This is an absolutely beautiful song, I'm so glad it's on RUclips. Her voice is so soulful and elegant, and the background instrumentals further aid in the sensations of my heartstrings being tug when I listen to this. It conjures up thoughts of staring out at a vast ocean from afar, gazing upon the ripples and waves that the ocean spawns, whilst simultaneously pondering about thoughts irrelevant to the scenery. The visuals of the ocean, the alluring flicks of its motion, the sound of it washing upon a metaphorical shore, act as white noise and a medium for interspersed thoughts. If I could somehow describe this almost indescribable thing into an analogy, it would be as if you were reading an extensive, voluble book that described every emotion - no matter how trivial or seemingly insignificant - that you ever had throughout your life. And with each emotion, vague memory is attached to it. Whilst subtle, feelings of bliss, of sadness, of anger, and mostly of love, are reinstated. This is just one of those songs that are hauntingly beautiful, it seeps with magic and gets better with each listen. So much so, that you could listen to it on loop and never get tired of it. It doesn't turn monotonous, nor awful, and it never putrefies. It's timeless. Takako, with her beautiful singing, is the one to thank here I reckon. She had made my day, made my year really, during a particular time that was... ...Uncertain, to say the least. Regardless, revisiting this song has proven to work its same magic on me that it had done 2 years ago when I first wrote this comment (...And now edited it because there were SO many grammatical errors. My bad.) and it's made me reflect. Breathing life into a distant memory, a period of my life, it brings me the same sadness, the same love, that I had felt during then. Anyways, sorry for turning an old, brief comment into a long one. But, I really wanted to drive the nail into the coffin as to the sensations that this song gives me. This song, as like the few rare instances like it where other songs capture the same essence, will always bask in the sunlight of my mind. Never shall it lay in darkness or in misery. I reckon I'll always look fondly upon this song and the memories attached to it for many years to come. Maybe this'll be a bi-annual, or annual, song I'll revisit. Thanks for your supportive replies by the way. I hope that you mutually feel the same or a similar sort of way (minus the needless wordiness) that I feel about this song
a heartbreak story hidden between high rise buildings and the hustle and bustle of 80s japanese economic boom. this is one of the essential city pop track.
I remember the first time went on a date with my girlfriend back in high school she was surprised that I was listening to this and I was surprised that she even here of takako it is and always will be one of the best moments in my life because just when I thought me and her couldn’t be more connected to each other fate came and proved me wrong. Where ever Mamiya may be I thank you for this one album I wish there could’ve been more I’m sure it would’ve been great.
Listened to the song high in my thoughts for two years.. went to Japan twice and was depressed after coming back, decided to fully indulge into my creative realm and made a song honoring this.
I just want to add that according to a korean youtuber she retired from music due to really poor sales in japan. This album is some kind of mistery in japan since is not even ranked on Oricon 1982. Kitty records representatives said she is ok and maried (or somethinf like that)
You look out the window. You ponder, that all those days ago, who was that person you met, while eating at a Chinese restaurant by yourself? Why did they intrigue you so much? And just why is it that, after so long, I can't forget about them? Where are they now? Are they long gone? Are they in a relationship? Was it all just a dream? But it dosen't matter now. You can't think of them anymore. But they linger. The memories of that day, the sunset, the vivid image in your mind of them... as you drift to sleep
On my 7~ish minute bus ride to school I always look forward to this song and “I’m in Love” by Tomoko Aran coming up in my playlist! It always brings me so much joy during my early morning commute and helps me forget my problems for just a little while 🤞🤞
Toki wa sugiteyuku mono ne Marude shiran furishite Natsu no gogo no kyafyeterasu Tsumetai miruku o nondeta Nanige naku mukōgawa Shisen o utsushitara Marui te-buru kakonde Kawai ii ni nin no kodomo Ano hito to waratte wa Tanoshisō na jikan Sō na no Chinese restaurant Hajimete deatta Tokoro yo ano hito oboeteiru kashira Chinese restaurant Hajimete no koi Atashi ga ni jū sai no ba-sudhi mukaete Mō mukashi no tōi wow Hanagara shifuxon no doresu Matotta onna no hito ga Sarigenaku ano hito no Tonari ni koshikaketa Dōshite Chinese restaurant Wasuretenai no ka Omoide bakari ga utsukushisugiru no yo Chinese restaurant Kaerimichi dе Ano hito atashi ni puropo-zushita no yo Mō mukashi no tōi wow Kono shigarettohi o tsukete Iru ma no shinkirō shinkirō
I know i was not in Japan or even born yet in 1982, however it seems like a memory … sitting in that Chinese restaurant in japan, just falling in love for the first time. I can see it so clearly..
