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Originally Posted by Taishaku
I love Wednesday Campanella! And also the fact that the girls are in good terms and KOM_I passed the torch (or the mic lol) to Utaha.  |
Definitely, good vibes, just like the music! Himiko is suuuuuuuuuch a bop!
I haven't really explored city pop yet though I am sure there's some gems in there. I think some Yukihiro Takahashi material is also city pop or city pop-adjacent. He has some good stuff.
And yeah, I understand that not all (or no at all!) modern J-pop may appeal to everyone, as it can be a very different beast from the type of J-pop Ayu does or that most of us got into J-pop over. Most of the stuff I put in the opening post is much more hyperactive, with denpa or denpa-related material here and there, which I personally just can't help but have a huge soft spot for. Of course, there's hugely different material too. Some other stuff post-golden age of various sorts I've really enjoyed:
2009 already, damn! I remember JASMINE coming out, such insane aesthetics, and GOLD is a really excellent album (it has a magnificent ballad too,
Dreamin', for those who love a good ballad).
(if you like this song you'll like the whole album, but it does get a bit same-ish - this is the highlight for me)
(J-pop goes K-pop)
And if you want to try
slightly outside of the mainstream:
(this song always reminds me a bit of fra-foa)
(saw her live in Rotterdam just before the pandemic, was SO good!)
(suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch a brilliant band, seeing them live in a few months!)