Marty Friedman, known as the guitarist of Megadeth, reportedly changed his music genre into J-pop according to NPR.org.

After he quitted his gig to make the kind of music that he was passionate about, it seemed he was led to the opposite of heavy metal, which is Japanese pop music or J-Pop. Friedman describe his new genre as high-pitched, desperately catchy and he calls it "embarrassingly happy."

Friedman's inferno is actually a parody of his one of the favorite Japanese shows.

Watch Inferno Music Video:

According to Billboard, his metal project required him to pull back from his Japanese TV and J-pop duties over the past 14 months while he woodshedded in the studio.

He said, "I've basically only done the most important television and musical things that I needed to do."

The answer to the question if he can retain or even regain the fans he once had while he zig-zags between shredder, J-popper and Japanese TV personality, he answered during interview:

"For better or for worse, there is a lot of fans who've supported me through everything and a lot of fans who loved what I did until I went to Japan," says Friedman. "But the thing is, I always knew that at one time I was going to do something for all those people and just blow their minds."

According to Japantimes, the reasons why Friedman chose J-pop as a new music genre are the enthusiasm and intensity that rock engenders. Both factors are appealing and can influence rather than the specific sounds it makes that make him feel comfortable working in music in Japan.

Some fans may ask what would his former bandmates say about his transition. As of the moment, Megadeth is not giving any words or opinion about it.