But even before then, the Tunnels were already making their marks as the wild n' crazy comedic duo for years, and once in a while, they would also cut records. JTM has already given his account of the boys' take on Mood Kayo via "Ame no Nishi-Azabu"(雨の西麻布). Well, the song did so well that they and songwriters Yasushi Akimoto and Akira Mitake(秋元康・見岳章) did another round and came up with.... the title of my blog! Yep, "Kayo Kyoku" was the title, and it was released in January 1986.
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.
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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, February 25, 2014
TUNNELS -- Kayo Kyoku (歌謡曲)
But even before then, the Tunnels were already making their marks as the wild n' crazy comedic duo for years, and once in a while, they would also cut records. JTM has already given his account of the boys' take on Mood Kayo via "Ame no Nishi-Azabu"(雨の西麻布). Well, the song did so well that they and songwriters Yasushi Akimoto and Akira Mitake(秋元康・見岳章) did another round and came up with.... the title of my blog! Yep, "Kayo Kyoku" was the title, and it was released in January 1986.
Labels:
1986,
Akira Mitake,
Enka,
Mood Kayo,
Single,
Tunnels,
Yasushi Akimoto
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