Miki Matsubara (松原みき, Matsubara Miki) (November 28, 1959 – October 7, 2004)… Read Full Bio ↴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.
Matsubara was born November 28, 1959[2] in Kishiwada, Osaka in Japan. She spent her childhood in Hiraoka Town, Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka.
She grew up in a family of four, including a father, a mother and a younger sister. Her father was a board member of a hospital and her mother was a jazz singer who had sung with the Japanese jazz band and comedy group Crazy Cats. Matsubara started learning the piano at the age of three and later became familiar with jazz. As a child, she went to Sakai city's Hiraoka Elementary School and then in 1972, entered Poole Gakuin Junior High School. Around this time Matsubara became interested in rock music and joined the rock band "Kurei". In 1975 she started in Poole Gakuin High School and became active as a keyboard player of the band "Yoshinoya Band". They would play songs at a live house called Takutaku located in Kyoto. Matsubara was described as an excellent student and was expected by many around her to attend college, but at that time she had already made plans to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. In 1977, when she was still in high school, Matsubara went to Tokyo alone at the age of 17 to make her debut as a singer. The Japanese pianist Yuzuru Sera found her playing music and singing in various places in Kantō such as in the live music venue Birdland located in Roppongi, Tokyo.
Matsubara started her career in 1979 and is known from hit songs such as her debut and immediate breakthrough "Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me)" which has been covered by numerous artists,[5][6][7][8] including Akina Nakamori.[9] The song was ranked 28th on the Oricon Chart,[10] and according to that chart sold 104,000 copies and 300,000 copies announced by Canyon records. Some of her other known songs were "Neat na gogo san-ji (ニートな午後3時)" and "The Winner" among others.
After the release of the song "Neat na gogo san-ji" Matsubara became a well-known singer during that time. She was offered by many to perform in college festivals, concerts and so on. The song even gained a feature in a commercial of the famous Japanese multinational personal care company Shiseido, only less than two years after her debut.[3]
Miki Matsubara received a number of artist awards.[1] Amidst her career, she formed her own band called Dr. Woo.[3] Matsubara 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" and "Myself"), Tokyo and Osaka (Hall concerts), later releasing a jazz cover album entitled "BLUE EYES". In that album she covered some famous jazz songs like "Love for sale", she also covered the soft rock song "You've Got A Friend" originally written and sung by Carole King.[11]
Her vocal range was that of a mezzo-soprano.
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, singing the opening and ending songs to anime such as Dirty Pair: Project Eden, although recently with the popularization of city pop her other work has gained overseas fans as well.[12] While singing theme songs for the anime Gu Gu Ganmo, she performed under the name Suzie Matsubara (スージー・松原). Matsubara's song "THE WINNER" was used as the opening for the Gundam OVA-series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
From the 1990's forwards she especially worked on anime soundtracks and music for commercials. Matsubara composed songs for a couple of anime, some of her most known musical compositions were for the anime series Gundam. Matsubara composed songs for several singers, like Hitomi Mieno, but her most notable works were likely with the singer and actress Mariko Kouda, whom Matsubara composed multiple songs to. Kouda's song "Ame no chi special (雨のちスペシャル)", which Matsubara composed, was featured in the five-minute music television and radio series Minna no Uta as a music video in 1997. It attracted a lot of attention and ranked 28th place in the Oricon chart. The song was repeatedly rebroadcast until 2004.
At the end of 2000, Matsubara sent an email to those around her, including her company and the members of Dr. Woo, stating that she could not continue her music career and that she would not be reachable after the message went out. She stopped all music activities and disappeared from the spotlight altogether. In 2001, it was revealed that Matsubara's actions were prompted by a late-stage cancer diagnosis she had received at the time, after which she subsequently began treatment. Matsubara spent her final years battling her illness.
After being told by her doctor that she only had three months left to live, Matsubara died on October 7, 2004, at age 44 due to complications from uterine cervix cancer. Her death was announced to the public two months later.
Matsubara was born November 28, 1959[2] in Kishiwada, Osaka in Japan. She spent her childhood in Hiraoka Town, Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka.
She grew up in a family of four, including a father, a mother and a younger sister. Her father was a board member of a hospital and her mother was a jazz singer who had sung with the Japanese jazz band and comedy group Crazy Cats. Matsubara started learning the piano at the age of three and later became familiar with jazz. As a child, she went to Sakai city's Hiraoka Elementary School and then in 1972, entered Poole Gakuin Junior High School. Around this time Matsubara became interested in rock music and joined the rock band "Kurei". In 1975 she started in Poole Gakuin High School and became active as a keyboard player of the band "Yoshinoya Band". They would play songs at a live house called Takutaku located in Kyoto. Matsubara was described as an excellent student and was expected by many around her to attend college, but at that time she had already made plans to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. In 1977, when she was still in high school, Matsubara went to Tokyo alone at the age of 17 to make her debut as a singer. The Japanese pianist Yuzuru Sera found her playing music and singing in various places in Kantō such as in the live music venue Birdland located in Roppongi, Tokyo.
