J-Pop Idols of The 1980s: The Golden Age of Showa Era Pop (LVL UP Expo 2024) Panel Slides

​This updated version of the '80s idol panel was mostly made from my notes on the first one. I actually wanted to implement some of these changes (namely the ones around Onyanko Club) before the panel at ALA, but I didn't have time due to prepping for the rest of the con and our interviews. Though I still don't think this panel has reached a version that I consider its "final first draft", I do think it's one step closer to that. Also, there's another version of it coming soon to FanimeCon, so perhaps that one will hit that ever-elusive goal? Oh, and I used the same opening montage as I did at ALA. Though I did change nearly every other video, even the ones where the song itself stayed the same. What I found funny about the panel was that both me and a friend heard people talking about the panel during the day, but the turnout wasn't too high. Maybe it conflicted with something big? Who knows. Anyhow, 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:

• Juri Hamada - Sayonara Suki (1980)
• Hitomi Ishikawa - Machibuse (1981)
• Amin - Matsu wa (1982)
• Yu Hayami - Anokoro ni Mou Ichido (1983)
• Kilala to Ulala - Sentimetal Boy (1984)
• Chiemi Hori - Ribbon (1985)
• Momoko Kikuchi - Yuki ni Kaita LOVE LETTER (1986)
• Marina Watanabe - Marina no Natsu (1987)
• Rika Himenogi - Glass no Kiss (1988)
• Yoko Ishino - KISS Made Matenai (1989)