Whatever Happened to Takako Mamiya?

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@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
😺😺😺 ZEN's Channel- kzbin.info/door/nP9Hxlp9PKMSnJKSWxWTMA COME ALONG RADIO-www.reddit.com/r/ComeAlongRadio/comments/c9kcuu/love_trip_takako_mamiya_solving_city_pops_biggest/ THE MAN BEHIND THE Takako Illustration -kzbin.info The photos from the Mayonaka no Joke sequence- twitter.com/LuceLoveLace J-Cannuk's website the man whose been following this the longest kayokyokuplus.blogspot.com/search/label/Takako%20Mamiya Music "Spy Glass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Takako Mamiya - Love Trip (1982) Say Yes - PAO Jackie Chan - Movie Star kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH7MgqKkhdufjK9h Yubin -heartbreak cocktail 1983 -Urusei Yatsura 1981 -Space Dandy -Ju-on: The Curse ju-on-the-grudge.fandom.com/wiki/Onryō mknaomi.weebly.com/mkn-blog/the-mysterious-takako-mamiyas-love-trip en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Films www.talking-time.net/showthread.php?t=18923 www.imdb.com/name/nm1234345/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_間宮貴子_000000000577423/item_LOVE-TRIP-3rdプレス-アナログレコード_9873469 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmrPp6F4g9h-h5Y www.furinkan.com/features/articles/kitty.html www.instazu.com/media/1780248671515010459 tower.jp/article/feature_item/2012/11/28/0703 lightmellow.livedoor.biz/archives/51923232.html www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/01/06/reference/lessons-from-when-the-bubble-burst/#.XU75Am3QiJB naisthename.com/blogs/journal/teruhisatajima?ls=en
@therandomshowthing8413
@therandomshowthing8413 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@paperandpavement
@paperandpavement 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@oldman2477
@oldman2477 5 жыл бұрын
Spinny Cat is my funny fav. *ᕙ(@°▽°@)ᕗ*
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
@alan alfaro She goes by EPO and was known as one of the RCA girls who were the big citypop seller at the label
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
do you still have the letter?
@PepsiMan666
@PepsiMan666 5 жыл бұрын
But when the world needed her most...she vanished.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
That was until...
@definitelynotethan7959
@definitelynotethan7959 4 жыл бұрын
Stevem, are you implying that Christ will be reborn?
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
no its a last airbender thing
@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914
@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914 4 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem no. We really need her the Most now
@keithoconnell5613
@keithoconnell5613 3 жыл бұрын
The reason why there is no information about Takako Mamiya is that her first album was a complete commercial failure. After the album failed, she married immediately and retired as a singer. This information was given by Kazuo Shina, who participated as a composer, arranger and performer of the album.
@verdiernoyama9681
@verdiernoyama9681 2 жыл бұрын
So many citypop artists have disappeared, I wonder what they are doing and how they react today when they see their albums become a hit on youtube now
@matiassuarez8577
@matiassuarez8577 2 жыл бұрын
That can be true but the reality is that we don't really know how big and successful City Pop was in the 80's.For example,some of the early singles of Junko Yagami weren't successful at first and she's still around and made great records during the 80's and i think Love Trip is better that some records from the same period .Maybe Takako wasn't interested in keep trying and retired.
@antoniox788
@antoniox788 Жыл бұрын
😢🥺
@chowmein5947
@chowmein5947 Ай бұрын
spared me 10 min
@therandomshowthing8413
@therandomshowthing8413 5 жыл бұрын
There's something very special about city pop
@meanwhileinjapan2265
@meanwhileinjapan2265 3 жыл бұрын
80s Japan the bubble era.
@Playchoice10
@Playchoice10 5 жыл бұрын
Love Trip has always been my favorite in the genre and it's such a shame that she hasn't released any more albums.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
At least we got one
@thinkpositive3667
@thinkpositive3667 2 жыл бұрын
Her full album on KZbin (Love Trip) exploded with views. Japanese people might not appreciate her, but as a foreigner, this is the best album I've ever heard in my entire life. This kind of genre should be completely revitalized (with a modern twist).
@dfbrand0n120
@dfbrand0n120 2 жыл бұрын
100% agree. Sadly, times change. Nobody is bringing back baroque music, for example.
