Jung Kyung-ho (; born February 14, 1986 in

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, South Korea), better known as Night Tempo (), is a South Korean

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producer known for his ''Showa Groove'' series of remixes of 1980's Japanese

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Career

Night Tempo gained attention for its revival of 1980s Japanese genre known as

, giving birth to the

subgenre of the vaporwave. His remix of

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's "

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" has received over 7 million views on YouTube. Night Tempo is active in the U.S. and Japan. He is a fan of ''

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''. Under the title of the "Showa Idol Groove" series, he has released official re-edits of songs by artists from the 1980s, such as

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and

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. In 2018, he released his first original album, Moonrise. Their first major original album, Ladies In The City, was released on December 1, 2021. On February 1, 2022, the edited compilation "Japanese City Pop 100" was published. On September 25, 2022, it was announced that Night Tempo would provide a song for

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TeamKII's "No Time" performance, which would begin on December 11 of the same year. In 2023, together with Aoi Yagawa and

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, they debuted as the retro-pop unit FANCYLABO.

Discography

Singles

Extended plays

Albums

Remixes

Concerts

References

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External links

Official website
South Korean electronic musicians Vaporwave musicians 21st-century American musicians 1986 births Living people