Shōwa nostalgia
Shōwa nostalgia[1] (Japanese: 昭和ノスタルジア)[2] includes nostalgia for certain aspects of the postwar Shōwa era.[1][3][4][5] Shōwa retro (Japanese: 昭和レトロ) is retro related to the Shōwa era. The Shōwa Retro Boom (Japanese: 昭和レトロブーム) includes increased popularity and sales of Showa retro goods and services.[6] (The expression also loosely includes increased popularity of some things from the early part of the Heisei era).[7] The beginnings of periods of increased nostalgia have been dated to 1974,[7] 1986,[8] 2005,[7] 2012[9] and 2017.[7]
Film and television
[edit]Manifestations of Shōwa nostalgia include television programmes about the Shōwa era, such as Takeda Tetsuya no Shōwa wa kagayaiteita,[10] broadcast from 2013 onwards.
It has been said that the film Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) caused a period of increased Shōwa nostalgia.[2][7]
Music
[edit]It has been said that the city pop boom began with nostalgic crate digging by Japanese DJs at the end of the 20th century.[11][12] It has been said that the city pop boom was the beginning of a period of increased interest in Shōwa retro.[13] Older people are nostalgic about the songs Mayonaka no Door (1979) and Plastic Love (1984).[14] It has been said that the interest of young people in Shōwa retro came to public attention around 2017 when, amongst other things, a dance[7] that uses the song Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (1985)[15] became popular.[7] As of 2024, there is nostalgia for Meiko Nakahara and Saki Kubota as artists in the new music genre in the 1980s.[14][16] It has been said there is a "Shōwa Kayo Boom" (Japanese: 昭和歌謡ブーム)[17] and that Shōwa era kayōkyoku songs have become popular among young people.[18][19][20] Episodes of the The Best Ten have been rebroadcast in Japan[18] and the Shōwa era music of Akina Nakamori and Seiko Matsuda,[21] and others,[22] has become popular in South Korea.[21] The 2023 music video for ClariS' cover version of Samishii Nettaigyo is a homage to Wink.[23][24]
References
[edit]- Katsuyuki Hidaka (日高勝之). 昭和ノスタルジアとは何か――記憶とラディカル・デモクラシーのメディア学. 世界思想社 (Sekai Shisosha). 2014. Excerpts. NDL.
- Kohei Takano. 昭和ノスタルジー解体 「懐かしさ」はどう作られたのか. 晶文社 (Shobunsha). 2018. Excerpts. Review.
- 世は「昭和レトロブーム」だなんて 湯浅博. Sankei Shimbun. 4/8/2023.
- 「昭和レトロ」が新しい 非日常感、若者ひき付ける. The Nikkei. 20 April 2021.
- 若者なぜ昭和レトロ. The Nikkei.
- 〝大人の遊び場〟に魅了 「逆に新しい」. The Nikkei. 19 December 2021.
- アナログ感満載の個性 温かみに新鮮さ. The Nikkei. 19 December 2021.
- 貯金箱は「眺める」モノへ レトロ人気で落札価格2倍. The Nikkei. 20 September 2023.
- ＜昭和レトロ探訪＞ （１） 名古屋の「広小路キッチンマツヤ」. Chunichi Shimbun. 30 April 2023.
- ＜昭和レトロ探訪＞（８）石塚硝子の復刻したガラス食器（岩倉市）. Chunichi Shimbun. 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b Showa Nostalgia. NHK. Broadcast 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b 「良き時代への懐古」が意味するもの――『昭和ノスタルジアとは何か』. 好書好日. 7/1/2021.
- ^ Japan is nostalgic for a past that was in part worse than its present. The Economist. 22 June 2023.
- ^ New era aside, Showa nostalgia continues to keep rolling along. The Japan Times. 20 July 2019.
- ^ The Showa Revival in Japan: Why It’s Happening and Where to Get Your Retro Fix. Tokyo Weekender. 16 June 2017.
- ^ なぜ昭和レトロな商品やサービスがヒットするのか 「写ルンです」や「商店街」など. News ポストセブン. 11/10/2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g 昭和レトロはどこへ行く――令和の若者にウケるわけ. Chūō Kōron. 10 May 2024.
- ^ もはや「レトロブーム」自体が懐かしい. Yomiuri Shimbun. 19 April 2024.
- ^ 令和の若者には新鮮「昭和レトロ」…純喫茶のクリームソーダやプリン人気、花柄グラス復刻. Yomiuri Shimbun. 11 April 2024.
- ^ 【酒井惇一・昔の農村・今の世の中】第40回 「大正は遠くなりにけり」はどこへ？. JAcom. 14 February 2019.
- ^ 日本のシティ・ポップが世界で大ブームのワケを追え！. NHK. 28 July 2023.
- ^ As to nostalgie and city pop, see 日本の「シティポップ」が、香港で新たな音楽ジャンルに姿を変えていた. COURRiER Japon. 24 January 2024.
- ^ 令和に復刻した「昭和レトロ」にZ世代も昭和世代もメロメロ！その理由は？. AERA dot. 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b 坂本つとむやシティーポップ、「ふてほど」のヒットから再生のキーワードは1980年代？！/芸能ショナイ業務話. Sankei Sports. 4 April 2024.
- ^ Viral dance crazes highlight a generational shift. The Japan Times. 21 October 2017.
- ^ 歌って味わう!昭和レトロポップス (4)シンガーソングライターの時代. NHK. 23 August 2023.
- ^ 80年代ヒット曲がうけるワケ NHKBS「歌える！J－POP」長尾賢治プロデューサーが語る. Nikkan Sports. 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b 「ザ・ベストテン」まるごと再放送 若者にも昭和歌謡ブーム 「マツコ」で手応え. Sponichi Annex. 29 May 2020.
- ^ 令和に熱い、みんな歌える「昭和歌謡」 若者がネットで拡散・共有. Sankei Shimbun. 22 October 2020.
- ^ 昭和歌謡・ポップスにスポットが当たる理由 当時を知るヒットメーカー「今の若い人たちに響くのは当然かも」. Radio Kansei. 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b 松田聖子と中森明菜が2トップ…韓国に空前の日本歌謡ブームで商機到来！. Nikkan Gendai. 16 October 2024.
- ^ 韓国で昭和歌謡ブーム!? NewJeansハニ・住田愛子らが歌う80年代ヒット曲に注目. Radio Kansai. 23 July 2024.
- ^ 昭和歌謡ブームを後押しする最旬の4組、 Night Tempo、ClariS、武藤彩未、The Biscats. ENTAME next. 10/9/2023.
- ^ 【ClariS】の『淋しい熱帯魚』は、Winkを敬愛した表現力の結晶だ. アニメージュ+ (Animage Plus). 21 June 2023.