You've plunged down the YouTube rabbithole, mainlined 'Plastic Love', and emerged with a burning question: What is City Pop? If you're a fan of anime and Japanese video games, your connection to this music runs even deeper than you know.
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The City Pop Listening Gude: https://www.patreon.com/posts/getting-into-pop-29936088
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The Shared Psychosis of Perfect Blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHWSlSyjK5c
A Guide to City Pop, the soundtrack for Japan's Bubble Era: https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00631/a-guide-to-city-pop-the-soundtrack-for-japan%E2%80%99s-bubble-era-generation.html
Why does the soundtrack to Tokyo's tech boom still resonate?: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/japanese-city-pop-returns-light-in-the-attic-compilation-pacific-breeze-822663/
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B-roll of 70s/80s Japan source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnMipDBx2I