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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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