1. Eisaku Okawa Sazanka no Yado
2. Takashi Hosokawa Yagiri no Watashi
3. Warabe Medaka no Kyoudai
4. Hiroko Yakushimaru Tantei Monogatari
5. Akio Kayama Hisame
6. Anri Cat's Eye
7. Seiko Matsuda Glass no Ringo
8. Akina Nakamori Second Love
9. Irene Cara Oh, What A Feeling
10. Rats & Star Me Gumi no Hito
Notable list for that year since the top 2 and the 5th song were enka tunes. I don't think there has been even a single enka tune in a yearly Top 10 list for several years. And yep, that is indeed, the theme from "Flashdance"in at No. 9....the torn sweatshirt was also a fashion statement for a while in Japan, too.
I've been a fan of Japanese popular music for 40 years, and have managed to collect a lot of material during that time. So I decided I wanted to talk about Showa Era music with like-minded fans. My particular era is the 70s and 80s (thus the "kayo kyoku"). The plus part includes a number of songs and artists from the last 30 years and also the early kayo. So, let's talk about New Music, aidoru, City Pop and enka.
Credits
I would like to give credit where credit is due. Videos are from YouTube and other sources such as NicoNico while Oricon rankings and other information are translated from the Japanese Wikipedia unless noted.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
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