Shibuya-key is more like a music wave instead a genre itself. It can include different music genres and that’s why we can hear bossa nova, hip hop, pop, electronic and many other genres through bands and groups. Good video, keep it up!
Kinda reminds me of the "Minneapolis Sound" inspired by Prince. It's less of a set in stone genre and more of a movement of funky music that all happens to come from one place :D I feel like musical scenes like that are starting to die off in the age of the internet, for better or worse... The last genre I can think of that was specific to the place it was coming from was mid-west emo of all things!
Cibo Matto's "Stereotype A" was my comfort album back in high school, legit listened to it on repeat. Really liked Moonchild and King of Silence, something about the 2000s relaxing r&b pop just does it for me
I'm from Indonesia. I really love Shibuya-kei genre, especially the jazzy, bossa-nova vibes like those of Serani Poji, Cymbals, and the early Capsule (Yasutaka Nakata)'s works. And nowadays, there is TWEEDEES. Yes, it's sadly very underrated. But I guess we should be proud to know such hidden gems.
indonesian here and also deeply in love with cymbals. mr noone special just never fails to bring out that inner "bittersweet" feeling of youth in me. from start to finish is just bops!
Indonesian here as well. First discovered Shibuya-kei through Clazziquai Project. Yes I know they're South Korean, but at a time they worked with a lot of Shibuya-kei musicians like Yasutaka Nakata, FPM, Daishi Dance, etc. That is where my Shibuya-kei rabbit hole began. I then discovered more like Pizzicato Five, Cornelius, ROUND TABLE, vividblaze, Hideki Kaji, Original Love, TWEEDEES, and many more. Shibuya-kei may cross path with city pop, but it has a different tone and feel. City pop made you think of summery beach and glamorous night life while blazing through the highway. Shibuya-kei made you think of strolling the city in the afternoon, wearing a casual and dandy clothes, and hanging out at a chic cafe. It made you feel like you're in the better part of Paris. If you've heard "Amai Koibito", you'll knew that feel.
FYI, TWEEDEES formed by former Cymbals bassist (Okii Reiji). When you listened to their music, it might remind you of Cymbals, because most of Cymbals song written by Okii Reiji. It just sad knowing Cymbals breakup because they never scored a true "hits", despite they released many bangers track such as Highwaystar, Speed Star or Liar-Sadist-Coward from Mr. Noone Special & Show Business from That's Entertainment. Okii Reiji also actively write songs for many musicians, and if you listen to the songs, it has the Cymbals vibes. Hoping they would reunite, but the chance is almost impossible to see them reuniting knowing that they already success in their respective solo project.
I've been listening Shiubya-Kei since 2017 and I'm glad someone put a spotlight to this fantastic sub-genre.. My love for Shibuya actually paved way for me to discover and love City Pop later on! 🎉
It is so nice to hear someone give this music the appreciation it deserves- Halicali, especially. Bacon is such an iconic album. I would also highly recommend checking out Doopees. They have really just one album but it is life-changing. Great video dude
There's a radio host in COLOMBIA who made an entire 10 hour special with the best sound of Shibuya Kei/Japan jazz and house. Thanks to him we know Pizzicato Five, Cornelius, Sakamoto, etc... playing in colombian radio during the 90's and early 2000. I could share that special show with u.
your editing is extremely comfy and aesthetically pleasing,, ive enjoyed this video so much in fact i was unable to save it for later i just watched it in one sitting,,, im a HUGE fan of this sort of content and i hope you please go on doin what you love,, now im off to listen to some shibuya-kei albums B) thank you so very much
Thxx for ur video. I'm Korean and I'm really into Shibuya-kei. But it's really hard to find any informations in Korean cuz It was not boom in Korea, and unfortunately I can't read Japanese. Really thxx. And I hope Shibuya-Kei to be re-examined like City Pop. Cuz it's not difficult to listen and also really sophisticated
I can see your channel blowing up, you already have your own unique editing style, interesting topics many like me enjoy. Its not a matter of if but when, and I'll be here when it happens! Cheers from NYC!
as a japanese and i'm just digging this music scene though (was born in 93 so not my era), i really enjoying to find what song was used in these songs (also artwork too lol) i've heard that many people saying who their inspiration comes from "Roger nichols & the small circle of friends" and "Burt bacharach" thank you for sharing!!!
