A circle of friends connected by goo touch! The “FIST BUMP” corner of the radio program “GRAND MARQUEE” features people who live and enjoy Tokyo in a relay format.
On December 6, Risa, a retro pop girl, was introduced by Takara Nakano, a collector of old gadgets. This time, we asked her not only about her own activities such as photography and music expressing the 1980s, but also about the fascination of railroads of the time.
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The birth of Retro Pop Girl was triggered by an interest in 1980s music
Celeina (MC): Risa, we are going to talk a lot about you as we follow your profile. 22 years old, born in 2001, you said that you fell in love with the subcultures of the late 1970s and early 1980s after your mother played a song for you when you were 17 years old. Is there a song that triggered your love of subcultures from the late 1970s to the early 1980s?
Risa: The song that started it all was “TECHNOPOLIS” by Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Celeina：When your mother played “TECHNOPOLIS”, did you think, “What is this?”
Risa:Yes, I did. It was a song with no lyrics, but I found the music of the 1980s interesting because of the richness of its content, which kept me listening until the end of the song.
Celeina：So you like the culture of the late 1970s and 1980s, and you are a really retro-pop girl in your outfit today.
Risa:Thank you very much.
Celeina：You are wearing your hair curly today.
Risa: This hairstyle was inspired by Mariya Takeuchi’s hairstyle in the late 1970s.
Celeina: It’s cute. Very curly.
Takano (MC): I feel like I’ve come back in time.
Risa: I’m so happy. Thank you very much.
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Recreating those days in the 1980s with friends who like the late Showa period.
Takano: I have heard rumors that you are a drummer.
Risa:Originally, it was The Beatles that made me fall in love with music. It was also because my parents were listening to them, and that is how I started playing drums. After this, we have studio practice again today.
Takano: Playing in a band?
Risa: I also play in a band.
Celeina: Cool!
Takano: Do you have a sound source?
Risa: We used to release a few sound files in the past, but not recently, so we would like to do so in the future.
Celeina：Does the band all have a retro-pop feel?
Risa:Yes. The band is more like 1960s Western music.
Celeina：It’s The Red Album.
Takano: It’s definitely not The Blue Album.
Celeina： I would love to hear it. Are the photos you post on Instagram also your works of art?
Risa:Yes, they are. I have friends who love the Showa era and are good with hair, makeup, and cameras, so we get together at home and take pictures using these items as props.
Celeina：You just mentioned these things, but we also have materials and magazines from the 1970s and 1980s that you bring to the studio.
Risa: We also have records, cassette tapes, and walkmans.
Takano: “Deluxe Shonen Magazine”?
Risa: I love Akina Nakamori, and this is one of my favorite magazines with pinups.
Takano: Where do you find it?
Risa: Secondhand bookstores in Jimbocho. They have all kinds of things.
