Unknown Song - Fly away [Japanese Lost Tape] 

why does lost media always slap so hard

The sad thing is, the girl who sang this song probably forgot she even send this tape or even remember the name of the song she made and probably got "disappointed" when she send a Demo tape with no "reply" from any studio and moved on with her life doing other career. But there are other possibility why no one claim it was their song, the singer probably died and her parents or family never knew she sang a song like this.

While in another parallel universe Fly Away is a famous song and it talks about a strange song called Plastic Love

Man this would be a dream come true. To just walk into a thrift store and buy an unmarked tape or CD and it turns out to be an absolute bop (as opposed to an evil curse or something)

It's spooky how good this is - love that 80s horror-pop bass sound.

Wow, even RU-vid's annoying copyrighted music detection system doesn't know the song ether. I hope someone solves the mystery someday. It's only a matter of time.

I don’t find this song eerie tbh It’s a bop and I can imagine it being used for a spooky anime opening song

Its not even that creepy, but the only horrifying thing is that we still cant find who the fuck sang it

I know Yukiko Okada is a popular theory for the artist, but I kinda don't think it's her, but rather a much lesser known artist (most likely undiscovered) who was making music during the height of Yukiko Okada's popularity, and maybe trying to emulate her vocal style because that's what was popular during the time.

I bet this is the opening to "Saki Sanobashi" 😂

The song is eerie but it's genuinely amazing. I hope the singer can be found, especially since they've been unknown for almost 30+ years

Okay but this song is a banger

I'm often naturally drawn to lost media, and this isn't my first rodeo when it comes to discovering a Japanese Pop song only to find that the artist has fell of the face of the Earth. Of course, this isn't entirely surprising, either. The influx of would-be Idols back in the 80's and 90's was not so dissimilar to people who want to be content creators on RU-vid now. How often do you click on a profile and find they haven't uploaded in years? Projects half-finished, dead links, outdated tech. What happened to these people? What are they doing now? Are they in good health? There is always a sense of uneasiness and eeriness in the unknown. Lack of closure causes people's minds to wander aimlessly. As for the song? Well, the lyrics seem to suggest it's intended to be a song about a break-up or unrequited love. Hardly ground-breaking material when romantically-themed music is the entire foundation of the Japanese 'Idol' industry. The instrumentation may seem like it could only have been handled by professionals, but the reality is that they were affordable tools even for regular folk back then, and so the proficiency of whoever mixed it wasn't necessarily limited to the resources and technical prowess any record label - making it practically impossible to track that way. A lot of people are noticing the tonal shift of the chorus to be what makes it feel so uneasy, and I think that's by design. The song incorporates percussion during these sections, with the dreary vocals invoking a stark contrast, as if they are trying to blend pop music with a much more sinister, Gothic vibe. Ironically, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the very artistic choice that caused it to be rejected, as it seems mostly disconnected from the rest of the song. Nowadays, we may look at this as a bit of a banger, but record labels were getting these tapes by the bucketload back then; with similar vocalists, similar themes and lyrics, and it's unfortunately very likely that this simply isn't what they were looking for. Our only real hope is making this go so viral that the original singer, or someone attached to the song, picks up on it. But 30 years removed from the finding of the tape, would they even remember? Would a manager who went on to remain in the industry recall one of thousands of failed projects? Would a talent scout recognise this if they heard it? Well, stranger things have happened.

Truly the Japanese equivalent of Like the Wind.

Honestly, just a cool song, if we didn't know the context, I doubt we would find it creepy, hope we can find who made this

I agree with the idea that this might be a Yukiko Okada demo/unreleased track. It sounds a lot like her and has a very similar feel to a lot of her songs. Even little unique things she did vocally I hear on this song. Not saying it is 100% undoubtedly her, but I definitely feel like it’s a big possibility. And IIRC Yukiko had a lot of songs that never got released because of her untimely death. She was also was heading in a more mature direction and was doing less and less teenage romance kinda stuff. Either way this is a bop and I’d love to see this one get more traction and eventually be solved

1:34 is what is described as the 'strange pitch' in this song, btw! this may have been purposeful, as it seems to add to the eeriness, or a mistake? I think the question of whether this WAS accidental or intended adds to the understanding of whether this artist was a less experiences, unprofessional singer who never made it big, OR a more well known idol's debut track/unreleased music!

