It's been 3 years. Wow. We've come a long way since then, and I'm glad to still have you guys as jamming buddies. Keep the good vibes and jam on, hope to see y'all next year.
I think the word to describe that feeling is 'Hiraeth'; a Welsh word that means having a strong feeling of nostalgia, longing, homesickness, or a deep feeling of yearning for something, someone or somewhere that no longer exists or never existed in the first place.
Let's rebuild the song list together! Timestamps UPDATE: 00:00 Midnight Pretenders - Tomoko Aran 05:45 Believe in us - CINDY 11:35 Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi 19:33 Midnight Joke - Takako Mamiya 24:17 My Life - Noriko Miyamoto 30:26 Crystal City - Junko Ohashi 34:26 Stay With Me - Miki Matsubara 39:37 Oh No, Oh Yes! - Mariya Takeuchi 44:53 Phone Number - Junko Ohashi 48:51 I'm In Love - Tomoko Aran
Maybe many people don't know "city pop" is not only a music genre...it was the portrayal of an era through music. It represented the Japan of the 80s, the Japan that gracefully rode the wave of prosperity, a perfect breeding ground not only for thinking about the future...but even not needing to for because its present was already perfect. The Japan where young office workers had exorbitant salaries and young couples were able to buy big houses, a cosmopolitan bubble-life where young salarymen and male and female students had a bright future, where everyone wanted to live. "City pop" talked about the joy of life and nightlife, love, happiness, an endless paradise that had to be enjoyed very fast and very lively, before the decade finishes and 90s come...
+Sleuth Entertainment I never heard Tokyo in any of these songs, what about California or New Yok City they dreamed to live too like Junko Ohashi had New York City or twin towers image on her CD album picture?
+@Tommy Taffy What was so far away? I think Japanese love New York and California to move there so most of us a lot will have several Japanese friends even in Toronto right? I assume Canada host the second largest Japanese population while your country USA host the first very largest Japanese population in the world outside Japan itself.
so much great music from Japan between those years. Just starting to hear the city pop tunes but I am also a big fan of the 90's and early 2000's Visual Kei bands and at that time to me Japan seemed like the coolest place in the whole world
was watching Akira recently and saw this frame in there for a split second before realizing where i'd seen it before! it wasn't an important plot moment or anything like that, disappeared as quickly as it came, but i love that an innocuous little gif in a 1988 cyberpunk flick made someone go "oh yeah. this'll be a banger city pop background"
@@bxwy4914 so true. though I believe it's an automatic process. something made by a bot. like when a bot watches a video, it sees if the audio fits with songs in the database. I think. and what a heck of a database that would be, but we're talking about Google. they sure can get their way around with resources, so it wouldn't be thaat difficult. it's what I believe, some people already said to me it's automatic, though I don't really know how, and haven't looked into it.
I met a guy on discord who helped me with my calculus homework. He liked the song at 11:37. He found out that year that he had cancer in his brainstem, and he died before him or I graduated. I had a page in my notebook where at the beginning of the year I drew a leaf for every chapter of homework I had to do and coloured it in when I finished it. I wish I could've sent him a picture of it all coloured in the end I wish he was still alive. That song really hits different now
I discovered Plastic Love because my girlfriend (now fiancee, she's japanese) asked me if I knew it when started to play in a karaoke, where we went two years ago, in Shinjuku. She sang it quite well although her voice is lower... I must thank her for taught me this classic, 'cause within a few months I was already immersed in the city pop (and my style has always been heavy metal...). But it's so addictive, exciting, melancholic and warm at the same time, purely from the 80s, a type of music that instantly grabs you.
I listen to this one at work everyday when the person sharing my office is away. She isn't a big fan of citypop, but there is a lot of good music out there so that's not an issue. In any case, today is a rainy pleasant day at the office, made better by this mix. Thanks S.O.S for putting it together and making citypop accessible!
Currently listening to this while doing my laundry in a laundromat. I've been through a lot of pain in the last few months. Life is hard but it's moments like this that make me remember to appreciate the little things. God bless you all.