I ordered the vinyl of this album & it'll arrive next week. I can't wait to hear this song in that delicious lo-fi sound with a hot cup of coffee on my porch
@E S Would you mind telling where/how you ordered it and how the quality turned out? I’m in the U.S. and looking to purchase some old Japanese vinyls like this! And looking for the best deals haha
oki wa sugiteyuku mono ne marude shiran furishite natsu no gogo no kyafyeterasu tsumetai miruku o nondeta nanige naku mukōgawa shisen o utsushitara marui te-buru kakonde kawai ii ni nin no kodomo ano hito to waratte wa tanoshisō na jikan sō na no chaini-zu resutoran hajimete deatta tokoro yo ano hito oboeteiru kashira chaini-zu resutoran hajimete no koi atashi ga ni jū sai no ba-sudhi mukaete mō mukashi no tōi wow hanagara shifuxon no doresu matotta onna no hito ga sarigenaku ano hito no tonari ni koshikaketa dōshite chaini-zu resutoran wasuretenai no ka omoide bakari ga utsukushisugiru no yo chaini-zu resutoran kaerimichi de ano hito atashi ni puropo-zushita no yo mō mukashi no tōi wow kono shigarettohi o tsukete iru ma no shinkirō shinkirō
Chinese Restaurant / Takako Mamiya (Singer) Released: November 25, 1982 by Kitty Records Japan Lyrics: Noriko Miura Composed and Arranged by: Katz Hoshi (ex-Mops) Sound produced by: Genji Sawai (English translation of the rough meaning of the Japanese lyrics) Time flies by, doesn't it, like it pretend you don't know One summer afternoon on a café terrace I was drinking a glass of cold milk alone I casually glanced over to the other side
And there around a round table Two cute little kids were laughing with you. It looked like they were having a very happy time
[chorus] Well... This is the Chinese restaurant where we met This is where I met you for the first time. I wonder if you remember this Chinese restaurant That was my first love When I celebrated my 20th birthday. Well, that was a long time ago...wow...
A woman in a floral chiffon dress casually and naturally took a seat next to you
[chorus] Why...can't I ever forget that time in the Chinese restaurant? Well, I'm sure it's just too beautiful past to remember. On the way home from the Chinese restaurant You proposed to me.（I wonder if you still remember it） Well, that was a long time ago... wow...
I can only see it while I light this cigarette. It's a mirage, just like a mirage ・Musicians Vocal: Takako Mamiya Keyboard: Hiroyuki Namba (Sense of Wonder, ex-Tatsuro Yamashita's back support band) Guitar: Kazuo Shiina (ex-Hachimitsu Pai, ex-Moon Riders, ex-Tatsuro Yamashita’s back support band) Bass: Yoshihiro Naruse (CASIOPEA III) Drums: Yutaka Uehara (ex-Coconut Bank, ex-Sugar Babe) Percussion: Tatsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuaki Hozoku Brass Section: Hitoshi Okano, Toshio Araki, Osamu Shiomura, Shigeru Kawashima, Genji Sawai, Mitsuru Kanekuni ・Edessional musicians Keyboard: Akira Inoue (ex-Parachute) Guitar: Mitsuo Nagai, Tsunehide Matsuki Others
I just sat there in the plane, arms crossed in a Burberry at JFK. the song came on and I closed my eyes and I quietly wept as April rain hit the window. I'll never get those days again like I had before; there's no persuasion, no wit, no argument, nothing that I can say to make the moment return. It's all a fading memory.
My dream right now was to go back in time and marry her so she could sing to me every night and you'll would never know her because she would be sing only for me!!!!
![Takako Mamiya [間宮貴子] - Nagisa de Dance](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8ukI_BuzsnM/mqdefault.jpg)
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This is an absolutely beautiful song, I'm so glad it's on RUclips. Her voice is so soulful and elegant, and the background instrumentals further aid in the sensations of my heartstrings being tug when I listen to this. It conjures up thoughts of staring out at a vast ocean from afar, gazing upon the ripples and waves that the ocean spawns, whilst simultaneously pondering about thoughts irrelevant to the scenery. The visuals of the ocean, the alluring flicks of its motion, the sound of it washing upon a metaphorical shore, act as white noise and a medium for interspersed thoughts. If I could somehow describe this almost indescribable thing into an analogy, it would be as if you were reading an extensive, voluble book that described every emotion - no matter how trivial or seemingly insignificant - that you ever had throughout your life. And with each emotion, vague memory is attached to it. Whilst subtle, feelings of bliss, of sadness, of anger, and mostly of love, are reinstated.
This is just one of those songs that are hauntingly beautiful, it seeps with magic and gets better with each listen. So much so, that you could listen to it on loop and never get tired of it. It doesn't turn monotonous, nor awful, and it never putrefies. It's timeless.
Takako, with her beautiful singing, is the one to thank here I reckon. She had made my day, made my year really, during a particular time that was... ...Uncertain, to say the least. Regardless, revisiting this song has proven to work its same magic on me that it had done 2 years ago when I first wrote this comment (...And now edited it because there were SO many grammatical errors. My bad.) and it's made me reflect. Breathing life into a distant memory, a period of my life, it brings me the same sadness, the same love, that I had felt during then.
Anyways, sorry for turning an old, brief comment into a long one. But, I really wanted to drive the nail into the coffin as to the sensations that this song gives me.
This song, as like the few rare instances like it where other songs capture the same essence, will always bask in the sunlight of my mind. Never shall it lay in darkness or in misery. I reckon I'll always look fondly upon this song and the memories attached to it for many years to come. Maybe this'll be a bi-annual, or annual, song I'll revisit.
Thanks for your supportive replies by the way. I hope that you mutually feel the same or a similar sort of way (minus the needless wordiness) that I feel about this song
That's really wholesome
do the world a favor and become a writer pleass
Mucho texto
Choardae tendae
I feel the same sister
Wow this is one of the best songs in the genre alongside Mayonaka no Joke, what an album.
I'd say its better tbh
@@Hijiri04 lol I agree
a heartbreak story hidden between high rise buildings and the hustle and bustle of 80s japanese economic boom. this is one of the essential city pop track.
今でもこの曲を聞くと、若い頃の気持ちに戻れる。 😌
I remember the first time went on a date with my girlfriend back in high school she was surprised that I was listening to this and I was surprised that she even here of takako it is and always will be one of the best moments in my life because just when I thought me and her couldn’t be more connected to each other fate came and proved me wrong. Where ever Mamiya may be I thank you for this one album I wish there could’ve been more I’m sure it would’ve been great.
God, i love city pop
Same
Same
Same
Same
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I love the how well all the instruments just mix, especially the bass
Listened to the song high in my thoughts for two years.. went to Japan twice and was depressed after coming back, decided to fully indulge into my creative realm and made a song honoring this.
Were can we listen?
@@christianbaez7422 I have it right here! But on one condition if you dig it
Let me get one of your socials so we can talk about it
@@christianbaez7422 ruclips.net/video/Mabx1wiTuwU/видео.htmlsi=a4yOCOxiGMdcOg1P
One of the best songs of an amazing album
Lying down eyes closed at midnight while listening to this is amazing
The saddest part is that Takako didn't make any other albums besides this one. :(
Oh that breaks my heart to know that 😞 no wonder I don’t see anything else but this album.
But on the positive side, the one album she made was an absolute classic - who else can say that
@@jabt2023 Good point, Even if she only ever released one album I’m still happy because we get to listen to this masterpiece!
I just want to add that according to a korean youtuber she retired from music due to really poor sales in japan. This album is some kind of mistery in japan since is not even ranked on Oricon 1982. Kitty records representatives said she is ok and maried (or somethinf like that)
@@TelstarB thanks for the info
One of my favorite songs of all time. It never gets old.
My favorite song from this album
You look out the window.
You ponder, that all those days ago, who was that person you met, while eating at a Chinese restaurant by yourself? Why did they intrigue you so much? And just why is it that, after so long, I can't forget about them?
Where are they now? Are they long gone? Are they in a relationship? Was it all just a dream?
But it dosen't matter now. You can't think of them anymore. But they linger. The memories of that day, the sunset, the vivid image in your mind of them... as you drift to sleep
ok bud
I am not Japanese nor was alive in 1982 but i feel the same way when i hear this song.. I know it’s false memory but it feels so real.
I hope wherever she is, she is happy and healthy.
Man, this music is so peacefull and beautiful. I could listen this for days and days
あの70年代のグループの実験的なサウンドは未来的で、今でも新鮮に感じる！ 🚀
I love Takako Mamiya, one of my favorite albums ever.
the perfect song.. Reminds me of living in osaka..
Damn it’s crazy as soon as I hear it again, I’m right back in Osaka
my cousin lives there rn!
Can you connect me?!😄 it’s looking like I may be moving to japan in August!!!
@@SHDW-sy7oz Yo hello =) Im moving to japan in August!
I get the same vibe from this song. Echoes being drunk asf in karaoke rooms for me
I always feel like I'm on a nighttime drive across the city whenever I listen to this album.
Listening to this on the way to the korn concert
This is my favorite 80s song of all time!!!!
I am still in love with this song like I heard it yesterday 🤍✨
80年代のシティポップのサックスソロにいつも夢中になる！ 🎷
this song makes me wanna cry I love it
Just discovered her tonight after listening to some Tomoko Aran. What a treat for the ears.
i love this song so much i’m sad it’s not available on spotify anymore, it was for a while last year :(
Glad to announce you my brother/sister in City Pop that the whole album is now available on Spotify.
@@Somethingsomethinggay no way thank you so much
@@Somethingsomethinggay thank you so much this just made my week ❤️🔥❤️🔥
On my 7~ish minute bus ride to school I always look forward to this song and “I’m in Love” by Tomoko Aran coming up in my playlist! It always brings me so much joy during my early morning commute and helps me forget my problems for just a little while 🤞🤞
That one hot afternoon and you got urself inside that super chill room with big windows
What a song wow.
I dont understand single word but this goes hard when chinese restaurant hits it
This is pretty much the vibe you'd get from going to Nagoya
Toki wa sugiteyuku mono ne
Marude shiran furishite
Natsu no gogo no kyafyeterasu
Tsumetai miruku o nondeta
Nanige naku mukōgawa
Shisen o utsushitara
Marui te-buru kakonde
Kawai ii ni nin no kodomo
Ano hito to waratte wa
Tanoshisō na jikan
Sō na no
Chinese restaurant
Hajimete deatta
Tokoro yo ano hito oboeteiru kashira
Chinese restaurant
Hajimete no koi
Atashi ga ni jū sai no ba-sudhi mukaete
Mō mukashi no tōi wow
Hanagara shifuxon no doresu
Matotta onna no hito ga
Sarigenaku ano hito no
Tonari ni koshikaketa
Dōshite
Chinese restaurant
Wasuretenai no ka
Omoide bakari ga utsukushisugiru no yo
Chinese restaurant
Kaerimichi dе
Ano hito atashi ni puropo-zushita no yo
Mō mukashi no tōi wow
Kono shigarettohi o tsukete
Iru ma no shinkirō shinkirō
ugh i just love seeing women in suits,,, everytime i click on these videos, the music never disappoints me
who still listening to this song in 2019?
