Maria Takeuchi’s concert video “souvenir the movie ~ MARIYA TAKEUCHI Theater Live ~” was recently released in Japan on November 18th. This is the first time she has ever released a video in her 41 year musical career. Fans were also delighted to see the participation of Tatsuro Yamashita in the band, as he is known to never make video appearances. The DVD/Blu-ray...
The song by Miki Matsubara, “Stay with me” (Mayonaka no Door), which any City Pop fan would be familiar with, has been played 4.6 million times over the past year on Spotify. The number of views is increasing in Thailand and Malaysia, and in Indonesia it has been played 30,000 times this recent month. I am happy to see this phenomenon, but at the...
When thinking about who is King of City Pop, no one is better deserving of the crown than Tatsuro Yamashita. He has many hits, including his album and single of the same name “RIDE ON TIME”, which became a smash hit upon its release in 1980 and reaching #1 in the Oricon rankings. But most notable, in my opinion, is his sixth album and...
