![]() A whole new generation of people, young, trendy, and ready to experience something new. ![]() A whole new generation of people who had never heard of City Pop and its cultural beginnings. A whole new generation of people who had not lived through the initial rise of the peppy and gaudy genre and its subsequent fall.Ĭombined with the increasing love for retro and vintage aesthetics and sounds in today’s world, love and want for a time when City Pop represented the optimism, hope, and joy that many people wish they could feel today.įurthermore, with the popularity of modern sample-based, retro aesthetic genres such as Future Funk and Vapour Wave, it is no wonder why the genre had a resurgence as it did, especially among the young people of today. While she may not have been one of the founding artists of the genre such as the band “Happy End” or the renowned artist Tatsuro Yamashita. ![]() ![]() She is, however, now the face of City Pop, and her beautiful vocals have helped define City Pop and the past and continue to define what City Pop is too this day. Mariya Takeuchi is the queen of City Pop, having released some of the genres most defining songs and tracks, and even to this day, even over 25 years since City Pop was mainstream continues to dictate the genre with her iconic voice and style. ![]()
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