Spring in the North

Japanese: 《北国の春》 - きたぐにのはる
Spring in the North

...In this environment, Lee Sung-ae's heartfelt singing of enka captured the hearts of the middle-aged and elderly, and brought enka, which was in danger of being left behind, back to the hearts of Japanese people. Enka once again appeared on television, and enka began to spread to Southeast Asia, and in the 1980s Sen Masao's "Spring in the North Country" was translated into the respective languages ​​and sung in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other places. This was likely due to Japanese trading company employees and tourists active in East and West Asia bringing karaoke to various places, but it also serves as a good example of how much the middle-aged and elderly people love enka. ...

*Some of the terminology used in "Spring in the North" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この中にあって,李成愛の切々と歌いあげる演歌のふしまわしは,中高年層の心をとらえ,時代からとりのこされそうになっていた演歌を日本人の心によび起こさせたのである。再び演歌がテレビに登場する一方,演歌が東南アジアに進出しはじめ,1980年代には,千昌夫の《北国の春》が中国,台湾,香港等でそれぞれの国語に翻訳されて歌われた。これは,東・西アジアで活躍する日本の商社マンあるいは観光客が各地にカラオケをもちこんだことによると見られるが,それはまた中高年層がいかに演歌を好んでいるかを示す好例ともなっている。…

※「《北国の春》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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