Pop music has a tendency to trickle back down to the underground in one way or another. Yet few styles are as strange or as storied as the 21st-century rebirth of Japanese city pop. A strain of lite, easy-listening J-pop that drew on a variety of American and Asian influences including funk, soul, disco, lounge, and even yacht rock, city pop defined the Japanese mainstream from the late 70s to the mids, even if at the time it was largely considered to be MOR muzak for yuppies.
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Spotify , a music streaming company, has attracted significant criticism since its launch, [1] mainly over artist compensation. Unlike physical sales or downloads , which pay artists a fixed price per song or album sold, Spotify pays royalties based on the artist's "market share"—the number of streams for their songs as a proportion of total songs streamed on the service. Multiple artists have criticised the policy, most notably Thom Yorke and Taylor Swift , who temporarily withdrew their music from the service. Spotify faces particular scrutiny due to its free service tier, which allows users to listen free with advertisements between tracks. The tier has led to a variety of major album releases being delayed or withdrawn from the service. Spotify claims it benefits the industry by migrating users away from piracy and less monetized platforms and encouraging them to upgrade to paid accounts. Record labels keep a large amount of Spotify earnings.
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Imagine walking down the streets of Tokyo in the late s. What hot new cassette is loaded in your Walkman as you traverse down Shibuya Crossing on your way to a tea shop? It tells the story about a girl who wants to merely have fun, rather than committing to real love hence plastic or fake love. In true city pop form, the track has a great electronic beat, with a runtime of 7 minutes and 56 seconds. Nearly 8 minutes of pure Japanese joy. It really takes you back to a simpler time, where the music was good, the food was good, and the future was bright. This nostalgic feel is almost non-describable, as experienced when watching a Hayao Miyazaki film for the first time.
Connect your Spotify account to your Last. Connect to Spotify. A new version of Last. Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now. The fan-uploaded video , featuring the nearly eight-minute track and the now iconic press shot of the Japanese singer-songwriter, has skyrocketed to over 25 million views as it continues to be the main streaming format for the song it's not available on Spotify or Apple Music.
