The trio Mi-Ke was a pretty interesting group which had its heyday in the early 1990s. I was just in my final months on the JET Programme when Keiko Utoku(宇徳敬子), Haruka Murakami(村上遙)and Mami Watanabe(渡辺真美)brought in their contemporary take on Group Sounds-sounding material and Ventures vibes. Considering the pop sounds of the time and the gradually waning wave of aidoru from the 1980s and 1990s, Mi-Ke stood out.
I've already written about a number of articles on Mi-Ke including for their big hit "Omoide no Kujukuri Hama" (思い出の九十九里浜), but I surprised myself that I hadn't written about "Blue Light Yokosuka" since it's a title that I've heard many times.
For those who know their kayo, "Blue Light Yokosuka" is a play on the 1968 classic "Blue Light Yokohama"(ブルーライト・ヨコハマ), and according to J-Wiki, "Yokosuka" has been treated by some as the answer song to "Yokohama", although the sounds of the two tunes are completely different. "Yokohama" is more of a Mood Kayo while "Yokosuka" fits the Group Sounds template.
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