Showing posts with label 1969. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1969. Show all posts
Monday, August 24, 2026

One Way or The Other by Fifth Avenue Band (1969)

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You've probably heard this story before, but back in 1975, a small band called Sugar Babe (シュガー・ベイブ) released their first and only albu...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Shinnosuke "Peter" Ikehata -- Yoru to Asa no Aida ni（夜と朝のあいだに）

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  During my years in Japan , I got to know most of the comedians and TV personalities who became familiar presences on the tube. They can be...
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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Yoru ga Kuru (夜がくる）by Asei Kobayashi

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   A lot of typical weeaboos fantasies about visiting Japan go something like, “I want to go to Shibuya,” or “I want to visit a maid café.” ...
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Saturday, July 11, 2026

Miyoko Tashiro -- Blue Night in Sapporo（ブルー・ナイト・イン札幌）

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From Nryate at Wikimedia Commons   I only had that one two-night stay in Sapporo way back when and that was back in the late spring. If I ha...
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Thursday, June 18, 2026

The Puppies -- Suki na Hito（好きな人）

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  Hey, KKP fans! How about taking a look at these puppies? OK...maybe slightly inappropriate but honestly speaking, the good folks at The Pe...
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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Andre Candre (Yosui Inoue) -- Candre Mandre（カンドレ・マンドレ）

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  After posting the cover of "Kazarijanainoyo Namida wa" (飾りじゃないのよ涙は） a few days ago for Urban Contemporary Friday and knowing th...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Mariko An -- Kanashimi wa Kakeashi de Yatte Kuru（悲しみは駆け足でやってくる）

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  At first, I'd assumed that this would be Mariko An's（アン真理子） first appearance on "Kayo Kyoku Plus" , but that would have ...
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Friday, March 13, 2026

Some "White" Songs for White Day

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Amazon.jp   Ah...yes. Shiroi Koibito（白い恋人...White Lovers） ...commenter Brian Mitchell (who lives in Aomori Prefecture ) and a lot of Japanes...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The Tigers/Toi et Moi -- Kaze wa Shiranai（風は知らない）

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  It is once again Hump Day this week so perhaps the stress levels and blue feelings are at their peak. Well, I can't prescribe anything...
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Monday, February 16, 2026

The Brady Bunch -- The Brady Bunch

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  Today is Family Day and much of Canada is celebrating this regional holiday (under different names depending on the province), although s...
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Monday, February 9, 2026

Harumi Miyako -- Harumi no Sandogasa（はるみの三度笠）

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By Miguel Discart via Wikimedia Commons Ah, yes...the sandogasa . According to Jisho.org , it's described as a "type of tradition...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Noriyuki Asakura & GANG/The Kingtones -- The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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Good Free Photos Have you heard that old-fashioned standard, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" ? Well, I only found out today that it had ...
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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Billy BanBan -- Shiroi Buranko（白いブランコ）

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Wikimedia Commons   Since I was a child, my family had often used the Japanese term "buranko" for a swing. But considering that i...
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Monday, June 30, 2025

Mina Aoe -- Anata ni Naita（あなたに泣いた）

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  Well, it is a Monday so I gather that a lot of folks out there are brooding about going into another work week. Then again, this is a holi...
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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Kazuhiko Kato -- Boku no Omochabako（僕のおもちゃ箱）

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  As kids, my brother and I had a huge toy box but unlike the one above (BleuPaon Bakeshop, Japan) shown by Yoshihito Miki via Wikimedia C...
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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Harumi Miyako -- Horechattan da yo（惚れちゃったんだヨ）

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  Over the past several weeks, I've been watching the latest NHK morning serial drama "Anpan" （あんぱん） starring Mio Imada（今田美桜...
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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Sing Out/Young 101 -- Namida wo Koete（涙をこえて）

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  I heard this song on an episode of "Uta Con" （うたコン） , I believe, several weeks ago. When I did, I figured that this must have co...
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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Keiko Mari and Toshiaki Yokota & Rio Alma -- Hadashi no Mama de（裸足のままで）

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  As I have mentioned a few times over the course of this blog, my first time in Japan was in 1972 as a wee lad, and as such a young kid, I ...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Hachiro Kasuga -- Ai no Nokoribi (愛の残り火)

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"Do you still like Kasuga as much as before?"   "Yeah."  ( ；∀；) From Shinobu At the end of my thesis defense, I was aske...
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Monday, February 3, 2025

Yukari Ito -- Ai Suru Ashita（愛するあした）/Aki no Jasmine Tea（秋のジャスミン・ティー）

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  My friend and fellow contributor to KKP, Marcos V. , and his own buddy were kind enough to allow me to use some of his photographs after v...
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