"Shōnan Heartbreak" (湘南ハートブレイク, Shōnan Hātobureiku) is the 18th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome, released on June 7, 1989 by Victor Entertainment. Written by Masao Urino and Yūji Ōtaguro, it is a cover of Chika Takeuchi's 1988 single "No, No, No" with different lyrics.[1][2]

"Shōnan Heartbreak"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album '91 Oginome Collection
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Koishikute"
ReleasedJune 7, 1989 (1989-06-07)
Recorded1989
GenreJ-pop
Length3:52
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Verge of Love"
(1989)
"Shōnan Heartbreak"
(1989)
"You're My Life"
(1989)
Music video
"Shōnan Heartbreak" on YouTube

Background and release edit

Chika Takeuchi's "No, No, No", originally written by Reiko Yukawa and Yūji Ōtaguro, won the Japanese Grand Prix at the 18th World Popular Song Festival in 1987.[3] The song was given new lyrics by Masao Urino as "Shōnan Heartbreak", which references the Sagami Bay region of Shōnan and is the lyrical sequel to Oginome's 1987 single "Wangan Taiyōzoku".

"Shōnan Heartbreak" peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 72,000 copies.[4] The song earned Oginome the 8th Pops Award at the Megalopolis Song Festival.[5]

The song was performed with different lyrics on the TBS variety show Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV.

Track listing edit

1989 single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shōnan Heartbreak" (Shōnan Hātobureiku (湘南ハートブレイク))Masao UrinoYūji ŌtaguroTatsumi Yano3:52
2."Koishikute" ((恋しくて, "I Miss You"))Keiko AsōTetsuji HayashiMotoki Funayama4:01
2013 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
3."Shōnan Heartbreak (Original Karaoke)" ((湘南ハートブレイク (オリジナル・カラオケ))) 
4."Koishikute (Original Karaoke)" ((恋しくて (オリジナル・カラオケ), "I Miss You (Original Karaoke"))) 

Charts edit

Chart (1989) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "湘南ハートブレイク | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '87". Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "妊娠4カ月 荻野目洋子が入籍". Sponichi Annex. October 20, 2001. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.

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