What is Plastic Love ?

[@vide0gameCaster]

So in short, the fact that this song was able to make me feel sad and nostalgic without understanding/reading the lyrics is proof of the artistical genius of Takeuchi? Well, not gonna disagree with that.

[@ihsantriapramanda1973]

So true, many experienced the same too. Feeling nostalgic for things they never experienced

[@Rarestein]

Same for me. I was born in 2001 and, don't get me wrong, I love the 2000s era, but 80s and 90s seem so cool and a bit more simple (well, maybe not in Romania, because of communism). Nowadays, most people don't get out or, if they do, they stare into their phones. If I could live in the 80s for one day, I would.

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

The power of City Pop, Tatsuro Yamashita and Toshiki Kadomatsu were awesome on that.

[@jqc8786]

Same

[@CyBOXbeatbox]

Tatsuro yamashita (her husband and a badass musician) actually wrote and produced this for mariya.

[@lucyhtml]

Up Next: Mariya Takeuchi 竹内 まりや Plastic Love

[@Stevem]

If that is true this has went according to plan haha

[@adePRS]

Lol

[@sodum5719]

It happened to me too........

[@bapaknyasaitama5816]

Good plan

[@andre-cmyk]

i got mondo grosso's labyrinth which is _also_ a bit of a music meme

[@verslaflamme666]

having a Japanese mother I grew up listening to lots of Takeuchi Mariya's CDs in the car as a child. It's great that she's getting so much attention now online/in the West 😝makes me proud to be Japanese~

[@soui6739]

wow that's so awesome lets all give you kisses & yummy pops

[@Esandeech2]

c that’s so cool! Your mother had good taste in music!

[@boooomerwang]

c you can thank youtube for that. That song kept on popping in my recommended list for half a year now. Although i have to agree that the song is really damn good.

[@zerofive5734]

damn, thinking about it makes me jealous. my parents don't really like music much (except my dad, he likes rock) so i didn't have a lot to go with back then. glad i found this wonderful genre.

[@elijahe6111]

City pop fan from Michigan

[@kapitanbuggy]

Once i started listening to old jpop, its all i listen to now lol

[@TurboPikachu]

Dom’s Bizarre Adventure same

[@iaincowell9747]

Me: Trash metal & trash metal revival, J-rock & J-blues rock, blues rock, 70's & 80's j-pop

[@user-ey3mu3yq3d]

Can you recommend some artists I can get into I found random old jpop and I really like it lmao thank uu

[@linetsauceda9940]

Same here

[@j.h-j5j]

Tell me about about it.

[@BuckyDK]

I was waiting for an explanation of . "how KZbin's algorithm turned an obscure Japanese song into a modern classic" . ...but it never actually came?

[@betweenthehammerandanvil]

Correct

[@lav4hunt3r84]

Lol

[@DownloadsPassion]

Bruno Costa same, found it from Iacon - Plastic

[@lasarousi]

It is more about human nature to lean on specific part of culture and rebirth it as something quasi new.

[@commoncat1318]

Exactly

[@wasigupitobudiarto7767]

Plastic Love > Despacito let us make her song popular and conquer billboard chart in 2018

[@xahdiel8292]

wasi gupito budiarto let's pop!

[@xahdiel8292]

Ori they auto stop themself to reach the rest of the world?

[@wasigupitobudiarto7767]

vinzer72frie what about reggae? subhuman too? bob marley wrote good quality songs back then about social injustice

[@warmecanic]

then we have a problem, because there is a lot of people who enjoy that crap

[@wasigupitobudiarto7767]

warmecanic I never say reggae/reggaeton was bad but despacito was completely overrated compared to this song.. back then our parents really have a good taste in music (unless if you grew up in 80s)

[@JustinWhangYt]

Yessssss, that's my jam

[@Stevem]

Whang! Me too buddy me too

[@InternetTAB]

hell yeah. nice work on the latest video dude

[@memaimu]

That's my shhhhhhiii

[@sussydora7427]

Whang! *MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO DAMMIT*

[@junjunhaha]

TOURISTS COMMITTING CRIMES~! DEPORT ALL FOREIGNERS~! CLOSE THE JAPANESE BORDER~!

[@flipanime4169]

I like the point about how KZbin makes it seem like you're discovering a hidden gem. Everyone's got that little bit of hipster in them which YT milks for all it's worth.

[@Stevem]

Yeah dude, Hell I don't blame them for doing it, since its works so well ahah

[@k-leb4671]

Most of the music I discover (and like enough to go back to) on KZbin is from people suggesting it through their comments on KZbin, or replies on Reddit, or messages on Discord, etc. rather than the recommendations bar.

