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Friday, June 27, 2025

Aki Koike -- Naked Natural

 

Welcome to Urban Contemporary Friday on KKP. Compared with the early part of the week when the weather gave us for a few days what the Japanese go through for a few months, it's gotten pleasantly cool here in the GTA. However, I'm sure that the sun worshippers are a bit disappointed, but I'm also certain that some of those hot and hazy days will still be coming.

Back in 2022, I wrote an article about a not-particularly-well-known R&B singer by the name of Aki Koike(小池映)and her groovy song "Ichi Byo"(1秒). Well, from the same 1997 album "Pure Touch of White", I give you "Naked Natural" which is also another slice of fine Japanese R&B thanks to the songwriters: Koike herself and Satoshi Kadokura(門倉聡). Love the piano chords, the bubbly bass and the singer's sultry delivery. Perfect since Koike is inviting some fortunate man for a roll in the hay, so to speak.

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