The cover of Mieu's single "Love So Grand" Need some refreshing city pop sounds for your ears on that hot night drive down the 5? Maybe...

Tokimeki Records is one of those artists that, if you know about them, and you know the city pop flavor that propels their sound, you...

It's Valentine's Day. Well, almost. Regardless if your heart is full or single, there's never a bad time for a cheerful celebration of...

The seeds of summer are planted in Fly By Day by Anri.

I Can't Stop The Night is THEE track that'll zip you back to 1985 in your fluorescent DeLorean and dance all night.

To get back into the spring element of city pop, we need something cute and sparkly. Enter Blueberry Jam by Mari Iijima.

A modern city pop track that hits, Natsu Summer's City Lights, features flowy reggae beats, synths, and steel drums.

70's Japanese disco is in! Watery crystalline vocals mixed with chill disco is how I'd describe this next Pacific Breeze track. Recorded...

Steel drums, Splatoon-like vocals, it's gotta be the 1979 song Bamboo Vendor by Masayoshi Takanaka!

This is the one. This is the city pop record you gift to a friend who's new to the genre.

Behindthemoon should be familiar to anyone who loves Korean city pop, but if not - here's your introduction! Behindthemoon is an indie...

Gotta soak up spring while we can. It doesn't last long! That being said, while you're on the look out for flowers and bunnies and beams...

D2ear has been a pleasant surprise! Lots of pleasant city pop tracks, including this aptly-timed cherry blossom / spring single 꽃내음...

I create a mix of different Korean city pop artists for Spring 2023. This mix combines specific spring tracks by Rainbow Note,...

Recommending a throwback-style title from Korean singer, Eyedi! She's on hiatus, but she has quite the eclectic and interesting...

It's criminal how underrated Rainbow Note is! This cannot be allowed to stand. As is and will be mentioned in many posts, a big purpose...

This song was something of a gift. Already on the city pop path I didn't realize how wide that path would become once I discovered all...

I love the edgy sounds of Miho Nakayama's 80s discography in general, but her 1988 album Catch the Nite is a highlight for me. So many...

I'm still thumbing through Yu Hayami's discography, but "Popcorn Island" on her 1984 album RECESS is a seriously STANDOUT track and may...

One of the main purposes of this blog is introduce city pop listeners to the more modern city pop inspired sounds coming from Korea....