An old homie of mine rolled into town a while back, a first kiss actually (there were a handful of first kisses), Stacey, Jenny, Stephanie, Nicole, Rebecca, Jennifer (all firsts in their own unique way …what can I say, I liked kissing …and why am I disclosing this?) Anyway, my old homie and one-time Jr. High smooching partner was passing through Tokyo on a whirlwind around-the-world solo sojourn (don’t worry, we became just regular ol’ homies long before this encounter) and convened for a coffee and a catch up at the cafe at the top of Gyre on Tokyo’s Omote Sando. I can’t recall why there might have been some political demonstrations on the boulevard that day, more power to them, but the noise was disrupting our conversation so after a quick coffee and a cookie, we decided to stroll around cat street and chat a bit more, that’s when we ran into this gaggle of boys.
I asked my pal, “Hey, you mind giving me a second to talk to these guys?” and next thing you know, I’m deep in a Japanese conversation about this gang of bros, talking about highschool life, music, guitar playing, sports, dream cars, graduation aspirations and I guess typical stuff you’d ask homeschoolers (maybe I shoulda asked if they were up to the same trouble-making that my homie and I got up to back in our day: house parties, beer kegs, cruising, scattering from cops when they rolled up to you secret gathering in the woods. Something tells me they wouldn’t relate.
After the tornado of an instant street portrait session that IS Tokyo Records Style, I fist bumped em all and say bye. It was a fun chat, and they look like a good crew, heads maybe on more straight than ours at their age. My old homie was watching the whole time, I had momentarily forgotten about her in my photo frenzy. “What the hell was that?” she asked. It gave us something to talk about for the rest of our hang.
More Tokyo Record Style on the way.
Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet (Deluxe)
Island Records – 602475686705, Island Records – 602475656999
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Repress, Stereo, White [Pearl Opaque]
Country: US
Released: Feb 14, 2025
Genre: Pop
Style: Bubblegum, Contemporary R&B, Vocal
https://www.discogs.com/release/33149796-Sabrina-Carpenter-Short-N-Sweet-Deluxe
Hikaru Utada* – One Last Kiss
Label: Milan – 19439866211, Masterworks (3) – 19439866211
Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP, Crystal Blue
Country: Europe
Released: Oct 22, 2021
Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: J-pop, Theme, Anison
https://www.discogs.com/release/20638033-Hikaru-Utada-One-Last-Kiss
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Label: pgLang – 00602475686750, Interscope Records – 00602475686750
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: Feb 7, 2025
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Conscious, Contemporary R&B, Hardcore Hip-Hop
https://www.discogs.com/release/33102840-Kendrick-Lamar-GNX
Charlie Puth – Nine Track Mind
Label: Atlantic – 7567-86660-9, Otto Records (4) – 7567-86660-9
Series: Atlantic 75
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear [Crystal]
Country: Worldwide
Released: Jun 9, 2023
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Ballad, Contemporary R&B, Soul
https://www.discogs.com/release/27392523-Charlie-Puth-Nine-Track-Mind
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