is the debut single of Japanese singer-songwriter

Miho Komatsu is a former Japanese singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, Komatsu began her career as a songwriter, writing "Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai" for Field of View. In May 1997, she released her debut single " Nazo", which serve ...

. It was released on May 28, 1997 under Zain Records.

Chart performance

The single reached number 9 in its first week and sold 40,230 copies. The single charted for 32 weeks and sold 325,850 copies overall. This was her highest sold single in her career up until then.

In media

"Nazo" was used in anime '' Case Closed (Detective Conan)'' as third opening theme, although the single version differs from the on-air version. "Kotoba ni Dekinai" was used as ending theme for

Nagoya TV JOLX-DTV, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 22), branded as is the Chūbu region flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network, owned by the , with its headquarters in Nagoya. It is broadcast in Aichi Prefectur ...

program "Yoshimoto Gozensama Party".

Track listing

Covers

The song was first covered in 2004 by Korean girl-group Jewerly in their single "Superstar" as coupling song in Korean language. In 2008,

Aiuchi Rina , professionally known by her stage name, and formerly known as R, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, businesswoman, fashion model, and YouTuber. Born in Higashiōsaka, Japan, she won the first season of the audition ''Super Starlight Contest'', ...

and

U-ka Saegusa in dB was a Japanese pop rock band formed in Osaka in 2002. The band consists of lead vocalist U-ka Saegusa, lead guitarist Yūichirō Iwai, lead bassist Taku Ōyabu, and drummer Keisuke Kurumatani. Signed to Giza Studio, the band released four studio ...

cover this song in their single "100 Mono no Tobira"".

La Pompon

In 2015, the Japanese pop girl group

La PomPon was a Japanese pop girl group under the Being label in Being Inc. agency. Biography In 2013, Being Inc. held an audition search for new talent, and six girls were chosen to form a new pop group. Each girls has colors which represents themselves. ...

covered the song as the 41st opening theme song of ''Detective Conan''.http://natalie.mu/music/news/152622

References

1997 songs 1997 singles 2015 singles Miho Komatsu songs Being Inc. singles Case Closed songs Songs written by Miho Komatsu Song recordings produced by Daiko Nagato {{Japan-single-stub