Nicolas Damiens Pop City digital art project Nicolas tells me: "When I relocated to Singapore, everything felt exotic and new, giving me the opportunity to view the world with a fresh perspective.

Hiroshi Nagai’s illustrations feel like a glimpse into a dream: tranquil urban landscapes with pools and oceans in deep blues; record stores without customers; glittering office-tower windows ...

When City Pop Sushi (1816 E. 12th St.) opens downtown in early March, it likely will be one of the most visually stimulating eateries around, a candy-colored homage to Japanese pop culture.

Van Paugam, 36, is a DJ who specializes in the 70s and 80s Japanese jazz, disco, funk, and fusion records collectively known as City Pop.In 2015, he started a YouTube channel that helped renew ...

ALBAWABA - Meet Alessandra Mussolini, the daughter of the late Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and a former Japanese City Pop star in the 80s! Despite. Skip to main content ...

Light In The Attic has announced a new compilation collecting Japanese City Pop from the ’70s and ’80s. Titled Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986, the compilation is the first ...

Japan’s city pop drew its energy from this lively, “euphoric” urban activity. “The public spent lavishly on imported wine and liquor, luxury clothing, art, and international travel.

Celebrated archival reissue label Light in the Attic (LITA) announces the latest chapter in its acclaimed Japanese City Pop series, Pacific Breeze, which delivers a mesmerizing blend of AOR, R&B ...

In the 1980s, Japan found its regional answer to synth pop and disco in the form of city pop. This once mostly unknown genre is currently attracting a global interest thanks to reissuse labels like ...

The Japanese K-pop star talks about how growing up with city pop shaped her artistry and how she continues to adapt the genre for the modern age. Words: Tanu I. Raj By Tanu I. Raj ...