is the sixth single by Japanese entertainer

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow M ...

. Written by

Masao Urino is a Japanese lyricist, script writer, and film director. He has written lyrics for many musical groups and individual artists, sometimes under the pseudonym . After graduating from Tochigi Prefectural Ashikaga High School, he graduated in 197 ...

and

Haruomi Hosono , sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in Japanese pop music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for ...

, the single was released on September 7, 1983, by

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through the

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label. It was also the third single from her first

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

'' Best Akina Memoires''.

Background

Nakamori performed the song on the 34th ''

Kōhaku Uta Gassen , more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...

'', making her debut on

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's New Year's Eve special. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine .

Chart performance

"Kinku" became Nakamori's third No. 1 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 511,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Cover versions

Pai Bing-bing Pai Hsueh-hua (born 17 May 1955), born Pai Yueh-o, better known by her stage name Pai Bing-bing (also spelled Pai Ping-ping), is a Taiwanese singer, actress, media personality and social activist. Life and career Born to an impoverished family ...

covered the song on her 1984 album ''Zuìxīn dōngyáng jīnqǔ'' (最新東洋金曲). Her version is a mix of Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Japanese. * Hong Kong singer Sara Lee covered the song in Cantonese as "Liàn'ài rèxiàn" (戀愛熱線, "Love Hotline") on her 1985 album ''Gàobié lǐlìruǐ'' (告別李麗蕊, ''Farewell to Li Lirui''). *

Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...

covered the song in Cantonese as "Dì yī cì" (第一次, "The First Time") on his 1985 album ''Wèi nǎi zhōngqíng'' (為妳鍾情, ''My Love for You''). He also covered it in Mandarin as "Bèiqì mìngyùn" (背棄命運, "Betrayal of Fate") on his 1986 Taiwan album ''Yīngxióng běnsè dāngnián qíng'' (英雄本色當年情, ''The True Nature of the Hero'') and Mandarin-language Hong Kong album ''Àimù'' (愛慕, ''Love''). *

Morio Agata Agata Morio ( ja, あがた森魚, born 12 September 1948) is a Japanese folk rock singer-songwriter and actor. He also directed three films. Biography Agata was born in Rumoi, Hokkaido. His 1972 debut single ''Sekishoku Erejī'' (literary tra ...

covered the song on his 1993 cover album ''Imitation Gold''.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinku 1983 singles 1983 songs Akina Nakamori songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino Warner Music Japan singles Reprise Records singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles