The long running band Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe, who were active and very popular around the 80s, will celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2023.

Tetsuji Hayashi is a composer who created many hit songs and is one of the key figures of the music scene in the 80s. He made a recent revival hit song, “Mayonaka no Door/Stay with Me” by Miki Matsubara. With Hayashi’s direction, Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe,The 40th anniversary project has started by remixing original songs with the latest technology. As a first project, AQUA CITY ,which is a remix of their debut album AQUA CITY, has been released the past week across all digital music streaming platforms.

Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe made their major debut in April 1983 with the single, “SUMMER SUSPICION”, from the record label VAP. Summer, sea and resorts are main themes of the band and their hit songs are well known inside and outside of Japan as “summer songs” and in the genre of city pop.

After the band released 7 single vinyls and 5 albums, they moved on to forming the successor band, 1986 Omega Tribe was born with new singer, Carlos Toshiki.

The album cover of this new album is a remix version of the original so it is very familiar to the people who know the original album. And the song “SUMMER SUSPICION”, which is remixed by Tetsuji Hayashi, was specially included as a bonus track. So old fans who know the original album can enjoy this new addition in the tracklist.

Furthermore, special websites, official Twitter of the 40th anniversary, and the official Facebook are all open! All latest news will be updated frequently and special content like the band's interview are planned to be released on a special site and be sure to check out AQUA CITY REMIX here!