Kazumi Ouchi -- Yokohama Shock（横浜ショック）

Yokohama Gate Tower
by NEO-NEED

 

I have another new face to bring onto the blog. Her name is Kazumi Ouchi（大内和美）and this is another singer whose information is very sparse indeed. In fact, I could only get what I could from Discogs and apparently, she released about 6 singles between 1983 and 1988 with no idea whether she also released any albums. As well, she changed her professional name to Hitomi Mitsui（三井一美）in late 1984.

In June 1983, Ouchi released her second single "Yokohama Shock". Written and composed by Kuniko Fukushima（福島邦子）with added lyrical assistance by Akira Inami（伊南岳）, it's a pleasant City Pop/sophisticated pop concoction with some of that bossa nova flair. Yes, I did give the song that hybridized categorization since I can also feel that there is some of that kayo kyoku in there. I mean, if it had been released a decade later, I could have even said that it was a form of New Adult Music.