1. Shiro Miya and The Pinkara Trio Onna no Michi
2. Rumiko Koyanagi Seto no Hanayome
3. Billy BanBan Sayonara wo Suru Tame ni
4. Takuro Yoshida Tabi no Yado
5. Takao Hirata and The Selstars Akuma ga Nikui
6. Mari Amachi Hitori Ja Nai No
7. Rumiko Koyanagi Kyo no Niwaka Ame
8. Pedro & Capricious Wakare no Asa
9. Mari Amachi Chiisana Koi
10. Aoi Sankaku Jougi Taiyo ga Kureta Kisetsu
Quite a few of the oldest kayo kyoku that I've heard from my childhood which include the top 2 songs. Pedro & Capricious have a beautiful ballad in "Wakare no Asa", and of course, there is the song that I threw up to on my way from Haneda Airport to Ginza when I first set foot on Japanese soil, "Hitori Ja Nai No".
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.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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