Popular songs and hidden gems that highlight THE ALFEE’s ensemble

Cinderella doesn’t sleepTHE ALFEE

THE ALFEE [Cinderella Can't Sleep] 1985

This is a Japanese band sound by THE ALFEE, an artist long popular for their mature, refined masculinity and strong support from older audiences.

Their style fits men in their 60s perfectly and lifts the spirits from within.

Greeting SongTHE ALFEE

Japanese Greeting Song 'Go Aisatsu no Uta'

“Good morning,” “Good night,” “Hello”…

This song belts out the greetings we exchange every day to an up-tempo beat.

It even includes back-and-forth greetings in the lyrics, so just listening might help you naturally pick them up! The chorus and call-and-response parts have such a catchy melody that it’ll probably stick in your head after just one listen.

Check out the video with your child to see which greetings are used in which situations.

It also sounds fun to sing along and practice greeting each other as a parent–child pair!

Embraced by the wintry windTHE ALFEE

THE ALFEE – Embraced by the Wintry Wind... [Come On ALFEE!! Acoustic Special Disc]

Many of you might have thought, “Huh? The Alfee are performing this song?” This song was also provided to the famous idol Kyoko Koizumi.

Koizumi’s version is great, but the heartrending love song as sung by Takamizawa is also truly wonderful.

UNCROWNED KINGDOMTHE ALFEE

THE ALFEE – Uncrowned Kingdom

Known for timeless hits like “Hoshizora no Distance” and “Mary Ann,” THE ALFEE is in fact also a progressive rock band.

As you can tell from his appearance, guitarist Toshihiko Takamizawa is influenced by hard rock and prog, and he has said that Pink Floyd’s classic album Atom Heart Mother—by one of the ‘Big Five’ prog bands—is among his roots.

They’ve left behind many great prog tracks, such as “GATE OF HEAVEN” from the album The Renaissance and “UNCROWNED KINGDOM” from the album GLINT BEAT.

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I dedicate this loveTHE ALFEE

Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection Chapter — I Dedicate This Love — THE ALFEE

This is the 59th single, which served as the ending theme for the animated film Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection.

As the story goes, since Toshihiko Takamizawa was a huge fan of the Space Battleship Yamato series, he ended up composing the song; true to that, the track brims with a powerful, palpable intensity in every detail.

Hurry, dreamTHE ALFEE

Alfee “Hurry, My Dream” — The 10th Summer, 1991

This song was adopted as the image song for the 1987 Osaka International Women’s Marathon.

Since then, THE ALFEE has provided the image song for the Osaka International Women’s Marathon every year.

Although it was not released as a single, it remains a highly popular track among fans.

A mysterious relationshipTHE ALFEE

Mysterious Relationship (Fushigina kankei) THE ALFEE - Spanish Subtitles

Included on the 1983 album “ALFEE.” A three-member rock band formed in Tokyo in 1973.

A beautiful track featuring Takamizawa’s high-tone vocals and well-balanced harmonies, set to a mellow, wistful melody reminiscent of kayōkyoku and a mid-tempo, moody atmosphere.