We're revisiting it as part of our website relaunch because its themes remain as relevant and engaging as ever. City pop is a genre of Japanese popular music that was popular in the 1980s and featured ...

Maybe best known for his cover art on record jackets for Japanese city pop albums in the 1980s, it’s not often he’s cited in conversation about a local restaurant opening. But Tammy Deng, the co-owner ...

When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout ... of its audience haven’t experienced ('70s and '80s Japanese city life). That said, the series redirects this ...

One clip featuring an '80s Japanese hit racked up over seven million ... Japanese pop hits from the 1970s and 1980s known as City Pop. This retro genre has captivated audiences worldwide in ...

Tatsuro Yamashita is a legendary Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and producer, often referred to as the King of City Pop. His music, characterized by smooth melodies, detailed harmonies ...

Primer: What is Japanese City Pop? We're presenting a preview of Maximum Fun's newest show Primer. Primer is a music podcast about translation and illumination. Host Christian Dueñas is joined by ...