@thatfroginpeppapig2543
@thatfroginpeppapig2543 2 жыл бұрын
Japanese nowadays have a toxic, strict, high criticizing, and self isolating society. They dont have time nor interest in listening to these type of songs. Sadly, its not very much appreciated in japan. Even in the 80s.
@michae301
@michae301 Жыл бұрын
Modern twist? Are you gay?
@hongdo4348
@hongdo4348 5 жыл бұрын
This spiraled down so much. Never thot I would hear Jackie Chan or the grudge in the same video about city pop god.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah this was how it felt looking into a story with nothing but dead ends and speculation
@tacticalsweater5119
@tacticalsweater5119 4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Jackie released so many albums, I was cracking up over that.
@tonytang5452
@tonytang5452 4 жыл бұрын
Jackie Chan's singing is terrible
@piotrmalewski8178
@piotrmalewski8178 2 жыл бұрын
Some of the best fight/stunt compilations of Jackie Chan on KZbin are set to his songs. It's not a great music, but it's not that bad and the whole thing is cool to watch.
@cadaverzcrypt5378
@cadaverzcrypt5378 2 жыл бұрын
Love trip is one of those rare albums that have the power to change the way you feel after every track. It can make you feel like your on the top of the world and full of energy to feeling tired and calm and ready to drift asleep. It makes you feel the way the track feels. It’s a very rare find and the instrumental and vocals in it really make everything more full and more juicy. I absolutely love this album with all my heart and it is very special to me and a lot of other people.
@yeameee907
@yeameee907 4 жыл бұрын
"Chinese restaurant" is my favourite song from the album
@walidhousni2423
@walidhousni2423 3 жыл бұрын
also a beautiful song from Baltimora
@terrellmiller6442
@terrellmiller6442 Жыл бұрын
All or nothing
@gustavosantiago1543
@gustavosantiago1543 2 ай бұрын
Mayonaka no Joke
@Endomarru2012
@Endomarru2012 5 жыл бұрын
We weren't deserving of her power.... mabye one day
@iloveverycoolcats3833
@iloveverycoolcats3833 3 жыл бұрын
Why does almost every good city pop artists just vanish after making like 1 or 2 album
@kokotheclown2588
@kokotheclown2588 2 жыл бұрын
Idk I guess they either run out of ideas for songs or the market it’s over exaggerated or they didn’t make it as big as they wanted
@matiassuarez8577
@matiassuarez8577 2 жыл бұрын
Junko Yagami still active,same as Mariya,Anri and EPO,Yurie Kokubu is working as a christian now making hymns albums with her husband but i think she's still plays the old material from time to time.
@kocorono5884
@kocorono5884 2 жыл бұрын
@@matiassuarez8577 Bruh you forgot about Taeko Ohnuki
@Lara-vo6rp
@Lara-vo6rp 5 ай бұрын
@@kocorono5884 you beat me to it
@Lara-vo6rp
@Lara-vo6rp 5 ай бұрын
@@matiassuarez8577 mariya takeuchi and anri have an official youtube channel
@MitchellHang
@MitchellHang 5 жыл бұрын
Never forget November 25, 1982...
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
An iconic date
@ellebonn1930
@ellebonn1930 4 жыл бұрын
What happened ?
@JetWindTV
@JetWindTV 3 жыл бұрын
@@ellebonn1930 Love Trip was released on that date.
@figarofigarini
@figarofigarini 3 жыл бұрын
her album is literally god tier,no bad music in it.
@danieia4029
@danieia4029 4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to know what happened to her. Her album is magic.
