Years before Mariya Takeuchi became the internet darling after YouTube algorithms shoved the admittedly incredible ‘Plastic Love’ in everybody’s faces, she and her husband Tatsuro Yamashita were tearing up the charts in Japan for years. Tatsuro Yamashita and Mariya Takeuchi Passively Lead The Resurgence of City Pop We have a quick rundown on the involuntary figure-head of City Pop, and a voluntary half century-spanning incredible musicians. However, he probably has more international fans than ever, even being sampled by Tyler The Creator on his Grammy Winning latest album ‘Igor’. Not that Yamashita has cashed in on his new net fame, he’s plenty busy being a David Bowie level mainstay in Japan. At his heyday, he was one of the most popular musicians in Japan, still a household name today here, but Tatsuro Yamashita has gained a second life as one of the biggest figures in City Pop’s revival. One of the most unexpected developments in internet subculture over the last decade was the resurgence of City Pop, a subgenre of late 70s through mid 80s Jpop with a big Jazz Fusion influence.
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