[@Stevem]

Not bad ways to find music. When I was younger I used a lot of music rating websites like RYM (looking through weird genre to see what were the hip releases), music critics and whatever my friends were into at the time. However at least when it comes to KZbin nowadays we would both be in the minority.

[@Shadowboost]

They milk me every time. Unfortunately I have to clean my keyboard and monitor afterwards

[@malfaroangel3896]

For my friends they discovered city pop from me. Literally played it in my car. They all looked it up and they haven’t stop listening to city pop

[@Antaressum]

"Plastic Love" is one of those songs that brings back memories that never happened, as if you were living someone else's past, it's a wierd feeling I love and that I get to experience with ElectroSwing too

[@Rakuizzle]

Tatsuro Yamashita is a true legend.. there's been a huge city pop revival these few years in Japan

[@Definitely_not_Andrew_Yoshiaki]

Growing up in the US as a Japanese-American, my pa and ma blasted music by her and many others. My father in fact was and is still a major fan of her so we always heard this in the car driving around town. My family is wholeheartedly surprised and are genuinely happy to hear that such a song and singer is gaining popularity here as well :) I recently got into City Pop but I'm so happy that such genre of songs are coming back. Arigatou everyone~ love from Tokyo

[@anthonybird546]

Half-Japanese here, and I remember growing up in the 80s in the U.S. and remember seeing that love/hate with Japan at the time, but feeling like...vindication? Like I love being American, but seeing how crazy people went for Transformers (remember getting them as Diaclone), Nintendo, and Robotech, the negativity didn't feel like it hit that deep. I had been in Japan at peak City Pop, and I just kept saying to myself, "guys, you don't even know the fuckin' half of it, you would shit yourself."(American Transformers fans in the late 80s got fuckin' *robbed* when they didn't bring out the Japanese exclusives out to the U.S.). Now 35 years later, and here's the sounds of my experiences then coming back in a huge way. Fucking crazy. I have vague memories of just about every commercial having a City Pop soundtrack, like car commercials, or Sony, and my reactions to it then created a yearning or nostalgia (if that can be said for 6, 7, 8 year old to have). I love seeing people having the same reactions to it *now* is awesome.

[@PETBOY]

Check it. citypop is not a genre. It is the name given by Japanese radio DJ at the time. Plastic love is based on this song. (We Go - Minnie Riperton) The song configuration is the same. Citypop is a copy of Elevator Music. (ex. I Remember Yesterday Donna Summer ) MIki Matsubara - Stay with me. (1980) Carole Bayer Sager - It's The Falling In Love (1978) Exactly the same.

[@InternetTAB]

>at friends house >check his itunes playlist >literally only one song >Mariya Takeuchi 竹内 まりや Plastic Love >almost 300,000 plays 15million views now lol

[@alvinogawa5974]

InternetTAB plot twist: he can't afford another song

[@meme_aids]

I recognize that green text

[@SwagmundFreud]

You sure it's not some song by Linkin Park?

[@kanaka118446]

@@SwagmundFreud it's a good song

[@Azumongo]

I recognize that -bulge- green text

[@mothcub]

This is a fantastic video. Mariya Takeuchi is my queen.

[@Stevem]

Thank you

[@Bioshock2131]

I was actually introduced to City Pop through Miki Matsubara. Listen to Stay With Me my guys.

[@Martin-cs6qj]

My man, me too. After stay with me then plastic love was the best day of my life. Love to you homie.

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

yeah that one is very good as well. There are a lot of amazing artists that performed at the same time period as Takeuchi as well

[@Straturos]

Actually, i like Stay with more thsn Plastic Love. Greetings!

[@nabielw]

I LOVE that song!!

[@nabielw]

@@Straturos same..

[@taniav.5635]

I wonder if Mariya knows this has gone viral.

[@taurian98393]

She does. It was a topic in an interview of hers.

[@stannct4320]

TheRandomGuy link?

[@tatsuca]

This NHK's documentary program mentioned its 26 million views: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKjKp2usf9ambpI

[@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln]

中年から始めるハイキング Hiking in Japan by tatsuca the video link is removed

[@chanjacky7807]

@@tatsuca cant view the link >.

[@DeSinc]

hey uh I kinda need to know where you got the version of the song that starts playing at 1:30.. it's clearly not any part of the original song - it's been remixed or something.. or re-sampled somehow. anyone know where I can find it?

[@mochimorg]

it's the extended club mix, you'll find the part you mentioned at about the same time stamp.

