Come to think of it, that picture of Kyoko Koizumi（小泉今日子）above does remind me of 90s dance-pop singer Cathy Dennis.
And speaking of Dennis, I remember that Kyon-Kyon had once released a May 1989 album titled "KOIZUMI IN THE HOUSE" which involved her delving into House and Acid House music. In fact, the last article that I did regarding the former 80s aidoru singer was for her "Fade Out" which is also included in the album. Well, this time, it's all about its track mate on the album "Micro Wave" which brings out the dance beats alongside the story of getting a bento nuked at the convenience store. I'd gotten that done so many times at my local 7-11, Lawson's and am/pm for my karaage bento and hanbaagu bento that the cashiers didn't even bother asking me anymore after a while.
Yoshimasa Inoue（井上ヨシマサ）handled lyrics, melody and arrangement for "Micro Wave", quite the trippy little song. I didn't think that I would ever hear something from a dance DJ booth about a microwave oven warming something up for dinner but as both commenter Brian Mitchell and I agree upon, songwriters could and did write about anything and everything.
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ReplyDeleteJ-Canuck, this phenomenon is one of the things I love about Japanese pop music. Not only can Japanese songs be about anything, they can also be cool and catchy at the same time! This song in particular does make me want to go out, get in a car, and drive at incredible yet legal speeds or for a dance.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't forget to pick up a conbini bento while you're at it! Hey, Japanese music has been able to make a yearlong hit out of a butt-biting bug...they can do anything!
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