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, June 4, 2026

Peabo Bryson -- If Ever You're in My Arms Again

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Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons As KKP readers know, I do the weekly Reminiscings of Youth on Thursday an...
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CANDY TUNE -- Bai Bai Fight!(倍倍FIGHT!)

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  As is the case with many people, I appreciate a swig of ice-cold orange juice in the morning, just before I plow into breakfast. That tang...
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Nik Kershaw -- Wouldn't It Be Good?

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  I hadn't quite understood what the music video for Nik Kershaw's January 1984 hit "Wouldn't It Be Good?" was all ab...
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Tomoyo Harada -- Soushun Monogatari(早春物語)

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  Back on March 26th , I provided an article on Tomoyo Harada's(原田知世) "Hoshi no Deja Vu" (星のデジャ・ヴ) , a pleasant and wistful so...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

YMO -- Tegakari(手掛かり)

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  I remember the Yellow Magic Orchestra single "Taiso" (体操) with its upbeat melody and its message of up-and-at-'em just to ...
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Charan-Po-Rantan -- Showa Hyaku Nen(唱和百年)

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  This isn't true with everybody but sometimes I associated certain bands and singers with famous areas. Southern All Stars (サザン・オール・スター...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Yoichi Sugawara/Voce Angelica/Chieko Baisho -- Wasurenagusa wo Anata ni(忘れな草をあなたに)

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From Amazon   Tonight, "Uta Con" (うたコン) had an expanded special episode featuring all of those seishun songs but in the beginning...
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