

Mayonaka no Door achieved an unforeseen success as it topped Spotify’s Global Viral 50 ranking for three weeks. Miki Matsubara was merely 19 years old when she performed this song which made her a star in Japan. The song gives a beautiful breezy feeling, a catchy chorus, and Matsubara’s vocals over a funky bassline are like the cherry on top.

TikTok users of Japanese descent then started filming themselves playing the song for their mothers, who would get excited upon recognizing the hit from their youth. The song became viral because a Youtuber named Rainych Ran posted her cover of the song on the platform. The song first appeared in anime and Japanese culture TikToks last October, but the official peak of Mayonaka no Door came six weeks later on the app.
