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Poison Girl Friend was early. Now it makes sense.

The Japan Times·Patrick St. Michel·25 days ago
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Noriko Sekiguchi launched Poison Girl Friend in the late 1980s, crafting melancholy, club-influenced pop with multilingual lyrics. Her music is now being rediscovered by younger listeners through streaming services and a renewed interest in ’90s trip hop. | Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. For years, Noriko Sekiguchi’s music under the name Poison Girl Friend existed as a major-label curio reflecting flush times — and the kind of latitude that came with them. “My first release, 1992’s ‘Melting Moment’ was on Victor Entertainment, and they had money, so they were able to create edgy little labels,” Sekiguchi tells The Japan Times from her current home, Nippon Columbia’s offices in Harajuku.…

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