Japanese Entertainment News & Pop Culture since 1993
Tower Records Shibuya will hold a “Tatsuro Yamashita ‘CITY POP UP STORE CIRCUS TOWN @ TOWER RECORDS SHIBUYA’” at Space HACHIKAI from September 5th (Tuesday) to September 28th (Thursday). This pop-up shop commemorates the release of all 8 items, including vinyl records, cassettes, and the Read More …
It was the radio report that many people were waiting for. Music legend Yamashita Tatsuro addressing the hot topic on his “Yamashita Tatsuro’s Rakuten Sunday Songbook”. With the termination of the Smile Music contract of longtime friend and popular music composer/producer Matsuo Kiyoshi, due to Read More …
Singer-songwriter Yamashita Tatsuro’s “Christmas Eve (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION)” sold 30,000 copies last week and entered the Oricon top 100 according to the latest “Oricon Weekly Single Ranking” announced on December 20th. The same work ranked 40th in the TOP 100 of “Oricon Weekly Single Ranking” Read More …
No matter what year and how much time has passed, Yamashita continues to create endearing music that is upbeat, delightful and captivating and these songs will continue to live on. He is one of the rare music legends in this world and “SOFTLY” is another Read More …
If you are looking for cool albums to listen during the summer, check out all three of Yamashita Tatsuro’s “COME ALONG” albums! ARTIST: Yamashita Tatsuro (山下達郎) ALBUM: COME ALONG 3 LABEL: Moon/Warner Music Japan DURATION: 55:41 CATALOG #: BVCL-835 RELEASED ON AUGUST 2, 2017 1 Read More …
Singer/songwriter Yamashita Tatsuro will serve as a personality for Nippon Broadcasting System’s “All Night Nippon” (ANN) for the first time in 46 years. Yamashita will be singing at the Kishidan Banpaku, a one-night revival with the special program “Yamashita Tatsuro’s All Night Nippon Gold” at Read More …
City Pop legend, singer, musician and producer Yamashita Tatsuro will be appearing on the Tower Records Japan “No Music, No Life!” campaign, the first in eleven years. Yamashita said on his participation in the campaign, “In 2022, when various problems are occurring at home and Read More …
Legendary singer/songwriter Yamashita Tatsuro (67) did his TOKYO FM “Sunday Songbook” from home on April 12th. This is his first time doing his radio program from home in 28 years (the program started in 1992). Yamashita announced that some performances and acoustic lives scheduled to Read More …
City Pop legend Yamashita Tatsuro (66) appeared on his Tokyo FM radio show “Yamashita Tatsuro’s Sunday Song Book” on January 19th and talked about the past “Kouhaku Uta Gassen” New Year’s Eve special. His wife Takeuchi Mariya (64) appeared live on the special for the Read More …
Another delightful single from Yamashita Tatsuro! Recommended! ARTIST: Yamashita Tatsuro (山下達郎) CD SINGLE: RECIPE (レシピ ) LABEL: Moon Records CATALOG #: WPCL-13149 DURATION: 13 Minutes RELEASE DATE: November 27, 2019 RECIPE サウスバウンド #9 [Live] RECIPE (Original Karaoke) Yamashita Tatsuro released his 52nd single “RECIPE”, the Read More …
So, there is a relaxing feel of just playing this album with the radio narration, as it’s like a nostalgic trip to the past. And it truly is considering this was made back in 1980, but I could see the appeal of how this was Read More …
CIRCUS TOWN” is a solid album debut for Yamashita Tatsuro. ARTIST: Yamashita Tatsuro ALBUM: Circus Town LABEL: BMG CATALOG #: BVCR-17013 DURATION: 46 minutes RELEASE DATE: December 25, 1976 TRACK LISTINGS: 1. CIRCUS TOWN 2. WINDY LADY 3. MINNIE 4. 永遠に 5. LAST STEP 6. Read More …
Kimura Takuya will be starring in the TBS Nichiyoubi Gekijo (Sunday Theater) drama “Grand Maison Tokyo” starting on October 20th (21:00 p.m.). Kimura will be taking on the challenge of playing an unconventional chef (specializing in French cuisine) named Obana Natsuki. He runs a restaurant, Read More …
“Turntable” is a wonderful 40th anniversary album and a complete package that is like a bookend piece to “EXPRESSIONS”. Featuring a culmination of 40-years of Takeuchi Mariya’s work, I highly recommend this album! ARTIST: Takeuchi Mariya ALBUM: Turntable LABEL: MOON RECORDS (Warner Music Japan) CATALOG Read More …
Takeuchi Mariya’s 40th anniversary album “Turntable” will be released on September 4th and new videos have been released. The first are Master Edit’s by producer, singer, musician and Takeuchi’s husband, Yamashita Tatsuro: Two “Turntable” videos starring actress Hirosue Ryoko were released: