Takako Matsu discography

The discography of Japanese actress and singer-songwriter Takako Matsu includes ten studio, three compilation, two live, seven video albums, twenty-one singles, and twenty music videos. Born into a family of actors, Matsu made her debut as a stage performer before her roles in TV dramas (beginning with the 1994 NHK taiga drama series Hana no Ran) and films (beginning with 1997's Tokyo Biyori).[1][2] That year she released her first single, "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara", which peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Singles Chart[1] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 400,000 copies. Matsu's debut album, Sora no Kagami (also released that year), peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart. Selling over 300,000 copies, it earned a platinum certification from the RIAJ and Matsu was named Best New Artist of the Year at the 12th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[3]

Takako Matsu discography
Studio albums10
Live albums2
Compilation albums3
Video albums7
Music videos20
Singles21
Other appearances3

In 1998 she starred in the Shunji Iwai short film April Story as Uzuki Nireno, a shy girl who leaves home to attend the University of Tokyo.[4] For the film's soundtrack, Matsu performed five piano songs.[5] Her second studio album, Ai no Tobira, was released on Arista Japan the same year; it peaked at number 3 on the Oricon chart, and was certified gold by the RIAJ. Moving to Universal Japan in 1999,[6] Matsu released "Yume no Shizuku"; it peaked at number 8 on the Oricon chart, her fourth top-ten hit on the Oricon Singles Chart. Her album Itsuka, Sakura no Ame ni... was also certified gold. About a year later, Matsu's fourth studio album (A Piece of Life) and first compilation album (Five Years: Singles) were released. Both peaked in the top five on the Oricon Albums Chart, and the latter was certified gold. A live album of her A Piece of Life concert tour, released in 2002, peaked at number 32 on the Oricon Albums Chart; the tour DVD reached number 8 on the Oricon DVD chart. Matsu's next two studio albums peaked at number 12 on the Oricon chart.

In 2004 "Toki no Fune", co-written by Matsu and Akeboshi and produced by the latter,[7] was released as the first single from her seventh studio album (Bokura ga Ita). The song, the theme for the TBS drama series Tōbōsha Runaway,[8] peaked at number 5 on the Oricon singles chart and the album peaked at number 14 on the albums chart. In 2006 Matsu released "Minna Hitori", another top-10 hit. Her parent studio album, Cherish You, peaked at the same position on the Oricon Albums Chart. After the disappointing performance of her ninth studio album (Time for Music) and its accompanying singles, Matsu's musical career saw a resurgence with "Let It Go" (which she performed for the Japanese version of the Disney animated film, Frozen);[9][10] the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and was certified million by the RIAJ.[11]

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions (JP)
[12]		 Sales
(JPN)
[13]		 Certifications
Sora no Kagami 4 301,000
Ai no Tobira
  • Released: September 23, 1998
  • Label: Arista Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 3 245,000
Itsuka, Sakura no Ame ni...
  • Released: March 23, 2000
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format(s): CD
 7 194,000
A Piece of Life
  • Released: June 13, 2001
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 4 120,000
Home Grown
  • Released: February 19, 2003
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 12 43,000
Harvest Songs
  • Released: October 8, 2003
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 12 38,000
Bokura ga Ita (僕らがいた, "We Were There") 14 29,000
Cherish You
  • Released: April 25, 2007
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Format(s): CD, CD+DVD
 10 35,000
Time for Music
  • Released: November 25, 2009
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Format(s): CD, CD+DVD
 43 6,000
Ashita wa Doko kara
  • Released: December 6, 2017
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Format(s): CD, CD+DVD
 —

Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions (JP)
[12]		 Sales
[13]		 Certifications
Five Years: Singles
  • Released: December 5, 2001
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 3 281,000
Matsu Takako Single Collection 1999–2005
  • Released: June 28, 2006
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 59 6,000
Footsteps: 10th Anniversary Complete Best
  • Released: June 25, 2008
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Format(s): CD, CD+DVD
 22 15,000

Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions (JP)
[12]		 Sales
[13]		 Certifications
Takako Matsu Concert Tour Vol. 1 "A Piece of Life"
  • Released: February 21, 2002
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD
 32 14,000
Takako Matsu Concert Tour 2003 "Second Wave"
  • Released: March 24, 2004
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Format(s): CD, CD+DVD
 52 6,000

LP records
Title Album details Peak chart
positions (JP)
[12]		 Sales
[13]		 Certifications
Hyper Bug Mix
  • Released: August 21, 1997[18]
  • Label: BMG Victor
  • Format(s): LP
 —

