History Trivia / MariyaTakeuchi

-->'''Mariya Takeuchi:''' "For some reason, around two years ago, a mysterious phenomenon began happening where my work from 36 years ago (Plastic Love) began becoming popular among overseas youth. To be honest, I think I'm probably the one that's the most surprised with the number of views the song got. I made the song when I was in my twenties and I was going for a western flavor with my music back then. The fact that in the exact home of western music the youth of today are listening to my music makes me truly happy. Personally, I think it was because the song was made while I was overseas and because I viewed it as one of my favorite songs to have arranged and played off that album. I feel that introducing the world and this era (Heisei) to this music is a very, very big achievement."

* CommonKnowledge:
** That "Plastic Love" was one of Mariya Takeuchi's biggest hits in the 1980s that got a revival in the late 2010s. It's actually virtually unknown in Japan. It was No. 85 on Oricon when it was first released.
** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariya_takeuchi_crop1.png lovely picture]] of Mariya Takeuchi commonly associated with "Plastic Love" was for another single, "The Sweetest Music". Why the people who uploaded her music to [=YouTube=] chose to use that picture instead is understandable, given that the original album cover for "Plastic Love" is rather [[https://i.discogs.com/BKXFgLhMJlq2tMBv0z7azLCiU7osjKIHu2OKEuBeO8E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:569/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExODU3/ODgxLTE1MjM1ODk4/MDctOTkyOS5qcGVn.jpeg minimalistic and drab]].
** That her more [[LighterAndSofter sentimental]] discography is anything like the [[DarkerAndEdgier somber longing]] of "Plastic Love". She actually made the song to [[GenreAdultery try]] [[PlayingAgainstType out]] her husband's [[CityPop signature style]] for herself.
* MemeticMutation:
** It all started when user Plastic Lover reuploaded a seven-minute version of the song (the original five-minute version was uploaded previously but removed) on July 5, 2017, featuring a picture of Takeuchi from her "Sweetest Music / Morning Glory" [[http://hiptankrecords.com/?pid=103163517 single cover]].
** That particular video then gained more than 5.33 million views as of January 2018, with the [=YouTube=] algorithm putting it on everyone's recommended lists for some reason before it too got taken down for [[UsefulNotes/{{Copyright}} copyright infringement]].
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gj47G2e1Jc latest 2018 reupload]] still left up on [=YouTube=] currently sits at 53 million views as of August 2022.
** The memetic song became not only representative of the (neologism) "City Pop" genre, but it's also regularly sampled in {{Vaporwave}} and FutureFunk works.
** It also got countless [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZazVpuooQ0 remixes]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9NdTD5ciVs reaction videos]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udhhaBrqK0A song covers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il80-8sjb94 instrumental covers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vunm-W-ovLc English version covers]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq-Lnz5WjV0 memes]] made about it, making it one of City Pop's most iconic songs.
** Mariya Takeuchi even shows up as a Music/SiIvaGunner's King for a Day Tournament contender. Her entry used rips from "Plastic Love" and many of her other songs as well as those of other City Pop artists.
* SequelGap: Here's a music video example. Being a not-so-famous song from her discography, the incredible fame of "Plastic Love" by Mariya Takeuchi in TheNewTens made Warner Japan create [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmUXamntPI an official]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lC2O1oIew music video]] for this song after 35 years.

** That "Plastic Love" was one of Mariya Takeuchi's biggest hits in the 1980s that got a revival in the late 2010s. It's actually virtually unknown in Japan. It's No. 85 when it was first released.

* BlackSheepHit / CreatorsOddball: The somber "Plastic Love" is in stark contrast to Mariya Takeuchi's usual discography of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYvptGEyZ-4 wistful ballads]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyhMX_YCO4Y funky beats]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK8SQGYu2tg lighthearted love songs]]. It was actually Mariya's [[https://youtu.be/6p_WivRA7x8?t=186 personal take]] on her husband Tatsuro Yamashita's signature style. Tatsuro even arranged the music for the song for good measure.

** That her more sentimental discography is anything like the somber longing of "Plastic Love". She actually made the song to [[GenreAdultery try out]] her husband's [[CityPop signature style]] for herself.

** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariya_takeuchi_crop1.png lovely picture]] of Mariya Takeuchi commonly associated with "Plastic Love" was actually for another single, "The Sweetest Music". Why the people who uploaded her music to [=YouTube=] chose to use that picture instead is understandable, given that the original album cover for "Plastic Love" is rather [[https://i.discogs.com/BKXFgLhMJlq2tMBv0z7azLCiU7osjKIHu2OKEuBeO8E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:569/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExODU3/ODgxLTE1MjM1ODk4/MDctOTkyOS5qcGVn.jpeg minimalistic and drab]].

** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariya_takeuchi_crop1.png lovely picture]] of Mariya Takeuchi commonly associated with "Plastic Love" was actually for another single, "The Sweetest Music". Why the people who uploaded her music to [=YouTube=] chose to use that picture instead is understandable, given that the actual album cover for "Plastic Love" is rather [[https://i.discogs.com/BKXFgLhMJlq2tMBv0z7azLCiU7osjKIHu2OKEuBeO8E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:569/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExODU3/ODgxLTE1MjM1ODk4/MDctOTkyOS5qcGVn.jpeg minimalistic and drab]].
** That her discography is anything like "Plastic Love". She actually made the song to try making a song using her husband's signature style.

** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariya_takeuchi_crop1.png lovely picture]] of Mariya Takeuchi commonly associated with "Plastic Love" was actually for another single, "The Sweetest Music". Why the people who uploaded her music to [=YouTube=] chose to use that picture instead is understandable, given that the actual album cover for "Plastic Love" is rather [[https://i.discogs.com/BKXFgLhMJlq2tMBv0z7azLCiU7osjKIHu2OKEuBeO8E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:569/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExODU3/ODgxLTE1MjM1ODk4/MDctOTkyOS5qcGVn.jpeg drab and minimalistic]].

** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariya_takeuchi_crop1.png lovely picture]] of Mariya Takeuchi commonly associated with "Plastic Love" was actually for another single, "The Sweetest Music". Why people who upload her music chose to use this picture instead is understandable, because the actual album cover for "Plastic Love" is rather [[https://i.discogs.com/BKXFgLhMJlq2tMBv0z7azLCiU7osjKIHu2OKEuBeO8E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:569/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExODU3/ODgxLTE1MjM1ODk4/MDctOTkyOS5qcGVn.jpeg drab and minimalist]].

* CreatorsOddball: The somber and westernized "Plastic Love" is actually the Creator's Oddball out of Mariya Takeuchi's more lighthearted, wistful, or romantic output such as "Single Again" or "Fushigi na Peach Pie". She based the work on the CityPop style of her husband, Tatsuro Yamashita (who also did the arrangement for the song).

** Mariya Takeuchi even shows up as a Music/SiIvaGunner's King for a Day Tournament contender. Her entry used rips from both her own songs and those of other City Pop artists.

** Mariya Takeuchi even shows up as Music/SiIvaGunner's King for a Day Tournament contender. Her entry used rips from both her own songs and those of other City Pop artists.