[@kura100]

DeSinc Can you do a speedrun video on learning the Japanese language? K thx.

[@bleach12i]

I got you here Mariya Takeuchi 竹内まりや- Plastic Love (Extended Club Mix) (1985)

[@StarkyTheSalad]

Look up whats a future funk. Not the same as this but its a remix type with the same groovy vibes.

[@radxavier2269]

12" mix version

[@kirbyrobobot]

Man, that's really weird, to think that an obscure song and an even more obscure genre I've loved with a fiery passion for so long, to now become to popular, to the point where it may even become mainstream. Honestly never would have guessed. Great video, this is the first from you I've seen, and City Pop continues to be my favourite genre, and Plastic Love my favourite song, as well as the song that introduced me to City Pop. Thank you Mariya Takeuchi / 竹内まりや as well as the channel "Plastic Lover". Also, I doubt many people, if any, care to read my comment, but if any fellow listeners of Van Paugam's stream are here.... Hi.

[@Stevem]

Robotnik Mania I chatted to Van , before and after the video came out I gave him a shout out because that video on the history of citypop is so underappreciated

[@kirbyrobobot]

Stevem Oh what? I was NOT expecting a response, but thank you!! I agree though, it's a really well done and informative video that more people need to see. Once again, great job on your video too :)

[@DeSinc]

I have plastic love on my music playlist, listened to it like 20-40 times, I like the harmonies they make in the closing half of the song

[@1thevm1]

Rare desinc appearance, found ya nerd

[@rafael502]

40 times? ABSOLUTE AMATEUR

[@TebbleTV]

I had to replay 7:30 - 7:42 a few times because, just look at how cute and adorable she is and that little wink just melts my heart.

[@aoimanto6038]

I wonder where he got a video of that live performance of Mariya.

[@kxnyshk]

@@aoimanto6038 From here I guess: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5PHYpKKmZisndk

[@codywyatt5155]

This was such a well produced video!!! Exactly what we were looking for thank you :))) And the Yubin shout-out! Points to you from some BIG kpop fans :D

[@bcsb]

She's married to Tatsuro Yamashita. They both make amazing music.

[@jettsmlw]

Damn ! This just blown my mind !!!! Omg I love both of them. Yamashita's For You LP is so so lit !!!

[@hysuka2]

YES. He was in the recommended after listening to Plastic Love 20 times a day and I love his music too now. Haha

[@gabrieltabakov6813]

Plastic love is riding on time to it's popularity

[@Lovelylaylers]

brad so cute

[@Czeckie]

that's mentioned in the video

[@roytheboy7057]

this is seriously an uncanny coincidence. The past month or so I've been submerging myself into city pop and funk... Got this notification while i was listening to Junko Yagami's Full Moon. Really nice commentary on Plastic Love and internet music culture in general.

[@calvindesilva1651]

similar situation as mine!

[@Stevem]

If you are in need of more Plastic Love, check out Zen's Video it focuses on THE MUSIC THEORY behind the song kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX-nend9l9eYgtU Also here's a video with me and Justin WHANG on what happened to the original Plastic Love upload kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGqxlYd6asicjNU

[@Satawolf]

Stevem I've known of this song for over 10 years I'm glad it's popular now. It literally is about about having sex with someone you have no connection to a love that's not real, it's "plastic" she even says I'm just playing games. I know it's plastic love switching to society dancing to the plastic beat also unreal another morning gone. the genre your talking about is generally funk pop rb notes with a Japanese turn.

[@princeeverlove]

Stevem Brilliant Behind The Scenes! I am obsessed with this sad, sad longing Song

[@gabe5109]

My girlfriend has a 68 record collection on city pop as a genre she got from her mother as a birthday gift since she originally got most of them in japan.

[@gabe5109]

And because of her it is why i am so into it now in fact i have a record playlist of noteworth that i have had for awhile now if you want to find these little gems kzbin.info/aero/PLu8qh9sV869mTHeDVpWxr67Shuet7LNdB

[@Stevem]

Ga Be 68 whole records ! Now that's what I call a collection

[@yot-su]

that mispronunciation of tatsuro yamashita really hurt to hear lmaooooo

[@lali4794]

1:38

[@joshuaparker9905]

Tatsuro Yamashita* Please remember to capitalise your nouns, it really hurts to read

[@yeojinsglock1680]

LMAO shut up

[@zachsmith3]

@@joshuaparker9905 its an aesthetic

[@danny-taenzer]

Thank you yotsu-san! AGREE!!

[@NemesisOwl]

I miss the days when all anime had City Pop soundtracks...