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(JPN)
[13]		 Certification Album
Oricon chart
[19]		 JPN Hot 100
[20]
"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" 1997 865[A] 432,000 Sora no Kagami
"I Stand Alone" 7— 183,000
"Wind Song" 30— 38,000
"Mafuyu no Memories" (真冬のメモリーズ, "Midwinter Memories") 22— 77,000 Ai no Tobira
"Sakura Fuwari" 1998 9— 96,000
"Gomen ne." (ごめんね。, "Sorry") 26— 44,000
"Stay with Me" 20— 96,000
"Yume no Shizuku" (夢のしずく, "Droplets of Dreams") 1999 8— 97,000 Itsuka, Sakura no Ame ni...
"Tsuki no Dance" (月のダンス, "Moon Dance") 25— 17,000
"Sakura no Ame, Itsuka" 2000 19— 88,000
"Yasashii Kaze" (優しい風, "Gentle Breeze") 25— 21,000 A Piece of Life
"Koishii Hito" (コイシイヒト, "Beloved Person") 2001 16— 63,000
"Hana no Yō ni" (花のように, "Like a Flower") 23— 24,000 Home Grown
"Clover" 2002 28— 11,000
"Ashita ni Kuchizuke o" (明日にくちづけを, "A Kiss to Tomorrow") 23— 14,000
"Honto no Kimochi" (ほんとの気持ち, "True Feelings") 2003 16— 27,000 Harvest Songs
"Toki no Fune" (時の舟, "Ship of Time") 2004 5— 61,000 Bokura ga Ita
"Mirai ni Naru" (未来になる, "Becomes the Future") 2005 24— 9,000
"Akari no Tomoru Hō e" (明かりの灯る方へ, "Towards the Burning Torch") 2006 24— 14,000
"Minna Hitori" (みんなひとり, "Everyone's Alone") 10— 41,000 Cherish You
"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara 97–07"[B] 2007 ——
"Kimi to Nara" (君となら, "If I'm with You") 2009 3844 Time for Music
"Egao o Misete" (笑顔をみせて, "Show Me a Smile")[23] 2015 —— —
"Ashita wa Doko kara" (明日はどこから) 2017 3523 2,000 —
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Collaborations and promotional singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
Oricon chart
[24]		 JPN Hot 100
[20]
"Futari no Murasaki Tokyo" (二人のムラサキ東京, "Our Purple Tokyo") (as Tokyo Jenne, with Kinmokusei) 2004 65 — Best Condition: Kinmokusei Single Collection
"Waratte Misete Kure" (笑ってみせてくれ, "Give Laughing a Try") (with the Band for "Sanka") 2008 35 82 Non-album single
"Let It Go (Ari no Mama de)" (ありのままで, "As I Am") 2014 — 2
  • JPN (download): Million[11]
 Frozen: Original Soundtrack (Japanese version)
"Umarete Hajimete" (生まれて初めて, "For the First Time in Forever") (with Sayaka Kanda) — 19
  • JPN (download): Gold[25]
"Shiawase na Ketsumatsu" (幸せな結末, "Happy Ending") (with Masayuki Suzuki) — 70 Discover Japan II
"—" denoted items which failed to chart.

Other album appearances
Song Year Album
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"/"Beauty and the Beast Medley" 1998 We Love Mickey: Happy 70th Anniversary[26]
"Caroline, No" (Yoshiyuki Sahashi with B-Girls A.K.A-Ms.T) 2004 Beach Boys Tribute: Best Of[27]
"And I Love Car" 2013 Okuda Tamio Covers 2[28]

Videography

Video releases
Title Album details Notes
Film Sora no Kagami
  • Released first as a VHS in 1997 and later as a DVD in 2003.[29][30]
  • Contains videos of "I Stand Alone" and five other tracks from Sora no Kagami.[30]
  • The DVD peaked at number 297 on the Oricon DVD chart.[30]
Film Itsuka, Sakura no Ame ni
  • Released: April 5, 2000
  • Label: Polydor
  • Contains music videos of "Yume no Shizuku", "Tsuki no Dance", and "Sakura no Ame, Itsuka".[31]
  • Peaked at number 8 on the Oricon DVD chart.[31]
Concert Tour Vol. 1 "A Piece of Life" on Film
  • Released: February 21, 2002
  • Label: Polydor
  • Released in VHS and DVD formats.[32]
  • Contains footage of Matsu's first concert tour of the same title.[33]
  • Peaked at number 8 on Oricon DVD chart.[33]
Tour Documentary Film "Diary": Concert Tour Vol. 1 "A Piece of Life"
  • Released: February 21, 2002
  • Label: Polydor
  • Contains behind-the-scenes footage of the concert "A Piece of Life".[34]
  • Also contains journal entries by Matsu, chronicling her life while on tour.[34]
  • Peaked at number 47 on the Oricon DVD chart.[34]
Matsu Takako Concert Tour 2003 "Second Wave" on Film
  • Released: March 24, 2004
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • Contains footage of Matsu's second concert tour, "Second Wave".[35]
  • Peaked at number 40 on the Oricon DVD chart.[35]
Matsu Takako Concert Tour 2007 "I Cherish You" on Film
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Label: BMG Japan
  • Contains footage of Matsu's third concert tour, "I Cherish You".[36]
  • Peaked at number 42 on the Oricon DVD chart.[36]
Takako Matsu Concert Tour 2010 "Time for Music"
  • Released: February 6, 2010
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Contains footage of Matsu's fourth concert tour, "Time for Music".[37]
  • Peaked at number 73 on the Oricon chart.[37]

Music videos
Title Year Director
"Sora no Kagami" 1997 Shunji Iwai[38][39]
"I Stand Alone"
"Mafuyu no Memories" Shunji Iwai[40]
"Sakura Fuwari" 1998
"Gomen ne." Jun Hara[41]
"Stay with Me" Shunji Iwai[42]
"Yume no Shizuku" 1999 Hiroyuki Itaya[43]
"Tsuki no Dance"
"Sakura no Ame, Itsuka" 2000
"Koishii Hito" 2001 Hideaki Anno[44]
"Hana no Yō ni" Hiroyuki Itaya[43]
"Ashita ni Kuchizuke o" 2002
"Honto no Kimochi" 2003
"Home Grown"
"Toki no Fune" 2004
"Mirai ni Naru" 2005 Tetsuma Maki[45]
"Akari no Tomoru Hō e" 2006 Tsuyoshi Inoue[46]
"Minna Hitori" Tetsuya Nakashima[47]
"Kimi to Nara" 2009 Yuki Ueda[48]
"Let It Go" 2014 Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee[49]

References
Notes
  1. A ^ Charted in 2012.
  2. B ^ The track was released digitally only.[50]
Specific references
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  3. "第12回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 / Gold Disc Hall of Fame 12th" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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  20. Billboard Japan Hot 100 peak positions:
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  24. Oricon chart peak positions:
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