I've never been to Japan, but I plan on living there for a few years when possible. I can just imagine driving at night with this playing, maybe a friend in the car. Down the roads of Japan just taking in the atmosphere and nature of the country. What a dream.
I believe you all can make it happen, I grew up dreaming of living in Japan and I just moved here in April. Living here is a bit different than visiting, but it's pretty nice.
Why did i discover this playlist just now? What have i been doing all my life. This set transports me to a time i have never been to but somehow it feels nostalgic and happy. It's like a trance you cannot escape from.
When i worked from home, waiting between calls. This really carried my sanity. For my lunch break id watch an episode GTO and it just all fit together so nicely. Sometimes it was like i went out in this plesent world just talking a mental walk when i was working, then when i got off the clock i got home. The feeling is so beautiful.
Thank you so much for reuploading this mix, my friend. I used to listen to the original every Friday night as I made dinner and it was my introduction to city pop. So I was pretty sad when it disappeared. The visual has completely changed the way I look at laundromats! There are many here in Seoul and every time I walk past one, I think of this mix.
i used to listen to this playlist nonstop in summer 2019 and that summer had unexpected very dear memories, i wish people who had just discovered this playlist somehow feel the way i do about it for i don't want these memories to envoke feelings of mourning for the past. "don't be sad that it's over, but be glad that it happend."
I love the visual you chose with this playlist as well. It’s perfection with all the pink and pops of yellow. I wish laundromats were actually this cute.
i remember finding this playlist last year in 10th grade and now going into the 12th it feels nostalgic remembering the times i had at school with these songs playing
My dad was playing this on cassette tapes when I was six, and it was already old... This is the nostalgia of the ages being passed down through generations.
listening to this on an evening night ride while doing research on my bachelor thesis topic, that being either the influence of japanese woodblock print on European turn of the century art or the influence of Alphonse Mucha on japanese manga. safe to say, the vibes tonight are immaculate
this is the playlist of my LIFE! I just groove and feel so nostalgic and in a world of my own. I have never been to japan and I was born in 2001... i don't know why but i just feel like i can relate to this so much. I LOVE JCP!
recently heard The Weeknd's new song "Out of time," i thought it sounded familiar so I immediately came back here and checked.... IT SOUNDED SO SIMILAR TO THE FIRST SONG.
here is a little community of people who revisit this exact playlist for so many different recents and occasions it’s a little pleasure that i enjoy nobody knows, and not for any reason but that it’s just a little escape for me ! i love japanese city pop!
It's been 3 years. Wow. We've come a long way since then, and I'm glad to still have you guys as jamming buddies. Keep the good vibes and jam on, hope to see y'all next year.
Very inspiring journey!
Still here
Just got here
Just got here definitely gonna be a regular
Nós te amamos ❤
It's been 2 years and still going strong, I appreciate all the nice comments. Let's keep the positive vibes a keep jamming together.
we're back after 2 years on the same day, nice. see you again next year!
Still chillin and enjoying ^^
Found this at 6 am after a full night of no sleep. Bless your good vibes
I don’t listen to any other city pop playlist lmao. I always come back to this one haha idk what that’s says about me but you perfectly ordered this.
2 yrs
Still here
I actually love the fake nostalgia and memories this music evokes. Makes me feel like i remember old days i never had hanging out in Japan
thats why i take meth
Exactly
I think the word to describe that feeling is 'Hiraeth'; a Welsh word that means having a strong feeling of nostalgia, longing, homesickness, or a deep feeling of yearning for something, someone or somewhere that no longer exists or never existed in the first place.
Exactly 💯
Great music
And now I’m nostalgic for a time I wasn’t alive during, in a place that I didn’t grow up.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Welcome to music that makes your soul smile
🌺🌺Aloha🌺🌺
You're a replicant
Same…
Literally
Let's rebuild the song list together!
