Everything from American pop, French songs, Italian music, tango, to jazz. Her family loved music, as they would listen to records from all over the world. To understand how much of a career she’s had, we have to start at the beginning.īorn in 1955, Takeuchi grew up at her family Inn, the Takenoya, in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, along with her six siblings. And the worst part about it is that everyone seems to focus on that one song by her when she has made a variety (no pun intended) of other music throughout her career. For an event that pretty much exploited the heck out of Mariya’s iconography, even naming the event after her song, you would think that they play more than one song by her.they did not. They played songs that every City Pop enthusiast has heard a hundred times over already, the most notorious example being Plastic Love by Mariya Takeuchi.
The amount of actual City Pop songs they played I can count on one hand, on top of that the songs they did choose, you can easily just find yourself with a simple YouTube/google search. Now don't get me wrong, the event was a blast, I’m not going to pretend that I wasn’t dancing my butt off, however in hindsight, the music selection wasn't what I was looking for. The event itself was called “Plastic City”, an obvious homage to a certain poplar YouTube sensation where for one night only, you can dance to City Pop and other retro 80's J-pop. I was at a party a few months ago in Little Tokyo, Downtown LA. Please do not share illegal download links on the subreddit. r/silkysmoothmusic /r/boogiemusic /r/softrock /r/jazzfusion /r/vintageobscuraĮxternal links/blogs: Kayo Kyoku Plus (lots of info and YT links!) Related subreddits: /r/TrueCityPop (a highly curated alternative) /r/JapaneseNewMusic /r/japanesemusic /r/jfunk /r/shibuyakei /r/jpop /r/OmegaTribe /r/Yuming Listen to the subreddit on Music Player for Reddit Essentially a "mood" or "lifestyle" genre, its themes reflected a life of luxury in a sophisticated urban environment. a breezy, mellow mixture of smooth jazz and album-oriented rock – often with elements of jazz fusion, jazz-funk, or boogie – which appealed to an older and more affluent Japanese audience. In the early 1980s, with the spread of car stereos, the term City Pop came to describe a type of popular music. Guide: How Do I Collect Japanese Music from Outside Japan?Ībout City Pop (Text Source: Wikipedia, RYM) Or check out SuperKayo, a community maintained CITY POP and Japanese oldies archive. Just discovered City Pop? Try one of these recommendation charts:īy color: Red / Blue / Yellow / Purple-ish / Grayscale
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