Hit and popular songs by My Little Lover

ALICEMairitoru Rabā

ALICE

Released on April 22, 1996.

This was the fourth single, following the massive hit single “Hello, Again – A Place Long Ago.” It reimagines the famous story of Alice wandering into Wonderland with a My Little Lover flavor.

Brimming with adventurous spirit, including occasionally overfull lyric lines, it became another million seller following the previous release.

On the weekly charts, it peaked at No.

2, ceding the top spot to Seiko Matsuda’s “Anata ni Aitakute,” but sales reached 1.034 million copies.

Akko herself appeared in the Morinaga ice cream commercial that served as the tie-in.

NEW ADVENTUREMairitoru Rabā

The title track from their third album, NEW ADVENTURE, released in September 1998.

It’s the first song on the album and immediately pulls you into its unique world.

While there are brighter, poppier tracks like CRAZY LOVE and ALICE, the album as a whole feels weighty and is crafted to showcase the sound.

ri-bonMairitoru Rabā

MY LITTLE LOVER Ribón

Released on November 8, 2006.

With Takeshi Kobayashi leaving the band, My Little Lover became akko’s solo project.

From this point, the name was written as My Little Lover (previously MY LITTLE LOVER).

Although the lineup changes continued, the sound remained the same: refreshing, light, medium-tempo pop.

It peaked at No.

18 and sold 13,000 copies.

For the record, it’s “ri-bon,” not “ri-bo-n.”

TerminalMairitoru Rabā

My Little Lover / “Terminal” akko ver. Full Size (Official Music Video)

A song released in October 2015.

It is the theme song for the film “Terminal (Shishūteneki).” A dramatic love song that conveys the poignant feel characteristic of My Little Lover.

In 2015, marking the 20th anniversary since their debut, the double album “re:evergreen” was released in November.

One disc featured new material including “Terminal,” and the other was a re-recording of evergreen.

NOW AND THEN: In Search of Lost TimeMairitoru Rabā

[Tried Singing] NOW AND THEN ~In Search of Lost Time~ / My Little Lover

Released on October 28, 1996.

The fifth single.

It’s a song that seems to be conscious of “Hello, Again ~Mukashi Kara Aru Basho~,” but it’s sung rather smoothly without much dynamic variation.

It peaked at No.

2 and sold 650,000 copies.

It was the opening theme for the NTV drama “Natural: Ai no Yukue,” though the drama itself might not have been all that noteworthy.

The sound of rainMairitoru Rabā

Rain Sounds - MY LITTLE LOVER

It’s the B-side of the single “ANIMAL LIFE” and is also included on the third album, “NEW ADVENTURE.” As a single’s B-side, it gives off a calm, contrasting mood to the A-side, but within the album it actually sits around the middle and leads the overall heavy, overcast atmosphere—almost like rain clouds.

STARDUSTMairitoru Rabā

STARDUST My Little Lover(Drum cover)

Included on the third album, NEW ADVENTURE.

A languid ballad that matches the album’s concept.

The album starts with the title track, and this song is second.

Brighter tracks like CRAZY LOVE and ALICE follow, but then come The Sound of Rain and DESTINY—I think it’s a well-crafted flow.

As the second track, it defines the album’s overall tone.