I'm surprised you haven't mentioned FISHMANS they got pretty popular in the 90's in japan until their frontman Saito passed away. Coaltar of the Deepers is another missed one, they mainly do shoegaze and metal but they've got alot of shibuya-kei tracks as well. I suggest listening to Newave album by COTD if you like shibuya-kei.
great video about a genre I didn't really know existed! really reminds me of dreamcast style, especially as an infulence for soemthing like jet grind radio. but as a critique the narration audio would have been nice to be more lcear, unless it was meant to be a bit more lo-fi intentionally
very good video but i really hope you sort out the audio issues in your next uploads. your voice only comes from the left channel and you can fix that by using audacity and using a compress effect on a stereo track!
I genuinely believe Pizzicato Five is the greatest band to ever exist in the whole world and I've been so glad to have happened upon Happy End of the World by chance in the summer of 2013. I love shibuya-kei so much I was actually really disappointed by Capsule's genre shift just because I think their early albums are straight 10s.
nice video! cool of you to mention oh penelope they are too underappreciated. I wish you could have went more in depth on Living, Dining & Kitchen Records as they are so closely knit with a lot of shibuya-kei acts at that time, maybe for another video 😅
Pizzicato Five is a good one. I ONLY know it from Kaori's little dance in SSX Tricky... but it took me like over 10 years to find out what song was playing at the time. 0:32 - th-cam.com/video/1QekEYleYNc/w-d-xo.html
Yeahhhh, it kind of sucks, but I'll probably release a video kind of revising it with better scripting and audio (especially audio) in the future when my production gets better.
Not really (I think), vaporwave is a genre that began in the 2010's, and it's known for its use of samples from the 80's and 90's. Shibuya-kei started in the 90's, and samples weren't really commonly used. On top of that, Shibuya-kei is quite self-contained in Japan, while vaporwave is a much more western genre. There are times they do sound similar though 👍
My bad, open.spotify.com/playlist/7hifPISnst5brUuYFNPIJd?si=324edebc9c3c4ac4 And I don't know which songs specifically you're talking about, but here's a list of songs and albums I used at the beginning: Yamashita Tatsuro - Ride on Time Nakahara Meiko - Fantasy Matsubara Miki - Stay With Me TK from 凛として時雨 - Unravel Yoko Takahashi - Cruel Angel's Thesis Long Kiss Goodbye - HALCALI YOASOBI - IDOL ALI - WILD SIDE Mai Yamane - Tasogare Ryo Fukui - Scenery Mint Jams - Casiopea Masayoshi Takanaka - On Guitar Masayoshi Takanaka - Brazilian Skies Hiroshi Suzuki - Romance Nujabes - Live in South Korea Perfume - Polyrythm I Still Love H.E.R. - TERIYAKI BOYZ BABYMETAL - Headbanger!! Hope that helped 👍
It's similar to City Pop in the sense that it's a Japanese music genre that was heavily influenced by Western sounds, but a phrase I like to use to describe it is "City Pop's Younger Sibling". City pop was more 70's and 80's, while Shibuya-kei is more 90's. They for sure have some crossover though
I definitely lean towards younger sibling. To me, a child (or successor) of a genre has to have very clear connection and points between the two, similar to how rock succeeded the blues. City pop and Shibuya-kei have a connection and influence, but nowhere near close enough to call it the child --I think. It ultimately doesn't really matter though. Child or sibling, Shibuya-kei is just really dope 👍
It wasn’t and it is not a music genre tho. Is a cultural movement. Even SK main personalities disagree in calling it a music genre since its pulls from many cultural sources and it is not only about music, not by a long shot.
Shibuya-key is more like a music wave instead a genre itself. It can include different music genres and that’s why we can hear bossa nova, hip hop, pop, electronic and many other genres through bands and groups.
Good video, keep it up!
