Fuyumi Sakamoto’s famous and popular songs
Let me introduce the songs of enka singer Fuyumi Sakamoto.
She has released many well-known masterpieces, such as “Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru.”
Her greatest appeal is, of course, her vocal ability.
Her clear, pristine voice is simply captivating.
It’s said that in a middle school essay she wrote, “I want to become an enka singer,” so you could say she was destined to become one.
Now, please enjoy Fuyumi Sakamoto’s many masterpieces in this playlist.
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Fuyumi Sakamoto’s Famous and Popular Songs (31–40)
Firefly LanternSakamoto Fuyumi
Released on March 27, 1996 (Heisei 8).
On this day, two other songs—“Sayonara Komachi” and “Tokyo Kakurenbo”—were released simultaneously, for a total of three tracks.
Among the three, this song sold the best.
That said, its peak was No.
50 with 35,000 copies.
The lackluster sales may have been due in part to traditional enka fans not embracing it.
After all, it has a reggae feel.
Lyrics by Yuu Aku, music by Ryudo Uzaki.
It was an unprecedented world for her.
It won the Lyricist Award at the Japan Record Awards.
Its musicality was clearly recognized, and at Kōhaku she closed out the Red Team, delivering a splendid performance of “Yozakura Oshichi.”
Snow Country — Komako: Her Love —Sakamoto Fuyumi
Released on March 7, 2007 (Heisei 19).
It is inspired by Komako, the heroine of Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country.
Compared to Aya-ko Fuji’s “Yuki Fukabuka,” it might be closer to her 2000 release “Yasha Kaikyō.” It beautifully sings of unrequited love and the heart of a woman.
Peaked at No.
32, with 39,000 copies sold.
Stand in the windSakamoto Fuyumi
Released on February 10, 1999 (Heisei 11).
It’s an encouraging anthem for life in the same “Taishi (Ambition)” vein.
It peaked at No.
40 with 56,000 copies sold.
Although it didn’t match the sales of “Taishi (Ambition),” its impact was strong, and it became a song that has been sung for many years.
Rampaging DrumSakamoto Fuyumi
A debut single released on March 4, 1987 (Showa 62).
It’s a masculine song inspired by the Kokura Gion Daiko drums.
The era was the peak of the bubble economy at the end of the Showa period.
As the shift from records to CDs progressed, it became a tough time for enka, but the debut single was a big hit, reaching as high as No.
19 on the Oricon chart and selling 235,000 copies.
It won the New Artist Award at the Japan Record Awards.
Although it didn’t make The Best Ten rankings, the artist appeared on the show’s Spotlight segment with this song.
Around the season of urizun (the early springtime in Okinawa, literally “the time when melons begin to grow”)Sakamoto Fuyumi
The second release of 2002 (Heisei 14) was “Urizun no Koro,” released on September 4.
As the title suggests, it has an Okinawan flavor.
However, “urizun” refers to the most pleasant season in Okinawa, from spring to early summer, so I wonder if they intentionally shifted the release timing.
Come to think of it, “Yozakura Oshichi” was also released in September.
It peaked at No.
43 and sold 21,000 copies.
Fuyumi Sakamoto’s Classic and Popular Songs (41–50)
In a dreamSakamoto Fuyumi
In 1995, she released two singles: Uzushio, released on June 7 (peaked at No.
30, 61,000 copies sold), and this song, released on December 13.
It’s a cover of a song by Kiyoshi Kobayashi.
The original was the theme song for a period drama, but she interpreted Kobayashi’s world of masculine melancholy in her own way.
It feels like she was challenging herself with various styles of music around this time.
It peaked at No.
67 and sold 22,000 copies.
Woman of the Land of FireSakamoto Fuyumi
Released on April 12, 1991 (Heisei 3).
Returning the setting to Kyushu, this song passionately conveys a woman’s emotions.
It peaked at No.
19 and sold 172,000 copies.
She also appeared at the year-end Kōhaku (her fourth time) with this song.
Notably, her close friend Ayako Fuji made her first Kōhaku appearance that year.
Kaori Kozai debuted in Heisei 2 (1990), Natsuko Godai in Heisei 4 (1992), and Yoko Nagayama in Heisei 5 (1993), marking the beginning of a glamorous era for young female enka artists.