Notes on Japanese Music

Asano, Yuko ／浅野ゆう子

Stop The Conversation
COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER	Summer Champion (サマーチャンピオン) popped up in my Youtube recs, and I forgot that I liked it before. Haven't listened to Yuko Asano for ages, but used to listen to Yuko In Disco a bit. Thought I'd try the album it's off and some others. Summer Champion is still the standout, but there are few ohers with OutRun vibes that are okay, and a bunch of boring stuff. 3, 4, 6 is okay, 9 and the ones I like.
		Discogs	Full album

Kewbie ／キュービィ

High Quality In Myself
COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER	This is kinda a genre of pop that doesn't quite grab me usually, like I'm supposed to think it's experimental or something, but it aint. Anyway, this is alright. I wish it was a bit less muddy. I like the title.
	- -	High Quality in Myself	High Quality in Myself

Moritaka, Chisato ／森高千里

ミーハー
COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER	Very annoyed that I will one day have to buy this very expensive record to get the album version of Good-Bye Season. Anyway most of these songs are good, and Good-bye Season and Overheat Night are two of my most fave J-Pop songs. PIANO's a dud, but at the end of side A. Update: got a much more reasonable price on Amazon Japan :)
	Mi-Ha	ミーハー	ミーハー

Nakamori, Akina ／中森明菜

Bitter and Sweet
COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER	One of my favourite albums. I have to skip Babylon (kindly it's the last song on side A), but otherwise it's perfect. It feels really cohesive, but all the songs are produced by different people. Noriko Sakai released an album called Sweet 'n' Bitter in 1991…
	Bitter and Sweet	Bitter and Sweet
D404ME
COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER	※ Title is read like da-shi-oh-shi-mi — 出し惜しみ (Unwilling)
	D404ME	D404ME
不思議
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	Fushigi	不思議
Stock
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Tsutsui, Noriko ／筒井のり子

Southern Island Imagination
COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER COVERCOVER	Starts out with some okay city pop, but it's almost like each song is worse than the last. It's like Rage, once you get a few duds in a row it's time to turn it off.
	- -	Southern Island Imagination	Southern Island Imagination

Yamashita, Tatsuro ／山下達郎

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Notes on Japanese Music

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