Angela Aki’s famous and popular songs
Let me introduce songs by Angela Aki, the female singer-songwriter famous for singing “Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~.” “Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~” was chosen as the required piece for NHK’s choral competition and was what catapulted her name to fame.
She is said to be the eldest daughter of the president of the AEON English conversation school, and she graduated from a university in the United States.
Her intellectual appearance truly reflects her inner self.
Angela Aki’s Masterpieces and Popular Songs (1–10)
HOMEAnjura Aki
Released on September 14, 2005, this major-label debut single is the title track of the first album.
It was performed at the 57th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
The song evokes nostalgia, conveying that on lonely nights spent in the city, your hometown is calling you.
It is a mid-tempo ballad.
cherry blossom colorAnjura Aki
A song released as her fifth single on March 7, 2007.
The lyrics reflect Angela’s memories of the time she spent in Washington.
It’s a slow ballad that recalls a youth spent battling hardship, and it’s also popular as a graduation song.
Fragment of SolitudeAnjura Aki
A song released as the sixth single on May 23, 2007.
It was created based on the script and used as the theme song for a TV drama.
This slow ballad portrays a woman’s feelings as she spends sleepless nights reflecting on loneliness and happiness, the pain she carries, and the words she has spoken.
Shining personAnjura Aki
A song released on April 14, 2010 as the 10th single.
It was used as the theme song for a human documentary program.
Angela’s first guitar-and-vocal performance.
It’s a slow number that sings of a boy’s feelings as he imagines a happy figure amid the loneliness of everyday life.
PledgeAnjura Aki
Marking her first comeback in 11 years, this work is a gem-like piano ballad woven by Angela Aki around the themes of self-affirmation and rebirth.
Since pausing her activities in 2014, she has studied music in the United States and built a family life, and here she expresses her resolve to accept herself as she is through her uniquely emotive vocals and piano melodies.
Since her 2005 debut, Angela Aki has released numerous beloved songs, including the hit album Home, which sold over 600,000 copies, and “Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~.” In 2024, she also composed the music for the musical In This Corner of the World.
With an arrangement that is simple yet draws out deep emotion, and a positive message at its core, this piece is recommended for anyone ready to take a new step forward or to face themselves with honesty.
Every Woman’s SongAnjura Aki
A song included on the album “LIFE.” It’s a collaborative piece with a friend who mutually acknowledges and respects each other.
This is a piano-and-vocal ballad sung by a woman, expressing that all women are one—beyond nationality, race, and age—regardless of life or death.
I’ll FallAnjura Aki
A song included on the indie album “These Words,” released in the United States on January 4, 2000.
It’s a vacation-tinged pop tune that sings about a sense of being within scenes where summer dreams are swept away by autumn, and explores a spiritual inner world.
Kiss Me Good-ByeAnjura Aki
A song released as the third single on March 15, 2006.
It was used as an insert song in an RPG.
It’s a slow ballad with the feeling that, if it’s a world where the two of us can’t be fulfilled, even if we part ways, love will remain and turn into strength—so let’s take flight without hesitation.
Knockin’ On Heaven’s DoorAnjura Aki
A song included on the third album “ANSWER,” released on February 25, 2009.
It is a cover of Bob Dylan’s song used as the theme for the film “Heaven’s Door,” which opened the same February.
The Japanese lyrics were written by Angela.
It is a slow, piano-and-vocal piece themed around death.
LIFEAnjura Aki
A song included on the fourth album “LIFE,” released on September 8, 2010.
It was used in a life insurance commercial.
It’s a slow piano-and-vocal piece that contemplates honesty and justice, teaching that the truth lies between right and wrong, between encounters and farewells.