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Musician
Miki Matsubara
松原みき
Active 1979–2001Sakai, Japan
Miki Matsubara was a Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer from Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan. She participated in the opening and ending theme songs of the TV anime Gu-Gu Ganmo under the name "Suzie Matsubara". Her 1979 debut song "Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)" became a hit, reaching number 28 on the Oricon chart, selling 104,000 copies according to Oricon survey, and selling 300,000 copies announced by Canyon Records. In addition, since around 2020, the song has become widely heard not only in Japan but also overseas thanks to the video sharing platform TikTok and the resurgence of city pop.
Other work
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!
2025 · 12 ep
Insert Song Performance (ep 5)
Ame no Chi Special
1 ep
Music Composition
Legend of the Last Labyrinth
1997 · 2 ep
Insert Song Arrangement
Voogie's Angel
1997 · 3 ep
Theme Song Composition (ED3)
Legend of Crystania
1996 · 3 ep
Theme Song Composition (ED)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
1991 · 13 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP1)
Dirty Pair: Project Eden
1987 · 1 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED) · Insert Song Performance "Over the Top"
Gu-Gu Ganmo
1984 · 50 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)