Pogo Punk is derived from the music genre of Street Punk. It primarily involves Japanese street punk bands now a days, but American Street Punk bands like The Casualties have had association with Pogo Punk.

With a major Japanese label, Pogo 77, there are many bands put under this type of Punk.

Also, Pogo is a dance used in Punk music, which means exactly what it looks like. To "Pogo up and down".