Kinda reminds me of the "Minneapolis Sound" inspired by Prince. It's less of a set in stone genre and more of a movement of funky music that all happens to come from one place :D
I feel like musical scenes like that are starting to die off in the age of the internet, for better or worse... The last genre I can think of that was specific to the place it was coming from was mid-west emo of all things!
Cibo Matto's "Stereotype A" was my comfort album back in high school, legit listened to it on repeat. Really liked Moonchild and King of Silence, something about the 2000s relaxing r&b pop just does it for me
City Popの次は絶対渋谷系が流行ると思ってるんだけどいまいちまだピンと来ないよね。素敵な動画をありがとう！
そうかもしれないね。ありがとう！！！
PIZZICATO FIVE mentioned, and I'm here.
I'm from Indonesia. I really love Shibuya-kei genre, especially the jazzy, bossa-nova vibes like those of Serani Poji, Cymbals, and the early Capsule (Yasutaka Nakata)'s works. And nowadays, there is TWEEDEES. Yes, it's sadly very underrated. But I guess we should be proud to know such hidden gems.
indonesian here and also deeply in love with cymbals. mr noone special just never fails to bring out that inner "bittersweet" feeling of youth in me. from start to finish is just bops!
Indonesian here as well. First discovered Shibuya-kei through Clazziquai Project. Yes I know they're South Korean, but at a time they worked with a lot of Shibuya-kei musicians like Yasutaka Nakata, FPM, Daishi Dance, etc. That is where my Shibuya-kei rabbit hole began. I then discovered more like Pizzicato Five, Cornelius, ROUND TABLE, vividblaze, Hideki Kaji, Original Love, TWEEDEES, and many more.
Shibuya-kei may cross path with city pop, but it has a different tone and feel. City pop made you think of summery beach and glamorous night life while blazing through the highway. Shibuya-kei made you think of strolling the city in the afternoon, wearing a casual and dandy clothes, and hanging out at a chic cafe. It made you feel like you're in the better part of Paris. If you've heard "Amai Koibito", you'll knew that feel.
it's a public secret that mondo gascaro, white shoes and the couples company worships pizzicato five
FYI, TWEEDEES formed by former Cymbals bassist (Okii Reiji). When you listened to their music, it might remind you of Cymbals, because most of Cymbals song written by Okii Reiji.
It just sad knowing Cymbals breakup because they never scored a true "hits", despite they released many bangers track such as Highwaystar, Speed Star or Liar-Sadist-Coward from Mr. Noone Special & Show Business from That's Entertainment.
Okii Reiji also actively write songs for many musicians, and if you listen to the songs, it has the Cymbals vibes.
Hoping they would reunite, but the chance is almost impossible to see them reuniting knowing that they already success in their respective solo project.
Audio only comes from the left channel
Yeah the voice
I've been listening Shiubya-Kei since 2017 and I'm glad someone put a spotlight to this fantastic sub-genre.. My love for Shibuya actually paved way for me to discover and love City Pop later on! 🎉
It is so nice to hear someone give this music the appreciation it deserves- Halicali, especially. Bacon is such an iconic album. I would also highly recommend checking out Doopees. They have really just one album but it is life-changing. Great video dude
I love the DOOPEE TIME album --definitely a top 10 favorite album for me. You'll for sure see it on this channel some day, that place in time.
Shibuya kei is so campy and a little different from things that came before and after in Japan, love it, and I see 60s and jazzy influence in it
It’s like.. “square” music if it was fun
Oh my goodness!!! I always get a ‘60s vibe too!!!!
@@lalaland2107 it is because that is what a lot of them were inspired from they loved sunshine pop, Brian Wilson, and 60s ye-ye
There's a radio host in COLOMBIA who made an entire 10 hour special with the best sound of Shibuya Kei/Japan jazz and house. Thanks to him we know Pizzicato Five, Cornelius, Sakamoto, etc... playing in colombian radio during the 90's and early 2000. I could share that special show with u.
Disculpa por no responder antes, pero sería genial si pudieras mandarlo o dejar un link o algo. Gracias
Great video. It's definitely an overlooked genre in the music world, but one of my personal favorites!
