is the 33rd single by Japanese singer

Yōko Oginome , real name , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. She is represented by the talent management firm Rising Production. Career Oginome spent most of her e ...

. Written by

Rei Nakanishi was a Japanese novelist and songwriter. He won the 122nd Naoki Prize. Career Nakanishi was born Reizō Nakanishi () in Mudanjiang, Manchukuo. He graduated from Kudan High School in Tokyo and received a degree in French literature from Rikkyo ...

and Kunihiko Suzuki, the single was released on November 23, 1994, by

Victor Entertainment , also known as in Japan, is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Ent ...

Background and release

The song was originally recorded by

Jun Mayuzumi Jun Mayuzumi (黛ジュン ; born 26 May 1948, in Chōfu, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer. Her best known songs include "Tenshi-no Yūwaku" (Angel's Temptation 1968).John Francis DE FRANCIS, Leatrice T. Mirikitani ''Things Japanese in Hawaii'' 1972 ...

in 1967. Nakanishi wrote the song based on his experience as a refugee from

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...

during

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. "Koi no Hallelujah" peaked at No. 76 on

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's singles chart and sold over 4,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1994 singles Yōko Oginome songs Japanese-language songs Victor Entertainment singles