/r/citypop
A subreddit for City Pop, a Japanese style of popular music originating in the 1980s.
Official City Pop Discord: https://discord.gg/pN2fST6
Just discovered City Pop?
Try one of these recommendation charts:
Where do I start?
By decade: 70s / 80s / 90s / 00s
By color: Red / Blue / Yellow / Purple-ish / Grayscale
Or check out SuperKayo, a community maintained CITY POP and Japanese oldies archive.
Thinking of starting a collection?
Guide: How Do I Collect Japanese Music from Outside Japan?
About City Pop (Text Source: Wikipedia, RYM)
In the early 1980s, with the spread of car stereos, the term City Pop came to describe a type of popular music... a breezy, mellow mixture of smooth jazz and album-oriented rock – often with elements of jazz fusion, jazz-funk, or boogie – which appealed to an older and more affluent Japanese audience. Essentially a "mood" or "lifestyle" genre, its themes reflected a life of luxury in a sophisticated urban environment.
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Related subreddits:
/r/TrueCityPop (a highly curated alternative)
/r/JapaneseNewMusic
/r/japanesemusic
/r/jfunk
/r/shibuyakei
/r/jpop
/r/OmegaTribe
/r/Yuming
/r/silkysmoothmusic
/r/boogiemusic
/r/softrock
/r/jazzfusion
/r/vintageobscura
External links/blogs:
Kayo Kyoku Plus (lots of info and YT links!)
Please do not share illegal download links on the subreddit. Thanks!
/r/citypop
this is one of booming of silk-road , tha song is reliesed.
it is fraver of mid asia but Japanese pop.
this is Kubota saki singer tipical singing texuture. very implessive.
good song , but other covered singer did not makes us seeing senary.
Anyway recommond it!
Yoooohooo
I wanted to ask if someone knows any places where people dance to /sing to city pop in Japan?
Gonna do a trip to Japan in February from Kagoshima to Hiroshima and would love to dance with other people who like the music too :D
Is there any place on the way perhabs?
Byeeee
Hi! I'm curious about something.
I am wondering what Tetsuo Yamashita thinks of the sudden interest in his music by fans from all over the world? I know Mariya Takeuchi loves it, and she was pleasantly surprised, particularly with the viral fame of Plastic Love.
I have heard he is very...peculiar about his music? Either it can't be streamed or viewed live or something like that. I would hope the world interest in his and his wife's music would of course be a positive thing for him, but I am not sure. He seems like a private man and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
if you look on Makoto Matsushita’s spotify page, he has 3 studio albums and another named visions, which apparently came out way later, sounds vastly different, has a lot longer songs and isn’t rlly mentioned anywhere online under his name except on websites where they sell albums. is it him?
Hello, lately I’ve noticed that many of Tatsuro’s albums have been removed from SoundCloud, and I think it’s time to start buying vinyls or CDs. I’ve always wanted to listen to his music with better quality than on a PC (I usually listen to it while working from home)... But in the meantime, is there any place where I can listen to most of his albums? On YouTube, I had the same issue—I’d create playlists, and little by little, they’d be empty hahah... Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read this frustrated fan’s message. Best regards!
I really like that song and would like to explore more on that direction. Any recommendation? Thank you in advance for your time.
Link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxLz15PP4Fc ; first song: 上からの人 . Thank you.
It's that special time of year! I'm looking for some city pop Christmas songs. Any notable ones?
i recently found myself listening to makoto matsushita for the first time in a year and found myself wondering if hes ever going to make another album 🤔
Thanks 👩🏼🦲✌🏼
Christmas Calendar by Anri was good and the meaning was just sad or not?
I've been getting into City Pop recently and have been loving Anri, Kokubu Yurie, Sudo Kaoru, Matsumoto Iyo etc. So far it's been really great!! I'm also a reall big fan of soul music, particularly in 50s-80s America. So I'm wondering, are there any Japanese Soul musicians similar to the likes of Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin? Thank you :)))
https://tunein.com/radio/Ronin-Radio-s296483/
Radio app on steam deck via decky loader.(Ronin JPOP)
Any citypops you listened to the first time and thought "man, this is a banger!!" If yes ten let's share among each other