is the eighth single by Japanese entertainer

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow M ...

. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and

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, the single was released on April 11, 1984, by

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through the

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label. It was also the lead single from her sixth studio album ''

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''. The single became Nakamori's fourth No. 1 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 543,900 copies.

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Charts

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