Yuji Toriyama & Ken Morimura

n the early 80s Japan was in a flourishing bubble, becoming the world’s second-largest economy, threatening to overtake the West with its cutting-edge innovation. Middle class Japanese citizens indulged in luxury clothes, imported wine, and international travel, enjoying unorthodox freedom. City pop emerged as the soundtrack to this cosmopolitan lifestyle: an ode to bright colours, sunny beaches and naive romances, with a clear West influence. Such influence also brought together the first health and fitness wave to Japan: for the first time, taking care of oneself was trendy, and Aerobic, the word in everybody’s mouth.

• 1 Aerobic Fitness
• 2 Running Aerobic
• 3 Flag Signal
• 4 Slow Down
• 5 I Just Wanna Dance With You
• 6 Peep Hole
• 7 Hot Typhoon
• 8 Night Together