Yoshimi Iwasaki (岩崎良美): 月夜にGOOD LUCK (月夜にグッド・ラック) (1989)
Vibe with me for just a bit longer. As you can surmise, lately, I’ve been touching on a more universal kind of…
December 8, 2023
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Rie Miyazawa (宮沢りえ): Chepop (チポップ) (1990)
Do you know who I don’t envy? Pop stars. Out of all the careers or aspirations one can hold in the music…
December 1, 2023
Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987)
While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,…
May 12, 2023
Yuki Saito (斉藤 由貴): Love (1991)
I have a confession to make. I have a distinct aversion to “girl” singers. I like my male singers to sound like…
January 10, 2020
Haruo Kubota, Yasuharu Konishi, Tetsutaro Sakurai: The Historic Recordings From The “Girl Girl Girl” Radio Show Volume 3 (1995)
Guest post by Giacomo Lee. You’d think being in one of the biggest cult Japanese bands of the ’90s would make one…
October 4, 2019
Mix: 11. Many Songs About Love
“Why are there so many songs about love?” that’s the heavy question posited by one Terry Day in “Luv, Luv, Luv”. As…
May 9, 2018
Mioko Yamaguchi: Moon-Light Princess (1983)
Do you know what I love about Mioko Yamaguchi? That no matter what she attempts, she finds a way to actually do…
March 17, 2017
Mari Iijima: Rosé (1983)
Sometimes it’s wise not to outpace the group. An album, or at least a collection of tracks, I love to recommend (whenever I…
December 5, 2016