Me
MEEE
Mw
This is the 'Santo Graal' of city pop (the original lp is about 700$ in Discogs...)
2020
Man, I can't describe how much I love city pop 😍
Haven't listened to this in a while
A while is start of lockdown in nz
If I ever opened up a Chinese buffet this would be the song is use in my commercials.
I know i was not in Japan or even born yet in 1982, however it seems like a memory … sitting in that Chinese restaurant in japan, just falling in love for the first time. I can see it so clearly..
Music and culture of the 80s, including this was around in vogue until the early 2000s. Hence that could be why your nostalgia is strong for this
Her voice is beautiful ❤️
This song makes me feel like I'm actually at one with the beautiful music in with the yummy food
I ordered the vinyl of this album & it'll arrive next week. I can't wait to hear this song in that delicious lo-fi sound with a hot cup of coffee on my porch
@E S Would you mind telling where/how you ordered it and how the quality turned out? I’m in the U.S. and looking to purchase some old Japanese vinyls like this! And looking for the best deals haha
such a beautiful song.
oki wa sugiteyuku mono ne
marude shiran furishite
natsu no gogo no kyafyeterasu
tsumetai miruku o nondeta
nanige naku mukōgawa
shisen o utsushitara
marui te-buru kakonde
kawai ii ni nin no kodomo
ano hito to waratte wa
tanoshisō na jikan
sō na no
chaini-zu resutoran
hajimete deatta
tokoro yo ano hito oboeteiru kashira
chaini-zu resutoran
hajimete no koi
atashi ga ni jū sai no ba-sudhi mukaete
mō mukashi no tōi wow
hanagara shifuxon no doresu
matotta onna no hito ga
sarigenaku ano hito no
tonari ni koshikaketa
dōshite
chaini-zu resutoran
wasuretenai no ka
omoide bakari ga utsukushisugiru no yo
chaini-zu resutoran
kaerimichi de
ano hito atashi ni puropo-zushita no yo
mō mukashi no tōi wow
kono shigarettohi o tsukete
iru ma no shinkirō shinkirō
sometimes you just need a Japanese girl with a pretty voice to melt your worries away
2020... Listening here while looking forward to my date this lunar new year with my chinese crush
I hope yall didnt get the corona virus sis.
@@TheMerman yeah...he just arrived at the nick of time... He arrived before CNY and he's totally free from Corona
So smooth, so comforting
This song makes me miss the girl I've never seen before....
Japanese city pop is unbelievably beautiful.
Chinese Restaurant / Takako Mamiya (Singer)
Released: November 25, 1982 by Kitty Records Japan
Lyrics: Noriko Miura
Composed and Arranged by: Katz Hoshi (ex-Mops)
Sound produced by: Genji Sawai
(English translation of the rough meaning of the Japanese lyrics)
Time flies by, doesn't it, like it pretend you don't know
One summer afternoon on a café terrace
I was drinking a glass of cold milk alone
I casually glanced over to the other side
And there around a round table
Two cute little kids were laughing with you.
It looked like they were having a very happy time
[chorus]
Well...
This is the Chinese restaurant where we met
This is where I met you for the first time.
I wonder if you remember this Chinese restaurant
That was my first love
When I celebrated my 20th birthday.
Well, that was a long time ago...wow...
A woman in a floral chiffon dress
casually and naturally took a seat next to you
[chorus]
Why...can't I ever forget that time in the Chinese restaurant?
