At some point over the past decade, it became nearly impossible to log onto the internet without encountering city pop.聽
Maybe it arrived through a TikTok clip soundtracked by shimmering synthesizers and slap bass. Maybe it appeared in a video over footage of a late-night drive through Tokyo. Maybe YouTube simply decided you needed to hear Mariya Takeuchi鈥檚 鈥溾�� one day. However people found it, they kept listening.聽
It may also be how you first heard Anri. The Japanese pop star鈥檚 48-year career now serves as a prime example of how music travels online, where songs released decades ago can suddenly find new audiences thousands of miles away.聽
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