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.

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Susan Nozaki -- Onna no Jikan(おんなの時間)

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  I started the Susan file on KKP back in 2023 and thus far, three articles have been posted on the half-Japanese/half-French-American sing...

Phil Collins/The Supremes -- You Can't Hurry Love

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  When I look back at Phil Collins , he's left the impression on me that he was one of the 1980s pop balladeers as well as the drummer/...

Atarashii Gakko no Leaders feat. AiNA THE END -- Sweet Memories

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  Simply to set the record straight, this isn't a cover of the Seiko Matsuda(松田聖子) classic ballad that she released back in 1983 . Nope...
Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Megumi Nakajima -- Anata ni Better Bore(あなたにBETTERぼれ)

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  First off, my apologies to the online music shop "Soul Respect Records" for borrowing their image but I couldn't find any fo...
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Pink Lady -- Futari dake no Date(二人だけのデート)

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  When I came up with the article for  Tommy february6's 80s synthpop cover of "I Only Want to Be with You" , I thought that i...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Yukiji Asaoka -- Wakare no Bossa Nova(別れのボサノバ)

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I remember posting the late Yukiji Asaoka's(朝丘雪路)1970 song "Ame ga Yandara" (雨がやんだら) back in May 2018 , only a few weeks foll...
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NOVA -- Tokimeki Kisetsufuu(ときめき季節風)

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  Kayo Grace and Mr. Calico have their own distinct way of picking apples and this time or perhaps last month was the ideal time to do so. ...
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