NOKKO’s hit and popular songs
NOKKO, who burst onto the scene like a comet as the vocalist of REBECCA during the 1980s band boom, became a pioneer of female vocalists in rock bands.
She continued to score solo smash hits in the 1990s and still enjoys enduring popularity today.
This is a song list featuring NOKKO’s signature and most popular tracks.
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NOKKO’s Masterpieces and Popular Songs (21–30)
You Can’t Hurry LoveNOKKO
With a singing voice more like Cyndi Lauper than the Japanese version of Madonna—so cool, and so adorably cute—I fell in love with it instantly.
I don’t think there were any singers like her back then.
I remember she was already shining and incredibly cool even at that time.
Tomorrow Never KnowsNOKKO
Kazutoshi Sakurai unexpectedly covered a Mr.
Children hit.
At the time it was surprising—NOKKO covering a song with a male lead vocal? I remember being really shocked.
It’s become a song that still holds up as a hidden gem.
When NOKKO sings it, it somehow feels perfectly natural.
White LoversNOKKO
When NOKKO sings Keisuke Kuwata seriously, this is how it sounds.
I think it’s turned into a masterpiece.
The voice is beautiful, and I was instantly drawn in when I heard it.
I still love it, and it has stayed with me.
I think this is a hidden gem.
Such a cute voice.
SHORT HAIRSTransistor Glamour
A unit formed with MOTOKO, who had worked as their stylist, after Rebecca announced a hiatus.
Looking back now, it feels nostalgic.
At the time, I thought a unit of cute female singers was unusual.
As expected, NOKKO’s vocal power is incredible.
forget-me-notNOKKO
With Rebecca’s vocalist Nokko—known for her distinctive singing voice—at the helm, the 1998 release Wasurenagusa is a song with a dreamlike beauty, like a flower swayed by the wind.
The composer is Yuka Kawamura, who has crafted numerous songs including SMAP’s Yozora no Mukou.
The gently flowing acoustic guitar and Nokko’s tender vocals resonate deeply.
The lyrics evoke the changing seasons of nature and bring to mind a cherished person and those days that have become treasures.
