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.

Friday, August 7, 2026

Anri -- Sentimental Express

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  When it comes to Anri's(杏里) albums, I've devoted articles to them such as her 1981 "Kanashimi no Kujaku" (哀しみの孔雀) and h...

Crest Four Singers -- Elise

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  I still don't know a lot about the vocal group Crest Four Singers aside from the fact that they had started out in the 1970s with Tsu...

Michiru Kojima -- Haruka naru Rakuen(遥かなる楽園)

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  For some reason, YouTube's "kojima michiru -- Topic" placed this song and album as 1996 productions when they actually come...

Ken Shima -- Misty

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  Yup, I still have the latest Seizo Watase(わたせせいぞう) calendar hanging up in my room. If I can't have the good life, well, at least, I ca...

Cunimondo Takiguchi's Personal Selection for His Top 10 City Pop Albums of the 1980s ~ Part 2

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  Last week, I started posting a 2-parter translation of an article that I'd found in the April 2018 issue of "Record Collectors...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Timelesz -- Kakumei no Dancin' Night(革命のDancin' night)

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  Admittedly, I haven't had the sharpest eyes looking out for the STARTO (formerly Johnny & Associates ) boy groups over the past fe...
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Reiko Ohshida -- Dousei Jidai(同棲時代)

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  A couple of years ago, I posted "Onna no Gakko" (女の学校) , a 1970 kayo kyoku and debut single by actress and singer  Reiko Ohshi...
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