- リリース日：
- 2021.09
- 品番：
- DLRP-232
- JAN：
- 4961501652456
- 監修者・アーティスト：
- Toshiki Kato
"City Pop" is a trend in the music scene these days. Sophisticated, urban Japanese pop tunes from the 1970s and 1980s have become popular overseas through the internet and are now attracting attention again in Japan.
This album is a carefully selected collection of 12 familiar songs from that era, arranged with a slightly more mature piano sound.
In addition, the first few piano pieces are interspersed with sound effects that evoke images of driving, the seaside, and the city at night, connecting the scenes.
The album includes 12 familiar songs, including "Midnight Door ~ Stay With Me," which sparked the city pop boom, and "DOWN TOWN," which is said to be the root of city pop.
The melodies played by the beautiful piano sound will touch the hearts of listeners and gently envelop a variety of emotions.
---The following is a comment from Kanazawa Toshikazu (music writer)
City pop is currently booming all over the world.
However, he has temporarily stepped away from the mainstream and, using only an acoustic piano, he meticulously weaves uniquely Japanese melodies, timeless melodies that do not pander to trends, with an innocence that is unmistakable.
Yes, sometimes it feels like it's speaking to you, and sometimes it feels like it's embracing you...
Another truth about "Plastic Love" and "Midnight Door ~Stay with Me" that are overflowing on social media.
This is a collection of song-oriented piano pieces that resonate gently deep in the heart, offering a soothing melody that only a Japanese person can find.
---The following is an excerpt from Kanazawa Toshikazu's blog, "Light Mellow on the web ~ turntable diary ~"
City pop, which is currently experiencing a wave of re-evaluation around the world, is based on dance beats, which is why it is often lumped together with urban pop idol songs.
The only instrument used here is the piano, and it must have a soothing effect.
This brought another side of city pop into focus.
It evokes a Japanese sense of melancholy melodies, which is in some ways the complete opposite of the city pop that is popular overseas, and the subconscious images of lyrics that remain in the minds of people who know the hit songs of that time.
Although they have popular songs such as "Plastic Love" and "Mayonaka no Door ~ Stay With Me," the melodies of their other songs all evoke a sense of melancholy that is uniquely Japanese.
We often criticize ourselves by calling ourselves Galapagos, but city pop is a type of music that originated in Japan. There's no point in calling it Galapagos.
Overseas city pop fans are simply picking up on the superficial groove and going wild with joy.
The emotional tone of the melody and the essence of the memorable lyrics are something that only we Japanese can understand.
◎This CD does not contain songs.
- リリース日：
- 2021.09
- 品番：
- DLRP-232
- JAN：
- 4961501652456
- 監修者・アーティスト：
- Toshiki Kato
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