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.

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Ryo Kawasaki -- Raisins

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Some of us of a certain age might suddenly get that "Pepperidge Farm Remembers" sensation on reading the following. I cert...
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Hiroko Kokubu -- Sunset Beach

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I figure that since it is Ocean Day or Marine Day in Japan , one of the more recent national holidays added to their calendar, I ought ...
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Kaela Kimura -- Butterfly

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When I first heard Kaela Kimura's(木村カエラ) "Butterfly" , I thought it was the perfect pop song for a children's musical a...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Ai Furihata -- CITY

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Well, my age-old question has finally been answered. What if an aidoru -esque Midori Karashima(辛島美登里) and Michael Sembello from the 1980s...

Jiro Sugita -- Hitori ni Nareba(ひとりになれば)

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I mentioned this in passing in my article for Akiko Kobayashi's(小林明子) "Kokoro no Honoo" (こころの炎) , her cover version of ...
Monday, July 20, 2020

Yumi Matsutoya -- Harujoon/Himejoon(ハルジョオン・ヒメジョオン)

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One of the more interestingly titled Yumi Matsutoya(松任谷由実) songs that I've ever encountered, I kinda wondered what the deal was with ...
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B'z -- Risky/Itoshii Hito yo Good Night(愛しい人よGood Night...)

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There is a fair share of people over here in Canada and the United States who have an interest in the supernatural, and that is also tru...
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