Nazo (song) explained

Nazo
Cover:File:Nazo_(song)_cover_jacket.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Miho Komatsu
Album:Nazo?
Released:May 28, 1997
Recorded:1997
Genre:J-pop
Length:18:54
Label:ZAIN Records
Producer:ROCKAKU, Miho Komatsu
Next Title:Kagayakeru Hoshi
Next Year:1997

is the debut single of Japanese singer-songwriter Miho Komatsu. It was released on May 28, 1997 under Zain Records.[1]

Chart performance

The single reached number 9 in its first week and sold 40,230 copies. The single charted for 32 weeks and sold 325,850 copies overall.[2] This was her highest sold single in her career up until then.

In media

"Nazo" was used in anime Case Closed (Detective Conan) as third opening theme, although the single version differs from the on-air version. "Kotoba ni Dekinai" was used as ending theme for Nagoya TV program "Yoshimoto Gozensama Party".

Track listing

Covers

The song was first covered in 2004 by Korean girl-group Jewerly in their single "Superstar" as coupling song in Korean language.

In 2008, Aiuchi Rina and U-ka Saegusa in dB cover this song in their single "100 Mono no Tobira"".

La Pompon

Nazo
Type:single
Artist:La PomPon
Album:Best of La PomPon
Released:September 16, 2015
Recorded:2015
Genre:J-pop
Label:Being Inc.
Prev Title:Bump
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Next Year:2016

In 2015, the Japanese pop girl group La PomPon covered the song as the 41st opening theme song of Detective Conan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discography . Miho Komatsu official website . Japanese . . Click icon for 1st single . 2016-08-08 .
  2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/217885/products/music/314653/1/ . ja:謎 . . Japanese . Mystery . May 22, 2011.
  3. http://natalie.mu/music/news/152622