Japanese Music

I already introduced my favorite, Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa, in a previous blog post, so I thought I'd share another Yuki Saitou song, Anata ni Aitai, which is available on Spotify. I really like the chorus and instrumentals.


I have to link this one again; it's too good.


This song, Rage Your Dream, was the closing theme to Initial D, one of the first anime I ever watched with my friends early in high school. Although the music video is pretty weird, I love the song, and it definitely reminds me of my days as a ninth grader waiting for the weekend to come to watch the next episode.

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  1. AnonymousNovember 7, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    I'm a big fan of the Maison Ikkoku song, キャッチーです! (It's catchy!)

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