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

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Yumi Matsutoya – Confession

It was released in 1997 as Yumi Matsutoya’s 30th single.

It became the theme song for the Nippon TV drama of the same name, “Confession.” Released as a lead single, the song is included on her 28th original album, Cowgirl Dreamin’.

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Riverscape / Yuming Cover - Solo Acoustic Performance

A track from the 14th album, REINCARNATION, released in 1983.

A refreshing early-summer drive date.

It’s a song that conjures up shimmering riverside scenes—the season when love made everything shine, wishing this moment would last forever, and hoping you’ll always think of me.

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Yumi Matsutoya – To Become Happy (from “Love in Japan, and Yuming.”)

The 34th single, released on January 11, 2001.

You’re drawn into the spaces between the melodies, and before you know it, overlapping, heartrending vocals come crashing in like waves.

It’s a love song whose depiction of two people—ending quietly as if the waves simply roll in and recede as though nothing ever happened—is so unbearably poignant it brings tears to your eyes!

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Yumi Matsutoya – Release Love

The 41st single, released on March 14, 2012.

Cheerfully bittersweet, a little timid yet bold—the sound and lyrics unfold in a way that mirrors those feelings, making for a cute, heart-tugging love song! It’s a track that ends with a forward-looking line; even if it’s bravado, the way it leaves behind a bright vibe as it departs feels irresistibly playful.

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Tomoyo Harada – “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” from ‘Music and Me: 35th Anniversary Tour in Tokyo 2017’

Released on December 1, 1983, “Toki o Kakeru Shōjo,” included as the fifth track on Side B of Yumi Matsutoya’s 15th album “VOYAGER,” is also a song she provided to Tomoyo Harada as the theme song for the film “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,” starring Harada.

Although “Toki no Canzone” has a different sound, it is made with the same lyrics as “Toki o Kakeru Shōjo.” It’s a love song whose bittersweet yet pure affection—wandering if you were to disappear—strikes straight to the heart!

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Yumi Matsutoya - Dance of Space-Time by koming

“Jikū no Dance,” the 11th track on Yumi Matsutoya’s 34th album “A GIRL IN SUMMER,” released on May 24, 2006, is a near-futuristic song that draws you in with its mysteriously layered and expansive vocals and sound.

A fateful meeting across time! It’s a captivating piece whose lyrics evoke a sense of mystery that surpasses even romance.

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Late Summer (A Season for One)

It’s a beautifully descriptive piece that was also used as the theme song for a TV drama series.

It teaches us that when creating something, you don’t need paints or other tools—simply stringing words together can conjure a landscape.

Its quiet, fleeting, and delicate beauty comes through powerfully.