No.221
2nd for City Pop isn't a real genre
No.224
>>221100% agree with this. Its just 80s jpop. I fucking hate the word prior to the youtube garbage it was just called 80s jpop
No.225
i love hanatarash
No.226
>>221>>224You guys are stupid.
Citypop is more akin to jazz, funk and rock than it is to pop music.
No.227
>>226I would still say it's predominately pop-oriented but the urban influences give out those interesting harmonies
No.228
Maybe it’s because I just recently rewatched the Sasori movies but I can’t stop listening to Meiko Kajis Music
https://youtu.be/THaY9fVsjoMOther favorites might be Keiko Fuji
https://youtu.be/K8nqAc3qglMOr Hako Yamasaki
https://youtu.be/KLfmOHMVs48 No.528
>>219I'm deeply ashamed of how much I like 80s JPOP as a fully grown man. Why does it have to sound so good? Why do I like it so much? It doesn't make any sense.
No.534
>>533True, I'm a big fan of his CUM.
No.677
>>224Newfren. City pop is an offshoot of kayoukyoku. Like
>>226 said it's got strong jazz and r&b influences like soul, disco and funk. City pop was a bit less mainstream, were generally smaller bands and a lot of it was fueled by the younger musicians who were backing kayoukyoku singers in the late '70s. '70s Kayoukyoku itself was largely a mix of jazz, disco and pop. Jpop is completely different and really came into its own around the mid '80s. You could start to see the beginnings of jpop in the '60s and especially the '70s but it really went full throttle in the '80s as the music started to take a backseat to the marketing of the idol. Nakamori Akina is probably the first full fledged example of it but the foundations were laid by Asaoka Megumi and later Yamaguchi Momoe. Btw I can't fucking stand jpop but kayoukyoku is great.
No.690
>>219I don't know this artist, but this song was quite nice.
https://youtu.be/wip07XPMT5g?si=9bq8BKtoNMqGKlnb>>223Have you seen her 1989 live concert at Yomiuriland East? That's what really sold me on her. Really great performer.
https://youtu.be/4ybVA0tcmIU?si=4ihlnK35iq27K31n No.692
>>219I don't know this artist, but this song was quite nice.
https://youtu.be/wip07XPMT5g?si=9bq8BKtoNMqGKlnb>>223Have you seen her 1989 live concert at Yomiuriland East? That's what really sold me on her. Really great performer.
https://youtu.be/4ybVA0tcmIU?si=4ihlnK35iq27K31n No.703
>>683This video doesn't work anymore…only the audio. Weird!
No.709
Always liked how clean and unburdened Japanese Pop from this time period felt. Especially New Music with it's more fresh and folk rock focused sound.
>>223This is one of the best Japanese pop albums ever made. New or old. Really god tier Ethereal Wave. D404ME is also fantastic.
>>528Never really got why people felt ashamed of the music they like. Pop is as legitimate as any other form of music.
No.712
Honestly I can't fucking stand Nakamori Akina.