{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-city-pop-johnny-joseph-9798244164817","title":"The Architecture of City Pop: The Life of Tatsuro Yamashita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe King of City Pop doesn't want his crown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTatsuro Yamashita doesn't have a Spotify account. He doesn't have a TikTok. He spends his time instructing lawyers to issue takedown notices against the very YouTube videos that made him a global icon to a generation that wasn't even born when his hits were recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Architecture of City Pop\u003c\/b\u003e is the definitive look at how that happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book traces Yamashita's journey from a lonely childhood in postwar Ikebukuro-teaching himself harmony via Far East Network radio-through the commercial disaster of Sugar Babe and into the breakthrough sessions that produced \u003ci\u003eFor You\u003c\/i\u003e and \"Sparkle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Technical Craft: \u003c\/b\u003e Why engineers physically spliced magnetic tape with razor blades to fix a single note.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gear: \u003c\/b\u003e The sonic difference between the warm chorus of a \u003cb\u003eRoland Juno-60\u003c\/b\u003e and the brittle glass of a \u003cb\u003eDX7\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Process: \u003c\/b\u003e What happens when you layer a single voice 32 times on analog equipment, battling the accumulation of tape hiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Legend: \u003c\/b\u003e His marriage to Mariya Takeuchi, his decades hosting \u003ci\u003eSunday Songbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and his refusal to accept the \"King of City Pop\" title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYamashita calls himself a \u003ci\u003eshokunin\u003c\/i\u003e-a craftsman. He just wants the snare to hit right. The internet crowned him anyway; he's been trying to give the crown back ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnny Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244164817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Johnny Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083993129215,"sku":"9798244164817","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-architecture-of-city-pop-johnny-joseph-9798244164817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}