[@humbertotorres7970]

Very fucking late for commenting, but... any recommendations of soundtracks with City Pop or animes with these aesthetic and/or music?

[@exteriorarchives]

@@humbertotorres7970 id like to know too!! lemme know if uve found any :)

[@noticemesenpai69]

@@humbertotorres7970 Macross Plus is one big one

[@edwardli9856]

@@humbertotorres7970 city hunter defo has that feel, and some music which is citypop-inspired; maison ikkoku is another really good one

[@CP-jk8nm]

@@humbertotorres7970 Listen to the OST of YuYu Hakusho (anime released in early 90s).

[@Italiaiskawaii]

I wish plastic love would come out on the radio so everyone could hear such a beautiful song !

[@zoluz9165]

People don't like what they don't understand.

[@Theiwillsee]

Love your channel. Been subbed for a while. Hope all is well

[@Italiaiskawaii]

Theiwillsee thank u hope all is well for u too! (:

[@thekout]

I love japanese funk and fusion...give a listen to casiopea pls! Theyre awesome

[@Stevem]

The Memeist I really dig casiopea I was listening to them around the same time I found plastic love , I'm not sure if they count as city pop , jazz fusion or somewhere in between but it is a good old listen

[@thekout]

I think theyre japanese fusion atleast,not city pop for sure...

[@Shevanelcutabitch]

Mid-Manhattan is a fucking jam!

[@bmejia188]

Ellis D. Messinger III dog you can't beat the live version of space road

[@KM-bl9ke]

casiopea

[@MrYsosad]

nujabes pls, may he rest in peace

[@Stevem]

It sounds like the people have spoken Nujabes it is, Rest in beats and all that

[@Ninjanugets123]

Stevem YAES

[@thoyo]

Stevem Yessssss!

[@sapientfury6781]

Stevem Yes sweetheart and thank you.

[@nevaehlheaven]

RuyBlas Did he die or is he just retired?

[@hwaminsical7994]

All I can think of is this song playing in the ending of Sailor Moon where Usagi looks up at the night sky with her friends of with her cats while her bf is doing the same but drinking whiskey or smth

[@sahayeda5220]

YESS

[@gi20Moon]

I'm almost a year late but... Same! This is sooo Usagi 😂❤️

[@anjuma.x]

wow I love this!! 💖

[@julioacceus253]

Apparently Plastic Love got Removed from KZbin. All those comments that adored this song are gone.

[@lanzhu.zhong_]

F

[@gustavocardenasmontalvo1266]

It's been reuploaded by some youtubers

[@shineeis5657]

F

[@smileyent.3055]

Why

[@UmeSama2080]

The photo that’s been associated with the song got copyrighted by the guy that took it

[@niko7877]

This song was randomly recommended to me when I woke up today and I'm already this deep in this rabbit hole

[@al.komori]

So cool seeing the song become so popular over the past year. I remember finding it when it barely had over 100,000 views. A while later KZbin began recommending it to everyone, and then the video got deleted, only for Plastic Lover to upload it again, KZbin kept recommending it, and the rest is history.

[@TheAxWe64]

Essential KZbin recommendation-core

[@Stevem]

It's like the first gospel of KZbin recommendations

[@theEtch]

right at the top just behind "Lo-Fi hip-hop radio- (beats to study/ relax to)

[@Stevem]

I've written many scripts while on the Lo-Fi hip-hop radio- (beats to study/ relax to)

[@TheSongofaRhododobird]

It's catchy af.

[@JordiVanderwaal]

I learned more about Plastic Love, Mariya Takeuchi and City Pop in a night, than I've learned about anything in the past year. Thanks KZbin. Btw I had no idea that City Pop originated in Japan, like wtf. I've listened to City Pop songs for a long time, but now I like the genre even more. And I'm definitely gonna download Takeuchi's discography this week. Queen. Also, the fact that Plastic Love was basically THE song that brought City Pop into the spotlight (in the West at least??) is just amazing. And also I listened to the song when it first went viral and I was like "it's cool, and I love people watching a Jpop song for no reason", but totally forgot about it until tonight. And btw as you talked about Yubin, she's released more stuff, and at least one other song (that I remember) sounds a little bit like City Pop too.

[@TetsuoSlade]

I love this and 4AM by Taeko Ohnuki.