Timestamps UPDATE:
00:00 Midnight Pretenders - Tomoko Aran
05:45 Believe in us - CINDY
11:35 Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi
19:33 Midnight Joke - Takako Mamiya
24:17 My Life - Noriko Miyamoto
30:26 Crystal City - Junko Ohashi
34:26 Stay With Me - Miki Matsubara
39:37 Oh No, Oh Yes! - Mariya Takeuchi
44:53 Phone Number - Junko Ohashi
48:51 I'm In Love - Tomoko Aran
39:37 Oh No, Oh Yes! - Mariya Takeuchi
@@AluraDoll I'll add it!
Thank you sm for thisss💕 I was looking for this particular play6cause I really like the songs but it suddenly disappeared?? Glad to see its back
24:17 My Life - Noriko Miyamoto
30:26 Crystal City - Junko Ohashi
The clothes is never gonna dry if u keep on checking it 😂
well in my perspective she has so many clothes in there lol
Lol ok that made me actually laugh XD
Overthinkers be like:
Theyre gonna get hella burnt
Having done laundry in Japan, the dryers take like 5 cycles to really dry your clothes so they’re probably just putting them in and out again 😂
It's been a year who's still around?
still hearing this🙋♂
bro this will always slap
Yes
Me
Maybe many people don't know "city pop" is not only a music genre...it was the portrayal of an era through music.
It represented the Japan of the 80s, the Japan that gracefully rode the wave of prosperity, a perfect breeding ground not only for thinking about the future...but even not needing to for because its present was already perfect. The Japan where young office workers had exorbitant salaries and young couples were able to buy big houses, a cosmopolitan bubble-life where young salarymen and male and female students had a bright future, where everyone wanted to live.
"City pop" talked about the joy of life and nightlife, love, happiness, an endless paradise that had to be enjoyed very fast and very lively, before the decade finishes and 90s come...
I love your take on it! So eloquent, so informative. I hope to be as knowledgeable as you one day and as articulate.
+Sleuth Entertainment I never heard Tokyo in any of these songs, what about California or New Yok City they dreamed to live too like Junko Ohashi had New York City or twin towers image on her CD album picture?
+@Tommy Taffy What was so far away?
I think Japanese love New York and California to move there so most of us a lot will have several Japanese friends even in Toronto right?
I assume Canada host the second largest Japanese population while your country USA host the first very largest Japanese population in the world outside Japan itself.
so much great music from Japan between those years. Just starting to hear the city pop tunes but I am also a big fan of the 90's and early 2000's Visual Kei bands and at that time to me Japan seemed like the coolest place in the whole world
@@gravemaster8747 what about 70s?
Mad respect to The Weeknd for sampling this I never would have thought.
Which song?
@@DROOOLBERRY the second song, its the intro to his song "out of time" on his new album, dawn fm.
One of my faves from his new album!
Luis Miguel also sampled this in 1991!
Even more respect to the artists who actually made the music
was watching Akira recently and saw this frame in there for a split second before realizing where i'd seen it before! it wasn't an important plot moment or anything like that, disappeared as quickly as it came, but i love that an innocuous little gif in a 1988 cyberpunk flick made someone go "oh yeah. this'll be a banger city pop background"
It fits perfectly
Old anime from the 80s-90s somehow hit different, I oughta watch them some time
@@naethavenir9422 if you find one that has this vibe lmk
They're stuck in a laudromat forever. Mind you, I remember sitting on the landline for _hours_ so maybe it would be okay...
i came here for this exact same reason. i saw this frame in akira and was like oh damn it’s the city pop playlist cover!
this is literally the best city pop playlist ever made. since 2019 i listen to this fire
bro same, this is like the essential city pop playlist
was definitely my first city pop playlist. devastated when they took it down the first time and i couldn't find it anymore
When will RUclips realize that this playlist is a treasure! Stop taking it down! lol
Fr theres worst things on here.
They dont rlly have a choice you know
@@bxwy4914 so true. though I believe it's an automatic process. something made by a bot. like when a bot watches a video, it sees if the audio fits with songs in the database. I think. and what a heck of a database that would be, but we're talking about Google. they sure can get their way around with resources, so it wouldn't be thaat difficult.
it's what I believe, some people already said to me it's automatic, though I don't really know how, and haven't looked into it.
