きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード [Loving Heart: Kimagure Orange☆Road]

This delightful collection from the long-running classic love triangle comedy (between a saxophone-playing badass, a perky airhead, and an overconfident guy with telekinetic powers) serves as the perfect example of “city pop,” a Japanese pop style rooted in 1970s new music named that because it was meant to appeal to the young urban professionals that flocked to the cities during the country’s economic boom. The cheap electronic backing sounds (usually provided by cutting-edge Casio keyboards) and EXTREMELY EIGHTIES feel have made the genre popular amongst Bandcampers, but whether you’re young, urban, professional, or none of the above, the cheesy pop hooks always please.