J-Pop

Does anyone know what the original versions of these Beatles styled covers of J-Pop songs are?


I've been collecting these 2012 Japan-exclusive CDs that were different popular music covered (vaguely) in the style of The Beatles. There were ones focusing on Queen, Michael Jackson, Kiss, and compilations of popular songs from the US, UK, and Japan.

The one that has been a mystery for a long time was "Beatles Style J-Pop" until I finally found one for sale that was not over $100 or out of stock. The CD is long out of print and not available on streaming (I see rule 3) so I archived it on YouTube.

I don't recognize any of these songs, I don't really know anything about J-Pop, I can't read Japanese, and all of the lyrics were translated into English. All of that has made it hard to find the original versions and I'd like to give them a listen to compare.

Here is the full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7H72A51KJc

And here is the publishing credits from the booklet: https://imgur.com/a/DxavN8w

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and hopefully people more familiar with the songs would enjoy these renditions.

by PowerPlaidPlays

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  1. They’re all very famous J-pop classics. These versions are… interesting.

    1. [Dreams Come True – Love Love Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aXrmfm52mc) (lyrics seem to be the same as [this English version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vSRs5GIUEg))
    2. [Princess Princess – Diamonds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKjRLKQo7O0)
    3. [Toshinobu Kubota – La La La Love Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGQuCyLvay8)
    4. [Yumi Matsutoya – Manatsu no Yoru no Yume](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxTD_ZIAnH4)
    5. [Kazumasa Oda – Love Story wa Totsuzen ni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZxzPcT1Meg)
    6. [Seiko Matsuda – Akai Sweet Pea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z4tzQZrWrA)
    7. [Mayo Okamoto – Tomorrow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxN5s8YipbI)
    8. [Kome Kome Club – Roman Hikou](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCO6yzhMzLE)
    9. [Billy Banban – Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G1qeNWBPkU) (also famously recorded by [Fuyumi Sakamoto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVYu3f4qfsU))
    10. [Yosui Inoue – Shounen Jidai](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNS4rE2dKJA)

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