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[Yumi Matsutoya’s Masterpieces] A Collection of Heart-Touching Gems: Yuming’s Finest Hits

A presence indispensable to any discussion of Japanese pop music, Yumi Matsutoya.Known affectionately as “Yuming,” the songs she creates continue to resonate with countless people across generations, possessing a mysterious charm that makes you want to hum them in unguarded moments.From ballads that capture the ache of love to numbers that conjure vivid seasonal scenes, her many classics never lose their luster.In this article, we’ll introduce some of Yuming’s hit songs.You’re sure to find a track that awakens a memory!Be sure to check them out.

[Yumi Matsutoya’s Masterpieces] A collection full of soul-stirring classics! Yuming’s exquisite hit songs (61–70)

Heaven’s DoorMatsutōya Yumi

Heaven’s Door – Yumi Matsutoya (Live)
Heaven's DoorMatsutōya Yumi

The title track from the 1990-released album “Heaven’s Door.” Born in 1954.

A singer-songwriter from Tokyo.

It’s a song about ecstasy in general.

Amid an upbeat, feel-good rhythm and a melody brimming with the pop sensibility characteristic of New Music that conveys a cosmopolitan vibe, you hear Yumi’s vocals.

It can be called a quintessential track.

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DESTINYMatsutōya Yumi

“DESTINY,” included on Yumi Matsutoya’s eighth album Kanasui hodo Otenki, released on December 1, 1979, is a song where a love one was trying to give up on turns out to be something they were secretly looking forward to—dressing up just in case they might meet, only for it to be precisely that one time when… Though it should feel heartbreaking, it carries a gentle softness that makes you want to smile, and despite being a sad love song, it mysteriously leaves you feeling healed.

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Chasing the Horizon ~ L’aventure au désertMatsutōya Yumi

A track from the album “ALARM a la mode,” inspired by the Paris-Dakar Rally.

It’s an upbeat song that portrays the adventure of love as a rally with no finish line in sight.

The repeated use of “L’aventure” gives it a more mature feel that conveys the passion of this romance.

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pearl earringsMatsutōya Yumi

Pearl Pierce / Shinju No Pierce (2022 Ｍix)
pearl earringsMatsutōya Yumi

A track from her 13th original album, “PEARL PIERCE.” This song, which vividly portrays the complex feelings of a girl, is famously said to have been created based on real experiences shared by fans in their letters.

The influence of her music is astounding—back then, pearl earrings reportedly sold like crazy.

Yoshizaki Keiko
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR -Happy New Year-Matsutōya Yumi

With its somewhat wistful, lonely sound, Yumi Matsutoya’s “A HAPPY NEW YEAR” is perfect for the year’s end.

It’s a track from her 1981 album “Let’s Meet Last Night,” featuring a memorable, continuous piano arpeggio phrase.

The song was also used in the film “Take Me Out to the Snowland.” It’s a love song filled with the hope of “May you have a good year” and the desire to spend the coming year with you.

After a run of high-energy songs at karaoke, how about dialing it back with the gently melancholy “A HAPPY NEW YEAR”?

Hamada Takuya
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3-D Christmas cardMatsutōya Yumi

3D Christmas Card / 3-D No Christmas Card
3-D Christmas cardMatsutōya Yumi

When it comes to Yumi Matsutoya’s Christmas songs, this one stands out for its vivid, three-dimensional scene-setting.

Against a snowy backdrop, the protagonist dreams of an ideal Christmas spent with a loved one, expressed through Yumi’s uniquely poetic lyrics.

Featured on the album “ALARM à la mode,” released in November 1986, the track is characterized by its distinctly ’80s arrangement centered on synthesizers.

The city pop–inflected sound pairs with lyrics that evoke a three-dimensional visual beauty, as if leaping out of a Christmas card.

The imagery of winter’s beautiful natural scenery and the warmth of human connection conveys the magic of Christmas and the value of time spent with someone special.

It’s truly the perfect song when you want to elevate the Christmas mood.

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DANG DANGMatsutōya Yumi

Yumi Matsutoya, beloved across generations.

One of the tracks included on her best-of album “Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to” is “DANG DANG.” It’s a song about a heartbroken woman who goes to the sea, portraying her sorrow in sync with the ocean’s waves.

Try listening while picturing that scene.

It’s also recommended as a song where you can fully enjoy her signature high-tone voice.

The section where the title phrase is repeated is especially addictive.

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I want to go back to that day.Matsutōya Yumi