Tracklist✨ 00:11 Kumiko Hara-Paradise 04:21 Nina Atsuko-Icebox & Movie 08:06 Junko Sakurada-わたしの広告 12:00 Mai Yamane-Ta So Ga Re 17:10 Mariya Takeuchi-Oh No, Oh Yes 21:20 Anri-Dancin’ Blue 24:33 Noriko Miyamoto-熱\風 28:12 Hitomi Tohyama-Tuxedo Connection 31:15 Anri-Windy Summer 35:06 Tatsuro Yamashita-Melody Kimi No Tameni 39:19 Ruriko Ohgami-Fuwarifuwafuwa
Trust me Sir, I am hooked. And I’m listening all the way from Accra,Ghana in West Africa. Quality music is timeless, lasts forever and travels far in todays social media age.
I think your City Pop and J.Jazz sets is whats really made your channel, I think at the time they were quite ground breaking and I don’t detract from your other sets. Both genres especially the former don’t get the appreciation they deserve in the U.K, theres lots of special tunes to be unearthed in Japan, 70s/80s were special music times there.
My first introduction to it was New Year's Eve 2020. Zag did a YT livestream of Japanese City Pop for a few hours. I rang in 2021 going down the JCP rabbit hole. Now JCP is ringing in another perfect Sunday morning.
I have to agree with this assessment Simon. It is how I found this channel and I have purchase quite a few vinyl albums of citypop and jazz after hearing some of their songs on this channel. Kumiko Hara "No Smoking" for example being the first one I can think of off the top of my head. My Analog Journal is Consistently excellent for finding new music to soothe the soul and lift the mood. I have found soviet jazz, brazillian pop from the 80s and even some Turkish music from the 70s that I loved hearing on her.
Hello Shaqdi. Greetings from Japan✋ I am happy that Japanese pop music is loved all over the world. You chose a very nice song. Toshiki Kadomatsu, who worked on Anri's albums "Heaven Beach", "Bi・Ki・Ni", "Timely!!", and "COOOL" is also good. Especially from his second album to 1986's "Touch and Go". Please keep digging for good songs👍 Thank you Shaqdi and MY ANALOG JOURNAL. ….sorry for my bad english😁
found out about japanese city pop and funk/jazz due to this channel and i'm forever in love with it^^ trying to get more people to listen to it more...makes everyday stuff much easier to get by...riding trains, shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc.... most of the time i'm dancing more than i walk ;) thank you for making life better
Despite not understanding Japanese other than some few words, I like the songs from there as they transmit some sort of peace feelings due to the way they are sang. Also this reminds me that the Japanese jazz set was my first incursion in this channel.
This isnt for the dj but rather for anyone noting or new dj: The hook is off at some places on “paradise” - (i am sure the dj knows this and we often take the 1% bad to have a great song remixed as best we can or since she is live, sh7t happens) consider: Add a Delay on the Backup Vocals: A subtle delay effect can hold the backup line (“paradise”) just enough to create that breathing room without losing sync with the main track. Experiment with a very short delay (like 1/8 or 1/16 note) to push it back slightly. 2. Use a Cue Point: If you’re mixing live, set a cue point right before the “paradise” line. That way, you can manually trigger it just a hair later, letting the main vocal finish completely. With practice, this becomes second nature. 3. Apply a Quick Roll Effect: A short roll (like 1/4 or 1/2 beat) can add space and make the backup vocal feel like it “waits” just a bit longer before jumping in. This is effective live if you’re quick on timing or as an edit in post-production. 4. Adjust BPM and Stretch: If you have access to the original remix files, try stretching the backup vocals by a small percentage. Even a 1-2% slowdown on that segment can sometimes give it the breathing room it needs without sounding off-key or out of sync.
I had never heard of her before but I instantly recognized her voice. She was the singer for a bunch of Cowboy Bebop songs, all of which I adore. Awesome to come across some more of her work!
