Matsubara Miki’s 1979 City Pop hit “Mayonaka no Doa” (Midnight Door) is gaining popularity worldwide

As City Pop continues to grow in popularity oversas, Matsubara Miki’s 1979 hit “Mayonaka no Doa” (Midnight Door) is gaining popularity worldwide.

Her debut single “Mayonaka no Doa/stay with me” was released in November 1979 and it has received over 4.6 million Spotify views and over 1 million views on Apple Music last year, primarily from people living overseas.

In Indonesia, it recorded over 30,000 playbacks in a month and the number of playbacks are also growing in Thailand, Malaysia and also in the United States.

In addition, the song has won first place in 12 countries in the world Apple Music J-Pop ranking and reached the top 10 in a total of 47 countries.

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