"Look Up to the Sky" is the 36th 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 Ua and

Shinichi Osawa , also known by his stage name Mondo Grosso, is a Japanese musician, DJ, record producer and composer currently signed onto Avex Trax's Rhythm Zone label. Previously he was signed to Sony Music Japan's FEARLESS RECORDS division and released albu ...

, the single was released on March 21, 1997, 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

Oginome had the idea of collaborating with Shinichi Osawa after listening to a CD of Ōsawa's band Mondo Grosso, and she wanted a similar groove to her next musical project. "Look Up to the Sky" was written by Ua, who was pregnant with her first son

Nijirō Murakami is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his role as Kaito in the 2014 romance film ''Still the Water'', which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Murakami's role as an undercover in ''Last of the Wol ...

at the time.

Track listing

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1997 singles Yōko Oginome songs Songs in Japanese Victor Entertainment singles