is the 28th single by Japanese singer/songwriter

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

. Written by Moritaka and

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, the single was released by One Up Music on February 19, 1996. The song was used as the opening theme of the TBS music series ''

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''.

Music video

The music video features Moritaka performing the song at a dance hall with her band "Chisato Moritaka Lonely Hearts Club Band", a nod to her love of

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' music.

Chart performance

"So Blue" peaked at No. 7 on

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's singles chart and sold 270,000 copies. It was also certified Gold by the

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Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her

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channel on August 16, 2013. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album ''Love Vol. 5''.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

Personnel

* Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, piano * Yasuaki Maejima – piano,

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, percussion * Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboard * Yukio Seto – bass * Masafumi Yokoyama – bass

Chart positions

Certification

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs Japanese-language songs Chisato Moritaka songs Songs with lyrics by Chisato Moritaka Songs with music by Hiromasa Ijichi One Up Music singles