"Ashita ga aru sa" (明日があるさ "There's always tomorrow") is a Japanese song that was performed by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto, with music by Hachidai Nakamura and lyrics by Yukio Aoshima. The song tells the story about a boy that everyday meets a girl at a train station but he is to afraid to confess his love to her, the song is written in a comical sense. When the song was released in Japan 1963, it sold over 8 million records. The song was covered by Re: Japan (special band of Yoshimoto Kogyo) and reached the number-one position on the Oricon charts in April 2001.[1] A different yet similar lyrical version was released by the band Ulfuls. A TV drama series and movie using the same name were made by Downtown.
| Preceded by "Ai no Bakayarō" by Maki Goto |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one
single April 16, 2001 (Re: Japan version) |
Succeeded by "Pieces of a Dream" by Chemistry |
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