Monday Michiru Sipiagin (maiden name Mariano, more commonly known as Monday Michiru or MONDAY 満ちる, born August 19, 1963) is a Japanese American actress, singer, and songwriter whose music encompasses and fuses a wide variety of genres including jazz, dance, pop, and soul. She is arguably best known for being a pioneer of the acid jazz movement in Japan in the early 1990s yet she has created her own unique style of music that transcends traditional definitions of the aforementioned genres.
Monday was born in Tokyo, Japan, to jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and her then husband, jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano. At an early age, she expressed an interest in music; she studied modern dance and ballet from age eight, and the classical flute for eight years. It wasn't until she went to the Interlochen Arts Academy that she discovered her true passion of singing.
In 1987, Monday appeared as a lead in the movie Hikaru Onna (Luminous Woman) in which she was credited as Michiru Akiyoshi. Monday's unintentional acting career took off as she won Best New Actress awards from Kinema Junpo, The Japan Academy, and the Yokohama Film Festival. With all this success, Monday became somewhat of a celebrity and could be seen on commercial ads and as a “personality” on several major television networks.
D'you remember when we both were so young
Playing games was innocent and fun
And now that things were said and done
I realize that you are my world
There were things that I tojikomete
kizutsukeau words misled
And now I'm ready to confess
what is deep inside of my heart
I wanna be where ever you are
I wanna be your shining star
I wanna be close to your heart
itsuka, Let me into your heart
If you want my love
ima kara demo there's never too much
Satisfy my heart
yorisou toki ni, subete you'll see
Analyze, Dissect, Detect, Process
He said, "She said," but it don't mean a thing
Cuz what we have is so much more than a fling
And like the flowers in the Spring
I'm ready to kokoro wo hiraite
I wanna be where ever you are
I wanna be futari kono mama
I wanna be so tomedonaku
Don't let go, Let me into your world
If you want my love
ima kara demo there's never too much
Satisfy my heart
yorisou toki ni, you know we're meant to be
If you want my love...
Satisfy my heart...
Days of fun and games might be over but (oh) sometimes
I cry
It's not what you've said or done, baby
rikutsu ja nai
Don't deny your love
ima dakara I can tell you this much
Can you feel my heart?
tamerawazu ni, get yourself close to me
Analyze, Dissect, Detect, Process
If you want my love, love...