The lryics of this song actually have references to death, such as when It says things like going to distant town as In japanese death is like going to another world so I think the song is about her killing herself perphaps after maybe her boyfreind left her a lot of people on sakura stardusts video is recommending this aswell so maybe thats why many japanese people think Its a cursed song and her pitch when shes singing sounds a bit uneven sometimes and goes high to low or low to high like on 1:44 and many people get scared of sudden changes and noises as it sets something off in their brains so it could be physcological then theres also the creepy backstory however the song has some potential

Lyrics translated Where are you going, chasing after the wind? The dead leaves are the color of the sunset There’s no noise when I knock on the door I sleep in a chair that’s just about to break Light shines outside the window I dream of an unfamiliar town Goodbye, there’s no say from you You wish me farewell with a sad smile Fly away to a faraway land In the departing sky, ah A star hangs down Before you set the bluebird free Gently place your fingers on its wings As it flees the sky, it has stopped crying Goodbye, you go away Your gentle eyes say farewell Fly away to a faraway land In the departing night, ah Fly away to a faraway land…

It seems like a demo imitating a popular idol that got rejected because it's kind of minor dreary chord structure was deemed that it wouldn't be a hit. This feels like an artsy demo that just didn't hit the mark. But I can't deny it does unsettle me.

I'm so annoyed that this song isn't on spotify

The lyrics to this song with translation: 風を追って何処へ行くの Kaze o otte doko e iku no Where are you going chasing the wind 夕陽色の枯れ葉たちよ yūhi-iro no kareha-tachi yo Dead leaves in the setting sun 扉を叩く音も無い tobira o tataku oto mo nai There is no sound of knocking on the door 壊れかけた椅子で眠る窓の外は灯る明かり koware kaketa isu de nemuru mado no soto wa tomoru akari Sleeping in a broken chair The light outside the window 見知らぬ町の夢を見る mishiranu machi no yumewomiru Dreaming of a strange town さよならあなたはNO SAY sayonara anata wa NO sei Goodbye you NO SAY 悲しい笑顔でFAIRWAY kanashī egao de feau~ē FAIRWAY with a sad smile FLY AWAY 遠い国へ furai au~ei tōi kuni e FLY AWAY To a distant country 旅立つ空にはああ星がかかる tabidatsu sora ni wa ā hoshi ga kakaru Ah stars hang in the sky 青い鳥を逃がす前に指でそっと羽根に触れて aoi tori o nigasu mae ni yubi de sotto hane ni furete Gently touch the feathers with your fingers before letting the blue bird escape 空を見上げ鳥が飛んでいる sora o miage tori ga tonde iru Birds are flying looking up at the sky さよならあなたはGO AWAY sayonara anata wa GO au~ei Goodbye you GO AWAY やさしい瞳がFAIRWAY yasashī hitomi ga feau~ē Gentle eyes are FAIRWAY FLY AWAY 遠い国へ furai au~ei tōi kuni e FLY AWAY To a distant country 旅立つ夜には AH tabidatsu yoru ni wa AH AH on the night of departure FLY AWAY 遠い国へ・・・・ furai au~ei tōi kuni e.... FLY AWAY To a distant country ....

If EKT got found today, then I've gained more confidence this can!

I was looking for this song after watching Sakura Stardust's video...so glad it was recommended to me

song: *cursed* me: 🎶🤩🤘🏻🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

Girl makes badass city pop song in the 90's: Song gets forgotten about: Song is later found and given "creepy" context: The entire internet: OMG THIS SONG IS SO CURSED AND SCARY OMG

This is such a cool blend between City-Pop and Darkwave

Chat we’re winning The akiba tape 2 was identified 2024 is truly a great year of lostwave

sounds profesionally made, but it feels incomplete. It's like a demo song. it could be discarded on a thrift shop because it didn't make it into the final product they wanted it to be. edit: is this the full duration of the song? because it really feels incomplete, not because of the fade out of the audio.