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 4 жыл бұрын
Hope she’s doing ok
@brianchar-bow3273
@brianchar-bow3273 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the main reasons why she disappeared from the forefront with just this one album. Perhaps it was because this album sales were not so good in the Japanese market at that time. Takako Mamiya was just only a singer hired for this ” Love Trip” album project. Because her album sales performance was not good in Japan, there was nothing strange or mysterious from a business point of view that she disappears after one album. She was one singer used in this music album project, she was not a songwriter and did not create this music. She was simply a singer who sang the songs on this album. Singers and singer-songwriters are different from the start, so it's not correct to confuse these two forms as the same thing in the context of Japanese city pop. Love Trip was just a one-off project for making the city-pop album by Kitty Records. Unless it was a big hit, it was inevitable that the project will be terminated with one album only. It seems that the executive producer of this album was an important person in Kitty Record Company at that time, and it may be that she happened to be the singer who simply fit this Kitty's project . Kazuo Shiina(Guiters, composer & arrenger), Katz Hoshi(composer,ex-Mops), Takao Kisugi(composer), Hiroyuki Namba(Key,composer), and other composers and total sound produced of the album was by Genji Sawai(sax). many of them who produced the music part of this album have been active at the forefront of '80s-'90s Japanese city-pop music scene , even after this album. And they have released many other albums for other artists. So it's wrong to say that this music "disappeared "with this one album. The fact was that as the singer in charge of this album ”Mamiya” was not used in the subsequent album planning. She was just a “hired singer” who wasn't involved in the production of the album's music. Other many of the female '80s-90s city pop artists such as Mariya Takeuchi, Taeko Onuki, Minako Yoshida, and Akiko Yano are all“Singer-Song Writers or Instrumental player”, but Takako Mamiya was just a singer who does not play instruments or compose music. There is a big difference in the classification of musicians between the two. “LOVE TRIP"  Takako Mamiya Released: November 25, 1982 by Kitty Records Japan Sound produced by: Genji Sawai ・Musicians Vocal: Takako Mamiya Keyboard: Hiroyuki Namba (Sense of Wonder, ex-Tatsuro Yamashita's back support band) Guitar: Kazuo Shiina (ex-Hachimitsu Pai, ex-Moon Riders, ex-Tatsuro Yamashita’s back support band) Bass: Yoshihiro Naruse (CASIOPEA III) Drums: Yutaka Uehara (ex-Coconut Bank, ex-Sugar Babe) Percussion: Tatsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuaki Hozoku Brass Section:      Hitoshi Okano, Toshio Araki, Osamu Shiomura, Shigeru Kawashima, Genji Sawai, Mitsuru Kanekuni ・Edessional musicians Keyboard: Akira Inoue (ex-Parachute) Guitar: Mitsuo Nagai, Tsunehide Matsuki Others
@WaxstarMUSIC
@WaxstarMUSIC 4 жыл бұрын
Great video ! Personnaly, this "Love Trip" is one of my favorite album of all time, and Hiroyuki Namba is like a master for me (because i do music). His work on the soundtrack of Armitage III is truly amazing.
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
That dude has worked a lot about the industry he's done a lot more anime that I thought
@WaxstarMUSIC
@WaxstarMUSIC 4 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem Yeah, that's crazy!
@ayberkyigit4795
@ayberkyigit4795 5 жыл бұрын
I think Love Trip Album is more than enough since it's excellent. We don't deserve better.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
A fair comment I don't think we will ever get anymore at this point anyway, not that's remotely the same
@tacticalsweater5119
@tacticalsweater5119 4 жыл бұрын
I just received my brand new CD copy from Japan yesterday. It truly is a rare gem of the 80s, shrouded in mystery. And it sounds absolutely amazing on my front room speakers.
@morokragin9638
@morokragin9638 5 жыл бұрын
How about "whatever happened to Meiko Nakahara"?
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
maybbeeee I need to get a bit more steam going on this upload first
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
@BlueDiva98 I don't know much about her at all if I'm honest besides that I ADORE that Fantasy Single and her outfit in the music video, I'm currently got several projects on the move but if the information is investing it could happen who knows feel free to link info if you have it
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
@BlueDiva98 Take your time im on BST (British summer time) so I might be in bed by the time you get home I'll look at it when I can I'm off work tomorrow
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
@BlueDiva98 There was a perception in 80s Japan about how women should marry and stop working , which has died down in later years. Industries tough I wouldn't be surprised if she got sick of lime light, it takes a toll on even the biggest
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Oh I've actually seen your post before on reddit hahahah small world
@mechajay3358
@mechajay3358 5 жыл бұрын
There something very euphoric from listening to _City Pop._ I do hope we get to hear more from her if it's possible. Also I think Jackie Chan's music is pretty good, please don't judge me. 😖
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe one day, depends if the mystery can be cracked hahaha I'm mostly poking fun at the man who is best selling musician in China, but i'd prefer if he did less english singing
@mechajay3358
@mechajay3358 5 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem Yeah, he's singing in his own language is much better.
