Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, J… Read Full Bio ↴Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan) is a multi-award winning j-pop singer and actress who debuted on May 1 of 1982. As a singer Akina came to be known for her mature yet rebellious style and powerhouse vocals, but also for her ever changing image both visually and musically as opposed to the conservative J-Pop scene. Together with Seiko Matsuda she dominated the 80's J-Pop scene and they were continuously rivaled by the media especially for their commercial success and contrasting "dark vs. light"-image conflict. Akina's so-called golden era situates between 1982 to 1989 till she attempted suicide for the failed romance with Kondo Masahiko. She has never gained back the popularity she once had from early to mid 1980's, yet she has still been able to maintain a somewhat steady career and her influence on the music industry never goes unnoticed. Today, Akina's built her image more as a cover artist with her Utahime cover albums with the award winning Enka. In 2024 she was the 21st best selling artist in Japan with over 25,1 million records sold. With a career as long as 41 years,nshe has explored many different music genres including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, blues, enka, folk and Latin music. After taking a series of hiatuses from 2010 to 2022 due to health issues, Akina has announced her slow yet certain return to the music industry after starting up a new management office, HZ VILLAGE. She released her self-cover of 1984's "Kita Wing" in 2023, and shortly after a behind-the-scene video and Youtube channel went up at December 25 of the same year as a Christmas present to fans who waited for her. At her first ever interview appearance at 2024, she revealed that she'll be releasing new music sooner.

Back door night
Akina Nakamori Lyrics

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逃げてね地の果てへ
靴音消えていく
倉庫の窓から
夜明けを確かめた

一人きりはそうなれてるのよ
指先に残るぬくもりを噛んだ

裏階段 your way 桟橋へ you know
その光は……
国籍は forget 顔のない you're a runaway
Fu Fu Fu Fu

＊別離は出逢いに似てしまうものね
愛して愛して全てを捨てれば
もつれてもつれてあの日に還るほら
あなたは誰？
(Back Door)

やさしく抱きしめて
最後も微笑みで
無駄にしないでねこの気持ちを
迎えに戻っていつかは……

気配が気配がこのドアを開ける
決して決して喋ったりしない
私に私に怖いものはない今
あなたを守ることが
私の誇りだから

＊Repeat

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Akina Nakamori's song "Back door night" speak of a person possibly on the run, trying to escape something. The person wants to run away to the end of the world, with their footsteps fading as they leave. They confirm daybreak through a warehouse window. Though they're alone, they're used to being so. They chew on the warmth that remains on their fingertips. They use the back stairs to go to the pier, where "that light" is. The person has forgotten their nationality and is "a runaway" with no face. They laugh "Fu Fu Fu Fu".

The chorus speaks of separation, which is similar to meeting for the first time. The lyrics suggest that everything can be thrown away, including love. Everything is tangled up in the past, but the person asking the question wants to know who they are through the back door. They want to hold their love gently and smile even in the end, and not waste their feelings. They want to return to the one they love someday.

Back door nightAkina Nakamori Lyrics

Back door night
Akina Nakamori Lyrics