only old songs on Instagram: "Miki Matsubara became an icon of Japan’s city pop era, a genre that blended pop, jazz, funk, and soft rock into a polished urban sound. Her voice carried a mix of strength and smoothness that perfectly matched the late-70s/early-80s city pop vibe. Even though she had multiple songs, her legacy is strongly tied to the timeless feel of her music—sophisticated but emotionally direct. Her significance exploded years after release, when city pop found a new global audien