Thnak you so much for this. I'm truly amazed on how music can break barriers between cultures and countries that are really far away. I dream of mixing japanese city pop like you Shaqdi! Keep up your great work. Also thanks My Analog Joournal for this amazing content. Greetings from Colombia
One of the best on this channel, can't stop returning to it so has given me hours of listening to some great music! Many examples throughout, but this mix got me turned onto Tatsuro Yamashita's Pocket Music album which is a total gem.
I’m so fascinated and I really didn’t know about the Japanese and their love and appreciation and affection for jazz or funky kind of American music I didn’t know about this till this year or actually the past few months on UA-cam so thank you very much for sharing this I also discovered Tokyo groove some young girls that play funky jazz music they’re really good and very impressed with how much they love this type of music and the instruments they play so well .
I got into Citypop because of your legendary sets when I stumbled on this channel years ago. This was a welcome return to form as I recognized a lot fo the tracks on here. Thank you MAJ for all you and the guest DJs have done. I love all the new genres and music you exposed me to, but my heart and soul will always appreciate Citypop since this was the first of your sets that got me to follow you. Nostalgia was strong on this set, much love and respect to all of you!
This is a great and tasteful set, congrats. It contains one of my all-time favorites, Mai Yamane-Ta So Ga Re, a masterpiece. While the genre of "city pop" spans a wide spectrum and is a bit of a mixed bag, this set focuses on the good stuff which for me are jazz and funk elements combined with top notch musicianship, making pop for me bearable (I am into jazz primarily). Japan is an endless source of music, the postman brings me quite frequently those square-shaped boxes from Tokyo 🙂
Beautiful tracklist, I really appreciate it! You guys from Japan have a good taste to make music. Greetings from Brazil! Thx Shaqdi and My Analog Journal!
Good set, Shaqdi! Your first video got me to subscribe to this channel so it's nice to see another one. If anyone likes Mariya Takeuchi's "Oh No, Oh Yes," and maybe wants two versions, I'd also like to recommend you listen to the original version that she wrote for Akina Nakamori. It's got a slower R&B vibe, but my God does it hit the soul. Both are good.
The late Hong Kong superstar Anita Mui recorded it as well (searchable on YT in several places) but there is a superior live performance of it (search YT for " Anita Mui Fantasy Gig 2002 [HD]" timestamp 31:28) must see!
so beautiful people, well dressed, with excellent gear and rich, but normal people are very grateful to let us enjoy part of your collection in those mixes
Mai Yamane - Taso Gare has such a wonderful voice. I think I am gonna get that one on vinyl. Also to see Hitomi Toi on here. Her music is also top notch.
Drop in 21:20 Oh No to Dancing Blue, kinda weird transition. If u wanna play Oh No you should continue with another slow burner (but a bit faster) to build up to something like Dancing Blue and not just dropping it like a wedding DJ :)
Tracklist✨
00:11 Kumiko Hara-Paradise
04:21 Nina Atsuko-Icebox & Movie
08:06 Junko Sakurada-わたしの広告
12:00 Mai Yamane-Ta So Ga Re
17:10 Mariya Takeuchi-Oh No, Oh Yes
21:20 Anri-Dancin’ Blue
24:33 Noriko Miyamoto-熱\風
28:12 Hitomi Tohyama-Tuxedo Connection
31:15 Anri-Windy Summer
35:06 Tatsuro Yamashita-Melody Kimi No Tameni
39:19 Ruriko Ohgami-Fuwarifuwafuwa
Thank you!
Thanks for such a fun Sunday morning, Shaqdi!
Thanks, Shaqdi.
🤍🥲
Do you have the track list from the Japanese City Pop video that got removed and also started with Kumiko Hara's Paradise?
As a Japanese DJ, I never thought one day old Japanese pop music becomes popular in overseas.
I wouldn't be suprised. It's fire, it's in the pocket, and production quality is usually top notch.
Trust me Sir, I am hooked. And I’m listening all the way from Accra,Ghana in West Africa. Quality music is timeless, lasts forever and travels far in todays social media age.
