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City Pop, Escapism, and Nostalgia for the Future
Japanese city pop is back, but its revival isn’t only about posh romantic tunes—the genre’s popularity can be traced to our political mess and the need to escape it
Matt Bucemi
Matt Bucemi lectured on film studies and literature at Cornell and is a professor of book publishing. His depraved interests include genre films, animation, Bandes dessinées, and 1970s soft rock.
