It’s summer and that means the time is right for a special City Pop episode.  What is City Pop? It’s the soundtrack to real (or imagined) hot summer nights dripping in the economic excess of 1980s Tokyo. So dress for the discotheque, grab a drink, and get ready to party like the economic bubble is never gonna burst! 

Get ready for music from Anri, Night Tempo, Masayoshi Takanaka, and you best believe I’ve got Mariya Takeuchi involved in this episode.

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Nihongaku Radio Episode 63

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“Remember Summer Days” – Anri (Buy It!)
“Lovers Paradise” – Seaside Lovers (Buy It!)
“Kimi wa 1000%” – 1986 Omega Tribe (Buy It!)

Break: “Mansion” – DJ Abo + DJ 1-2 (Buy It!)

“I Can’t Stop the Night” – Toshiki Kadomatsu (Buy It!)
“Entertainment System” – Night Tempo (Buy It!) Check out Night Tempo’s Bandcamp for more great tunes.
“Glass no Palm Tree” – Sugiyama Kiyotaka and Omega Tribe (Buy It!)

Break: “Case Closed” – DJ Abo + DJ 1-2 (Buy It!)

“Sexy Dance” – Masayoshi Takanaka (Buy It!)
“Sports Men” – Haruomi Hosono (Buy It!)
“Lady Blues” – Lucky Tapes (Buy It!)

Break: “Motel” – Masafumi Takada / Jun Fukuda (Buy It!)

“Outsider” – Awesome City Club (Buy It!)
“Ghostopia” – Special Favorite Music (Buy It!)
“Plastic Love (New-Remix)” – Mariya Takeuchi (Buy It!)

Break: “Spiritual State” – Nujabes (Buy It!)

“Cat’s Eye” – Anri (Buy It!)