The Untold History of J-Pop Before the 1980s (San Diego Anime Con 2024) Panel Slides

Working on a brand new panel, especially one that requires a lot of research, is hard. Trying to do that in the few off days between real life and a non-ending string of anime conventions, well, that's near impossible. The fact that I was able to finish this panel at all is amazing, especially when you consider that I had far less knowledge of these songs and artists when compared to the other decades. That said, I got some feedback from friends that the title might promise something that I didn't completely deliver on, so I might change that in the future. It really is "The First Years of The Oricon", but that title sounds so boring. I have several months to think about this though, as the next con I can realistically do this panel at would be LVL Up Expo and FanimeCon, both well into next year. I'm really glad San Diego Anime Con took it, as this is the kind of panel that needs a smaller con to workshop it a bit. Anyway, this one was a lot of fun to write, a lot of fun to host, and I can't wait to bring it to more cons next year! I'm glad a lot of people turned out for this one on an early Saturday morning, and I hope that trend continues! Be sure to come to a panel near you, and thank you to everyone who has either attended one or somehow made it to this page!

Lastly, the songs from the opening montage can be found below:

• Hana no Kubikazari – THE TIGERS (1968 #6)
  
• Ikebukuro no Yoru – Mina Aoe (1969 #7)
• Ai no Kiseki – Hide to Rosanna (1970 #7)
• Saraba Koibito – Masaaki Sakai (1971 #10)
• Taiyou ga Kureta Kisetsu – Aoi Sankaku Jougi (1972 #10)
• Kokoro no Tabi – Tulip (1973 #7)
• Namida no Misao – Tonosama Kings (1974 #6)
• Romance – Hiromi Iwasaki (1975 #6)
• Yokosuka Story – Momoe Yamaguchi (1976 #8)
• Seishun Jidai – Koichi Morita to Top Galant (1977 #2)
• Canada Kara no Tegami – Masaaki Hirao & Yoko Hatanaka (1978 #7)
  
• YOUNG MAN (YMCA) – Hideki Saijo (1979 #7)