Bro, it seems like your audio is only coming through the left channel. There might have been a mistake during the editing process.
forgotten? man Cornelius is still celebrated. Haruomi Hosono still active, and Kahimi Karie still celebrated
Man I must listen to a lot of music. Because I’ve been listening to this genre for years.
my left ear enjoyed this vid
same ahaha i thought it was my broken earphones
your editing is extremely comfy and aesthetically pleasing,, ive enjoyed this video so much in fact i was unable to save it for later i just watched it in one sitting,,, im a HUGE fan of this sort of content and i hope you please go on doin what you love,, now im off to listen to some shibuya-kei albums B) thank you so very much
面白い動画を撮ってくれてありがとうございます。登録した！次の動画楽しみしている。頑張って！
見ててありがとう！新しいマイクも買ったからオーディオももっと良くなるので、めっちゃがんばる！
I love Shibuya-kei so thank you for making a video to try and spread awareness about it :D
Thxx for ur video. I'm Korean and I'm really into Shibuya-kei. But it's really hard to find any informations in Korean cuz It was not boom in Korea, and unfortunately I can't read Japanese. Really thxx. And I hope Shibuya-Kei to be re-examined like City Pop. Cuz it's not difficult to listen and also really sophisticated
I always wondered what the music in Jet Set Radio was.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN FORGOTTEN??!?!?!
Pizz5 is still on my phone to this day! i still play it from time to time.
and for the Fantastic Plastic Machine track, i used to have a term for it...i call it "fruit punch-bubblegum"
I can see your channel blowing up, you already have your own unique editing style, interesting topics many like me enjoy. Its not a matter of if but when, and I'll be here when it happens! Cheers from NYC!
That means a lot; I hope to not disappoint 👍. I'll see you there when it happens!
as a japanese and i'm just digging this music scene though (was born in 93 so not my era), i really enjoying to find what song was used in these songs (also artwork too lol)
i've heard that many people saying who their inspiration comes from "Roger nichols & the small circle of friends" and "Burt bacharach"
thank you for sharing!!!
見てくれてありがとう！！
Shibuya-kei is beginning to become more and more popular online. It's only a matter of time until it's ruined. I enjoyed it while I could.
Always gatekeep
My left ear really enjoyed this one. Also need a high pass or something on that voice to cut out the 150hz and below.
I'm surprised you haven't mentioned FISHMANS they got pretty popular in the 90's in japan until their frontman Saito passed away. Coaltar of the Deepers is another missed one, they mainly do shoegaze and metal but they've got alot of shibuya-kei tracks as well. I suggest listening to Newave album by COTD if you like shibuya-kei.
great video about a genre I didn't really know existed! really reminds me of dreamcast style, especially as an infulence for soemthing like jet grind radio. but as a critique the narration audio would have been nice to be more lcear, unless it was meant to be a bit more lo-fi intentionally
I just suck at voice mixing 😅
very good video but i really hope you sort out the audio issues in your next uploads. your voice only comes from the left channel and you can fix that by using audacity and using a compress effect on a stereo track!
pzicato five was very popular in my country Brazil, they even recorded a show with a very well-known Brazilian singer called Fernanda Takai
Never forgotten.
What made me fall in love with Shibuya-Kei was Lamp, and Minuano, also Uwanosora, Frenesi, and Serani Poji.
I genuinely believe Pizzicato Five is the greatest band to ever exist in the whole world and I've been so glad to have happened upon Happy End of the World by chance in the summer of 2013. I love shibuya-kei so much I was actually really disappointed by Capsule's genre shift just because I think their early albums are straight 10s.
absolutely quality essay vro
I new to your channel i just came in recommned so im here thanks for upload of music genre😊❤
i have no clue how i found this but good shit
nice video! cool of you to mention oh penelope they are too underappreciated. I wish you could have went more in depth on Living, Dining & Kitchen Records as they are so closely knit with a lot of shibuya-kei acts at that time, maybe for another video 😅
hell yeah i love halcali
I have never forgotten..