This is considered the most mysterious song of Japan, but thinking that this was a rejected demo, there could be more mysterious songs that aren't discover yet, waiting to be named "mysterious song", like thousands and thousands more... Is sad to think that many good songs (or any media) are lost (Sorry for bad English)

absolutelyyy addicted to 1:36 as for theories, i feel like it might have been a demo of one of yukiko’s songs but a different singer? i remember hearing one that was quite similar but it might have not made the cut. i heard ali project was a popular guess amongst japanese users, i could see how since the time of this track would be the 80s and ali project has been active since 1984. i was considering contacting ali project but with how notoriously bad japanese companies/people are at responding to this sort of stuff (especially english), i know i wouldn’t get a response. contacting record labels that existed during the 80s in japan could be another possible option. if so, they should have archived it than just throwing it away. i do strongly hold the belief that this is a demo of some sort since it was basically discarded with no care and ended up in a ¥50 yen box outside a store. this makes me more sad than creeped out by the song because it’s beautiful that i wish it was taken care of a bit better and released. it would have been a hit maybe? super grateful to the OP of the song in japan that decided to buy this random cassette to open up a good mystery. otherwise, this song might have been lost forever!

the japanese version of the most mysterious song of the internet

I don't find this creepy I love it The voice sounds so familiar I have definitely heard it before

This song is incredibly addictive. It’s great.

Who the fuck threw this banger away 😭 bruh it's low-key a bop

Screw the Monster Mash, we’re playing this at Halloween parties now

Honestly, I think the reason this is eery is because the singer wanted to make this song about something different, to break the mold of peppy pop songs that were popular at the time by making something somber and melancholy. And maybe the producers she pitched this to didn't see her vision, so sadly it got lost to time.

Wow, this song is so good! I hope someday we find who sung this beautiful masterpiece

I have not been able to stop listening to this since discovering it

Like another poster on here said, Onyanko Club Central, this is not even remotely close to being Yukiko Okada (Rest in peace). Okada has a completely different sound to her voice, the cutesy nasal voice that was common in some idol singers of the time. Yeah, since she was getting "older" (in the idol industry, brutal industry) she was going to be transformed into more mature singer but her voice wouldn't make this drastic change either. I have listened to 80s jpop music since 2006 and have listened to Okada's music for many hours, and many other idol singers and this is a lot less idol in sound for the voice, more experimental. The background instrumental for one thing, giving that eeriness or wanting, you would never hear that in your typical idol song. Secondly, I also concur with Onyanko Club Central that it sounds a lot like Arika Takarano voice or similar. I've listened to a lot of Ali Project (Gensou Teien, ALI Project's first album being my personal favourite album). Parts of the song that sound like early Arika: 0:43-0:54, 1:32 (long drawn out, fading, common with Arika), and this part in particular is very similar 1:35-2:00. That little whine up at 1:45. And then again at 3:02-3:16. 3:20-3:23 sounds extremely Arika. Let's not forget the early japanese style gothic sound to this, very early and not defined yet but it's there. Good song. Songs to listen to for comparison (early ALI Project): Kyoumenkai Im Juni, Ange Noir no Saigi, Kurenai Suiren no Gogo, Shojo Irenka (basically, just listen to Gensou Teien).

i remember the original white - curse of the melody- song ,same vibes not gonna lie it bops like sailormoon in the 90's

So sad we won't have bangers like this anymore, 80s music in Japan were next level!

I’ve many Japanese songs from the 80s and 90s in my house. The voice reminds me a little of Takahashi Reiko. I’ve heard many people say it’s maybe ALI PROJECT but I’m not really sure about that. The thing is in Japan during the 80s / 90s everyone could record a song and send it to a station, etc. and with hope they would play it. Especially since the equipment needed for music production at the time wasn’t very expensive. It’s the same with video games during the 80s basically everyone could’ve created a video (as a passion project, similar to Pokémon). People recorded one song out of fun and were done if it without chasing a music career.

