is the 12th 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 ...

. Composed by

Kyōhei Tsutsumi (born Eikichi Watanabe, 28 May 1940 - 7 October 2020), was a Japanese composer, record producer and arranger. Tsutsumi began his career as a songwriter about 1966, and he came to prominence as a composer of Ayumi Ishida's chart-topping hit "Blu ...

with lyrics by

Masao Urino is a Japanese lyricist, script writer, and film director. He has written lyrics for many musical groups and individual artists, sometimes under the pseudonym . After graduating from Tochigi Prefectural Ashikaga High School, he graduated in 1974 ...

, the single was released on June 21, 1987 by

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Background and release

"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" became Oginome's first No. 1 single on

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's singles chart. It also sold over 161,000 copies. In addition, the single earned Oginome the Best Talent Award at the 13th All Japan Song Music Festival. The music video begins with Oginome being forced into a yellow bus filled with an unruly crowd of American passengers dressed as punks. Once she steps out of the bus, she proceeds to sing while the crowd dances behind her.

Track listing

Charts

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Cover versions

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covered the song in the 2021 Kyōhei Tsutsumi tribute album ''Oneway Generation''.

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* * * {{Authority control 1987 singles Yōko Oginome songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino Songs with music by Kyōhei Tsutsumi Victor Entertainment singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles