That girl you know from city pop has crossed over to the Pokemon world. Mariya Takeuchi, the singer most famous worldwide for “Plastic Love”, has a new single out. Of course, this is video game ...

The official music video reminds me of those overwrought karaoke videos that play at Japanese karaoke parlors, which suits the vibe. Screenshot: Warner Music Japan Recorded in 1984, “Plastic Love” is ...

Stripe's Song of the Day is a regular feature showcasing the music currently stuck in our heads. Every week, contributors will string together their daily picks, and a playlist of the week's tracks ...

Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Taisha, Shimane, now the city of Izumo. In a Japanese pop music career spanning decades, she has ...

Japanese indie rock band CHAI have released a cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s ‘Plastic Love’. The song was released on Friday (November 6) as a B-side track for the physical release of their previous ...

Singer Seiko Matsuda, 49, is going to release a new song in a collaborative effort with veteran singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi, 56. It will be the first collaboration between two of the most ...

Singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi sat down with Billboard Japan for its Monthly Feature interview series highlighting today’s leading artists and works. The veteran artist recently released her first ...

2 Nov – Singer-songwriters Takeuchi Mariya and Kishitani Kaori would be collaborating in child-celebrity Ashida Mana's debut album "Happy Smile!", according to a report on Tokyo Hive. Out of the six ...

Singer Aya Matsuura, 25, will release an album on Dec 21 to mark the 10th anniversary of her professional singing debut. Veteran singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi, 56, is collaborating with Matsuura ...

CHAI still haven’t confirmed a full-length follow-up to last year’s PUNK LP, but we’ve been hearing a lot from the sweetly eccentric Japanese pop-rock band. Last month, they capped off a steady stream ...