Mecano - Japón (Videoclip oficial)

What this video is

Released as the lead single from Mecano's third album 'Ya viene el Sol' (CBS Discos, October 1984), 'Japón' represents a pivotal moment in Spanish pop: the band's first use of the Fairlight CMI digital sampler and their most internationally ambitious production to date. Shot on location in Japan, the video visually enacts the song's fascination with Japanese industrial modernity — factories, machinery, urban rhythm…

Why it matters

'Japón' is a landmark in Spanish synthpop / tecno pop, merging Kraftwerk-influenced industrial themes with YMO-adjacent electronic textures at a moment when Nacho Cano was among the first Spanish musicians to deploy the Fairlight CMI. The video's on-location Japanese shoot elevated Spanish pop…

The director

Pedro Lozano is a Spanish director credited on multiple Mecano music videos during the 1980s, appearing in the Mecano Grandes Éxitos DVD compilation (2005) director credits alongside other notable Spanish video directors of the era including Juan Gatti and…