In Japan, Takeuchi has long been a well-renowned pop star with 12 studio albums under her belt, selling more than 16 million units by 2009. Likely a combination of all factors, the viral success of “Plastic Love" has launched Takeuchi into a different, obscure-yet-massive realm of fame compared to the kind she's cultivated in her motherland.įuture funk producer Night Tempo's “Plastic Love" remix. Others, such as YouTuber Stevem, discuss meme culture and the rise of sample-based genres like vaporwave and future funk spreading city pop's influence, and more specifically, Takeuchi's. Sources like Open Culture take into consideration YouTube algorithm magic.
It isn't explicitly clear how Takeuchi's 1984 single resurged into the international mainstream in such a big way. Textured with haze and grain, the music video also plays on the romantic, nostalgic factor that city pop offers today. These fun, dreamy, and colorful atmospheres are brought to life by Hayashi's saturated, neon-lit snapshots of urban Tokyo. The genre emerged during Tokyo's tech and economic boom in the '70s and '80s, drawing influence from the latest gadget crazes (think, the Walkman) to music reminiscent of city life (disco, soft rock, and funk, to name a few). ↑ 竹 内 ま り や 「Plastic Love」 Short ver.Retrieved on Janu(German).Directed by Kyotaro Hayashi, the “Plastic Love" music video reflects the way city pop framed the world back then.June 14, 2018, accessed Janu(American English).
↑ Oscar Boyd: Gorillaz to premiere new album at Tokyo show.November 17, 2018, accessed Janu(American English). ↑ Patrick St Michel: Mariya Takeuchi: The pop genius behind 2018's surprise online smash hit from Japan.↑ Yamachan Land | Album Chart Daijiten | Mariya Takeuchi (Archives of chart positions and album sales) ( Memento from Jin the web archive archive.today ).In response to the unexpectedly high popularity of the song, Warner Music Japan decided 35 years after the actual release to release a music video for "Plastic Love". The song was shared several times on YouTube and used for remixes, fan art and reaction videos, so that even celebrities like the K-pop singer Yubin or the Gorillaz took up the phenomenon. In 2017 Mariya Takeuchi became an internet meme with her old single "Plastic Love" and gained worldwide fame again. Her compilation Impressions, released in 1994, sold more than three million copies in Japan alone and became her best-selling album. Her record sales were estimated at more than 16 million units in 2009. By September 2014, Takeuchi has released twelve studio albums, 42 singles, several compilations and one live album. 竹内まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born 20th March 1955 in Izumo (Shimane) ) is a Japanese J-Pop - singer and - composer.
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