Miki Matsubara
Miki Matsubara | |
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| 松原 みき | |
Matsubara in 1980 | |
| Born | 28 November 1959 Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 7 October 2004 (aged 44) Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Other names | Suzie Matsubara (スージー・松原) |
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| Spouse | Masaki Honjo |
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| Years active | 1978–2000 |
| Label | Pony Canyon |
Miki Matsubara (松原 みき, Matsubara Miki; 28 November 1959 – 7 October 2004) was a Japanese singer and songwriter. She contributed to the opening and ending theme songs of the anime Gu-Gu Ganmo under the name Suzie Matsubara. Her 1979 debut song "Mayonaka no Door" became a hit, reaching No. 28 on the Oricon chart.
Believing that her cancer diagnosis was the result of the lifestyle she lived during her career, Matsubara retired and severed all connections to the music world in 2000, dying from cervical cancer four years later at the age of 44. Since 2020, "Mayonaka no Door" has become widely known overseas due to its use on TikTok and the resurgence of the city pop genre.