Japanese Music

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Music from Japan (meaning originally created in Japan and primarily for Japanese audiences).

Besides actual music tracks, also news articles, interviews, and discussion/question posts on the subject are welcome.

Links must not require a subscription/account to access (e.g. no Spotify links)
Title of music posts should contain "Artist - Title" in Romaji, optionally additional tags like [year] [genre]
When posting a track, you should also write a bit about it in the post body, e.g. why you like it, some background about it or the artist, etc.
Do not submit more than one link by the same artist per day.
Also no karaoke, instrumental covers, remixes or reaction videos.

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Yumi Arai - Hikō-ki Gumo (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 314xel to c/[email protected]

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I've learned of Yumi Matsutoya (松任谷由実) / Yumi Arai by real name from the anime The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu).

I don't normally watch anime, but big studios like Gibli and directors like Hayao Miyazaki are the exception. A few songs from Yumi made to my playlist since then.

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[–] 314xel 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for expanding my universe! I'll check out Ai Higuchi as well.

I don't know exactly what it is, it's not just the voice. 00:32 goes straight to the heart. Plus the childhood nostalgia, bitter-sweet feelings it's capable of bringing, the whole atmosphere. And I'm a sucker for falsettos, ie 01:13 in The Girl Is A Time Traveler. Same reason I like Fishmans. Imperfection somehow makes it perfect.