@@you_actually_read_these_702 yeah they do what is some 80’s Japanese pop artist gonna sue google??? Good luck with that 🙄
@@mookiestewart3776 I think your grammar gave me brain damage
I met a guy on discord who helped me with my calculus homework. He liked the song at 11:37. He found out that year that he had cancer in his brainstem, and he died before him or I graduated. I had a page in my notebook where at the beginning of the year I drew a leaf for every chapter of homework I had to do and coloured it in when I finished it. I wish I could've sent him a picture of it all coloured in the end
I wish he was still alive. That song really hits different now
Sorry for the lost
rip
I will re-visit this playlist for the rest of my life. The whole thing is a bop, from start to finish.
absolutely
might wanna download it in that case, these things get knocked down all the time.
I use 4k video downloader, it has a free version
ayee it's backkk, thank you
:)
I got sooo sad when I saw it was gone so glad to have it back-
I felt the same way
I already downloaded it in my smartphone if this happen again..
love how we can always count on these heroes to upload this playlist again :') tx man!
For sure.
To be honest idk when this is going to be taken down again, if it does I'll Reupload it.
your a hero.... now kiss me
You're the best, you're my mvp
OH GOD, I MISS THIS VIDEO SO BAAAADDDDD THANK YOU FOR REUPLOAD IT
You r the real MVP
tysm we love ya😔💖💖
I discovered Plastic Love because my girlfriend (now fiancee, she's japanese) asked me if I knew it when started to play in a karaoke, where we went two years ago, in Shinjuku.
She sang it quite well although her voice is lower...
I must thank her for taught me this classic, 'cause within a few months I was already immersed in the city pop (and my style has always been heavy metal...).
But it's so addictive, exciting, melancholic and warm at the same time, purely from the 80s, a type of music that instantly grabs you.
rip and tear
@@off514 L.A. Guns?
@@sleuthentertainment5872 Slip knot
@@off514 favorite band of my fiancee (not mine, I am sorry....)
Hm so you're saying for a metalhead like myself, there's a chance? 🤔
I listen to this one at work everyday when the person sharing my office is away. She isn't a big fan of citypop, but there is a lot of good music out there so that's not an issue. In any case, today is a rainy pleasant day at the office, made better by this mix. Thanks S.O.S for putting it together and making citypop accessible!
This is THE quintessential 80's Japanese City Pop playlist!
Currently listening to this while doing my laundry in a laundromat. I've been through a lot of pain in the last few months. Life is hard but it's moments like this that make me remember to appreciate the little things. God bless you all.
I live in Texas and don't speak Japanese, but I really enjoy the music, vibe, and Nostalgic feeling I get while listening and relaxing
Literally same lol
I’m a Cali guy but I learned Japanese in college . Amazing country and culture , leaving to teach next year if everything pans out 🤞
I've never been to Japan, but I plan on living there for a few years when possible.
I can just imagine driving at night with this playing, maybe a friend in the car. Down the roads of Japan just taking in the atmosphere and nature of the country. What a dream.
I can't explain how much I felt your comment. It's exactly what I want to do :)
I can't express how Japanese-ness I have had since childhood I just want to experience that culture 😍🍜🗻🗾
If I'm imagining ramen at a ramen shop, and the seller plays this song, it's raining and I'm in Japan at that time, Ah, that's just my imagination :)
I'ma live there till the day I die
I believe you all can make it happen, I grew up dreaming of living in Japan and I just moved here in April. Living here is a bit different than visiting, but it's pretty nice.
RIP CINDY! You'll always be a treasure in our hearts! ❤
2AM, listening to this, really helps with intrusive thoughts, lovely. Thank you.
it's 3am where i live, and i'm listening to it too. hope u have a good, peaceful night.
Good for you hope everything got better
I did my homework to this playlist, and the good vibes were immaculate aaaa 😫✨
I wish I could focus listening to music while doing hw;;;;
@@healingraion453 the only music I can do homework to is concentration music.
@@sunnyrain8403 same here but I find that if it’s not in English it doesn’t break my focus as much haha
It's good to see everybody happy this is back in their lives
I panicked when I noticed the original was deleted from my youtube playlist. So glad you reuploaded!!