[@-d-devil-3393]

MyNameIsSladeWilson n there's this another great song Telephone number

[@lavaniadelrey2807]

YESSS and telephone by junko

[@d3adhad3s24]

Taehko ohnuki - じゃじゃ馬娘 this is better

[@perguto]

Ironically this song came right next on autoplay

[@420cm]

*A E S T H E T I C*

[@Zoreizu]

A E S T H E - T H I C C

[@josecolon2185]

I love you all, this was bootyful

[@jofuller7159]

yes really

[@alexanderharrison7421]

@Aesthetic Decision oh I don't think so *Roots everyone to the 6th Netherplane*

[@edwardgaines6561]

Neon Breeze & Vaporwave!

[@jacobschimp7939]

Mariya Takeuchi will always be a living legend

[@apersson9652]

Jacob Schimp even when she's dead?

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

a Persson yes.

[@jacobschimp7939]

a Persson yes of course when she’s dead she will still be a legend

[@METATRONmusic]

6:30 That's me up in the corner lol. Before I was doing game music and other stuff I was doing vaporwave and used Plastic Love for a song I made called Another Morning Comes. I released some of my vapor work on my BandCamp awhile ago, but it's been taken down since my focus changed. But it's cool to see how something I made on a whim ended up finding it's way in here. That album art is a picture of me on vacation in San Francisco in 2006.

[@a.h.i267]

I was introduced to city pop in 2017,p it started becoming popular in 2020 because of tiktok, knowing citypop pretiktok is my biggest flex

[@majestic3992]

Her music is consistently excellent. I've listened to all her albums and they are all great. Her early albums in particular are of brilliant quality.

[@raphael7785]

Been anticipating this video since you announced it. Great work.

[@stripes7575]

My guy. You need more subs. Your work and research; along with chill vibe and subjects is too good. Loyal sub.

[@zdwgszl]

I used to look up 80s jpop on youtube and this song and stay with me by miki matsuabara were my faves im glad that songs from years ago have a place in this generation it just shows how much things have changed and evolved

[@hiruma82000]

Lol my first time listened to plastic love was at a party in some small bar. me and my friend went to a club that was playing some shitty techno. Thus we ditched the club and went bar hopping to a nearest bar. The moment we step in the bar we heard the plastic love song. Immediately we know that this a jam we have to dance to. We told the dj to play this kinda song all night long. Best night of my life

[@robbiecathro4146]

So good! The animation and visuals fit together so nicely with the subject, it looks great! ! I'm so proud

[@Stevem]

[@huntrrams]

The song at 6:32 is The Word II by Shigeo Sekito not Mac DeMarco Update: DeMarco thanked Shigeo and he did a wonderful job recreating the chords in Chamber of Reflection.

[@factionalhitman]

moviemagic The World? Shigeo? That kinda sounds like DIO, doesn't it? Geo=Earth DIO=God(in Italian) The World is DIO's stand. Mac DeMarco has the same type of stand confirmed.

[@huntrrams]

Lumicrat ?

[@Machine_Run]

ZA WARUDOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@alpaca990]

I didn't realize how much I need an acapella slowed down version of this song. DEAR GOD

[@maikeru36]

2：15のタキシード姿の人物は山下達郎ではありません。 非常に似ていますが武田鉄矢です。 The character in the tuxedo at 2:15 is not Tatsuro Yamashita. It is very similar but it is Tetsuya Takeda.

[@firstnamelastname061]

*mocks Japanese pronunciation by saying "engrish"* *continues butchering Japanese names* not being butthurt or anything. But oh that sweet irony!

[@roz067]

Cool

[@minhhuyle43]

"Engrish" is a word. M'dude.

[@vm_duc]

"ma-rai-ah"

[@royal_crown99]

Lmao “Engrish” isn’t mocking. It’s a real word, why don’t you look it up?

[@WOSHIYEBO]

textbook butthurt

[@montengro234]

KZbin algorithms and nostalgia for the 80s tbh

[@velvetvic5862]

No lo creo Pinocho.. ni si quiera soy de los 80 y disfruto el future funk

[@velvetvic5862]

Then why TF you have a Chilean dictator (as myself) and a Spanish name in your channel yet your basic useless brain doesn't let u speak more than one language

[@montengro234]

TenSecVidz fair, but no vidya isn't Spanish, its just slang. I think it more comes down to how Spanish Is pronounced, rather lazily by mexicans.

[@velvetvic5862]

Well either way... I meant I ain't an 80s kid but I enjoy this music anyways

[@JorgeFernandez-xk7wy]

Ese individuo no se parece nada a Agusto pinocheto, no tiene pinta de gobernar mediante una dictablanda

[@sageplenus2735]

Wasn't popular before because maybe it was beyond it's time, but you are right after listening to it which was mysteriously recommended by KZbin, I started listening to other japanese artists of that time like Miki Matsubara and Meiko Nakahara, so Mariya Takeuchi was indeed the starting point

[@mrnoirsunsortedgoods7874]

God damn. This is the KZbin I strive for. Great video Stevem

[@vanshika9920]

5:24 did anyone else notice that frown? At first I thought I had just imagined it

[@Clipper_Damez]

wtf no, not until I read this. Wow.

