RPD

Hi everyone. RPD here. I'm not a music expert. I don't know music theory, composition, nor know how to play any instruments. But I listen to a lot of music. When I first moved out of Japan back to Europe, I lost access to my Japanese spotify account and was unable to easily listen to many of my favourite artists. I used to be very pro-streaming, but after that I realized how important it is to actually own the music you enjoy.  This year, after moving 5 times across 3 countries, it seems like things have finally settled. I knew what I wanted—a turntable, a CD player and a journey to rediscover Japanese music. There's still plenty I don't know, but I wanted to commemorate the end of the year with an article looking back to my favourite albums of the year. There's so many I left out, and ranking them wouldn't feel OK, so I'll just go over them by release date.　I'll leave a Youtube link for those who are available. If you enjoy listening to City Pop/AOR/J-...