80s Japanese City Pop (Desktop SECURE)

It reminds us that being an adult can be fun. That sadness can be beautiful. And that a good bassline can make you forget your problems, if only for four minutes.

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City Pop was the soundtrack to that new lifestyle. It reminds us that being an adult can be fun

During this time, Japan was the richest country on earth. Everyone felt like a millionaire. Luxury goods, European cars, Hawaiian vacations, and high-end audio equipment were suddenly attainable for the middle class. Everyone felt like a millionaire

Suddenly, you aren't where you were a moment ago. You’re on a coastal highway in 1984. The top is down. The city lights of Shinjuku blur in the rearview mirror. You are cool, melancholic, and impossibly stylish.

Let’s roll down the window, turn up the stereo, and cruise through the history, the sound, and the legacy of 80s Japanese City Pop. At its core, City Pop is not a strict genre but a vibe and a movement . It emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in the mid-to-late 1980s, coinciding perfectly with Japan’s legendary Economic Bubble (the Bubble Era ).