Kayo Kyoku Plus

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.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Country Musume -- Yukigeshiki(雪景色)

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  Man, those were quite the hey days for Hello! Project(ハロー!プロジェクト) , the huge Tsunku -created female aidoru umbrella under which resided th...
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Kozo Murashita -- Fuyu Monogatari(冬物語)

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  In the post- Snowmageddon days, the one thing that I've had to endure are the rocky and slippery unplowed sidewalks. My leg muscles ha...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The Last Show -- Tomo ni Genki(ともに元気 )

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  Some years ago, I mentioned a band by the name of The Last Show (ザ・ラストショウ) which was set up to act as backup for folk-rock singer Shigeru ...
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The Year of the Horse

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From Alexandra Sigrit2323 via Wikimedia Commons Y'know...I should have posted this one up right on New Year's Day almost a month ag...
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Monday, January 26, 2026

Keiko Matsuzaka -- Close Your Eyes

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  Considering yesterday's massive snowstorm, I can imagine commuters who had to take the car or public transit this morning on this Mond...
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All-Points Bulletin: What is This Chinese cover song?

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  We have the apple pie up there which means that this is another All-Points Bulletin article, the first one for 2026 .  Last September, Yo...
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Fubuki Koshiji -- Yuki ga Furu(雪が降る)

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  Well, that was the entrance to my building this morning after Snowmageddon 2 walloped the Greater Toronto Area all throughout yesterday. I...
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