@faisalrizky1928
@faisalrizky1928 4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this album! And discovering this video is such a bless Thanks, man! Hope you stay healthy during the pandemic
@PadChennington
@PadChennington 5 жыл бұрын
N O T I F I C A T I O N F A M
@Flugmorph
@Flugmorph 5 жыл бұрын
excellent video man, especially the editing and the video narrative aswell, getting deeper and deeper into it, going for that creepy vibe, worked out well!
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude i'm glad you enjoyed the weird experience that came from this research and dead ends
@FredericoPagotto
@FredericoPagotto Жыл бұрын
WoW! Nice video research. I just happend to know Takako Mamiya music accidently. Such nice songs. Cheers from Brazil
@canttellyoumate
@canttellyoumate 5 жыл бұрын
one of my favourite youtubers making a video on one of my favourite artists!! just saw your nujabes video yesterday lmao gonna need some popcorn for this one
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Enjoy Yoooo
@evanever
@evanever 4 жыл бұрын
After releasing Love Trip, Mamiya was able to fully enter the WIRED and integrate herself into all art. Years later, a prophet was born as Zen Huxtable who was intended to bring us the truth. The message was lost when Zen blacked out from chugging twice his stomach's capacity in milk during a misguided attempt to reach 'sicko mode' and he now must spend his days trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle. We may never truly understand the Mamiya Takako no Shoushitsu.
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
You know too much dude she will come for you too!
@socaljet
@socaljet 3 жыл бұрын
"The lead singer of a Meiko Nakahara cover band posted a comment on one of her KZbin videos that some of Meiko's relatives came to see their show, and that she's living in the Tokyo area now." saw this on reddit
@j3e125
@j3e125 3 жыл бұрын
Meiko or Takako?
@schemingfox
@schemingfox 5 жыл бұрын
Aww man why didn't you tell me Takako's vengeful spirit was coming over to kill you?! I could have gotten her autograph :(
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Kind of a last minute thing you know how it is
@superkamigurualucardmckee6181
@superkamigurualucardmckee6181 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly man I am willing to do anything to help you find her! Not in a creepy way but as a recording artist myself! I had the album back in the day she was inspiring I loved it but even when my adopted parents gave me the album from their old Japanese record collection they didn't know anything about her, and assumed she died or disappeared but it seems the only way to find her is for some of the people who worked on the album to give their stories, and experiences regarding it! I would love to interview anyone who was apart of it because it's been a big inspiration for my new albums :P
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
Some people have said she passed away but i have yet to get any sources on that people have been looking a long time
@superkamigurualucardmckee6181
@superkamigurualucardmckee6181 4 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem my adopted parents came here 1985 but they said when they bought the record in Japan I was on a whim! Guy in the record store said it was very good but not selling well so my mom decided to get it for the hell of it cuz she wanted something new to listen to back in 82 didn't know what to expect but it wasn't until she was in Canada she thought hey Takako still never did anything else my father compared her to Don Johnson and they laughed 😂 that was they're only recollection of it if that helps
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
@@superkamigurualucardmckee6181 well that at least backs up her music didn't sell so she probs stopped recording angle
@kavaltto
@kavaltto 3 жыл бұрын
ときのよぶ. That's a lesson about bigness vs greatness, if you create something with passion and enough care for detail, you'll likely be judged and silenced by the age you are committed to, but maybe in 40 years you might become a God to those who are sensible and prepared to understand the things you saw. It's never a size matter. "Confundir lo grandote con lo grandioso" (J. Ibargüengoitia).
@mchster
@mchster 3 жыл бұрын
Im so shocked she only released one album......
@fuanasantuary1277
@fuanasantuary1277 3 жыл бұрын
The album was a commercial failure during its debut that's why she quit and became a housewife. As good as it was and appreciated today it couldn't compete with the other artists of that time. The 80s was the golden era of music in Japan.
@Weebwulf
@Weebwulf 3 жыл бұрын
I like the 40 year old backstory to these old albums. Makes them even more authentic to listen to
@maximianocoelho4496
@maximianocoelho4496 3 жыл бұрын
I have a strange feeling that she is watching this video and laughing as hell. Where the money of the new release goes? We need to track her down, someone in Japan?
