Hello and nice to have you back on "Kayo Kyoku Plus". While folks in Japan are still enjoying their Holidays, over here in Toronto, it seems like everyone's back at work despite it being a Friday. Well, let's see if we can try to give some solace before the weekend.
For that matter, let's welcome you to the first Urban Contemporary Friday on KKP for 2026. And we start off with something very relaxing in the form of Yukari Ito's（伊東ゆかり）"Utsurigi na Hito" (Fickle Person). Written by Fumi or Hiroshi Fukunaga（福永史）and composed by Yasuhiro Kido（木戸やすひろ）, this comes from Ito's July 1979 album "Anaa shika Mienai"（あなたしか見えない...I Only See You）. It occupies the bossa nova corner of City Pop and a lot of it reminds me of the song stylings of Keiko Maruyama（丸山圭子）with her famous "Douzo Kono Mama" (どうぞこのまま）. And yet, when I think of the setting, my mind comes up with a slow cruise down the Riviera. Cocktails aren't mandatory but welcome.
Yes, this that late city pop and sounds just like a tune I might hear while watching Fujiko Mine ride away on her motorcycle.
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed more refined. Not something on the streets but somewhere in the skyscraper bars.
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