#nowplaying Minako Honda - Lips (1986)

This is her second album. Minako was a popular japanese idol. Brian May and Gary Moore wrote songs for her. But the success was short, she died young at 38 from leukaemia in 2005.

@vinylrecords #japan #citypop #vinylrecords

La découverte du jour, ce sont les quatre albums enregistrés par Emi Necozawa entre 1996 et 1999 : une #citypop fortement teintée de #shibuyakei, ce qui rapproche sa musique de celle de Chocolat au même moment, quoique sur un mode plus inquiet.

C'est sans doute pourquoi elle a, le temps d'un unique album en 2001, formé sous le nom de Mashcat un duo avec Nick Currie, alias Momus, autre grand torturé.

Pas moyen de mettre la main en ligne sur ce dernier album mais les quatre albums solo valent le détour. Je renvoie ici vers le second, mon préféré.

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/0qvGpqtmYktVlVfWtWfCYX?si=rdZV9j5TRJej_o8_RbSXRg

Things I didn't know I absolutely needed in my life: Covers of the Ace Attorney/Phoenix Wright soundtrack in City Pop style. It's straight bangers, from start to finish, not a second is bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeBkXhfchb0

#aceattorney #phoenixwright #VideoGameMusic #music #citypop

TIL
there's a music genre called "city pop" that's basically for japanese pop

#music #citypop

샛별 (venus) - bianca 비앙카 [cover] (mild flashing warning)

https://makertube.net/w/qLuNw7ceoeY5ZKyFzaN4rb

I think this is the song of my summer: #YurieKokubu, "I Wanna Be With You".

I love songs with great horn parts and this hits that hard. Just the right amount of 80s synth. There, but not beating me over the head with it. Incredible vocals.

#citypop

https://open.spotify.com/track/5C3AY2e3hF83MYLXUXfvJX?si=9WIUudK_TNWShpVvYNCCyA

Who has some favorites of Japanese synth music? Bonus if ‘80s but ok if from other decades 🤖✨

#synthesizer #synthwave #synthpop #citypop #synthsky