Kansai Chiharu -

Her influence is evident in the modern resurgence of "revival" music. Contemporary artists aiming for a retro city pop aesthetic often study her phrasing and the production techniques used on her albums. She stands alongside artists like Taeko Onuki, Mariya Takeuchi, and Yasuko Agawa as a pillar of the "Tokyo Sound" of the 1980s.

, a world-renowned contemporary artist born in , Japan. She is most famous for her massive, immersive installations using tangled webs of red, black, or white thread. Kansai Chiharu

: A major retrospective at the Mori Art Museum featuring her famous boat motifs. Her influence is evident in the modern resurgence

Chiharu now lives and works in Berlin, and says the move from east to west shifted both how she sees – and is seen by – the world. , a world-renowned contemporary artist born in , Japan

who collaborated with an electronic producer known as "K93n Na1". This project is described as a fusion of traditional Japanese music and modern electronic beats like trap and EDM. Decentralized and File-Sharing Contexts:

The album has seen a massive resurgence in the 2020s due to the global City Pop boom on platforms like YouTube and Spotify, introducing Kansai’s music to a new generation of listeners in Europe and the Americas.