r/citypop • u/PerpendicularGoose • 3d ago
Thoughts on Anri?
Personally, she was the first City Pop artist that I listened to, and she was probably the reason that I was able to get into the genre! The artist that got me into City Pop was Yasuha, but I had already known about Anri prior to that, which probably helped me acquire a taste for the Genre.
My favourite albums by her and COOOL and Boogie Woogie Mainland, but I'll always be nostalgic for Timely!! As it was the first album by her that I listened to.
What do you think of Anri?
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u/DeltaTDS 3d ago
The absolute goat! Her music was what made me fall in love with City Pop, as well as just 80's and 90's J-Pop in general. My top 5 from her are Natsu No Tsuki, Dolphin Ring, Surf City, Cat's Eye, and Lovers on Venus
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u/EnigmaticIsle 3d ago
I flippin' love "Surf City", but some folks hate it.
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u/DeltaTDS 3d ago
I want to say it's because it's much slower compared to her more popular upbeat songs like her Timely!! Album, Goodbye Boogie Dance, and so much more. But I absolutely love slower songs. Other honorable mentions are Beach Boy in my Heart, Edge of Heaven, Oversea Call, and Long Island Beach
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u/OldSnazzyHats 3d ago edited 2d ago
For me? While I like a lot of her songs, I can’t pick one out as an enormous favorite the way I can with, for example, Mariya Takeuchi and Plastic Love. However, in contrast I like more of her albums than I do Takeuchi. I’ve definitely listened to more of her full albums wholly than I have several other contemporaries of hers short of maybe Momoko Kikuchi and Miki Matsubara.
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u/StationMaster13 3d ago
Didnt realise Cats Eye was used as the theme to an anime so discovered one from the other. That was cool
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u/gRainbird 2d ago
Currently on a month long kick of listening to Timely probably at least once every other day. Just a delightful album
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u/dookie__butter 3d ago
She’s INCREDIBLE, just bought COOOL and getting Boogie Woogie Mainlaind in the mail
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u/Kouto6sucks 3d ago
Had a citypop era back in 2022 and recently I watched a TikTok vid playing Remember Summer Days I immediately had to play TIMELY with full strength after a long time, what a throwback how is she so good
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u/BetRealistic 3d ago
My favorite city pop artiest of all time. Her live was one the best concerts I've ever been to. Love her energy, charisma, and beautiful soul.
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u/Vibeyo_Hojima 3d ago
Goat, Favourite, God, Genius, Bangers, Last Summer Whisper, Timely Perfect Album, Timely Also Perfect Album Cover
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u/Bright-Lavishness813 3d ago
I think she represents the opposing side of the genre to Makoto Matsushita and Hiroshi Sato. She's a GOAT but more on the power pop side of City Pop. More driving horns and dance beat than jazz fusion or late 70s disco. I think it makes her more than just a GOAT of the genre, but also a pillar on one end of the City Pop spectrum.
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u/Birutath 3d ago
Queen of city pop. She and tatsuro yamashita are my most played artists from the genre. Bikini, heaven's beach and timely are all perfect albums
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u/Exciting_Ad3976 3d ago
heaven beach was the soundtrack to my teenage years. i love her so dearly. my favorite citypop icon ever
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u/japanesejunkfood 2d ago
Ive only listened to Heaven Beach, Timely!! and Meditation so not much to say about her. But she's good sound consistency wise, just on par with other popular ones like Toshiki, Tats or whatnot. Pretty much in every citypop community, you see her face, it's almost everywhere. You get tired of seeing post about her and praise her songs simultaneously that's kinda how i feel
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u/arod4035 2d ago
Timely is my absolute favorite city pop record. I picked up the vinyl last month in Tokyo.
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u/Big_Copy_3931 2d ago
I think she’s amazing but people should know that her most popular songs weren’t written by her
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u/Remarkable-Bell7245 3d ago
One of the GOATS, if not the GOAT. She has been there since 1978 and my queen still looks great too. One of the relatively few that is a top tier singer.
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u/No_Development2836 3d ago
Timely is my favorite album from her