tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post8258035932201312748..comments2024-03-27T13:55:03.912-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Yukiko Okada -- Summer BeachJ-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-75386077504398154042021-07-19T16:02:56.755-04:002021-07-19T16:02:56.755-04:00Hello, JGJ.
I'd been wondering how the news o...Hello, JGJ.<br /><br />I'd been wondering how the news of Okada's suicide got over to North America. There was no Internet back then so I figured that it was the local newspaper. If TIME magazine covered it, it would probably be covered by other outlets as well.<br /><br />We'll never really know what prompted her to take her life and it's sad because I think she really had talent. Other folks in the music industry such as Seiko Matsuda and Mariya Takeuchi knew that, too.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-47956556190376236512021-07-19T05:52:37.576-04:002021-07-19T05:52:37.576-04:00The first Yukiko Okada song I heard was "Summ...The first Yukiko Okada song I heard was "Summer Beach" when I checked out Spotify's City Pop 80's playlist about 3 weeks ago. I initially was just interested in other songs aside from Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love", but the picture of Yukiko Okada (the cover of the All Songs Request) on the playlist caught my attention. And then I discovered Yukiko Okada now in 2021, when in 1986 I first heard about the "Yukko syndrome" that happened through Time or Newsweek. However, the internet and YouTube were still non-existent at the time so I didn't have any idea who she was. <br />Now I understand why there are still so many devoted fans to her despite her untimely passing 35 years ago. You can count me in now as one of them.JGJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712400414183063130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-29248435561382643392014-10-21T22:02:15.539-04:002014-10-21T22:02:15.539-04:00While writing about "Summer Beach", I re...While writing about "Summer Beach", I remembered you talking about this kind of resort City Pop. This song really felt like this to me.<br /><br />About Yukiko Okada, I'm really digging her discography right now. I didn't give her enough attention before (I'm not the biggest fan of "Kuchibiru Network", sorry), but I'm enjoying what I'm listening to, especially "Summer Beach" and her debut single, "First Date". I'm thinking about buying a best collection from her in the future. Let's see if my interest in her goes a little further.Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-46887432854373735752014-10-21T14:54:32.607-04:002014-10-21T14:54:32.607-04:00Yup, the song has City Pop written all over it. Wi...Yup, the song has City Pop written all over it. With Ozaki and Matsutoya working on "Summer Beach", it has that smooth polish complete with that saxophone during the bridge.<br /><br />After listening to this, I'm kinda kicking myself for not getting an Okada album while I was in Japan but there is always CD Japan to help out on that. :)J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com