[@CosmicErrata]

I saw it. Adorable AF.

[@victoriagrant3561]

this is like listening to the best dream ever. its like clouds that i wanna live in. such a vibe. im in love with this song now thank you

[@adgame32]

My first city pop is Plastic Love and more searching and I found a gold. "Miki Matsubara - Stay with me" is my fav now.

[@TrulyDaebak]

Oh hey, I remember you commented on our podcast a few months back asking about the clip of Yubin's City Woman for this documentary. Congrats on finishing the video! It really seems to be blowing up. - Andrew

[@Stevem]

Truly Daebak thanks for the help with that ! Your video at the time was the only reference I could find to an actual audio clip of city love , it was a bit of a moment for me because I had these two different pieces of info one about a Korean pop star doing citypop numbers and the other about plagerism and they turned out to be connected

[@kykale]

First of all, great editing work! Secondly, does any of you know any other Kpop artist that use the citypop sound/samples? I know that Jazzyfact’s “하루종일” samples Anri’s Last Summer Whisper and that Wonder Girls had a lot of 80s inspired songs on REBOOT.

[@TrulyDaebak]

"Where Are You?" by CLC is very much a City Pop song kzbin.info/www/bejne/on-4gWh4lLONi6c Also Baek Yerin of 15& recently did a cover of "La La La Love Song" by Toshinobu Kubota that is nothing short of excellent kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKesmKR6lM-IpdU Gfriend's most recent single "Sunny Summer" definitely takes some City Pop/Future Funk influences with its use of horns kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5qzfZ2jr5iSi5Y I definitely wish there were more K-Pop songs that took influence from City Pop and Future Funk, its easily one of my favorite music genres, but sadly that's all I've been able to find so far. - Andrew

[@meikopramavita707]

Me lowkey internal crying because yubin city woman and clc where are you are my fav. Songs. And i think clc`s where are you is aesthetic!

[@unknownherrscher]

I NEED TO SEE THAT CLIP IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR IT

[@Valerybr02]

I love Mariya- I hope she makes a comeback or something.. (she’s like 63 so I doubt it though lol) Yamashita and her are both amazing! Anyways, this was a really good video! You got yourself a new subscriber!

[@CassWs-useless-opinions]

she is making a comeback actually! www.asianjunkie.com/2018/09/09/takeuchi-mariya-announces-new-single-in-october-remastered-version-of-debut-album/

[@ronitsingh85]

YES, YES & YES!!! beats and music so rich. Japanese are really good at perfecting anything, music included. We love it cause it has a pieces of music we are so familiar with.

[@Wespop]

*6:00** what's name of this song?*

[@cboy0512]

Dunno if anyone gonna see this comment but it’s the word 2 by Shigeo Sekito

[@amelyakassem1029]

@@cboy0512 thank you

[@Flugmorph]

i jumped out of my seat when i saw that cityscape from ai city. another excellent video my dude! :3

[@Stevem]

Ai City to me is the embodiment of that city pop aesthetic, I swear at one point had to pause it to check a musical choice because it sounded like City Pop artists I knew

[@Flugmorph]

yeah i can see that connection. but the overall vibe of ai city is still quite different from the aesthetic i know from city pop. what with all the hyper pulpy plot, fights and all that crazy stuff going on.

[@Stevem]

Oh yeah ahahahha yeah definitely not that part more so that night neon opening

[@ImperialDoor]

Wait what. I thought it was just popping up because I was watching a lot of 90s jdm drift videos which had that type of music.

[@malik87breaker]

ImperialDoor i was looking for futuristic funk thanks to American Dad :)

[@radxavier2269]

i thought it popped up because i just got back from japan that time

[@LucasCAPS]

You all are right. YT does push trends, but it needs a tiny push from you first.

[@siamiam]

fantastic work :) that ae86 makes me miss mine

[@Stevem]

Aww man you must have been driving in 90s like mad

[@siamiam]

disabled, no longer able to drive stick well any more. it only had 58k miles on it when i sold it . i have a video of it on my channel

[@felixmontanez4090]

listens to death grips KZbin: suggest plastic love

[@ViewTube_Dan]

The song Plastic Love didn' speak to my ears or brain.. it spoke to my soul. I really needed that song in my life.