Matsubara started her career in 1979 and is known from hit songs such as her debut and immediate breakthrough "Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me)" which has been covered by numerous artists,[5][6][7][8] including Akina Nakamori.[9] The song was ranked 28th on the Oricon Chart,[10] and according to that chart sold 104,000 copies and 300,000 copies announced by Canyon records. Some of her other known songs were "Neat na gogo san-ji (ニートな午後3時)" and "The Winner" among others.
After the release of the song "Neat na gogo san-ji" Matsubara became a well-known singer during that time. She was offered by many to perform in college festivals, concerts and so on. The song even gained a feature in a commercial of the famous Japanese multinational personal care company Shiseido, only less than two years after her debut.[3]
Miki Matsubara received a number of artist awards.[1] Amidst her career, she formed her own band called Dr. Woo.[3] Matsubara 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" and "Myself"), Tokyo and Osaka (Hall concerts), later releasing a jazz cover album entitled "BLUE EYES". In that album she covered some famous jazz songs like "Love for sale", she also covered the soft rock song "You've Got A Friend" originally written and sung by Carole King.[11]
Her vocal range was that of a mezzo-soprano.
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, singing the opening and ending songs to anime such as Dirty Pair: Project Eden, although recently with the popularization of city pop her other work has gained overseas fans as well.[12] While singing theme songs for the anime Gu Gu Ganmo, she performed under the name Suzie Matsubara (スージー・松原). Matsubara's song "THE WINNER" was used as the opening for the Gundam OVA-series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
From the 1990's forwards she especially worked on anime soundtracks and music for commercials. Matsubara composed songs for a couple of anime, some of her most known musical compositions were for the anime series Gundam. Matsubara composed songs for several singers, like Hitomi Mieno, but her most notable works were likely with the singer and actress Mariko Kouda, whom Matsubara composed multiple songs to. Kouda's song "Ame no chi special (雨のちスペシャル)", which Matsubara composed, was featured in the five-minute music television and radio series Minna no Uta as a music video in 1997. It attracted a lot of attention and ranked 28th place in the Oricon chart. The song was repeatedly rebroadcast until 2004.
At the end of 2000, Matsubara sent an email to those around her, including her company and the members of Dr. Woo, stating that she could not continue her music career and that she would not be reachable after the message went out. She stopped all music activities and disappeared from the spotlight altogether. In 2001, it was revealed that Matsubara's actions were prompted by a late-stage cancer diagnosis she had received at the time, after which she subsequently began treatment. Matsubara spent her final years battling her illness.
After being told by her doctor that she only had three months left to live, Matsubara died on October 7, 2004, at age 44 due to complications from uterine cervix cancer. Her death was announced to the public two months later.
Mind Game
Miki Matsubara Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Mind Game' by these artists:
Akina Nakamori 白い粉雪 舞い散る窓に映る New York そっとタイプの手を止め ぼんやりと溜息 まるで恋のシナリオ先が見えない …
E.D.P.S. Honestly the thoughts of me Portrayed by myself Through a pa…
half gramme of soma Why won't you take off your mask I need a…