The guitar work on this song is insane

I think it's 高橋玲子 (Takahashi Reiko). Her voice in ラブソングは唄えない (I can't sing Love Song/Love song I can't sing/Rabu Songu wa Utaenai) sounds identical to the voice of this song

man no one can explain how dreadful I feel when listening to this.... I feel bad that this singer is not found ... I hope they'll be able to find who made this soon I just hope one day the artist of this will be credited if found

First of all, it's not Yukiko who is singing. When I first heard it, I thought it was a pre-production tape for Hiromi Miyano(宮野比呂美)

I enjoy listening to this…sounds similar to Ali Project’s works. this song is very gothic-like and also reminds me of the song A Forest - 2006 remaster by The Cure.

man, why most lost songs are masterpieces? it's such a shame...

this sounds like the opening for some kind of super artsy anime, filled to the brim with melancholy symbolism and things like that.

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Oh this goes incredibly hard, I love the eerie energy

This song really sounds like something more along the post punk/new wave genre but with jazzy Japanese sensibilities. Love music like this. If anyone knows of other artists like this please recommend

her voice is so beautiful. i hope we find her some day.

Screw that it's "cursed" this is going on my playlist 😭✋

Plot twist: its the same japanese woman that sang "Everyone knows that" trying to speak english

honestly this song feels like a very good OP or ED song for a shoujo anime like SailorMoon. it feels relaxing, and alluring in a way. not scary in my opinion~

This sounds haunting but in a good way, omg. The way she sings the song feels purposely creepy, the tones she uses reminds me of something my choir teacher told me once about 'foxy notes' and stuff like that, this is so good omg.

So this is the rumored 'cursed/ haunted' lost Akiba tape huh? Tbh this track sounds lovely, eerie maybe, I'd call it melancholic then spooky or cursed. I'd say its got Goosebumps opening theme. The vocalist, she has a lovely voice, I hope they can take pride in their creation someday if this really is a demo song from a once aspiring singer.

It is slghtly unsettling in the key choice and chord progression, but I think context is key. There have been many western songs with a similar or comparable sound. To me, it seems like it wouldn't be out of place in the end credits of a supernatural mystery/thriller anime with a romance theme.

I may not know what this song is about, but I have this weird feeling in my gut after hearing it, and I don't know why.

Like the Wind but for GIRLY GIRLSSSS!1!!11!1!!11!

it sounds like city pop but the chord progression is really...eerie, not to mention this song is pratically unknown

Honestly I don't really find anything creepy about this. It sounds really good. Hopefully one day more information about this song will found.

holy shit this song is actually really good

I don't understand why many say that the lyrics or the tone of the song are scary, I didn't find the lyrics scary or sinister (sad at the very least) I honestly really liked it and it gave me a great vibe of other classic songs from the 80s, I loved it

read the desc ~ watch for more info on this song. I hope we find the original artist one day

I dont know why people think it is creepy, this is really good… maybe because i am not japanese so i can only enjoy the sound and not understanding the lyrics

Not creepy, reminds me of Sailor Moon theme sorta (the japanese theme) The lost media aspect of it however, is creepy

listening to this feels like I'm on a alternate universe

Even though she probably doesn't know it (If she's even still alive). I'm glad this woman's song is getting recognition.

