![]() ![]() “I was pregnant with a child at the time, so it wasn’t like I was really able to indulge in the bubble-era excess in the same way as others could,” Takeuchi told The Japan Times. Written and sung by Mariya Takeuchi, “Plastic Love” is pure “city pop,” a loosely-defined, breezy genre that has been described as “music made by city people, for city people.” Few things evoke the heady 1980s bubble era Japan more than city pop tunes. This month, well over three decades after its original release, the song’s full-length official video was finally uploaded to YouTube and, according to Warner Music Japan, its re-issued 12-inch single also broke the country’s top ten sales chart for the first time. Recorded in 1984, “Plastic Love” is the song that continues to make comeback after comeback. The official music video reminds me of those overwrought karaoke videos that play at Japanese karaoke parlors, which suits the vibe. A woman sits in the back of a taxi while "Plastic Love Mariya Takeuchi" flashes on the screen.
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