@frederikhjberg5234
@frederikhjberg5234 3 жыл бұрын
agreed
@jaffa3717
@jaffa3717 2 жыл бұрын
Citypop is by far my favourite genre of music, and this album is definitely in the top 3, if not my favourite overall. It's a shame she didn't bring out more music, but I guess she didn't really need to
@DavinLong
@DavinLong 5 жыл бұрын
I haven’t heard this album beforehand, (I feel disappointed in myself for confessing that) but now I’m interested in listening to it due to its calming tone and vocal atmosphere!
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
it's on youtube if you want a preview and they just repressed it at HMV japan
@fifi7367
@fifi7367 4 жыл бұрын
The whole album is fantastic and i will say it has some kind of feeling that's new but familiar at the same time.
@jbark678
@jbark678 3 жыл бұрын
I love her album and I'm sad she didn't release another.
@swirlyswirl8369
@swirlyswirl8369 3 жыл бұрын
yt recommended Takako to me and I needed to know more. Thanks for making this. :)
@g1gabytez
@g1gabytez 5 жыл бұрын
if u want a true japanese city pop mystery, just look up keiko yoshinaga. she is an underrated singer who created the chatran (milo & otis in non-japanese countries) movie's soundtrack. her singing is also adorable. just check out the independant album she was a part of, Oshare TV.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
I mean is she actually vanished or just left the industry because the cloud around takako has been growing for about 10 years on the internet and longer in Japan feel free to link any of her tracks if you want
@g1gabytez
@g1gabytez 5 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem i rlly dont know, and she only worked on 2 albums in the same yr, so i think she might have left. www.discogs.com/artist/2023085-Keiko-Yoshinaga www.discogs.com/おしゃれテレビ-おしゃれテレビ/release/6933828
@Rebelnightwolfe
@Rebelnightwolfe 4 жыл бұрын
I'm into city Pop because of a tumblr post of a swimming Isopod set to Tatsuro Yamashita's song Sparkle, though, I was already into 80's pop since about 2014. That Isopod broadened my senses.
@MultiBeautifulDays
@MultiBeautifulDays 5 жыл бұрын
That was honestly terrifying to hear thru headphones at the end !!!!!!
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Mysteries can be spooky
@AuVivarium
@AuVivarium 4 жыл бұрын
4:01 it's "Tatsuro Yamashita's band"
@ilyasmoulayramdanemoulat1624
@ilyasmoulayramdanemoulat1624 4 жыл бұрын
She's unique as her voice is unique
@CherylTooy96
@CherylTooy96 4 жыл бұрын
5:58 yeah, surprisingly i discovered that yesterday and i was like: now why they gon' do that. That is so misplaced 💀😂
@daoyang223
@daoyang223 4 жыл бұрын
City pop is essentially Japanese groove funk with emphasis on saxophone leads. So big band with lesser band? Lmao sounds stupid, I know. Anyways Mamiya is new to me. Thanks for the video. Im going to look her up.
@DavinLong
@DavinLong 5 жыл бұрын
8:50 Now I’m getting “Serial Experiments Lain” vibes from this, thanks!
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
I can dig that , I was going for the classic noir but considering the topic it could go that way
@SailorVickymoon
@SailorVickymoon Жыл бұрын
🌟🌠🌟🌠This album is one of my top favourite albums. I disvovered it in 2017 when I was looking for music that could gave me sailor moon / city hunter / Lynn Mimmay vibes . It's what got me into City pop. It's what inspires me to draw. There is not even a single song from this album that I don't like. It is PERFECTION yet so underrated . Thank you Mamiya-san for gifting us with this beautiful work of art❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥......Btw, the aesthetics of the album are also on point * cheff kiss*❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥 .. I wish City Pop and old style anime make soon a come back and stay mainstream for ever 🌟🌠🌟🌠
@matiassuarez8577
@matiassuarez8577 2 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that she made a cooking blog years ago until someone find out who she was and the blog disappear.There's also a crazy theory that the real singer is Taeko Onuki and the record label only use the name and image of Takako for commercial reasons.Some people say she's living in Tokyo as a happy housewife.Who knows...