Well, I'm sure it's just too beautiful past to remember.
On the way home from the Chinese restaurant
You proposed to me.（I wonder if you still remember it）
Well, that was a long time ago... wow...
I can only see it while I light this cigarette.
It's a mirage, just like a mirage
・Musicians
Vocal: Takako Mamiya
Keyboard: Hiroyuki Namba (Sense of Wonder, ex-Tatsuro Yamashita's back support band)
Guitar: Kazuo Shiina (ex-Hachimitsu Pai, ex-Moon Riders, ex-Tatsuro Yamashita’s back support band)
Bass: Yoshihiro Naruse (CASIOPEA III)
Drums: Yutaka Uehara (ex-Coconut Bank, ex-Sugar Babe)
Percussion: Tatsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuaki Hozoku
Brass Section:
Hitoshi Okano, Toshio Araki, Osamu Shiomura, Shigeru Kawashima, Genji Sawai, Mitsuru Kanekuni
・Edessional musicians
Keyboard: Akira Inoue (ex-Parachute)
Guitar: Mitsuo Nagai, Tsunehide Matsuki
Others
💜i love this song so much💜
I just sat there in the plane, arms crossed in a Burberry at JFK. the song came on and I closed my eyes and I quietly wept as April rain hit the window.
I'll never get those days again like I had before; there's no persuasion, no wit, no argument, nothing that I can say to make the moment return.
It's all a fading memory.
San Francisco Late Night Japantown Vibes For Sure
Chinese restauranttttt
now i just light another cigarette
, that place is just a mirage, just a mirage
Perfeição
Sim
I'm kind of sad, because this great song got taken down from Spotify :(
2:46 💕💕
So... who dislike must have been an accident 💀
THEY TOOK IT OFF OF SPOTIFY
한국인은 나밖에 없낭..? 너무 좋아요ㅠ
This song is too short
too short but a masterpiece.
Now, this album "LOVE TRIP"
It became the existence of "Van Gogh" class.
今や､この ｢LOVE TRIP｣ というアルバムは､
”ゴッホ” 級の 存在 になってしまいました｡
God I wish I could time travel to the 80's
This album is not available in the US on apple music anymore ;-;
WHYYYYY
Perfect❤
일본 시티팝 명반중 명반이라는데 뜻은모르지만 음악 좋아요
Old but Gold
This is Fucking underrated man
They removed it from spotify ☹☹☹
sadly this song isnt available on spoti:(((((
Its there now!!!
@@julioenrrique1118 oh yeaaaa thank u sm
Julio Enrrique how do i find it
so good
Reminds me of the music in Studio Ghibli movies :0
voz de anjo
Me not knowing Japanese: hmhmhmhmhmhm mhhmmh CHINESU RESTAURANT sdfsdfsdf
zzanis restoran
thought of this song, after Corona broke out
ahaha me too
世界一！
chinese restaraunts in the toyko be like
playspeed 1.25x❤
Is there on Spotify?
So pensamentos bons
240mil views 🥹
Des français écoutent ça ?? Sinon superbe musique très belle !
oui, présent
Oui merci a Colman
wapisimo !!!
My dream right now was to go back in time and marry her so she could sing to me every night and you'll would never know her because she would be sing only for me!!!!
😂
♡
what genre would this be? thanks guys
City Pop would be my guess
Music lol
sucks its not on spotify
This song should’ve been in sleeping dogs.
Lin’s Grand Buffet
La vida 🚬
gyoza,chaahan,maabo-tohu,ramen,daisuki
CHIIINESSSSEEE RESTURANT
❤
Please lyric
ما فهمت ولا كلمة بس احس اني احب 🥲
آخر شي كنت اتوقعه الاقي عرب هون 🗿
@@shagaf1786 المغنية خلت احد 🥲اغرمتنا
한글명: 중국집
wseome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they took this off apple music :,(
You want music for a sushi restaurant, but not a chinese resturaunt