Who's gonna tell him it's been popular since 2016
In Brazil you can listen to citypop songs in some japanese restaurants.
ua-cam.com/video/0bFUIWOD8G4/v-deo.html
Brazilian city pop
Me at every transition: "Nice."
I think your City Pop and J.Jazz sets is whats really made your channel, I think at the time they were quite ground breaking and I don’t detract from your other sets. Both genres especially the former don’t get the appreciation they deserve in the U.K, theres lots of special tunes to be unearthed in Japan, 70s/80s were special music times there.
It's what brought me here and has me coming back and re-watching them over and over again.
My first introduction to it was New Year's Eve 2020. Zag did a YT livestream of Japanese City Pop for a few hours. I rang in 2021 going down the JCP rabbit hole. Now JCP is ringing in another perfect Sunday morning.
I have to agree with this assessment Simon. It is how I found this channel and I have purchase quite a few vinyl albums of citypop and jazz after hearing some of their songs on this channel. Kumiko Hara "No Smoking" for example being the first one I can think of off the top of my head. My Analog Journal is Consistently excellent for finding new music to soothe the soul and lift the mood. I have found soviet jazz, brazillian pop from the 80s and even some Turkish music from the 70s that I loved hearing on her.
Well city pop has been on a rising in popularity a lot in youtube for the past years now, not that new or under appreciated
@@dariosaenz940 its true...but just not in the U.K...yet !
Hello Shaqdi. Greetings from Japan✋
I am happy that Japanese pop music is loved all over the world. You chose a very nice song.
Toshiki Kadomatsu, who worked on Anri's albums "Heaven Beach", "Bi・Ki・Ni", "Timely!!", and "COOOL" is also good.
Especially from his second album to 1986's "Touch and Go".
Please keep digging for good songs👍
Thank you Shaqdi and MY ANALOG JOURNAL.
….sorry for my bad english😁
英語は上手です
Thank you for being such a Japanese music loving person. :) Analogue journal is a huge inspiration.
Thank you for the recommendations!
No reason to be sorry. Your English is better than some others' I've heard and who _should_ know better.
touch and go - sugoi!😍
the best thing about these vids is watching the dj's enjoying the hell out of themselves! this mix is absolute bliss.
Japanese City pop is back on the menu boys and girls!
I waited so long T___T
Some say it never left 😍
found out about japanese city pop and funk/jazz due to this channel and i'm forever in love with it^^ trying to get more people to listen to it more...makes everyday stuff much easier to get by...riding trains, shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc.... most of the time i'm dancing more than i walk ;) thank you for making life better
I live in Tokyo. I miss old Japanese popular songs very much. Thanks for the nice mix.
Thanks!
This kind of music brings so much peace to the heart while working on stressful matters.
That opener is one of the songs that hooked me to this channel in a long Lost mix. Cheers
Right? Same. In fact, I thought this ep was a re-air when I heard it.
PARIDISE! PARIDISE!
This set is 🔥 one of the best city pop ones I’ve heard. Keep crushing the game, Shaqdi!
I've never listened to this genre of music before and I'm in love.
Despite not understanding Japanese other than some few words, I like the songs from there as they transmit some sort of peace feelings due to the way they are sang. Also this reminds me that the Japanese jazz set was my first incursion in this channel.
I can't be the only one that noticed the playboi carti sample at 12:00 ! Love being a fan of multiple genres and connecting dots
Not me searching the comments for where I knew that from
kid cudi 😪
You know Carti loves city pop
i was like no way they boutta mix in a carti vynil. stopped me in my tracks
She wanna meet carti
This isnt for the dj but rather for anyone noting or new dj:
The hook is off at some places on “paradise” - (i am sure the dj knows this and we often take the 1% bad to have a great song remixed as best we can or since she is live, sh7t happens) consider:
Add a Delay on the Backup Vocals: A subtle delay effect can hold the backup line (“paradise”) just enough to create that breathing room without losing sync with the main track. Experiment with a very short delay (like 1/8 or 1/16 note) to push it back slightly.
