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CHENTS takes the wake up call twice a week on The NTS Breakfast Show.

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Translating literally as “Shibuya-style”, named after the shopping district of Tokyo, which during the ‘90s was the epicentre of the kitsch and Western retro throwback aesthetic, Shibuya-kei bands drew heavily from easy listening pop movements of the 1960s – bossa nova, psychedelia, yé-yé and more.

Haruomi Hosono

A special radio series inspired by the music of Haruomi Hosono was broadcast on 26 November 2017. NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Haruomi Hosono on 22 February 2019. Haruomi Hosono has been played over 610 times on NTS, first on 22 December 2013. Haruomi Hosono's music has been featured on 427 episodes.

Mr. Hosono started his musical activity with Apryl Fool, a legendary psychedelic rock band, in 1969. Since then, he has played a critical role in Japanese music history moving to Happy End, Tin Pan Alley, Y.M.O. He also established \EN label (with Mr. Takahashi) and Non Standard, and he is eager to discover new artistic talents. F.O.E. is a project like unit centered by Hosono after Y.M.O. disbanded. In addition to the regular members, James Brown, Miharu Koshi and Makoto Kubota and Sandii participated. This is an interesting mix of funky sound, Y.M.O. sound and Electro Dance sound. Under the name of F.O.E., you can listen to a rare Rap by Hosono in the song "Come Back" (included in the album "Heavy") which he played together with President BPM, Haruo Chikada. He is not just a Lawson's middle-aged guy. Around Monado, he is more Ambient. He is also active as Harry & Mac and Tin Pan reviving 70s.

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Haruomi Hosono

A special radio series inspired by the music of Haruomi Hosono was broadcast on 26 November 2017. NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Haruomi Hosono on 22 February 2019. Haruomi Hosono has been played over 610 times on NTS, first on 22 December 2013. Haruomi Hosono's music has been featured on 427 episodes.

Mr. Hosono started his musical activity with Apryl Fool, a legendary psychedelic rock band, in 1969. Since then, he has played a critical role in Japanese music history moving to Happy End, Tin Pan Alley, Y.M.O. He also established \EN label (with Mr. Takahashi) and Non Standard, and he is eager to discover new artistic talents. F.O.E. is a project like unit centered by Hosono after Y.M.O. disbanded. In addition to the regular members, James Brown, Miharu Koshi and Makoto Kubota and Sandii participated. This is an interesting mix of funky sound, Y.M.O. sound and Electro Dance sound. Under the name of F.O.E., you can listen to a rare Rap by Hosono in the song "Come Back" (included in the album "Heavy") which he played together with President BPM, Haruo Chikada. He is not just a Lawson's middle-aged guy. Around Monado, he is more Ambient. He is also active as Harry & Mac and Tin Pan reviving 70s.

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Sports Men
Haruomi Hosono
Yen Records1982
Heliotherapy
Haruomi Hosono
Mercury1995
Platonic
Haruomi Hosono
Yen Records1982
Air-Condition
Haruomi Hosono
Yen Records1982
Tibetan Dance
Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Ayuo Takahashi, Chuel Yoshikawa, Haruomi Hosono, Kenichi Inoue, Kenji Omura, Masahiro Takekawa, Motoya Hamaguchi, Satoshi Nakamura, Yukihiro Takahashi
School1984
Exotic Dance
Charles Wilp (Haruomi Hosono mix)
Ata Tak2000
Laughter Meditation
Haruomi Hosono
Epic, TriStar Music1993
Living Sketch
Haruomi Hosono
Victor2018
Ambient Meditation #3
Haruomi Hosono
Epic, TriStar Music1993
Laugh-Gas
Haruomi Hosono
Epic1989

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