Yeah i was sad
Why did i discover this playlist just now? What have i been doing all my life. This set transports me to a time i have never been to but somehow it feels nostalgic and happy. It's like a trance you cannot escape from.
The legendary Mellow City Pop playlist is back. Best ever.
Listening to this type of music is a privilege. I express my deepest thanks.
Every time I hear this first song always puts me in the mood🤗
Same haha
Is this playlist keep getting removed and re-upload? The ultimate playlist. Thank u for re upload.
I know it's so sad. Idk if the uploader is doing this or it's youtube.
@@bxwy4914 RUclips
@@s.o.s9496 well its a travesty. Music like this turns us from uncultured swine to regular swine, its an improvement
You look amazing
Beautiful city pop in the city laundromat ❤🥰👍
When i worked from home, waiting between calls. This really carried my sanity. For my lunch break id watch an episode GTO and it just all fit together so nicely. Sometimes it was like i went out in this plesent world just talking a mental walk when i was working, then when i got off the clock i got home. The feeling is so beautiful.
Thank you so much for reuploading this mix, my friend. I used to listen to the original every Friday night as I made dinner and it was my introduction to city pop. So I was pretty sad when it disappeared. The visual has completely changed the way I look at laundromats! There are many here in Seoul and every time I walk past one, I think of this mix.
비가 내리거나 울적하거나 혼자 분위기 낸다고 술 마실때 그리고 예전 그때가 그사람이 생각날때 듣습니다
You’re never alone friend!!! We area all connected souls here on this video!!
The song in the background is called Midnight Pretenders by Tomoko Aran for anyone wondering!
i used to listen to this playlist nonstop in summer 2019 and that summer had unexpected very dear memories, i wish people who had just discovered this playlist somehow feel the way i do about it for i don't want these memories to envoke feelings of mourning for the past.
"don't be sad that it's over, but be glad that it happend."
city pop gets me in such a good mood i cant describe it, such an unreal feeling
This playlist is like a huge motivation buff that can only be used once a day
I love the visual you chose with this playlist as well. It’s perfection with all the pink and pops of yellow. I wish laundromats were actually this cute.
Man playing this at a rainy 2am in the morning is heavenly.
I’ve been listening to this playlist for maybe almost 3 years! Seriously my comfort place💕
bro it was made a year ago stop lying 🤡🤡💀
@@darkhawk222 this is a remake 😐 the other one exactly like this got taken down🤡
We're the same! ^_^ That's why I panicked when I can't find the original in my playlist all of a sudden haha
RIP Miki Matsubara.
R.i.p
just had to ruin it, huh?
@@rain028 Ruined how?
@@vaughnrobbins9771 dw abt it
@@rain028 then don't say anything
i didn’t know “out of time” sampled the first song, very cool
Dang i came here for the first time 3 years ago.. I'm now a father of two child lol. Time flies. Cheers to y'all.
this playlist is the best...
It's nice coming back to this playlist time and time again. It makes me crave nostalgia I don't even have for it
don't ever delete this pweaseee i've been revisiting from time to time.. the anime and everything suits so well.
I never realized I would come back 2 years later to the same playlist that got me into city pop
Anyone remember discovering this playlist back in 2019?
i remember finding this playlist last year in 10th grade and now going into the 12th it feels nostalgic remembering the times i had at school with these songs playing
right !! same with me. i started listening to city pop in 9th grade now i’m a freshman in college 🥺. time passes so quickly
My dad was playing this on cassette tapes when I was six, and it was already old... This is the nostalgia of the ages being passed down through generations.
impressive! this goes hand in hand with 80s & 90s smooth jazz.
Might as well be my most favourite playlist on RUclips period. Thank you for keeping it posted :)
so many of my favorite mixes disappear all the time, I'm glad I found this one again thank you!
