A masterpiece coupling track. Recommended popular songs.

Harbor Yoko, Yokohama, YokosukaDaun Taun Bugiugi Bando

Harbor Yoko, Yokohama, Yokosuka

When it was first released in 1975, “Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka” was the B-side paired with the A-side track “Kakko Man Boogie.” Featuring mostly spoken lyrics by Ryudo Uzaki—quite innovative for the time—the song became a major hit.

Soon after its release, due to the B-side’s success, it was reissued with this track promoted to the A-side.

Beautiful SundayTanaka Seiji

Beautiful Sunday - Seiji Tanaka (1976)

Beautiful Sunday, released in 1976 by Seiji Tanaka—the first “Uta no Onii-san” on NHK’s popular children’s program Okaasan to Issho—was actually the B-side to a song called Oh Marianna.

Did you know that? The original version, sung by British artist Daniel Boone, became a worldwide hit in 1972.

Four years later, Tanaka covered it, and the song went on to be included in Japanese elementary and junior high school music textbooks, cementing its status as a classic.

Its poppy sound and bright vocals never fail to make you feel happy and optimistic, do they?

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Ms. Jennifer YamadaRADWIMPS

Ms. Jennifer Yamada from RADWIMPS

The 2016 film Your Name became an exceptional hit for an animated movie.

The band that performed the film’s theme songs was RADWIMPS.

“Jennifer Yamada-san” is a B-side track from the 2006 single “Yūshinron.” It’s quite chaotic in content, and there are parts of the lyrics that are covered with censor beeps.

These beeps were removed in the version later included on the album ME SO SHE LOOSE.

Picking up the futureaiko

2016 10 01 aiko To Pick Up the Future

It was released in 2015 as the coupling track to aiko’s 33rd single, “Yumemiru Sukima.” Used as the song for Hoyu’s “Beautylabo Whip Hair Color” commercial, it carries the message of encouraging listeners to stay positive without despairing about the future.

A Million RosesKatō Tokiko

A Million Roses Tokiko Kato

This is the B-side track of the single “Seaside Journey.” The original is a Russian popular song with storytelling lyrics about a poor painter’s feelings for an actress.

It’s a romantic and bittersweet piece.

It’s also a well-known song that has been covered by many different artists.

Peace loving peopleayaka

Peace loving people

It was released in 2006 as the coupling track to Ayaka’s third single, “Real voice.” The song was born when scenes of war on television inspired Ayaka around the time she began her music career, and it was performed at the 2007 Kōhaku Uta Gassen as “Peace loving people – Special Piano Version.”