is the second 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

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and Tetsuya Furumoto, the single was released on July 21, 1984 by

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Background and release

The music video features Oginome as a young mechanic at an

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gas station. Towards the end of the video, as she is working on a car, an American man approaches her. She thinks he will ask her out on a date, but is disappointed when he asks her to fuel his car. The B-side, "Natsu no Hohoemi", was used as the ending theme of the

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drama special , which also starred Oginome. "Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" peaked at No. 29 on

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's singles chart and sold over 44,000 copies. It earned Oginome the Excellent Newcomer Award at the 12th KBC Newcomer Song Festival, the Silver Award at the 14th Ginza Music Festival, the Silver Award at the 17th Shinjuku Music Festival, the New Face Award at the 11th Yokohama Music Festival, the Silver Award at the 10th All-Japan Kayo Music Festival, and the Outstanding Rookie Award at the 13th

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. Oginome re-recorded the song with a

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arrangement for her 1987

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'' Pop Groover: The Best''.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1984 singles Yōko Oginome songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Chinfa Kan Victor Entertainment singles