is the 19th single by Japanese entertainer
Akina Nakamori. Written by
Tokiko Kato
is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, actress and activist.
She was born in Harbin, Manchukuo
Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empi ...
, the single was released on September 30, 1987, by
Warner Pioneer through the
Reprise label. It was also the third single from her fourth
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
''
Best II''.
Background
"Nanpasen" was originally recorded by Kato on her 1984 album . Three years later, she requested Nakamori to sing the song on her 22nd birthday on a live TV performance.
Nakamori also performed the song on the 38th ''
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 netw ...
'', making her fifth appearance on
NHK's New Year's Eve special.
Kato re-recorded "Nanpasen" on her 1991 compilation ''Tokiko Best'' and her 2001 compilation ''My Best Album Tokiko Today''. Nakamori has re-recorded the song for the 1995 compilation ''
True Album Akina 95 Best
''True Album Akina 95 Best'' is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through MCA Victor on December 6, 1995. Produced by Nakamori, the album consists of her singles from the MCA Victor era and self-covers of her sing ...
'' and her 2007 compilation ''Ballad Best: 25th Anniversary Selection''.
Chart performance
"Nanpasen" became Nakamori's 17th No. 1 on
Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 413,000 copies.
Track listing
Charts
Cover versions
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Anita Mui covered the song in Cantonese as "Wúrén yuàn ài wǒ" (無人願愛我, "No One Wants to Love Me") on her 1988 album ''Mèng lǐ gòng zuì'' (夢裡共酔, ''In the Dream'').
* Yolinda Yan covered the song in Cantonese on her 1988 album ''Wú bàn de wǔ'' (無伴的舞, ''Unaccompanied Dance'').
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Kaori Momoi covered the song on her 1993 cover album ''More Standard''.
*
Tomomi Kahara covered the song on her 2014 cover album ''Memories 2: Kahara All Time Covers''. It was featured in the
Takashi Miike film ''
Over Your Dead Body''.
* Aya Shimazu covered the song on her 2017 cover album ''Singer 4''.
*
Kousuke Atari covered the song on his 2019 album ''Kanasha''.
* Ms. Ooja covered the song on her 2020 cover album ''Nagashi Ooja: Vintage Song Covers''.
* Okayu covered the song on her 2021 cover album ''Okayu Uta: Cover Songs''.
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Crazy Ken Band
, also referred to as CKB, is a Japanese musical group formed in 1997 by its lead vocalist, writer and composer Ken Yokoyama. The band first came together in 1991 under the name "CK's", with a four-member lineup: Ken Yokoyama, Keiichi Hiroishi, Ma ...
covered the song on their 2021 cover album ''Sukinanda yo''.
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Fuyumi Sakamoto covered the song on her 2021 cover album ''Love Emotion''.
Release history
References
External links
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1987 singles
1987 songs
Akina Nakamori songs
Japanese-language songs
Warner Music Japan singles
Reprise Records singles
Oricon Weekly number-one singles