- ARTIST
- Eiichi Ohtaki
- TRACK
- Kimi wa Tennenshoku
- RELEASED
- 1981
- YOUTUBE
- 30.3M Views
Introduction
Few records connect Japanese pop music and visual culture as naturally as A LONG VACATION. “Kimi wa Tennenshoku” sounds impossibly bright, yet beneath that colour is a song shaped by memory and loss.
Why It’s Trending
The official 40th-anniversary MV has exceeded 30 million views. Built around Hiroshi Nagai’s artwork, it brings music, record collecting and Japanese visual culture together in one story.
What to Listen For
Listen beyond the huge opening. Percussion, backing vocals, guitars and densely layered pop orchestration continually enter and disappear. Ohtaki turns American pop influences into something unmistakably Japanese.
The Story Behind the Song
The track opens A LONG VACATION, released in 1981. For the album’s 40th anniversary, Sony commissioned its first dedicated music video using Hiroshi Nagai’s illustrations throughout.