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.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Mariko Nagai -- Kanashi ma nai de(悲しまないで)

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From Discogs   Wow! Those were the days back in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the Bubble Era was about to burst like an overripe grap...

BanBan -- Ichigo Hakusho wo Mou Ichido(『いちご白書』をもう一度)

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  It's interesting when I go down an especially deep and winding rabbit hole, figuratively speaking. This time, it's led me to a 197...
Monday, June 15, 2026

Yuko Sugita -- Kira Kira(キラキラ)

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  Yes, the above video was so soothing that despite its ten-second run time, I almost got hooked into its sneaky clutches. Beware the glitte...
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KAN -- Iezu no I Love You(言えずのI LOVE YOU)

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  Unfortunately, I have to start this week of KKP with another fuhou (訃報). She wasn't a singer...at least, not a professional one, but ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Natsu No Hi (夏の陽) - Stardust Revue

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Circus Town is one of my favorite albums of all time, and one of my top five favorite Tatsuro Yamashita (山下達郎) albums. As someone who’s bee...
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Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars -- Tokyo no Hito(東京の人)

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By Basile Morin via Wikimedia Commons I came across this quintessential song by Mood Kayo group Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars(和田弘とマヒナスターズ)...
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Hidemi Ishikawa -- Kanashimi no Blizzard(哀しみのブリザード)

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  Well, along with the bear incursions, the weather was becoming rather belligerent throughout Japan last week with some very intense rainst...
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