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That was the last song by an artist from Japan to reach the US pop chart for 16 years, until the female duo Pink Lady had a top-40 hit in 1979 with its English-language song "Kiss in the Dark". [10] Internationally, the song is one of the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 13 million copies worldwide. [11] [12]
The music video features miwa performing the song with band members, in a cave lit by candles. Interspersed between the performance are two main separate scenes. The first features several women in a dark forest, whose white dresses are lit with glowing lights. The other is miwa in a red dress, exploring a forest at daytime.
Songs with English-language lyrics originating in Japan. ... Kiss in the Dark (Pink Lady song) L. Love Addict (Vamps song) M. Make It Out Alive; Monkey Magic (song) P.
Apart from a few anglicisms and three lines in its chorus, it is completely in Japanese. It features an optimistic melody, while its lyrics talk about the singer walking a "lonely road", even though she couldn't feel completely alone, as the memory of the person she lost is still with her and guiding her through dark times. [2]
Denpa was, in its early days, associated mainly with creepy music, and as a result, became frowned upon in the mainstream and remained confined to niche otaku groups. Under17 was a popular band which made songs that were musically cute with quirky lyrics, and these songs altered the perception of denpa music. [6]
Kagome Kagome" (かごめかごめ, or 籠目籠目) is a Japanese children's game and the song associated with it. One player is chosen as the Oni (literally demon or ogre , but similar to the concept of "it" in tag ) and sits blindfolded (or with their eyes covered).
The song finished 2020 as the year's top Japan Hot 100 song, becoming the first single not released on CD to do so. [13] The song was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), exceeding 500 million on-demand streams in Japan, on October 25, 2021, making it the first ever song to do so in RIAJ history. [ 14 ]
"After Dark" (アフターダーク, Afutā Dāku) is a song by Japanese Indie rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their fifth studio album, World World World, on November 7, 2007, nearly a whole year after the release of the album's lead single.