Mariya Takeuchi

Mariya Takeuchi is a Japanese singer-songwriter whose polished pop recordings include “Plastic Love” and “September.” Her work became internationally popular decades after its original release.

Plastic Love: A 1984 song by Mariya Takeuchi about loneliness and romantic disillusionment, later widely shared online. Its renewed online popularity made Takeuchi’s catalog visible to a global audience.
Tatsuro Yamashita: A Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and arranger associated with city pop. Yamashita produced much of Takeuchi’s most successful work and is her husband.
Keio University: A private research university in Tokyo, founded in 1858. Takeuchi studied English literature there before establishing herself as a recording artist.
City pop: A Japanese pop style associated especially with urban themes and polished production from the late 1970s and 1980s. Takeuchi’s recordings are now among the music most associated with city pop.
September (Mariya Takeuchi song): A 1979 pop song by Mariya Takeuchi, written by Kunihiko Kase and arranged by Tatsuro Yamashita. The song earned Takeuchi the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist in 1980.
Kunihiko Kase: A Japanese songwriter and lyricist who wrote songs for several prominent pop singers. Kase wrote the lyrics for Takeuchi’s 1979 hit “September.”
Mariya Takeuchi (debut album): Mariya Takeuchi’s 1978 debut studio album, released under the title Beginning. Beginning introduced her as a singer during Japan’s late-1970s pop boom.
YouTube: An online video-sharing platform launched in 2005. An unofficial upload of “Plastic Love” spread widely on YouTube, prompting renewed international interest.
Single Again: A 1984 song by Mariya Takeuchi about returning to single life after a breakup. It shows the adult romantic perspective common in her later hit singles.
Eri Chiemi: A Japanese singer and actress whose career began in the early postwar years. Takeuchi’s song “Machi no Doru” was written for Eri Chiemi.

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Akina NakamoriRelated: Takeuchi wrote and composed “Shiawase no Monosashi” for Nakamori’s 2002 album I Hope So.