#Synthpop also known as #technopop , is a subgenre of #pop and #electronicmusic that emerged in the late 1970s, which is heavily influenced by the popular movement called new wave , and which borrows other elements from disco , #postpunk , #krautrock and #glamrock . It was one of the most popular subgenres in the world from the late 1970s to the late #1980s. The places where it reached its highest levels of popularity were the United Kingdom , Japan , Scandinavia and Germany . Currently, this su