City-pop is a kind of music type formed under the background of the economic bubble era in 1980s. It originated from Japanese pop style, full of city feeling and showing a cheerful atmosphere. The combination of dance music, jazz, funk and other style elements, clear 4/4 beat drums, heavy bass and keyboard sounds often create the feeling of bathing in summer, and the theme is also very healthy and upward. Today, city-pop is still an important imitation object in the retro trend.

Sometimes steam waves are easily confused with urban pop music. In fact, steam wave focuses on nostalgia, psychedelic and sense of separation, while City Pop focuses on fashion sense and the melody of western music.

The visual style is characterized by a hint of coolness and comfortable summer colors hidden in the blue sea breeze.

Elemental symbols: classic cars wrapped in gorgeous coats, fashionable and leisure yachts, swimming pools, country houses and souvenir shops can be seen everywhere, and even palm trees on the roadside are more dazzling than usual.

Color characteristics: there is always a strong contrast between light and shadow, high saturation of blue sky and sea.

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