is the 35th single by Japanese entertainer
Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese singer and 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 Motion" was relea ...
. Written by Yasuhiro Suzu and Atsuko, the single was released on February 11, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the lead single from her 18th studio album ''
Spoon
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Background
"Kisei (Never Forget)" was Nakamori's first release under Gauss Entertainment, less than a year after departing from
MCA Victor. It was used as the theme song of the
YTV drama series , which also starred Nakamori.
The B-side is a remastered version of , which was originally from Nakamori's 1997 album ''
Shaker''.
Nakamori re-recorded "Kisei (Never Forget)" on her 2007 compilation album ''Ballad Best: 25th Anniversary Selection''.
Chart performance
"Kisei (Never Forget)" peaked at No. 19 on
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ...
's weekly singles chart and sold over 94,900 copies.
Track listing
Charts
References
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1998 singles
1998 songs
Akina Nakamori songs
Japanese-language songs
Japanese television drama theme songs