Junko Ohashi tem um esatuto lendário no Japão. A cantora cresceu influenciada em grande medida por Bossa Nova e Janis Joplin, que tentou incorporar na sua música. Integrou uma banda na faculdade em Hokkaido que deu início à sua incrível carreira musical com mais de 20 discos que a tornaram numa figura icónica da música Japonesa. Algumas das melhores melodias City Pop Japonês estão neste disco.

• Edição Limitada
• 2LP Vinil Audiófilo
• Capa Gatefold com OBI
• Made In Japan

"A very elusive and revered album by a 1980s Japanese singer named Junko Ohashi. We explore why this album specifically has garnered almost a holy grail status among fans of the genre and how City Pop records are becoming cult objects.

Ohashi is a famed artist from Yubari in Hokkaido and has a discography that spans over 20 studio albums throughout multiple decades. Her status as a legend has been cemented in Japan and hers is a house-hold name. She grew up influenced greatly by Bossa Nova and also Janis Joplin who she wanted to embody in her own music. She joined a university band in Hokkaido that set her off on her incredible music career that would make her an iconic figure in Japanese music. She later became a DJ at a local radio station before having a part-time job at the Yamada Headquarters in Tokyo. There, she auditioned for a chance to release music and won a record deal. Her hits included some of City Pop's most celebrated tracks for their quintessential style markers that give you that burst of Western-styled new music fused with Japanese sensibilities that drive her music directly into peoples' playlists.

In 1984 she released a compilation of some of her greatest hits titled 'Magical', which featured some of her greatest works including I Love You So, Telephone Number, Sherry, & Dancin. The songs in this compilation are heavily featured in contemporary City Pop mixes, and I certainly used them in my earliest mixes also because of how amazing they are. The songs are exceptionally well-produced and feature some classic City Pop vibes that come from fusing synth boogie, funk rhythms, jazzy chord progressions, and the obligatory English chorus sections that evoke the metropolitan vibes of a reinvigorated Japan. It's easy to see why anyone would want this album in a physical medium as it practically drips nostalgia. Few albums evoke the awe-inducing obsession that Magical has attained in the relatively short amount of time of City Pop's resurgence." - Van Paugam

Lista de Faixas:

A1 - Isn't It Magic Featuring [Duet With] – Yoshinori Monta
A2 - Perfume
A3 - A Love Affair

B1 - I Love You So
B2 - Lost Love
B3 - Tasogare

C1 - Telephone Number
C2 - Sherry
C3 - Another Day, Another Love

D1 - Dancin'
D2 - In Your Lovin'
D3 - Sugao No Mamade

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