Kilala & Ulala -- Tuxedo Moon de Yuushoku wo（タキシード・ムーンで夕食を）

 

Over a decade ago, former KKP writer nikala introduced this 1980s aidoru duo named Kilala & Ulala（キララとウララ）who specialized in their own brand of techno kayo, the sub-genre of synthpop-laden tunes covered by various singers and bands during the decade as inspired by acts such as Yellow Magic Orchestra. So, we got examples such as their 1984 debut single "Senti Metal Boy" (センチ・メタル・ボーイ) and "Yume, Fushigi Ikaga" （夢・不思議いかが） from their lone 1985 album "Double Fantasy"（ダブル・ファンタジー）.

Well, I found another track from "Double Fantasy" which is "Tuxedo Moon de Yuushoku wo" (Dinner Under the Tuxedo Moon), written by Yuuho Iwasato（岩里祐穂）and composed by YMO's Haruomi Hosono（細野晴臣）. Seeing that title for the first time, I was wondering whether there was some sort of "Sailor Moon" connection, but I think the song had come out several years before Naoko Takeuchi's（武内直子）magnum opus was revealed to the world. Perhaps the song was a tribute to the experimental New Wave group Tuxedomoon from San Francisco which formed in 1977, and maybe the ladies were seeking a fantasy date with the band members. Regardless, it's a bubbly and blippity-bloppity number that I think could have gotten a bit more love and fame.