![]() ![]() The album journeys through a range of genres, masterfully united by velvety choruses and impeccable instrumentation. Having always been at the centre of Japan’s A-list musical scene since her debut, Variety became Mariya Takeuchi’s favourite, written and arranged entirely by herself. But in the present, especially with the 50 million views on Youtube amassed by fan-made versions of ‘Plastic Love’, unbridled happiness and hope in her music has come to have added meanings. At the height of the bubble decade, Japan’s financial boom, and the golden decade of idol culture, Mariya Takeuchi’s post-hiatus album became her instant #1, and she one of the best-selling artists in Japanese chart history. With the album Variety, her voice overflows from the computer screen, melodically transporting listeners all at once to the magical bliss of Japan in the year 1984.Īsk any Japanese listener, whether or not they directly bear memories of the time, and they will immediately recognise her as the iconic singer-songwriter that produced radiant city-pop classics next to her husband, Tatsuro Yamashita. The music of singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi has a way of captivating digital explorers in dazzling realms within a single, curious click. Cover of Mariya Takeuchi's ‘Variety’ (1984).
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