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 7 күн бұрын
According to a Korean KZbinr, Mamiya is alive and well, and retired after the release of her 1982 album Love Trip. The KZbinr says that Mamiya married and changed her name, and then faded from the public eye. Former Kitty Records director Shiina Kazuo also confirmed that Mamiya is alive.
@m.dickyyusufzulahkam4948
@m.dickyyusufzulahkam4948 5 жыл бұрын
I literally never enjoy every song in 1 album before. Like seriously, everytime it just 1 or maybe 2 great song in 1 album in my opinion. But Love Trip is different. I love all of them except "morning flight" but i can still enjoy it regardless. Even the great takako wont make it as great as the first album in her second. That's why she better just left us just this 1 wonderful album so she will always remembered as goddess of city pop.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
IT's true at this point it's better left with the one and done approach, although it would be nice to know what happened , but I dealt reality is as interesting as the fiction
@TheFoxBen
@TheFoxBen 4 жыл бұрын
Takashi Shimizu, the director of The Grudge, would have been 10 years old when Love Trip came out, so I'm pretty sure it's not the same guy...
@Urushi12kitty
@Urushi12kitty 5 жыл бұрын
OH I LOLVE TAKAKO MAMIYA!! i was so close to buying that vinyl but im b r o k e
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
F
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of getting it but we'll see its pricey
@barebarekun161
@barebarekun161 4 жыл бұрын
Get the 2012 CD release from Tower Records Japan. It's not Vinyl record but it also won't make you broke.
@8hiphop7
@8hiphop7 3 жыл бұрын
You are a very special person if you listen to city pop I LOVE YOU
@hughangabrielcagape836
@hughangabrielcagape836 4 жыл бұрын
Bro love the content, can you more of this with miki matsubara and taeko ohnuki
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
we'll see
@Antland14
@Antland14 4 жыл бұрын
I often think the same about Akimoto Kaoru. Although Kaoru's case is a little less mysterious as she made other contributions and small singles/tracks after her magnum opus Cologne (to me, the greatest album of city pop, yeah big statement!). To me, Cologne makes the whole 80s Japan-neon-night-themed nostalgia vibe hit like nothing else in city pop. The use of synths is out of this world. When I first heard Dress Down in MACROSS 82-99 track 『82.99 F.M』back in 2014 I was sent into another dimension. I still am today tbh. Keep it up! It would be nice to see some insight into some Kaoru's tracks!
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
In the future I plan to do a more vlog style series on a ton of japanese artists it could come up, I know the album
@matiassuarez8577
@matiassuarez8577 2 жыл бұрын
She's alive and well,look for her on instagram.How about Shambara? Akimoto and Miss Kokubu togheter...dammmmmnnn
@Antland14
@Antland14 2 жыл бұрын
@@matiassuarez8577 wow! didn't know she had Instagram, thanks!!
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 4 жыл бұрын
Is there any difference from the 2nd & 3rd pressing along with the new 2020 vinyl pressing?
@Asdayasman
@Asdayasman 5 жыл бұрын
Heeeeey shoutout to Zen Huxtable.
@abnerleal1251
@abnerleal1251 3 жыл бұрын
Same with Tohoku Shinkansen, they only released one album and then dissapear from the music (at least being a duo) :( sad
@abnerleal1251
@abnerleal1251 3 жыл бұрын
And yes, Thru Traffic and Love Trip are some of my favorites in the genre xD
@MapleMilk
@MapleMilk 5 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a character from Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami named Saeki (Relatively Minor Spoilers) She basically got into the music industry, made one (fictional) massively popular single in the late 60s and dipped because of events in her life I can't reveal because of spoilers The song is described as having weirdly advanced chord progressions and musicianship and surrealist lyrics uncharacteristic to a Japanese pop album After she left the industry, she went missing for like 20 years, living as a librarian in an obscure Japanese town. Maybe our city pop maiden is a librarian?
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe, I do know the taboo in Japan at the time was that women were expected to settle down at some point and maybe takako wasn't big on the world of pop music she never hit it big at the time and all that
@Skycube100
@Skycube100 4 жыл бұрын
What about... ehem, Naoko Gushima... 🥺🥺🥺
@billyb6001
@billyb6001 5 жыл бұрын
Nice video Steven.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Billy
@PinkieOats
@PinkieOats 5 жыл бұрын
This video's ending was hilarious haha, thank you for that... hope you're okay. RIP This album is amazing. Where is it being sold on vinyl?