2. Use a Cue Point: If you’re mixing live, set a cue point right before the “paradise” line. That way, you can manually trigger it just a hair later, letting the main vocal finish completely. With practice, this becomes second nature.
3. Apply a Quick Roll Effect: A short roll (like 1/4 or 1/2 beat) can add space and make the backup vocal feel like it “waits” just a bit longer before jumping in. This is effective live if you’re quick on timing or as an edit in post-production.
4. Adjust BPM and Stretch: If you have access to the original remix files, try stretching the backup vocals by a small percentage. Even a 1-2% slowdown on that segment can sometimes give it the breathing room it needs without sounding off-key or out of sync.
Mai Yamane (12:00) is the singer that performed The Real Folk Blues for The Seatbelts (known from Cowboy Bebop)
Oh man I've waited for a City Pop mix so bad! Absolutely loved the previous ones and absolutely loving this one as well! Thank you guys
この年代の曲達が大好きになりました。ありがとうございます感謝
Mai Yamane's Ta So Ga Re is the song that got me into City Pop. It's such a great tune, her voice is amazing!
I had never heard of her before but I instantly recognized her voice. She was the singer for a bunch of Cowboy Bebop songs, all of which I adore. Awesome to come across some more of her work!
Thnak you so much for this. I'm truly amazed on how music can break barriers between cultures and countries that are really far away. I dream of mixing japanese city pop like you Shaqdi! Keep up your great work. Also thanks My Analog Joournal for this amazing content.
Greetings from Colombia
One of the best on this channel, can't stop returning to it so has given me hours of listening to some great music! Many examples throughout, but this mix got me turned onto Tatsuro Yamashita's Pocket Music album which is a total gem.
really loved your setlist and your place with all that plants is awesome!
I’m so fascinated and I really didn’t know about the Japanese and their love and appreciation and affection for jazz or funky kind of American music I didn’t know about this till this year or actually the past few months on UA-cam so thank you very much for sharing this I also discovered Tokyo groove some young girls that play funky jazz music they’re really good and very impressed with how much they love this type of music and the instruments they play so well .
I got into Citypop because of your legendary sets when I stumbled on this channel years ago. This was a welcome return to form as I recognized a lot fo the tracks on here. Thank you MAJ for all you and the guest DJs have done. I love all the new genres and music you exposed me to, but my heart and soul will always appreciate Citypop since this was the first of your sets that got me to follow you. Nostalgia was strong on this set, much love and respect to all of you!
Awesome set! It's my introduction to Japanese City Pop. Love it!
So happy to hear those lovely music choices 😍
This is a great and tasteful set, congrats. It contains one of my all-time favorites, Mai Yamane-Ta So Ga Re, a masterpiece. While the genre of "city pop" spans a wide spectrum and is a bit of a mixed bag, this set focuses on the good stuff which for me are jazz and funk elements combined with top notch musicianship, making pop for me bearable (I am into jazz primarily). Japan is an endless source of music, the postman brings me quite frequently those square-shaped boxes from Tokyo 🙂
the tempo change at around 5:00 was sooooo clean
Love these videos, always so chill with great vibes.
Beautiful tracklist, I really appreciate it! You guys from Japan have a good taste to make music. Greetings from Brazil!
Thx Shaqdi and My Analog Journal!
Good set, Shaqdi! Your first video got me to subscribe to this channel so it's nice to see another one.
If anyone likes Mariya Takeuchi's "Oh No, Oh Yes," and maybe wants two versions, I'd also like to recommend you listen to the original version that she wrote for Akina Nakamori. It's got a slower R&B vibe, but my God does it hit the soul. Both are good.
The late Hong Kong superstar Anita Mui recorded it as well (searchable on YT in several places) but there is a superior live performance of it (search YT for " Anita Mui Fantasy Gig 2002 [HD]" timestamp 31:28) must see!
