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Night Tempo

Jung Kyung-ho (Korean: 정경호; born February 14, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea), better known as Night Tempo (Japanese: ナイト・テンポ; Korean: 나이트템포), is a South Korean future funk producer known for his Showa Groove series of remixes of 1980's Japanese city pop.[2][3][4]

Career

Night Tempo gained attention for its revival of 1980s Japanese genre known as city pop, giving birth to the future funk subgenre of the vaporwave.[5]

His remix of Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" has received over 7 million views on YouTube. Night Tempo is active in the U.S. and Japan. He is a fan of Sailor Moon.[6][7]

Under the title of the "Showa Idol Groove" series, he has released official re-edits of songs by artists from the 1980s, such as Wink and Anri.

In 2018, he released his first original album, Moonrise. Their first major original album, Ladies In The City, was released on December 1, 2021.[8]

On February 1, 2022, the edited compilation "Japanese City Pop 100" was published.[9]

On September 25, 2022, it was announced that Night Tempo would provide a song for SKE48 TeamKII's "No Time" performance, which would begin on December 11 of the same year.[10]

In 2023, together with Aoi Yagawa and Miori Ichikawa, they debuted as the retro-pop unit FANCYLABO.[11]

Discography

Singles

Extended plays

Albums

Remixes

Concerts

References

  1. ^ a b "About Night Tempo". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Scavenging for samples from the '70s and '80s with Night Tempo". 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "昭和歌謡を世界へ、韓国人Djナイトテンポの挑戦". 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3247259/1980s-japan-lives-hong-kong-future-funk-music-finds-home-we-meet-fan-vintage-pop-culture-whos-helped
  5. ^ "K-pop Indie Gem: Night Tempo Talks Aesthetic and Future Funk". 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "DJ 나이트템포 "타니무라 유미, 시티팝에 근접했는데..."". MoneyS [ko]. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  7. ^ "나이트템포 "요즘 사람들에게 '아날로그 향기' 전하는 게 내 음악"". ソウル新聞. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  8. ^ "世界的シティ・ポップ・ブームの立役者、韓国出身のDJ／プロデューサー、Night Tempo（ナイト・テンポ）。自身初となるメジャー・オリジナル・アルバム『Ladies In The City』、12/1にリリース決定!本日より先行シングル「Love Actually feat. Crystal Tea」配信開始!". Universal Music Japan. 2021-10-06. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  9. ^ "Night Tempoが書籍「Japanese City Pop 100」で示す2022年シティポップ最前線". 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  10. ^ "SKE48 14周年コンサートにDAPUMPら豪華ゲスト出演 新たな挑戦「4つのサプライズ」発表". 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  11. ^ "Night Tempo×矢川葵×市川美織のFANCYLABO、デビュー曲MV公開". 音楽ナタリー. ナターシャ. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  12. ^ "Night Tempo". Oricon. 27 September 2023.

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