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Hmv Japan so far , might be coming to Juno records too
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
I'll survive (maybe)
@superbros64deluxe
@superbros64deluxe 4 жыл бұрын
6:00 where did you get the full pic tho? Is it in good High quality?
@dfbrand0n120
@dfbrand0n120 2 жыл бұрын
I've read people say the second half of Love Trip is lack luster compared to the first. Completely disagree. The album is a banger, front to back.
@dr.dripton
@dr.dripton 2 жыл бұрын
good shit man
@jetguardian4728
@jetguardian4728 2 жыл бұрын
There is a one answer only to what happened to him: The album is no longer available at Spotify and Apple Music due the conflicts with Takako Mamiya's relatives. However it is alive on other platforms, especially at VK, Yandex Music and KZbin.
@DennisPulido
@DennisPulido 5 жыл бұрын
It's up! Congrats!
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Had to go to London so only now fixing everything will try and make sure the video is in good standing by the end of the weekend
@DennisPulido
@DennisPulido 5 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem The grudge took you to London
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
@@DennisPulido right to the manga exhibition
@danieia4029
@danieia4029 5 жыл бұрын
Please can someone give me the English lyrics to "One More Night"?
@suryong
@suryong 4 жыл бұрын
So glad they showed Tatsuro Yamashita in here
@joestanbury-jones2667
@joestanbury-jones2667 5 жыл бұрын
This is great, thank you so much!
@DadPlaysBass
@DadPlaysBass Жыл бұрын
Cassiopéia… Noemi know why game freak used that name on the new Pokémon violet and Scarlett
@SilhSe
@SilhSe 4 жыл бұрын
5:30 I did'nt realize Mr. Jackie Charm had a singing career, all I know was he also had a COSPLAY career. 💎🤨😏
@wanderingmonkvinyl
@wanderingmonkvinyl 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKqblZ57btCGjpo This one's my favourite track from him.
@TumidOfficial
@TumidOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
There's another city pop mystery. It is the song "In The Distance" by Tetsuo Sakurai. The original creator, Yasuko Endo, sadly passed away. Her original copy was never printed or something like that. It is definitely a very intriguing mystery in the citypop community
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
So did Yasuko Endo ever record a version or ?
@TumidOfficial
@TumidOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem She did. After her death, her company stopped all printing of her song. Some people say the song is still out there.
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
@@TumidOfficial maybe one day someone will find a copy
@Peace8267
@Peace8267 4 жыл бұрын
find anything else out since then? I've been trying my damnedest to find out if she's even ALIVE or not.
@Stevem
@Stevem 4 жыл бұрын
some people have claimed that she died but didn't hand over any evidence so not much has came out really
@lolyouwontfindme6070
@lolyouwontfindme6070 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, funny enough, I listen to city pop because it makes me feel happy, and for studying lol
@BrenoSantos-hn7bf
@BrenoSantos-hn7bf 4 жыл бұрын
Whatever Happened to Mai Yamane?
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 4 жыл бұрын
She’s still alive, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Yamane
@sol2835
@sol2835 5 жыл бұрын
bro wtf i had to search your channel for an hour because youtube made me forget you :(( glad i found you again :)))
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, YT's out to get me, if you type in miyazaki I'm pretty high on the results for that last I checked
@Peabeefy
@Peabeefy 2 жыл бұрын
her album got removed from spotify ?
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 2 жыл бұрын
Since it’s on streaming services, it’s not really official, it’s pirated and sourced from that KZbin vinyl rip video, if it was to be officially licensed then they should’ve used the 2012 remastered cd on streaming services for better sound quality. Pirating is against the law.
@schizoidfromsomewhere9341
@schizoidfromsomewhere9341 Жыл бұрын
@@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln The entire album is on Spotify and KZbin now officially and you're correct as they used the 2012 remastering for it.
@user-nc1pk7lz6d
@user-nc1pk7lz6d 4 жыл бұрын
do you guys have info on Kouzou Mori?