OMG thank you
Wonderful set Shaqdi, love the Tatsuro Yamashita track, haven’t heard that before. ❤
Yes. I love it when you do a Japanese related session! More like this please :)
Very smooth set. Enjoyed this from start to finish. And heard some new to me tracks. ❤.
Audio track sounds fantastic on my system. Thank you for your work.
Best Japanese City Pop mix on UA-cam for 10 years 👌👌
great set. really enjoyed listening this morning 😊
that was SO good!
A refreshing change to see a DJ with the 1200s in battle mode orientation.
thoroughly enjoyed these sweet selections
Transitions were BUTTER. Need this one downloaded in HQ.
This is SO good!!
LOVE this! And great to see how the house plants have come on...and this channel
Very smooth transition between tracks. GJ.
The two ads between every song is the real dealbreaker here
ublock origin
brave browser
BRAVISSIMA. Bellissima selezione musicale. Grazie.
Thank you from Poland!
Love this. Don't understand the language but love the r&b neo soul vibes.
Fantastic mix! New follower and sub. :D
12:02 - sample used in Playboi Carti & Young Nudy's "Pissy Pamper" 🔥🔥
Lovely set!
Congrats and love from Peru!
Perfect ❤️🥳
Oh, Paradise is so smooth! Great mix anyway, it made my day!
such a cool playlist! Thank you for sharing!
FIRE, this helped me edit a bunch of photos today. thanks :) :) :)
Woo new MAJ video to study & chill to!
Totally in love with Shaqdi ever since...
City Pop is the best! Thank you for this!
One of the best, so many gems!
Appreciated this playlist, keeping it for an intimate get together!
great set
Wow! That's amazing! Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks!!!!!
Brilliant set!!
finally! thanks for the cool mixes
This is the Masterpiece! ❤
This is 🔥🔥🔥
Nice work ! From Japan !
杏里あらためて聴くとめちゃいいね！
opening track of 12:00 is the sample from carti's pissy pamper :0
This playlist is so perfect...
04:21 Nina Atsuko-Icebox & Movie sounds like 70's/80's 👍 Even today they play this genre in Asian malls
so beautiful people, well dressed, with excellent gear and rich, but normal people are very grateful to let us enjoy part of your collection in those mixes
Excellent playlist. Thank you!
I dont understand japanese at all, but citypop has been my go-to genre of music since 4 years
the bass is SO GOOD !
Great set! friends and I are listening in discord RIGHT NOW.
always down for a city pop upload!
Oooooh looove the set and the gear 👀👀
Amazing !!!! Very nice set !!!
A NEW CITYPOP PLAYLIST AT LAST !!
beautiful💖
Really love Citypop and really enjoyed this 43 minutes with shaqdi
that opening is gold
Thanks for Sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
collected all baset tracks) I hoped to find some new)
Mai Yamane - Taso Gare has such a wonderful voice. I think I am gonna get that one on vinyl. Also to see Hitomi Toi on here. Her music is also top notch.
Genial la musica!!! Hace un tiempo ya que me converti en fanatico de Tatsuro Yamashita pero en Argentina es muy dificil conseguir sus discos.
La mejor que he visto en esta clase de videos. Genial todo.
love the set!! What happened with "Japanese City-Pop, Synth Pop and Jazz Vinyl Set"? Can we have the tracklist? or where can we see that set?
Japanese City Pop never misses, and neither does Shaqdi !
Wonderful selection.
Shaqdi ❤🎂
it's so good it's hard to spot the transitions 👍
Passez un bon dimanche 🫂💚
Drop in 21:20 Oh No to Dancing Blue, kinda weird transition. If u wanna play Oh No you should continue with another slow burner (but a bit faster) to build up to something like Dancing Blue and not just dropping it like a wedding DJ :)
nice playboi carit reference at 12:01
かっこいい！
Nice mix!, Love it!