Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~ | |
Cover: | Hiroko Moriguchi - Eternal Wind.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Hiroko Moriguchi |
Album: | Eternal Songs |
Language: | Japanese |
English Title: | Eternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~ |
B-Side: | Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You- |
Recorded: | 1990 |
Length: | 4:43 |
Label: | Starchild |
Prev Title: | Koi wa Tahiti de Are-Are-A! |
Prev Year: | 1990 |
Next Title: | Yasashī Hoshi de |
Next Year: | 1991 |
is the ninth single by Japanese singer Hiroko Moriguchi, released on February 5, 1991, under Starchild Records. Written by Yui Nishiwaki and Yoko Orihara, the song was used as the ending theme of the 1991 mecha anime film Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The single peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles charts and landed at No. 47 on Oricon's 1991 year-ending chart, making it Moriguchi's best-selling single. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ. In addition, the song led to her debut on NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen that year.[1]
In 2018, the song was ranked No. 3 on NHK's .[2] [3] Moriguchi re-recorded the song in 2015 for her 30th anniversary single "; this version is featured in the 2019 album Gundam Song Covers.[4] [5] "Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You-", the B-side, was ranked No. 3 on a 2020 poll hosted by King Records and was re-recorded by Moriguchi for the album Gundam Song Covers 2.[6]
In 2019, the song was awarded the for the years 1989 to 1999 at Sony Music Entertainment Japan's .[7]
All music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.