"Mizu no Naka no Answer" ( Japanese: 水の中のAnswer) is the third single by

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, released by VAP on May 27, 1987. The single reached #1 on the

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for

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, earning him his first #1 spot since the

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album ''

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Background and commercial

The song was used as the commercial song for DyDo Drinko's "Jonian Coffee" with Sugiyama starring in the commercial. The commercial was shot in

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with a scene of a person catching a ball. On the evening of the shoot, Sugiyama drank too much beer at the hotel he was staying at and suffered from

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. Even after going to the toilet, he still shot the remaining scenes. At the time of the release, Sugiyama's affiliated office, Triangle Productions, prioritized the relationship between VAP and

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, so he always appeared on the program "The Top Ten." He never appeared on

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's program "The Best Ten." A longer version of the song was included in the next single, " Shade," which also reached #1 in the same year.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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