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, March 11, 2025
Just for Fun...The J-C AI Gallery -- QYPTHONE, Yujiro & Seiko
This was a fun post! Seiko Matsuda's "Pineapple Island" was a bit surprising. It is cute and super idol-like, and of course, she was the queen of idols of the 1980s (I know most people call her the eternal idol). However, I am not sure I have heard her sing anything like this before.
Listening to "Pineapple Island", indeed, it is a quirky yet very Seiko tune with that combination of 50s girl pop and technopop, especially including that measured but relentless shuffle in the chorus.
This was a fun post! Seiko Matsuda's "Pineapple Island" was a bit surprising. It is cute and super idol-like, and of course, she was the queen of idols of the 1980s (I know most people call her the eternal idol). However, I am not sure I have heard her sing anything like this before.
ReplyDeleteListening to "Pineapple Island", indeed, it is a quirky yet very Seiko tune with that combination of 50s girl pop and technopop, especially including that measured but relentless shuffle in the chorus.
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