Kayōkyoku/Enka

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  • Junko Yagami: Sugao no Watashi (1979) Original

    Junko Yagami: Sugao no Watashi (1979) Original

    $39.99

    A soft glow of late-70s Tokyo, 素顔の私 captures Junko Yagami moving from intimate balladry to sleek AOR glide. The record opens with the tender “バースデイ・ソング,” then slips into buoyant pop on “明日に向かって行け,” before the needle lands on her signature, “みずいろの雨,” all shimmering strings, Rhodes cushions, and a melody that lingers like night air. Across the…

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  • Keiko Fuji: Tōku e Ikitai (“Want to Go Far Away - Enka no Tabi”)

    Keiko Fuji: Tōku e Ikitai (“Want to Go Far Away – Enka no Tabi”)

    $34.99

    A travelogue of torch songs and city lights, 遠くへ行きたい「演歌の旅」 finds 藤圭子 at her most quietly daring. Across lush strings, woodwinds, and brushed rhythms, she steadies every melody with that unmistakable burnished vibrato—half steel, half sigh. The opening “遠くへ行きたい” crests like evening air over the platforms; “波止場町” drifts on slow blues changes; “一人ぼっちのブルース” leans into late-night…

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