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1977 · THE LISTENING ROOM

Sobakasu no Aru Shojo

Yoshitaka Minami

The review

“Sobakasu no Aru Shojo” captures Yoshitaka Minami's gift for turning a light melodic phrase into something cinematic. The song has a breezy surface, but its carefully placed instrumental colors keep suggesting another scene just beyond the frame.

The coupling with “Kaze ni Sarawarete” makes this a particularly graceful single. Both sides move with understated confidence, balancing pop directness with the refined atmosphere that would become one of Minami's signatures.

Sides

  • A · Sobakasu no Aru Shojo
  • B · Kaze ni Sarawarete

Original single

CBS/Sony · 06SH 150

B-side

Kaze ni Sarawarete