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.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

D-51 -- No More Cry

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Yes, it's a heck of a thumbnail that I put up there with Mr. Spock from "Star Trek" about to mind meld with the Horta in...

Jun Fubuki -- Ai ga Hajimaru Toki(愛がはじまる時)

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Actress Jun Fubuki(風吹ジュン) is one of those veteran celebrities who has been around so long that I hadn't been aware that she even had a ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Yumeko Kitaoka -- Ikujinashi (いくじなし)

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I’ve already written about my favourite song recorded by Yumeko Kitaoka (北岡夢子) before, which is the longing-filled and youthful ballad...

Karyudo/Mika Kotou -- America Bashi(アメリカ橋)

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It would seem that in Japanese pop culture, along with lonely train platforms, the bridge is also the setting for bittersweet romantic p...

Especia -- Aviator / Boogie Aroma

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City Pop revivalist aidoru group Especia may not be around anymore, but their legacy of groovy aidoru pop tunes remains with us. Aside...
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Megumi Hayashibara -- hesitation

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(cover version) Nowhere near Megumi Hayashibara’s (林原めぐみ) most famous anime songs, “Hesitation” served as one of the six opening themes ...
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Logic System -- Be Yourself

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Last week, I performed a ritual that will become an annual thing...and that is to clean the shelves holding my compact discs and insert ...
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