Umi made 5-fun explained

Umi made 5-fun
Cover:Chisato Moritaka - Umi made 5-fun.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chisato Moritaka
Album:Sava Sava
Language:Japanese
English Title:5 Minutes to the Sea
B-Side:Sleepless Night Blues
Recorded:1998
Length:4:15
Label:zetima
Composer:Toshinobu Kubota
Lyricist:Chisato Moritaka
Producer:Yukio Seto
Prev Title:Denwa
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Tsumetai Tsuki
Next Year:1998

is the 36th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Toshinobu Kubota, the single was released by zetima on July 15, 1998. It is the theme song of the TBS drama of the same name. The song was also used in a 2010 Panasonic camcorder commercial featuring Moritaka.[1]

Music video

The music video features Moritaka rolling a toy Mini convertible around a house while another version of herself performs the song with her band by the pool.

Chart performance

"Umi Made 5-fun" peaked at No. 20 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 32,000 copies, becoming Moritaka's last top 20 single.[2] [3]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on August 5, 2012.[4] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 1.[5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 「海まで5分」(CD) . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-04-06.
  2. Web site: 海まで5分/森高千里 . . 2020-04-06.
  3. Web site: 森高千里(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/moritaka.html . Japanese . 2021-08-16. 2011-05-24 .
  4. 森高千里 『海まで5分』 【セルフカヴァー】 . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2012-05-05 . 2020-04-06.
  5. Web site: 「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.1」 . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-04-06.