Pacific Breeze

Pretty mid-tier compilations of City Pop and related music, but at least they're stuff that's not just from the Youtube algo. The instrumental choices are probably better, but I usually get bored of them. A whole comp of them might be better.They're about to come out with a third.

Picking out some of the good songs (NB: first one has the least amount of songs I skip). ? in 'Note' is a maybe:

Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976–1986
Title Artist Original Album Note
I Say Who Tomoko Soryo City Lights By The Moonlight
Subterranean Futari Botchi
[サブタレニアン二人ぼっち]
Nanako Sato Funny Walkin'
Sports Men Haruomi Hosono Philharmony Doesn't really fit the comp., but is a real earworm.
Say Goodbye Hiroshi Sato Awakening
Bamboo Vender Masayoshi Takanaka Jolly Jive ? Maybe just 'cause it's Splatoonesque
L.A. Night Yasuko Agawa Gravy
Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972–1986
Title Artist Original Album Note
Hidari Mune No Seiza
[左胸の星座]
Tetsuji Hayashi Nine Stories ?
Blind Curve Kikuchi Momoko
I'm In Love Tomoko Aran ? Maybe the most by-the-numbers city pop song though.
Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975–1987
Title Artist Original Album Note
Heartbeat Miho Fujiwara California Crisis
Scandal Night Miharu Koshi Tutu
Tropica Love Teresa Noda
Suiyoubi Madeni Shinitaino
[水曜日までに死にたいの]
Yukako Hayase 躁鬱 ?