[@SurAuvers]

Its weird seeing something obscure you've been into for a long time suddenly become cool. I found Takeuchi through Yamashita through Scoobie Do's cover of Rider on Time through a opening act before Soil & Pimp Sessions ages ago. Also: There's a cool cover album that covers some of Tatsuro Yamashitas music. A member of Earth, Wind, And Fire covered Windy Lady on it.

[@Icythot-m6i]

I agree finding gold and then getting it imported from japan then about 2017 people started finding future funk then BAM! Everyone knows these classics modern producers sampled! I honestly love people finding the music but also don’t like it st the same time because it ain’t a hidden gem anymore

[@ThePharaohsCat]

Soil and Pimp. Now that's taking it back. Not as far as Plastic Love tho'

[@Blitzbogen]

Same, guess KZbin recommendations is pretty powerful

[@AbyssOfEnigma]

I wonder when Haruomi Hosono is gonna blow up🤔🤔

[@doranh6410]

RIP just realised that the Plastic Love video got deleted, when searching for it (again xD). Was shocked to find out it was taken down by the thumbnail's photographer, Alan Levenson. He shot it for Mariya's 1980 Miss M album, not 1984's Variety which is where Plastic Love is from. tbh it makes more sense that he did it through Norman Seeff Studio(which he was working for then)

[@iaincowell9747]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3jNZWp9Z8pkgMU

[@PS-th9jc]

It´s actually back, and the uploader left a comment pinned that explains the situation.

[@SONJOGYO]

Your videos are supa dupa great! Always interesting and easy to be understood by foreign listeners. Please keep making more videos. Thanks!

[@Stevem]

I will do everything can! I always try to subtitle the videos for those hard of hearing or non native listeners so they have a chance of getting more from it

[@AmbientWalking]

Thank you for this enlightening video! Such a great analysis!

[@YukiNakamura]

Omg, such an amazing song... It really blows my mind AND it introduced me to that genre of japanese music!

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

It was disappointing that this song wasn't featured in KZbin Rewind

[@marissasun77]

Mr. Person Humanson can’t get the rights to use it lol

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

^

[@moongirl_lunalav]

It was too pure to be in that shitshow

[@Patrick3183]

Fire Cloud6 bingo.

[@davidtapia2154]

KZbin Rewind is disappointing by definition

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Bruh I thought this was a Plastic Love and What is love mashup _bamboozled_

[@DUntDUDrUgs]

*BEYBI DON'T HURT MIIIII*

[@DannyMexen9]

This needs to exist

[@MGSteakEatah]

I love Plastic Love. Replaying it over and over is like an addictive drug 💊😍

[@Stevem]

It is an instant ear worm, I've been listening for about a month while making this vid and I'm still not sick of it

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Chunner / Kolinner it really is and I really love it but sadly her music isn't on Spotify

[@dannymcneela364]

I flipped when Chamber of Reflection started playing

[@umar-farukadama8839]

Danny McNeela macyyyy

[@verticalmatt]

This might be, hands down, the besr youtube video/documentary ever so far. Concize, brief (the good if brief twice as good (and the bad if short then not so bad)) , and immensely pleasurable. Congrats you dented history,

[@towwong2822]

Why did I expect a 10 minute long 'Haddaway - What is Love' and 'Plastic Love' mashup?

[@yokaimooz2675]

Me too

[@b_is_alive]

THAT WOULD WRECK OUR SHIT THOSE BOTH SONGS ARE TOO GODLY FOR OUR EARS TO HEAR, WE WILL DIE IN A FEW SECONDS IF PLAYED.

[@mmmbrunommm3]

Got into this album because of Vaporwave suggestions. I just love it. The hardest thing for me is getting the lyrics lol - Junko Ohashi, Mariya Takeuchi, Miki Matsubara and Taeko Ohnuki were all YT recommendations and I just can't get enough.

[@crozraven]

as of 2019, Plastic love videos already reached a whooping 60+ million views (culminations of some other similar videos). I think "Labyrinth" from MONDO GROSSO will be the new Plastic Love of KZbin. It has been gaining a lot of recommended algorithm LOL

[@Anvilshock]

Thank you for providing thorough sources for the material used in the video!

[@kamalkairul]

The first city pop song i ever listen to was telephone number by junko osahashi which came from a meme, then i discovered plastic love that was when i really start to get into city pop. Right now my top favorites are Plastic Love both by Mariya Takeuchi and Tatsuro Yamashita, Ride on Time by Tatsuro Yamshita and Stay with Me by Miki Matsubara

[@chuchuleptitrain]

NUJABES!!!!!! R.I.P Seba Jun

[@MelanieAnneAhern]

5:02 HEY IT'S ME. Didn't expect to see that lol

[@Stevem]

Haha yes, congratulations this is your first role in a Stevem production

[@s3077769]

Wow.That's amazing. Good on you. How did you notice? Did you remember posting on that subreddit?

