Jōnetsu 初戀 | |
Cover: | Jōnetsu single by Yuki Saito.jpg |
Alt: | Cover of single release of Jōnetsu. |
Caption: | Cover of single release of Jōnetsu. |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Yuki Saito |
Album: | Garasu no Kodō |
A-Side: | Jōnetsu |
B-Side: | Sasayaki no Yōsei |
Genre: | J-pop |
Label: | Canyon Records |
Prev Title: | 'Hatsukoi' |
Prev Year: | 1985 |
Next Title: | 'Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa' |
Next Year: | 1986 |
is the fourth single by Japanese pop singer Yuki Saito. It was released November 15, 1985 by Canyon Records together with . It was ranked #3 on the Oricon charts and #6 on The Best Ten chart.
"Jōnetsu" was released on November 15, 1985, as a 7-inch single vinyl record through Canyon Records. The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts,[1] and #6 on The Best Ten chart. The B-side release was "Sasayaki no Yōsei". Both songs had lyrics written by Takashi Matsumoto, with Kyōhei Tsutsumi composing the songs and Satoshi Takebe arranging them.[2]
The title single was used as the theme song for the 1985 Toho film . Saito starred in the film, which was based on a 1975 novel, Yuki no Danshō, by Marumi Sasaki.[3] [4] It was also used in commercials for the Axia brand of cassette tapes from Fujifilm in Japan.[5]
The original single sold 178,000 copies. It was later rereleased as a mini CD single on April 29, 1988.[1]
Chart (1985) | Release | Peak position | |
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Oricon | "Jōnetsu/Sasayaki no Yōsei" | 3 | |
The Best Ten | "Jōnetsu/Sasayaki no Yōsei" | 6 |
A photo book with the same title was released by Ponica Shuppan (through Wani Books) on November 15, 1985. The photographer for the book was Tatsuo Watanabe.[6]