Japanese City Pop: 1980s urban driving music

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Why Internet isn't obsessed with this album? (i.redd.it)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/LimeST39 on 2024-12-19 18:35:23+00:00.

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The reality of AI (Citypop) music flooding youtube. (old.reddit.com)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/UsuallyTheException on 2024-12-19 03:43:07+00:00.

What are your thoughts on this?

A recent "what is this song?" thread posted here had me scrambling to find a song that sounded like something I might have heard from an artist I might have known...

and it was all based on a few second clip that was captured at an inconvenient moment.

It wasn't until I heard a playlist from the channel it was linked to, and I REALLY listened, searched several lyrics, and followed the progressions of the tracks did I realize that it was all AI generated.

in a few seconds, people can run real artists' voices and real songs through software and come out with hundreds of half finished songs with full modulation and post production tweaks and feed it to community after community.

It's fascinating, but it's also terrifying.

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Minako Yoshida - Light'n Up (1982) (youtu.be)

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FLYDAY CHINATOWN! Asian City Pop night in DC 12/20 🌶🌶 (i.redd.it)

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Sunset Road full version BACK UP on Spotify (i.redd.it)

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Someone PLEASE help me identify this song! Heard it a few days ago on YT livestreaming city pop and been trying to search for it for ages! (old.reddit.com)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/Anson-Hii on 2024-12-16 22:06:17+00:00.

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Rare(ish) finds! (www.reddit.com)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/Rebelwolfie on 2024-12-17 02:19:15+00:00.

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I made a Christmas themed City pop playlist. Enjoy! (old.reddit.com)

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If you have any suggestions that I missed, let me know, and I’ll add them

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First citypop vinyl! (i.redd.it)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/No_Basil1274 on 2024-12-16 11:20:24+00:00.

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Takanaka Time! What's your favorite riff? (old.reddit.com)

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I made fanart of Timely!! by Anri (i.redd.it)

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my playlist is goated (i.redd.it)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/DealerNo4308 on 2024-12-16 00:54:50+00:00.

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What's your favourite top 5 songs of all time? (old.reddit.com)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/noam-_- on 2024-12-15 19:01:56+00:00.

Here's my basic top 3:

Stay with me - Miki Matsubara
黄昏のBAYCITY - Junko Yagami
悲しみがともらない I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS - Anri
Remember Summer Days - Anri
Flyday Chinatown - Yasuha

Honorable mentions:

The Cruel Angel's Thesis - Yoko Takahashi (don't know if it can be classified as City Pop)

Just a Joke - Yurie Kokobu

4:00 AM - Taeko Onuki

Bay City Romance - Miki Matsubara

Fantasy - Meiko Nakahara

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Its the weekend and that means that the citypop classics are spinning on Ronin Radio from 8pm est till 10pm est with a repeat at Midnight to 2am est! Yall have a great weekend! (i.redd.it)

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Nina really said "Netflix and chill" back in the day. (i.redd.it)

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Its the weekend and that means that the citypop classics are spinning on Ronin Radio from 8pm est till 10pm est with a repeat at Midnight to 2am est! (i.redd.it)

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paris match - type III (2002) - such an underrated album. IYL Ryusenkei, Hitomitoi, Tomomi Sano, you'll love this! (i.redd.it)

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Best vibe possible: beach city at night + citypop (old.reddit.com)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/mendes753 on 2024-12-14 21:58:03+00:00.

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When did you first discover city pop and what was your first song? Be honest (old.reddit.com)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/Retrospective84 on 2024-12-14 21:18:34+00:00.

I'll start.

November 16, 2019,

23:00 hrs.

I was getting ready to sleep and had a retrowave radio playlist on Spotify.

Suddenly there was this drum fill and in comes this major seventh chord and then a funky beat.

I sat up on my bed and looked at the title. It was by this artist called Maze1981. It was a sped up version of Plastic Love...

The rest is history

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Where is this located (i.redd.it)

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Has anyone ever heard Johnny Yoshinaga's music? (i.redd.it)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/YurioUnico on 2024-12-12 19:35:18+00:00.

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Miho Nakayama's “All Time Best” is running at the top of the DL album rankings on Billboard Japan (www.billboard-japan.com)

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RIP soundcloud Tatsuro Music (i.redd.it)

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Searching for lost songs (i.redd.it)

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A while ago I translated some interviews and TV specials with Miho Nakayama into English. They are all on my Internet Archive's channel (archive.org)

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The original was posted on /r/citypop by /u/Yos0ku on 2024-12-12 11:14:22+00:00.