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. It was released as a single through

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on May 9, 1990. It marks the debut of Kudo as a songwriter. The song was featured on commercials for

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s of the single were produced for promotional use. "Senryū no Shizuku" has never appeared on an original album, but was included in the compilation album '' Unlimited'' (1990).

Background

The song was written by Shizuka Kudo, under the pseudonym , composed by

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and arranged by Draw4. Kudo revealed the origin of her pseudonym when she was interviewed as a guest on the

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music show ''TK Music Clamp'', stating that Aeri is what her mother had considered naming her and she had felt it fitting to use it as her lyricist pseudonym. Lyrically, "Senryū no Shizuku" deals with the theme of forbidden love. The track was praised for its "modern and chic" melody and "delicate" lyrics. Music critics also noted the influence of

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's work on Kudo's first forray into songwriting.

Cover version

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recorded a cover of the song for her album ''Memories: Kahara Covers''. While promoting the album, Kahara performed the song in duet with Kudo on the music show ''

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Chart performance

"Senryū no Shizuku" debuted at number-one on the

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, selling 100,000 units in its first week and becoming her seventh consecutive number-one. It spent a total of 17 weeks in the top 100. The single ranked at number 31 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart.

Track listing

Charts

Certification

References

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