is the first single by Japanese recording artist

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. It was released on May 15, 1991 as the first single from Mizuki's debut studio album ''

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''. The title song was written and composed by

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. It was inspired by

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's "Olivia o Kikinagara," also produced by Ozaki. The song was used in commercials for the Chasse soft drink by Kirin, starring Mizuki herself.

Chart performance

"Densetsu no Shōjo" debuted on the

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Weekly Singles chart at number 5 with 58,150 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for sixteen weeks and has sold a total of 227,340 copies. "Densetsu no Shōjo" was the 12th best-selling single of June 1991 and ranked number 61 on the Oricon Yearly Singles chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

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