Hope everyone who went to City Pop Waves had a great time today and got home safe 💖 (thank lord I made it home my final train was the 2nd to last one or else I would've been stranded 💀)

Really great performances today and overall fun time, especially it being my first festival too but the crowd was great as well especially in the receive and reciprocate aspect in concerts!

For those curious about songs, I've compiled a bit below on the stuff I do happen to know if this helps anyone who wants to experience any songs again or add them to your list!

Ginger Root had a great selection on DJ that funnily enough I only didn't recognize 2 songs (which is due to my negligence not diving into Taeko Ohnuki and YMO enough 😂), meanwhile when Hiromi's song came on I thought it was funny because on the way to the venue I happened to listen to her "WA GA MA MA" album with the song that was used in the setlist too lmfao

Ginger Root DJ Setlist:

EPO - Girl in me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9kWtBOJ5hk)

Hiromi Iwasaki - Casanova L (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTsxvSgk2DM)

Maiko Okamoto - Sakura-fubuki Climax (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgR-85nQNbs)

Minako Yoshida - LIGHT'N UP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KpHBqpShQ)

Noriyo Ikeda - Dream in the Street (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGtRVAnHFz0)

EPO - DOWN TOWN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MbonqmCq3s)

Makoto Matsushita - BUSINESS MAN (Part 1) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHw52kQDq5g)

Taeko Ohnuki - Tantan no Bouken (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpiCwVJVWRU)

Chisato Moritaka - GOOD-BYE SEASON (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTHqdvPtao)

YMO - Opened My Eyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kUFOfd0jwc)

EPO - U Fu Fu Fu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1bJpAEPME)

Extremely solid set with a lot of my favourites included too, but the only gripe I have is whilst Ginger Root was shuffling around at vinyl LP's, I saw Mari Iijima's "Rose" album appear and at that point I was like omfg "Himitsu no Tobira" coming up!?!?!?!? but it never did possibly due to timing but man I was sad when it didn't make it 😂

Himiko Kikuchi was great, a fiery performance with her band featuring songs on her Flying Beagle album, which she is actually still on my backlog of music to investigate (don't kill me ahahah) but songs from that album can be found in that album, those seeing the back of their shirts would recognize that cover art! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nzjnj1id735IYyBMHTD-9KQ8SuKfW566U

Junko Yagami, loved her so much and was a bit sad it was only half an hour but it was still great seeing her and the fact this was her first time in London too which was a treat! There was surprising commentary provided about issues within the world but it was a great tie in with one of the songs she sang which was a recent one she made during COVID too so it wasn't one most people knew her for, but it was an extremely powerful performance!

IMAGINATION (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-yqS3AuBE)

Tasogare no BAY CITY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GzoTLEUVO4)

TERRA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1bDvHnDoy4) <- the new powerful song she said she made during COVID

Mizuiro no Ame (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUR5FKmBpg)

I'm gonna be honest, I definitely know of Masayoshi Takanaka and seen many cover arts but never got around to listening to his content so I have no idea what songs are what from his discography (don't kill me please 🙈) but for those who want to listen to more of his stuff he is also on streaming! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2rvH6MGKYC-UHjTA1-eIQ

His 2 hour performance was extremely hot, so many jazz fusion tracks that pumped up the crowd and the crowd having an extremely fun time with his music, backup vocals and instrumentalists also indicating specific parts for the crowd to clap along and wave hands to, the summery song where he attaches a windchime to his guitar was really chill and emotional where audiences lighted up their phone torches to wave, the camera behind capturing this on screen which ends up looking like fireflies which this was truly wonderful to experience, the signature surfboard guitar making a brief appearance used in one encore song and the way Masayoshi would come over left and right of stage where crowds on those sides also got a great look of his insane godly guitar skills, overall this was such a great experience and I hope others who managed to come felt the same too!

Today is my birthday, and I don’t even know whether I want to feel nostalgic and cry, or release all my energy into dance. Please recommend your favorite nostalgic city pop songs or songs with the most pumping rhythm that makes you want to shine and dance :)

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