This is just chill. So relaxing and the Japanese female singers healing me with their mellow voice❤
I can't believe I just now learned about this genre. Straight vibes 🔥🔥🔥
Right? I've heard it in anime my entire life, but never imagined it was an entire genre of it's own.
i read so much from social media that i thought differently from the word “straight” goddamn
I loved this so much that I ended up remembering the name of the playlist lol.. made it easier to find it again; really glad you reuploaded it.
mesmerising... i love the complexity of the basslines...just makes me dance into a dreamland where i am flying
Thank you for re-uploading! I was little sad I can’t play this while taking shower yesterday 😂
3 years later and this is still my favorite City Pop mix
This my favorite music genre of all time -- next to smooth jazz
Easily the best citypop mix I've ever heard. Thank you so much.
This is my fav 80s city pop playlist among the many other hundreds ✅✅🙌🏻🙌🏻
City pop makes me feels nostalgic about a life I didn’t even had before mid 80s🥹
This is me circa 1972 riding in the Chevy with the fam on a Sunday afternoon. Love it!
Im a 2000s and im not from japan, and i love vintage japanese music. Finally found the genre that im looking and will satisfy my feelings.
It's so relaxing when listening to city pop songs. Thanks for the playlist.
This is a really great playlist, brings the best vibes while cleaning the house
this is literally my fav playlist to study too omg
listening to this on an evening night ride while doing research on my bachelor thesis topic, that being either the influence of japanese woodblock print on European turn of the century art or the influence of Alphonse Mucha on japanese manga. safe to say, the vibes tonight are immaculate
Someone take me back to 90’s Japan 😍👌🏽
Granted, but you'll be reincarnated as a Japanese salaryman working 100 hour work-weeks.
this was the only thing getting me through studying for history finals. so glad its back, thank u!!
The 80s was one of a kind in Japan.
THE FIRST ONE IS A SAMPLE OF OUT OF TIME BY THE WEEKND?!??!?!?! SOOO GOOOD
This really slaps. I feel so happy knowing that my music taste has become so expanded. I'm listening to Japanese City pop now and I love it. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✌️🤤🤤
Music like this helps me study and relax I love it
The Weeknd Out of Time lead me here 😍. Thank you CityPop❤️
Studying for a test and city pop is so calming 🥰 I’ll update if I pass!
No update, must have failed the test
@@EmmaBrandon-xr1qw LMAO I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS COMMENT 😭😭
@@Hi-gx4hf ...So did you pass?
@@GriffinRoe-db4gm aha yes I did pass, I also graduated :)
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR AGES TYSM FOR REUPLOADING
this is the playlist of my LIFE! I just groove and feel so nostalgic and in a world of my own. I have never been to japan and I was born in 2001... i don't know why but i just feel like i can relate to this so much. I LOVE JCP!
It's been 2 years since I've always played this song to relax.
This music helps me stay up at night and finish my work thanks
Midnight pretenders de mis favoritas, al igual que Plástic Love, wow realmente todas están muy buenas, excelente selección S.O.S
Midnight pretenders de mis favoritas, al igual que Plastic love, wow realmente todas estan muy buenas,excelente seleccion S.O.S
Great Cafe Chill Mellow Tune 😊.. at home 😁
Every song on this playlist is great.!
Listening to this helped me study for long hours and improved my assessment exam scores. Yaaaay!
Arigatou gozaimasu!! For the OG Playlist May god bless you!
recently heard The Weeknd's new song "Out of time," i thought it sounded familiar so I immediately came back here and checked.... IT SOUNDED SO SIMILAR TO THE FIRST SONG.
here is a little community of people who revisit this exact playlist for so many different recents and occasions
it’s a little pleasure that i enjoy
nobody knows, and not for any reason
but that it’s just a little escape for me !
i love japanese city pop!
Thank you! Literally, couldn’t find this after yesterday... I guess it was gone 😭 this one is my favorite
this is a golden age for Jpop
great mix 📻
Who found this gem after listening to The Weeknd s new track Out of time. You are legends.
Yeah it's back!! Thank you!
Fudge yeah. Synthetic nostalgia
Anime is Akira btw
this is still the #1 city pop playlist to ever exist
I like that this image is interpolated - adds a subtle sprinkle of fluidity without bogging/muddying the clarity of the movements. Tastefully used.