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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 trove of soul-stirring classics! A collection of Yuming’s gem-like hit songs (151–160)

Rougelian of the StarsMatsutōya Yumi

It’s a single released by Yumi Matsutoya in August 1980, featured in a commercial for Pola cosmetics.

It peaked at No.

46 on the Oricon weekly chart.

A CD single version was released in 1989.

This video is a cover version.

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Happy birthday!Matsutōya Yumi

It’s said that Yumi Matsutoya—so famous that there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know her as “Yuming”—was considering retiring when she got married.

However, unable to settle into being a full-time housewife, she continued her musical career as Yumi Matsutoya and went on to release numerous hit songs.

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The Country of Apples’ Scent and WindMatsutōya Yumi

The Country of Apple Scents and Wind — Yumi Matsutoya / Let’s Sing Favorite Songs 36
The Country of Apples’ Scent and WindMatsutōya Yumi

It was included on the album Olive from the early period in 1979, when Yuming had just become Matsutoya.

Many of Yuming’s early songs have sparkling lyrics and mainly acoustic sounds, giving them a nostalgic feel.

Wasn’t Yuming just about the only one singing about Halloween in that era?

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Connected by the night skyMatsutōya Yumi

Connected through the night sky - Yumi Matsutoya by Otokogumi
Connected by the night skyMatsutōya Yumi

A love song originally sung by a woman.

The video features a male cover, but it also lends itself well to band arrangements that make it easy to convey emotion.

The melody is accessible across generations, and the lyrics are straightforward.

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Happy Birthday to You ~ The Birth of VenusMatsutōya Yumi

Happy Birthday To You – The Birth Of A Venus / Happy Birthday To You – Venus No Tanjou
Happy Birthday to You ~ The Birth of VenusMatsutōya Yumi

The birthday song sung by Yumi Matsutoya really carries that uniquely Yuming vibe! With its psychedelic melody and lyrics that paint a one-of-a-kind world, I didn’t even realize it was a song about a birthday until partway through.

Listening to it at dawn in June moves me so much that I end up in tears.

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A Midsummer Night’s DreamYūmin (Matsutōya Yumi)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Manatsu No Yo No Yume
A Midsummer Night's DreamYūmin (Matsutōya Yumi)

This is a smash hit by Yumi Matsutoya, known as Yuming.

It was also the theme song for a TV drama that achieved high ratings thanks to Shiro Sano’s (in)famous performance.

Even among Yuming’s many hit songs, this one stands out, with its bewitchingly unique melody and sexy lyrics that she delivers with passionate vocals.

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[Yumi Matsutoya’s Masterpieces] A lineup of songs that touch the heart! A collection of Yumi’s exquisite hit tracks (161–170)

Even if you leaveMatsutōya Yumi

I sang Yumi Matsutoya’s “Even If You Leave.”
Even if you leaveMatsutōya Yumi

This is a track from the album “DA·DI·DA.” It’s a song about a woman who, even if she has to part ways with her lover, is determined to stride forward along the path she believes in.

As the phrase “we’re all Lonely Soldiers” suggests, the song maintains a brave, rousing tone throughout, the kind that stirs up courage.

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Flower of LifeMatsutōya Yumi