Together with Tatsuro Yamashita, Mariya Takeuchi is an iconic figure of city pop. Request (Moon, MOON-28047) released in 1987. Love Songs (RCA, RVL-8047) released in 1980. University Street (RCA, RVL-8041) released in 1979. Side A includes a 9 minute extended club mix while Side B includes a different remix version.Īs 12-inch singles are of better sound quality, core fans and collectors desperately seek the record.Īlongside Variety, this 12” single will continue to increase in price thanks to the popularity of “Plastic Love”.īeginning (RCA, RVL-8036) released in 1978. “Plastic Love” was released as a 12-inch single cut from Variety. Plastic Love - 12” single (Moon, MOON-13002) released in 1985. The first pressing continues to rise in value. All songs were written and composed by Takuchi, and produced by her husband, the “Godfather” of city pop Tatsuro Yamashita.Ī special deluxe edition was released in 2014, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the album. Takeuchi’s 6th album Variety is her most popular record with the inclusion of “Plastic Love” being a key reason. Variety (Moon, MOON-28018) released in 1984.
It is said that at one point, the song amassed 1 million views every week. Thanks to the YouTube algorithm, the song was recommended in the “You May Also Like” to fans of Japanese music and culture. Now the video has more than 61 million views. The song was uploaded on YouTube in 2017, reaching international music fans to the Japanese female singer. “Plastic Love” is on everyone’s lips when discussing Takeuchi’s worldwide popularity.
Her records are becoming more and more expensive.īut why does her music appeal to so many people? The emerging music genre city pop has put Japanese artist Mariya Takeuchi in the spotlight.
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