Kinku (song) explained

Kinku
Cover:Akina Nakamori - Kinku.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Akina Nakamori
Album:Best Akina Memoires
Language:Japanese
English Title:Forbidden Zone
B-Side:Ame no Requiem
Recorded:1983
Length:3:48
Label:Reprise Records
Composer:Haruomi Hosono
Lyricist:Masao Urino
Producer:Yoshiaki Tanaka
Prev Title:Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Kita Wing
Next Year:1984

is the sixth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Masao Urino and Haruomi Hosono, the single was released on September 7, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the third single from her first greatest hits album Best Akina Memoires.[1] [2]

Background

Nakamori performed the song on the 34th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her debut on NHK's New Year's Eve special.[3] In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine .[4]

Chart performance

"Kinku" became Nakamori's third No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 511,000 copies.[5] [6]

Cover versions

Release history

YearFormat(s)Serial numberLabel(s)
19837inch LPL-1662Warner Pioneer[9]
19888cm CD, CT10SL-135, 10L5-4045Warner Pioneer[10]
199812cm CDWPC6-8663Warner Pioneer[11]
2008Digital download-Warner Pioneer[12]
2014Digital download - remaster-Warner Pioneer[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 中森明菜『禁区』 . Idol.ne.jp . 2019-01-03 . 2022-08-20.
  2. Web site: 中森明菜/禁区 . SoundFinder . 2022-08-20.
  3. Web site: 34th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History . . 2022-08-20.
  4. Web site: CR中森明菜 歌姫伝説~恋も二度目なら~ . P-World . 2022-08-20.
  5. Web site: 禁区 中森明菜 . . 2022-08-20.
  6. Web site: 中森明菜 . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524165617/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html . 2022-08-20. 2011-05-24 .
  7. Web site: 白冰冰 最新東洋金曲 . Fuki World . 2022-08-20.
  8. Web site: イミテーション ゴールド あがた森魚 . Tsutaya . 2022-08-20.
  9. Web site: 7inchシングル 禁区 中森明菜 . hmv.co.jp. HMV Japan. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  10. Web site: シングルCD 中森明菜 / 禁区(廃盤). suruga-ya.jp. Surugaya. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  11. Web site: 中森明菜 / 禁区 CD. WMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  12. Web site: 中森明菜 / 禁区 Digital Purchase-Archived. listen.jp. listen japan. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  13. Web site: 禁区 (+3) [2014 Remaster]]. mora.jp. Mora. October 31, 2023. Japanese.