rap
​　　› J-Rock
​　　› City Pop
2. Region tags
​　　› Japan
​　　› Japanese
​　　› K-Japanese
3. Translation tags
​　　› 和訳 (Japanese Translation)
4. Community tags
​　　› Genius Japan
5. Culture tags
​　　› Anime
​　　› Vocaloid
​　　› VTubers
6. Other tags
​　　› Anime
​　　› Boy Band
​　　› Girl Group
​　　› Theme Song
​　　› Soundtrack
​　　› TV
-----------------------------------------List of Tags—Genre tags—J-Pop ↗Japanеse pop music (J-Pop, ジェイポップ) is a term coined by Komuro Tеtsuya to promote 1990s Japanese music in Asia continent. J-Pop, while focusing on pop music, is a broad genre, covering ballads and the famous city pop genre as well. Coming from a long history, its performance has been brought by various Japanese music artists, including solo artists, boy bands, girl groups and bands. In the 21st Century, J-Pop thrives its popularity mostly through Japanese animation series and idol group culture.YOASOBI宇多田ヒカル (Hikaru Utada)藤井風 (Fujii Kaze)J-Rap ↗Explanation.SKY-HIAK-69AwichJ-Rock ↗Japanese rock music (J-Rock, ジェイロック) is a rock and roll genre which started in the 1960s, circulated by the "Group Sounds" bands which got their influence from Western rock bands like the Beatles. J-rock gained its popularity with the rise of visual kei (V系), a glam-punk genre movement which became the vogue of 1980s bands. The genre continued to burgeon with the rapid growth of Japanese rock bands in the 21st century, frequently started as an indie band.Linked HorizonOfficial髭男dismONE OK ROCKCity Pop ↗While not a Japan-exclusive tag, city pop is one of the most prominent genres in Japan music scene, emerged in the late 1970s. Japanese city pop regain its popularity in the 2010s due to people sampling past city pop songs into the vaporwave and funk disco songs.松原みき (Miki Matsubara)竹内まりや (Mariya Takeuchi)山下達郎 (Tatsuro Yamashita)—Region tags—Japan ↗This tag should be used as a country tag. Every song that features Japanese artists can be tagged. Do not tag Translation or Romanization pages with this tag.Japanese ↗This tag should be used as a language tag. Every song that features Japanese lyrics can be tagged. Do not tag Translation or Romanization pages with this tag.K-Japanese ↗For a lack of a better term, this tag will be used to track Japanese songs released by Korean artists. Please visit this guide by Genius Korea for more information about K-Japanese releases.—Translation tags—和訳 (Japanese Translation) ↗This tag should be used as a translation tag for every Japanese translation song pages.—Community tags—Genius Japan ↗A comprehensive tag for all the work done by the Genius Japan community. This tag should be assigned for only the original song pages of Japan-based artists. K-Japanese songs are included in this tag. Foreign language songs by Japan-based artists can also be tagged with this tag.—Culture tags—Anime ↗Explanation.Vocaloid ↗Explanation.

Notable Vocaloids初音ミク (Hatsune Miku)巡音ルカ (Megurine Luka)可不 (Kafu)Notable Vocaloid ProducersDECO*27すりぃ (Three)ピノキオピー (PinocchioP)VTubers ↗A VTuber, or virtual YouTuber, is an individual or group of online entertainer who uses a computer-generated avatar in their videos, mainly for live streams. VTubers trend originated in the mid-2010s and blew up in early 2016 with Kizuna Ai as the face of the revolution, with its peak in early 2020 when Coronavirus pandemic hits. This tag should be assigned to any VTubers page, both Japan-based and worldwide.キズナアイ (Kizuna AI)星街すいせい (Hoshimachi Suisei)Uki Violeta—Other tags—Boy Band ↗The Boy Band tag can be assigned to any music performed by a boy group. The amount of members may vary, but this tag generally refers to both idol groups and vocal groups.嵐 (Arashi)&TEAMGENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBEGirl Group ↗The Girl Group tag can be assigned to any music performed by a girl group. The amount of members may vary, but this tag generally refers to both idol groups and vocal groups.AKB48DIALOGUE+PerfumeTheme Song ↗Explanation.Soundtrack ↗Explanation.TV ↗Explanation.

-----------------------------------------Potential tags to be added in the future :Anisong (アニソン)This tag covers all songs from Japanese animation performed as theme songs. This comprises opening themes, ending themes and movie theme songs. Do not attach this tag to animation insert songs, as this will be included in the Anime OST tag.LiSAAimer澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano)Anime IdolThis tag covers all songs by individual or group idols originated in Japanese animation or Anime realm, performed by their characters' voice casts/ seiyuu (声優). It is also known by the term 2.5D idols (2D animation performed in 3D real live performance). This term includes animation bands as well.iDOLiSH7 unitsLove Live! unitsThe iDOLM@STER! groupsAnime OSTExplanation.Japanese Traditional FolkExplanation.Enka (演歌)Explanation.Modern EnkaExplanation.J-R&BExplanation.