city pop
A Japanese pop music genre of the late 1970s and 1980s that blended funk, disco, AOR, and jazz fusion with sophisticated studio production and glamorous urban themes.
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Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" was a minor hit in 1984 Japan but became a global phenomenon 33 years later when YouTube's algorithm began recommending it to millions — it now has over 200 million views.
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