[Songs for Wednesday] A collection of Japanese tracks themed around the week’s halfway point
Wednesday might be a day with a mysterious charm.
Sitting in the middle of the week, it’s a special day where the feeling of “just a little more until the weekend…” mingles with the sense of accomplishment from making it this far since Monday.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs themed around Wednesday.
Different artists portray Wednesday in various ways.
Still, you’ll surely find points you can relate to in each of them.
Enjoy these exquisite “Wednesday songs” while reflecting on your own image of Wednesday.
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[Wednesday Songs] A Collection of Japanese Songs Themed Around the Week’s Midpoint (31–40)
Rain and WednesdayMatsumoto Noriko
She was an idol who was active from the 1980s to the early 1990s, with illustrious peers like Yui Asaka, Minako Honda, and Miho Nakayama.
Amid such company, she cultivated a demure image and gained popularity, though she was not blessed with major hit songs.
In 1992, she married Yakult Swallows player Toshishinō (a former infielder), and they have three sons.
It’s said their wedding ring cost 8 million yen.
This song is the complete opposite of that happiness.
August, the first WednesdayWatanabe Marina
Because she sings about not being able to catch a good wave, the song portrays her affection as she hurries her game-obsessed boyfriend along so they can go surfing together before they head out.
In reality, though, Marina Watanabe’s married life seems to be smooth sailing.
Her husband is none other than Jun Nagura of the famed Neptune comedy trio.
Among his Shabekuri 007 colleagues, it’s even a running topic that as soon as filming wraps, Nagura dashes straight home—he’s simply eager to get back.
A sure sign of happiness, isn’t it?
LindaFujita Emi
Emi Fujita is the woman from Le Couple, who sang “Hidamari no Uta.” She debuted in 1994 as part of the husband-and-wife duo Le Couple and was active for some time, but they divorced in 2007, and since then she has worked solo.
“Hidamari…” was indeed a breakup song, yet it had a certain comforting gentleness to it.
This other song, however, carries a sense of tragic self-consolation—while the title comes from the cat’s name, it leaves you wondering whether the black cat is merely a woman’s delusion or actually real.
The mannequin on Wednesday smilesArukara
So the title comes from the theme that department stores are closed on Wednesdays, right? If mannequins had hearts and were thinking things like this, it would be scary.
They certainly wear cutting-edge fashions, but I also sense an irony that sees it all as mere imitation in the end.
Alcala is a four-piece rock band formed in 2002, actively performing nationwide.
They used to do street gigs in Shinjuku, and I heard they once got questioned by the police because the crowd got too hyped.
Happy WednesdayNakatani Miki
Miki Nakatani, who is currently active as a kimono-clad beauty, sang this kind of song too, didn’t she? In fact, this song is played in a scene from the film “Memories of Matsuko,” in which Nakatani stars.
It has a bit of a Christmas-song feel and conveys a buoyant, excited mood.
Nakatani originally belonged to the idol group “Sakurakko Club Sakura-gumi.”
[Wednesday Songs] A Collection of Japanese Music Themed Around the Midweek Turning Point (41–50)
A rainy WednesdayFuruchi Toko
One of the songs on the album “Strength,” released in 1995 and sung in a ballad style, is neither a breakup song nor a lovey-dovey love story, but if you had to categorize it, it might fall under love songs.
Singing about her own romantic experiences, she goes so far as to declare that if she can no longer sing about love, she will quit her singing career, and she has been praised as a “goddess of love” and even a “guru.”
Wednesday, Non-Burnable Trash, and MeFujita Maiko
What a kind husband he must have been, right? I’m not sure whether they were actually married, but the very act of taking out the trash exudes a sense of real, everyday life, and the idea that the walk to the trash area is a little journey makes this such a curious song.
Whether he’s away on a business trip or they’ve broken up, the song’s brightness suggests it’s about realizing the value of a husband who’s been away for a while and awakening to the need to change little by little.