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New city pop! Mieu's "Love So Grand"
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...
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Apr 61 min read


Modern City Pop Rec: Tokimeki Records - Summer Beach
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...
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Feb 191 min read


Valentine's Day City Pop! Heart no Kagi Kashimasu - Miki Matsubara
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...
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Feb 121 min read


Anri - Fly By Day
The seeds of summer are planted in Fly By Day by Anri.
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Apr 24, 20241 min read


Toshiki Kadomatsu - I Can't Stop The Night
I Can't Stop The Night is THEE track that'll zip you back to 1985 in your fluorescent DeLorean and dance all night.
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Apr 22, 20241 min read


Mari Iijima - Blueberry Jam
To get back into the spring element of city pop, we need something cute and sparkly. Enter Blueberry Jam by Mari Iijima.
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Apr 21, 20241 min read


Modern City Pop: Natsu Summer - City Lights
A modern city pop track that hits, Natsu Summer's City Lights, features flowy reggae beats, synths, and steel drums.
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Apr 20, 20241 min read


Nanako Sato - Subterranean Futari Bocci
70's Japanese disco is in! Watery crystalline vocals mixed with chill disco is how I'd describe this next Pacific Breeze track. Recorded...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read


Masayoshi Takanaka - Bamboo Vendor
Steel drums, Splatoon-like vocals, it's gotta be the 1979 song Bamboo Vendor by Masayoshi Takanaka!
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Apr 18, 20241 min read


My spring obsession: Pacific Breeze City Pop 1976-1986
This is the one. This is the city pop record you gift to a friend who's new to the genre.
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Apr 17, 20241 min read


Behindthemoon - Little Bottle, still in spring Korean city pop mode
Behindthemoon should be familiar to anyone who loves Korean city pop, but if not - here's your introduction! Behindthemoon is an indie...
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Apr 10, 20231 min read


Baek A-yeon - Magic Girl, more spring Korean city pop!
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...
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Apr 9, 20231 min read


D2ear - 꽃내음 (Scent of Flowers), back to Korean city pop!
D2ear has been a pleasant surprise! Lots of pleasant city pop tracks, including this aptly-timed cherry blossom / spring single 꽃내음...
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Apr 8, 20231 min read


Korean City Pop Spring Mix 2023
I create a mix of different Korean city pop artists for Spring 2023. This mix combines specific spring tracks by Rainbow Note,...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read


Eyedi - Luv Highway
Recommending a throwback-style title from Korean singer, Eyedi! She's on hiatus, but she has quite the eclectic and interesting...
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Mar 11, 20231 min read


Soundtrack to my 80s anime heart: Rainbow Note's Venus
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...
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Oct 17, 20221 min read


Yukika - Lovemonth
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...
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Oct 15, 20221 min read


Miho Nakashima - Sherry + Triangle Love Affair
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...
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Oct 15, 20221 min read


Yu Hayami - Popcorn Island
I'm still thumbing through Yu Hayami's discography, but "Popcorn Island" on her 1984 album RECESS is a seriously STANDOUT track and may...
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Oct 14, 20221 min read


Kim Areum's Ocean Wave
One of the main purposes of this blog is introduce city pop listeners to the more modern city pop inspired sounds coming from Korea....
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Oct 9, 20222 min read
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