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.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Kingo Hamada/Mariko Takahashi -- Jazz Singer

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I guess there must be something about Japanese folk singers from the 1970s who can make that surprising leap into another genre. Iruka (イ...
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Friday, January 17, 2014

Junichi Inagaki/Yumi Matsutoya -- Ocean Blue (オーシャンブルー)

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Back when Japan was seen (and saw itself) as the economic steamroller, there were a lot of reports of citizens dumping still-perfectly w...

Superfly -- Hi-Five

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Holy Janis Joplin, Batman! That was my initial reaction to Superfly when I saw excerpts of their early videos on TV. I don't think ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Hi-Fi Set -- Sunao ni Naritai (素直になりたい)

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There were several songs I wish I could include in my Top 10 80's playlist, but competition was tight so they didn't make the cut....
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ZARD -- Makenaide (負けないで)

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It's hard to believe that it's been over 20 years since this one came out. My first encounter with ZARD was through the late I...

Noeri Kojima -- One Track Mind

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I was doing a bit of blog maintenance today such as replacing any "dead" videos. Since some of the powers-that-be in the Japan...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Asami Kado -- Gekka Bijin (月下美人)

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One thing I can say about Fashion Pop singer Asami Kado(門あさ美), she sings like she hangs out in the bars and nightclubs of Akasaka and G...
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