Maybe TikTok brought you there. Maybe Spotify did. Either way, a generation of listeners eventually found Anri. The J-pop icon talks about city pop, anime and finding fans nearly 50 years into her career. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/18/music/japanese-city-pop-anri/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #anri #citypop #jpop #mariyatakeuchi
Before city pop went global, there was Anri

Long after city pop became an online phenomenon, the singer continues to find new fans worldwide.

The Japan Times

"Mariya Takeuchi on Hollywood Boulevard in 1980"

This photo looks surreal.

According to Wikipedia, 'Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as the "Queen of City Pop", Takeuchi is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan with over 16 million records sold. Internationally, her 1985 song "Plastic Love" became a sleeper hit and the catalyst of the 21st century revival of city pop.'

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Mariya Astley - Plastic You Up

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Rick Takeuchi - Never Gonna Give You Plastic Love

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Rick Takeuchi - Never Gonna Give You Plastic Love

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