Opening the Midnight Door to the World: Miki Matsubara's Journey of Rediscovery (1979-2020s)
In 1979, at the age of 19, Miki Matsubara made her debut with "Midnight's Door - Stay With Me," which garnered her a great deal of attention. This song, set in the urban night, with its sophisticated AOR and jazz arrangements and mature vocals, became a symbol of the early days of Japanese city pop. Then, in 2020, a cover by Indonesia's Rainych made international headlines and was rediscovered by young people in the West and Asia through Spotify and TikTok. Since then, Matsubara's music has been recognized as a representative of "Japanese City Pop" and has received renewed attention from music critics and re-released on analog vinyl. Since then, her music has been re-released on analog vinyl and has received renewed attention from music critics, and her songs "Love is Energy," "Neat 3pm," "Cryin'," and "Bay City Romance" have also been re-evaluated, and her music continues to resonate beyond time and national borders. Miki Matsubara is still being heard, quietly but surely, s
omewhere in the world.
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