[@sandwich1601]

Would you say stumbling on this video was one of your happiest moments?

[@zxxNikoxxz]

WIlly Tee No it's that KZbin comment on the right

[@NoFakeDextrodex]

Is this real life?

[@TheWickedWizardOfOz1]

Terrific video. I knew you were doing this, so despite never listening to the song before (I had heard bits of it, but never cared for it enough to stick around), I decided to sit down, listen and read the lyrics (extraordinary lyrics, I must say). As someone who kinda hates city pop, I absolutely appreciate what KZbin has done for the genre and all the other niche genres out there, and I enjoyed seeing you delve into the way KZbin has changed the way we find music. Although clicking on Plastic Love eventually got Taeko Ohnuki into my recommended bar and I dig her, so I have Mariyah to thank for that. As for who you should do next: I know little about Nujabes, but I think he'd be more interesting than Hosoda. Simply because I think Hosoda has yet to hit his stride; all of his movies feel like they're the work of a guy that will soon, at some point, make a movie that expresses what he's going for in a flawless manner. But he's still hitting line drive singles instead of home runs. Maybe Mirai will be the one to successfully make that connection to me. It did very well at Cannes, so there may be something to it.

[@Stevem]

Phoenix I very much like taeko's work she got that album artist thing going , I appreciate how her sound has developed over the years. I'll be talking about her on the citypop follow up. I think nujabes Is the favourite right now , hosada video may annoy some people because I tend to agree he's inching towards something fully formed so far my favourite was summer wars I really liked that yet it was just an expanded version of the Digimon movie, the concept seems more suited for that world. However after that point I've not like hosada "dramatic" family side. he's moving away from the adventure template and I'm not sure if that's for the better as he gains more control in both writing , directing and producing

[@chloewinnaa1515]

The little smile change of takeuchi into sad face and then OMEGA smile is so damn perfect xD well done

[@DoggmaticProductions]

This is so well done thank you. I found City Pop this January and haven't stopped listening since! I'm so happy!

[@kaleyortiz4199]

I’ve been listening to “Plastic Love” this WHOLE WEEK😂 issa bop👌

[@rampaget8437]

Junko Ohashi - Telephone number (1984)

[@paoken94]

Rampage T awoooo 56709

[@KingMertel]

AWOOOOOOOOOO

[@Reirei0]

y e s

[@rampaget8437]

paya's ass cheeks nice name

[@womip]

*56709*

[@kusumapau8883]

Plastic love is love, plastic love is life

[@Gilgaemesh]

This has shown up on my youtube music and I can't ever skip.

[@madsalama]

This was one of the best written videos I have ever watched in a long time!

[@vegasmona]

ＰＬＡＳＴＩＣＬＯＶＥＲ

[@lordaizen2684]

She looks like the real thing. She tastes like the real thing. My fake plastic love.

[@jpg6296]

My mio.

[@moomin2185]

👌🏼😂 you’re a genius

[@aaron3941]

You’re on r/vaporwave, friend. Well done! This song is an internet staple!

[@davidtornqvist6602]

I am glad that im not the only one that has the perspective when it comes to the importance of the visuals of the character and the music combined. Nice video! [suscribed]

[@papagodzilla5465]

i was introduced to japan city pop by meiko nakahara with Paradise island. Not the usual artist to hear first. i was eating in a small traditional ramen restaurant in montreal, Tsukuyomi, and now i cant stop listening to city pop. Got by mariya's september and plastic love from a classic jpop greatest hits compilation box set i found online, only to discover this city pop movement. I didnt even knew it was called like this until recently, now it makes me even more addicted. thanks for the video!

[@acadia5898]

Introducing me to Ryo Fukui and now this? Thank you :-)

[@Stevem]

It was my pleasure :) A city pop follow up should come out soonish too though I need to chill for a bit first

[@acadia5898]

Stevem can't wait :-D

[@kathartik]

I was sent here by Whang. good video, even though I'd never even heard of the song before his video.

[@siwakornkheangtong1483]

7:36 that caught me off guard

[@changvue652]

I'm glad this song came into fame again. I knew it was old but it was just so groovy that you just can't deny it and love it

[@malikon6953]

holy chit that isolated vocal track of the lead line and harmonies around the 20 second mark is absolutely amazing!!!!