Miki Imai’s classic and popular songs

From a distant townImai Miki

From a distant town

Miki Imai’s hidden gem “Tooi Machi Kara” (“From a Distant Town”).

Released in 2015, it remains one of her most serene and cherished masterpieces among fans.

While the song doesn’t have a particularly narrow vocal range, it can be sung throughout in a whispery style, making it easier to perform than it sounds.

It may seem like a high-pitched song, but it doesn’t require falsetto, and the higher notes can be reached smoothly by thinning the voice.

It’s recommended for those whose natural pitch is high but who struggle with vocal power.

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PIECE MY WISHImai Miki

Miki Imai – “PIECE OF MY WISH” (from the 30th Anniversary Concert Tour 2015 “Colour”)

This person is a representative female artist of that era.

With her well-proportioned, beautiful face and slim, tall figure, I think many female fans admired her as a model.

Her music is excellent as well, so if you don’t know her, give it a listen.

September PeninsulaImai Miki

Miki Imai _ September Peninsula

A track included on Miki Imai’s third original album, Bewith, which was created around a summer theme.

The lyrics are by Yuho Iwasato and the music by Chika Ueda.

With every step forward, something is lost, and even a farewell to someone precious takes place.

It’s a song that conjures the image of a woman walking along the seaside, carrying that pain in her heart.

If anything, it feels like a song for September, when the heat still lingers.

Yet instead of joyful summer memories, it portrays sorrow and sadness, making it something you’ll also want to listen to in the early autumn as the air turns chilly.

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A weekend close to the skyImai Miki

'A Weekend Close to the Sky': Miki Imai / Live

It’s a song included on Miki Imai’s first best-of album, Ivory, released in 1989.

It became a long-running hit, staying on the Oricon album chart for over 100 weeks, and was her first million-seller.

It was also used in a commercial for Asahi Life Insurance.

The Sound of WavesImai Miki

Miki Imai “Shiosai (The Sound of Waves)” Music Video

Miki Imai, known for her translucent singing voice and her portrayals of sophisticated, urban women, delivers in this work a summer ballad that seeps into the heart, crafted entirely by her partner, Tomoyasu Hotei.

You can almost picture the protagonist on a beach at dusk, listening closely to the ebb and flow of the waves and quietly reflecting on a love from long ago.

Released ahead of the album AQUA in July 2001, the song also reached living rooms nationwide as the ending theme of the infotainment show The! Sekai Gyoten News.

Put it on during a late-summer drive, and sweet, bittersweet memories will resurface, enveloping you in a nostalgic mood.

Layering summersImai Miki

Layering Summers

Released in 1988.

This is the first track on the album “Bewith,” which was created around a summer theme.

The percussion rhythm in the intro evokes a resort-like atmosphere, capturing the feel of summer beautifully.

It portrays a laid-back holiday of an adult romance.

Miki Imai’s cool, breezy voice glides pleasantly and makes you forget the heat.

A perfect song for summer.

Snowy WeekendImai Miki

Snowy Weekend mp3

This is a song by Miki Imai, who is active not only as a singer but also as an actress.

It’s included on her seventh album, “flow into space,” and it’s also noteworthy that the arrangement was handled by Joe Hisaishi.

The content conveys a calm yet bittersweet atmosphere, as if looking out at the snowy sky through a window and reflecting on memories.

While suffering from the poignancy of memories of snow, it also depicts a determination to become a new self and move forward into the future.

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