@p.fischer8814
@p.fischer8814 4 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video like this, but about kaoru akimoto
@cherlojomzyaduermanse
@cherlojomzyaduermanse 5 жыл бұрын
Do you have the link to the video where they say Takako is god?
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
e x c l u s i v e c o n t e n t (check out Zen Huxtable's channel though)
@oceanwarrior-id
@oceanwarrior-id 4 жыл бұрын
I miss her
@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914
@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite song she made is morning flight
@godaiyoko3942
@godaiyoko3942 3 жыл бұрын
japan old nostalgia from a time i was a kid is bether than real life
@TheRoomofRareMusic
@TheRoomofRareMusic 4 жыл бұрын
すごいなあ。ちゃんと解説されてる!!
@mastapimp189
@mastapimp189 Жыл бұрын
good start, rambling end
@DrSalad-ye6hr
@DrSalad-ye6hr 4 жыл бұрын
Could you do a "Whatever happened to Mai Yamane?"
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 4 жыл бұрын
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Yamane
@montagistreel
@montagistreel 2 жыл бұрын
Lol at the end
@NoName-bi4sn
@NoName-bi4sn 5 жыл бұрын
Jackie Chan's High upon High and Lorelie are great songs, not as great as takako but still
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
Lorelei is alright but not to fond of high upon high personally
@arturbaryshev
@arturbaryshev 3 жыл бұрын
Jackie sings very well! You're not right here :) Maybe his earlier works are not that good though .. But give a listen to "Endless love" from Myth movie for example. He has a voice and a charm
@puff417
@puff417 4 жыл бұрын
Yea never understood why that vaudeville statue was there. Honestly it’s why I’ve never bought the record
@jaskuin8461
@jaskuin8461 4 жыл бұрын
how about "Whatever happened to RAJIE"?
@JJFrostMusic
@JJFrostMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Jackie Chan love me is a city pop epic
@sis0606
@sis0606 4 жыл бұрын
Where is she now? I wonder
@Loutripe
@Loutripe 2 жыл бұрын
1:10 I see what you did there
@galo15551
@galo15551 4 жыл бұрын
capitalism made us all depressed but at least we got some good music out of it
@pinkfloyd19831
@pinkfloyd19831 Жыл бұрын
Right? We should all go back to becoming dirt farmers and hopefully not starve to death. Good times.
@logansmith9813
@logansmith9813 5 жыл бұрын
Look up the game: 随风而逝/Story About Times
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
What is it about?
@logansmith9813
@logansmith9813 5 жыл бұрын
@@Stevem From what it describes on its Steam Page, it's an explorative, narrative based role playing game (as to its own description). I guess possibly in the vain of Ib, but more like Yume Nikki in it's open environment. Narratively I don't know, as the game is not in English. From what I gather, based on what it says in English on the Store Page, it has something to do with time travel, but looks like it has a motif of being stuck / transported to another realm à la Silent Hill / Ib. On the Steam page, it describes, "Easy and casual gameplay" and "You can focus on feeling the atmosphere of the story " which is why I feel it can more compare to Yume Nikki. Aside from that, I just like how it has a slight aesthetic tone reminiscent of Spirited Away. So far I haven't put too much time into exploring it, as I couldn't at the time, just thought I'd share it in the hopes of drawing greater public interest. Thank you for replying, sorry for the long time to respond, and the long retort at that. I hope it's something that also piques your interest. Steam Link store.steampowered.com/app/989430/Story_About_Times/
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
@@logansmith9813 I'lll see I can look into it , it's still in early access by the looks of it
@lenihaylett-o7d
@lenihaylett-o7d 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe, she's among other celebrity hoaxes like Michael Jackson. Takako could just be hiding from the spotlight and living a peaceful life somewhere in China, away from all the media, news and people. It's still pretty sad tho.
@op_snooze
@op_snooze 5 жыл бұрын
Isn't it Ms. Takako? I think the given name is second in Japanese names.
@Stevem
@Stevem 5 жыл бұрын
I have no idea ahahah it's Mr Yamashita not Mr Tatsuro (i think) Since her name is written in English it should follow English rules opposed to Japanese.
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln
@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln 4 жыл бұрын
5:58 where can I get that sound effect?
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