Tag Archives: city pop

Akiko Yano – “いつか王子様が” / “Someday My Prince Will Come” [1981]

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Very Warm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL6Tm_aa_K8 Earlier this year, I made a 50-song mix of Japanese pop and rock music from the 70s and 80s and sent it to a few friends. The first track that almost all of them brought up first as their … Continue reading →

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Seaside Lovers – “Sun Bathing” [1983]

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Very Warm

A tropical coral reef bustles with activity below a small cruise ship full of boozy old folks partying and playing shuffle board. Another entry into the city pop ledger of tunes from February 2018 madness – this one is fully … Continue reading →

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Momoko Kikuchi – “Adventure” [1986]

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Very Warm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpudjZtAVrQ Some more city pop coming at ya – one of my all time favorite albums in the genre.

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Nami Shimada – “Sunshower” [2004]

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Very Warm

More pop from Japan, this time from Nami Shimada and the techno stylings of Soichi Terada, who is most known for his work on the Ape Escape soundtracks (in my mind, anyway). This song rips and will definitely get you … Continue reading →

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Miharu Koshi – “Ryugujyo no Koibito” [1984]

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Very Warm

Realizing that a lot of these posts for February are going to be about Japanese pop music from the 80s, primarily labeled as “city pop.” This is the intro track to one of my favorite pop albums of the era, … Continue reading →

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