The name "Akiba Tape" sounds really cool ngl

its actually very good i love older songs than newer

This is a really cool song. Low key wish someone would use it mainstream media, or a famous youtuber or whatever just to see who comes out to claim it.

i found nothing creepy in this song, it makes me alive while do the laundry

Imagine walking in a dark alleyway and picking this up, only to hear this. I'd feel like the universe's chosen character.

that base line and that dark harmony 10/10

This is some sick synthpop. To think it's possibly an unreleased demo is insane!

you know when i heard this song for the first time, it really did shake me to my core and not in a good way 😭 months and months later i muster up the courage to listen to it again and its a bop, but i still do look over my shoulder expecting some ghostly presence behind me 🥲🥲

I listen to this song so much I forget it's lostwave

The only curse on this track is for being so damn good and being nameless

the part near the end of the song where the guitar(?) starts going really hard is amazing, this is a genuinely amazing song, hope the people who made this song are doing well.

this song isn’t creepy in the sense that the content of the song is creepy (it’s a breakup song over an instrumental that sounds like the theme song to an ‘80s horror anime), but it’s creepy in the sense that we don’t know anything about this song. who sung it? are the vocalist and the writer the same person? how is the singer doing now? do they know anything about how infamous their song became? how did it end up on that cassette tape? how did that tape end up at that thrift store? only time will tell if we get any answers. regardless of if we do or not, i’ll be vibin to this song like i’m walking through the neon haze of 1980’s japan; a feeling that feels so right and relaxing yet at the same time feels distant and mysterious.

I can't explain it but the sudden shift of the music at the beggining give the song a small hint of malice, it's strange. The lyrics also seem to mean something.

For a moment I imagined that this song is the opening of "Go for a punch" it would be great if both coincide

This gives me "The Most Mysterious Song on The Internet" vibes to it.

The chords almost sound accidental, like someone started tapping them into a sequencer and sort of wound up with something workable but weird in the end. Like maybe someone composed this out on an electone organ as backing track. On the other hand the guitar (bass?) solo is pretty damn good and the Japanese love their weird jazzy chords and key changes. The song seems to improves towards the end as well. Hard to say if it’s an amateur home recording or some demo made in a studio…

does anyone know the chords to this song? the progression sounds so good ngl....

I woke up in the middle of the night last night to a “Japanese lost media” essay compilation (had fallen asleep listening to a different video essay and YT auto played) and this song played and creeped me the heck out. I do not know why it got me so hard. I think it’s a bop and that it sounds really cool, but when you wake up and this is just playing and then someone says “idk but this song is cursed,” it’ll get ya. I had trouble getting back to sleep and was really anxious 😂 Haha! Wild. So of course, now that it’s light I had to find it and listen to the whole thing 🎉

I have a homemade recording by an "unknown japan band", the cassette have like 7 song. The female lead singer of the band was a friend of my aunt when they was young. I have it on my possetion, I really wanna share it, but i dont have how. (I whatched several tutorial, but the things I need to do it, are really salty in my country).

The most mysterious banger ever heard

I 100% think the unknown singer theory makes a lot of sense. She would probably be glad to know we enjoy her song. :]

People talk about her pitch changing mid song but honestly, it’s just naturally a really dissonant song. Whoever wrote the melody made it so dissonant, the singer had difficulty staying in tune

i'm just glad we have the whole song, gosh darn it EKT/Just A Game.

this honestly sounds amazing. were getting closer to finding the original artist guys!!!!!

Whoever made this song i hope she knows how much of a banger she made

I want to hear a cover of this song with a non-demo sounding instrumental so badly. The song is so good, it would sound amazing with actual live instruments instead of a MIDI instrumental.

what if this song gets found on a hentai movie from the early 90s

(I use a translator. Sorry😅) There are promising leads on this song. ・There is a theory that this song was supposed to be a song by Akina Nakamori. This was mentioned in the comments section of one of the videos by someone who heard this song as a demo song by Akina Nakamori. This theory may be correct, as the lyrics of the song are very similar to those of Akina Nakamori's "赤い鳥逃げた" (Red Bird Escaped). Update: One thing I forgot to tell you. This theory is convincing enough, since "Wagamama (Even if it's just a dream)" was released in 1984 and "Akai Tori Egashita (The Red Bird Ran Away)" in 1985. It is possible that this is a demo tape by the same company.

When I think of a Japanese song called Fly Away, this isn't what comes to my mind initially. This slaps tho.