Matsu wa explained

Matsu wa
Type:	single
Artist:	Aming
Album:	P.S. Anata e...
B-Side:	Michishirube
Genre:	J-Pop
Length:	4:24
Label:	Philips Records
Next Title:	Kohaku Iro no Omoide
Next Year:	1982

is the debut single by Aming released on July 21, 1982 in Japan.

The single reached number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 29 weeks.^[1]

Track list

1. "Matsu wa" (待つわ) (4:24)
2. "Michishirube" (未知標 (みちしるべ)) (4:35)

Personnel

Covers

• The song has been covered by former idol group W (Double You) for their first album Duo U&U.
• It had also been covered in Mandarin by Chinese singer Cheng Fangyuan (Traditional Chinese: 成方圓; Simplified Chinese: 成方圆) under the title "In the Summer" (Traditional Chinese: 在夏季裡; Simplified Chinese: 在夏季里).

See also

• 1982 in Japanese music

References

• 現役女子大生デュオのあみん「待つわ」オリコンチャート1位獲得【1982年】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 30 August 2017.
• 「カムカム」あみんの名曲「待つわ」流れ視聴者盛り上がる　前日は「想い出がいっぱい」. Nikkan Sports. 15 February 2022.
• カムカムエヴリバディ：あみん「待つわ」がラジオから流れる　「虚無蔵の心境？」と話題に. MANTAN WEB. 15 February 2022.
• 『白戸家』新CMに“29年前のあみん”が登場! 名曲「待つわ」にお父さん「待てるか!」. Oricon News. 28 September 2011.

Notes and References

1. https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/28224/rank/single/ シングル売上TOP4作品