MOMOKO KIKUCHI - Ocean Side LP (Pink Vinyl)

Label: HMV

Adopted remastered sound sources for all songs, double-page spread lyric cards that reproduce the original specifications, reprinted with belt specifications. The 1st album released in 1984 with an impressive artwork floating in the ennui sea.

80’s J-POP, such as the 80’s funk number “Blind Curve”, which was re-evaluated after being covered by Indonesian singer Rainych, and the wet ballad “So Many Dreams”, which also has sorrowful lyrics. A debut work coloured with songs that represent. In addition, Tetsuji Hayashi, who composes and arranges all songs, supports the world view that does not end with a simple idol record.

Momoko Kikuchi – already a bonafide pop idol in her native Japan – released Adventure a mere two months after her eighteenth birthday, her smooth vocals complimenting the electronic music like caramel sauce over vanilla ice cream. When people talk about the sound of 80’s Japanese City Pop, this is what they are referring to.