Southern Wind
is the eighth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and Kōji Tamaki, the single was released on April 11, 1984, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her sixth studio album Possibility.
The single became Nakamori's fourth No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 543,900 copies.
Covers
Hong Kong singer Alan Tam covered the song in the Chinsese, was included in the cover album Magic Cover released in 1984 under Polygram Records.Original composer of the song, Kōji Tamaki covers the song in the 2024 self-cover album "Tamaki Kōji no Ongaku Sekai" and in Nakamori's 2025 tribute album "Nakamori Akina Tribute Album: Meikyo".