Thank you for doing the homework on this 🙏
I haven’t forgotten it…
HALCALI AND CIBO MATTO MENTIONED WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my left ear
it’s kinda like japans version of the early 2000s 60s revival a la bands like the white stripes
2:31 サムネのダイナモ感覚
Heavily influenced by Brazilian MPB
Pizzicato Five is a good one. I ONLY know it from Kaori's little dance in SSX Tricky...
but it took me like over 10 years to find out what song was playing at the time.
0:32 - th-cam.com/video/1QekEYleYNc/w-d-xo.html
paraphrasing momus but he put it best: Shibuya-Kei is to 1960's mod what Disneyland is to Brother's Grimm
im probably the only shibuya kei enjoyer in my country 😭
noooo, my gatekeep
Satellite lovers ❤
Please reupload with better audio
Yeahhhh, it kind of sucks, but I'll probably release a video kind of revising it with better scripting and audio (especially audio) in the future when my production gets better.
pizzicato five!!! :D
this is great.
if you like HALICALI listening chemico
forgotten by whomst?
Left side ear phone only
dawg my left ear
The spotify playlist looks like it was cut off - can you update the description with the full link?
サムネにYOUTHEROCKいて草
name of track at 0:48?
Nujabes (Live in Korea)
Perfume - Polyrhythm
it's one of those two
@@_URBAN_GROVE thank you!
Does this count as a form of vaporwave?
Not really (I think), vaporwave is a genre that began in the 2010's, and it's known for its use of samples from the 80's and 90's. Shibuya-kei started in the 90's, and samples weren't really commonly used. On top of that, Shibuya-kei is quite self-contained in Japan, while vaporwave is a much more western genre. There are times they do sound similar though 👍
yo the spotiy link doesnt work
btw whats the songs in the intro?
My bad, open.spotify.com/playlist/7hifPISnst5brUuYFNPIJd?si=324edebc9c3c4ac4
And I don't know which songs specifically you're talking about, but here's a list of songs and albums I used at the beginning:
Yamashita Tatsuro - Ride on Time
Nakahara Meiko - Fantasy
Matsubara Miki - Stay With Me
TK from 凛として時雨 - Unravel
Yoko Takahashi - Cruel Angel's Thesis
Long Kiss Goodbye - HALCALI
YOASOBI - IDOL
ALI - WILD SIDE
Mai Yamane - Tasogare
Ryo Fukui - Scenery
Mint Jams - Casiopea
Masayoshi Takanaka - On Guitar
Masayoshi Takanaka - Brazilian Skies
Hiroshi Suzuki - Romance
Nujabes - Live in South Korea
Perfume - Polyrythm
I Still Love H.E.R. - TERIYAKI BOYZ
BABYMETAL - Headbanger!!
Hope that helped 👍
@@_URBAN_GROVE thk u very much, xoxo
What is the music video at 1:44? Thanks!
"若草の頃～A Fantastic Moment～ / カヒミ・カリィ【Official Music Video】"
what was the name of halcalis producer?
Most of the album was produced by Rip Slyme, but おつかれSUMMER was produced by FPM (Fantastic Plastic Machine) 👍
@@_URBAN_GROVE thanks! great vid
Quem ama baby metal dá like 🇧🇷
What has the music genre forgotten? Or did people forget _it?_ Either way, your claim doesn't make any sense.
bro fix your mic
hmm
City pop?
It's similar to City Pop in the sense that it's a Japanese music genre that was heavily influenced by Western sounds, but a phrase I like to use to describe it is "City Pop's Younger Sibling". City pop was more 70's and 80's, while Shibuya-kei is more 90's. They for sure have some crossover though
Sibling or child
I definitely lean towards younger sibling. To me, a child (or successor) of a genre has to have very clear connection and points between the two, similar to how rock succeeded the blues. City pop and Shibuya-kei have a connection and influence, but nowhere near close enough to call it the child --I think.
It ultimately doesn't really matter though. Child or sibling, Shibuya-kei is just really dope 👍
Its basically katamaricore
It wasn’t and it is not a music genre tho. Is a cultural movement. Even SK main personalities disagree in calling it a music genre since its pulls from many cultural sources and it is not only about music, not by a long shot.
I would say it's an "Umbrella genre". It's still useful to describe some artists
Same with City-Pop