For me, it was Mariya smiling at me from the thumbnail with the title “Plastic Love” back in 2017. I’m probably not alone with this story but I’d love to read your stories of your intro to city pop.
For me it was the excellent Pacific Breeze compilations that the record label “Light in the Attic” have released. I’m sure I would have heard some city pop songs on some mixes beforehand too, I just don’t recall anything specific.