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

"Nazo"
Single by Miho Komatsu
from the album Nazo?
ReleasedMay 28, 1997
Recorded1997
GenreJ-pop
Length18:54
LabelZAIN Records
Songwriter(s)Miho Komatsu
Producer(s)ROCKAKU, Miho Komatsu
Miho Komatsu singles chronology
"Nazo"
(1997)
"Kagayakeru Hoshi"
(1997)

Chart performance

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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

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"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

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All lyrics are written by Miho Komatsu; all music is composed by Miho Komatsu[3]

No.TitleArrangersLength
1."Nazo" ()Hirohito Furui4:39
2."Kotoba ni Dekinai" (言葉にできない)Furui3:59
3."Nazo" ((instrumental))Furui4:39
4."Kotoba ni Dekinai" ((instrumental))Furui3:59

Covers

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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

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"Nazo"
Single by La PomPon
from the album Best of La PomPon
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2015
Recorded2015
GenreJ-pop
LabelBeing Inc.
Songwriter(s)Miho Komatsu
La PomPon singles chronology
"Bump"
(2015)
"Nazo"
(2015)
"Unmei no Roulette Mawashite"
(2016)

In 2015, the Japanese pop girl group La PomPon covered the song as the 41st opening theme song of Detective Conan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Discography". Miho Komatsu official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-08-08. Click icon for 1st single{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ [Mystery] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ZADS-1001
  4. ^ http://natalie.mu/music/news/152622