Josh & Wesz feat. D-Clear Baby why you say I'm not the same When it was…
Lame Ducks Once again... You're playing with my brain. You're driving …
LiTrilla I dont play no mind games with you, sister If I…
Lollipop F 每一步 都是我愛你 攻心計 攻佔愛情 悄悄向你靠近 把心佔領 Hey baby 這是一場遊戲 一直很想用心 體會彼此默契…
M.O.S Bail Shit I ain't got time for the mind games for my…
Margaret Berger She pretends she doesnt know you She pretends she's just a…
R.J. Schrey Like what you want I got you with that new…
Sapphire The city lights begin to dim The dread is setting in And…
Sophy Mind Game (feat. Diana Wang) Performer：Sophy Wong Composer…
Tamaki Hai-iro ni somaru machi no katasumi de souzou dake no…
Value Pac girl, why you gotta talk to me that way for goodness…
Zoax Hey Can you hear me? I need to talk to you There is…
中山美穂 ......baby やましくて fill me 素敵よ Oh baby 待っててね すぐに行くわ 寝静まった summ…
中森明菜 白い粉雪 舞い散る窓に映る New York そっとタイプの手を止め ぼんやりと溜息 まるで恋のシナリオ先が見えない …
松原みき ほおづえつけば 雨は銀色の踊り子ね Dancing and dancing and dancing 舗道に咲いた傘のパレ…
王嘉儀 Mind Game (feat. Diana Wang) Performer：Sophy Wong Composer…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Miki Matsubara:
- Cupid - 風に吹かれて ひらひら 揺れている Cupid... 肩で息をする度 また一つ恋が生まれる 翼の影が動く... 雲に隠…
-Cupid- 風に吹かれて ひらひら 揺れている cupid 肩で息をする度 また一つ恋が生まれる 翼の影が動く 雲に隠れて ひら…
Ai wa Energy 言い切るやさしさ 覚えてたみたいね 物語のプロローグじゃ 迷っていたのに 夢をぬり変えた 季節のいたずら そんなこともよ…
Aitsu no Brown Shoes あいつの忘れた ブラウンシューズ 日曜なのに どこへもいけず ポーチの片隅 ほこりまみれ なんだか とても かわいそうみ…
Bay City Romance 海風の中で タイをゆるめて ベイシティロマンス あなたと二人 赤い靴が似合う港 佇むだけで もう帰れそうもないムード 感…
Caribbean Night 腕を伸ばせば たくましい肩 目を開ければ 星ふる夜空 甘い囁き耳にからみつき 波に消えそうな Harbor Light …
Cryin' 約束したのは わたしよ でかけてるなんて あなたの鍵を持つことが 馬鹿らしくなるわ 吸いさしの煙草 誰の口紅 今頃あな…
真夜ä¸ã®ãƒ‰ã‚¢/stay with me To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
Dream In The Screen I was wearing a blue shirt Because I saw you Lemon yellow…
French Cinema くわえ煙草が良く似合う ショートカットのパリジェンヌ 話の仕草がアンニュイで どこか似ているジーン・セバーグ 雨に煙る…
Hello Today 郵便受けはみ出す 手紙の文字は 肩並べ歩いた 女友達 マドリッド 消印 雨にかすれ 別々の人生 思わせる Hello, …
Hello Walls Hello, walls 話相手は Hello, walls あなたしかいない あの人が好きな 女優のポスター はがした…
His Woman I say good-bye 思い出に 言えるのよ サヨナラと Please hold me tight 思い切り お願…
It's so Creamy 陽ざしのアドリブ 光るウィンドウ 二人の心のモザイクみたい 歩調をゆるめた あなたの影 私をすっぽり 包みこむわ 優し…
Jazzy Night Fukinukeru yoake no kaze Sayonara no maebure Ano hito no kur…
Koi ni Oyobare 黒いパンプス ウキウキはねて 彼の部屋まで 恋にお招ばれ これは夢なの? 思いがけない あなたのプロポーズ 恋にお招ばれ…
Love for Sale Love for sale Advertising new love for sale Love that's fres…
Mayonaka no Door Stay With Me To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
Neat na Gogo 3 Ji 階段登る 靴音だけで あなたとわかる 私だった だけどある日 突然違う香り あなたの胸に 見つけたの テーブル囲む お…
One Summer Night One summer night あなたを見かけて 知らず知らず恋に落ちたわ One summer night カンパリ…
Rainy Day Woman 紫の入江のように 都会は季節の帆をたたんでいる あなたより先に目覚めて 寝顔を見つめて5分泣いたわ グラスに半分のジン・…
Riverside Tango 夢見みたいだわスウィート カクテル 楽しかった サイレントラブ 2人で 聴いたコール ポーターも ベッドのそばのミンガス…
Safari Eyes 摩天楼 のらせん階段 昇る赤い靴音 午前2時の Moondanceに 浮かぶ都会が妖しかった Silence 答えのない…
Sannin de Odoranai あの頃 私とあの娘はライバル (娘-こ) クーガの助手席 奪い合ってた あなたの背中しゃ 火花を散らして 向き合うテラス…
SEE-SAW LOVE Kyō kara wa kimi dakedo Moyashita ano address book Totsuzen …
Somewhere Somewhere いつも 気がつくけば 貴方の腕の中 このままを 続けると 寂しすぎるわ 貴方に似合う人に 最後までな…
Stay With Me To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
That's All 耳鳴りのなかで 遠のいてゆく 碧い影 なにを喋ってるの 窓をつたう雨 たどる指先はもうわたしを 忘れているのね 濡れたド…
The Winner 眠りのない夜を 数えきれず過ごした 傷ついた痛みが ただ一つの思い出 I DON'T WANT 優しさはいらない I D…
Wash Go for it! Dakishimeta sono-te wo kyuu ni yurumenaide Kuchi…
Yuuyake no Jikan Desu 久し振りに早起きして とても ゴウカにお洗濯 だから朝食 美味しい朝食 バルコニーを 開け放し 九月の風 肌に感じ だか…
真夜中のドア -Stay With Me- To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
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