Miki Matsubara

Miki Matsubara (松原 みき, Matsubara Miki) (November 28, 1959 – October 7, 2004) was a Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer from Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.

Miki Matsubara
Born
Matsubara Miki (松原 みき)

(1959-11-28)November 28, 1959[1]
Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan[1]
DiedOctober 7, 2004(2004-10-07) (aged 44)[1]
OccupationSinger, composer
Musical career
GenresJapanese pop, City pop
Years active1979 – 2001[1]


Biography

She is known from hit songs such as her debut and immediate breakthrough "Mayonaka no Door (真夜中のドア) / Stay with me" which has been covered by numerous artists,[2][3][4][5] "Neat na gogo san-ji (ニートな午後3時)" and "The Winner" among others. She received a number of best new artist awards.[1] During her music career she released 8 singles, and 12 albums. Despite her work being mainly domestic, outside of Japan she was also known for her work as an anime singer and songwriter, although recently with the popularization of city pop her other work has gained overseas fans as well.[6] From the 1990s forwards she especially worked on anime soundtracks and music for commercials.[7][1] She also had some international work with Motown jazz fusion group Dr. Strut in Los Angeles (becoming a backing band in the album recordings for "Cupid"), Tokyo and Osaka (Hall concerts), later releasing a jazz cover album entitled "BLUE EYES". Her range was that of a mezzo-soprano.

In 2001 she received a diagnosis for cancer and began treatment, but on October 7, 2004 she passed away at the age of 44 due to complications from uterine cervix cancer.[8][9]

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Title Label
1980Pocket ParkSee･Saw
Who Are You?
1981Cupid
1982Myself
彩
1983Revue
1984Blue Eyes (cover album)
Cool Cut
1985Lady Bounce
1987Dirty Pair (Original Soundtrack)Victor
1988WiNK

Compilations
Year Album Title Label
1983Paradise BeachSee･Saw
1986Super BestPony
2002BestPony Canyon
2011Golden☆Best
2013The Premium Best
2014Light Mellow
2017Platinum Best

Singles
Year Song Title Label
1979"真夜中のドア～Stay With Me"See･Saw
"愛はエネルギー"
1980"ハロー・トゥデイ～Hello Today"
"あいつのブラウンシューズ"
1981"ニートな午後3時"
"倖せにボンソワール"
1982"予言"
1983"パラダイス ビーチ (ソフィーのテーマ)"
1984"Knock, Knock, My Heart"
1985"恋するセゾン　～色恋来い～"
1987"サファリ アイズ"Victor
1988"In the Room"

See also

References
  1. "松原みき". tower.jp. Tower. June 14, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. Pinto, Tom (July 27, 2019). "City Pop Is The 40-Year-Old Genre You've Never Heard Of, Until Today". Study Breaks. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. Archila, Danny (December 17, 2017). "Citypop: A Curious Fool's Primer". Yacht Rock. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. "【オメガトライブ生んだ林哲司激白　ヒット曲舞台裏】松原みきさんと竹内まりや　予想とは真逆の仕上がりで高評価". Zakzak. September 27, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. "松原みき【真夜中のドア】歌詞の意味を徹底解釈！季節が巡ると思い出すのは…？意味深な歌詞を紐解いてみた". otokake.com. Otokake. June 10, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. O, Safiyah (August 23, 2017). "Japanese 'City Pop [シティポップ]': A dreamy trip back to Japans capitalist fantasy of the 1980s". Bearded Gentlemen Music. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  7. Konuma, Junichi. "松原みき（1959–2004）". f.waseda.jp/jkonuma. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. "＜訃報＞松原みきさん４４歳＝シンガー・ソングライター". ヤフー. December 14, 2004. Archived from the original on December 14, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  9. "歌手松原みきさん死去／１０月７日にがんのため". 四国新聞. December 14, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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