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Kinku (song)

"Kinku" (禁区, lit. "Forbidden Zone") 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]

"Kinku"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best Akina Memoires
LanguageJapanese
English titleForbidden Zone
B-side"Ame no Requiem"
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1983 (1983-09-07)
Recorded1983
Genre
Length3:48
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Haruomi Hosono
Lyricist(s)Masao Urino
Producer(s)Yoshiaki Tanaka
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
(1983) 		"Kinku"
(1983) 		"Kita Wing"
(1984)
Music videos
"Kinku" (Live) on YouTube

Background edit

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 CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜, CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).[4]

Chart performance edit

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

Track listing edit

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Kinku" ((禁区, "Forbidden Zone"))Masao UrinoHaruomi Hosono
  • Mitsuo Hagita
  • Hosono
3:48
2."Ame no Requiem" (Ame no Rekuiemu (雨のレクイエム, "Requiem of the Rain"))Rui SerizawaKōji TamakiHagita4:43
Total length:8:31
1998 reissue bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Kinku (Live Version)" ((禁区(LIVE VERSION)))UrinoHosono 

Charts edit

Chart (1983)[5] Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) 1

Cover versions edit

  • Pai Bing-bing covered the song on her 1984 album Zuìxīn dōngyáng jīnqǔ (最新東洋金曲). Her version is a mix of Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Japanese.[7]
  • Hong Kong singer Sara Lee covered the song in Cantonese as "Liàn'ài rèxiàn" (戀愛熱線, "Love Hotline") on her 1985 album Gàobié lǐlìruǐ (告別李麗蕊, Farewell to Li Lirui).
  • Leslie Cheung covered the song in Cantonese as "Dì yī cì" (第一次, "The First Time") on his 1985 album Wèi nǎi zhōngqíng (為妳鍾情, My Love for You). He also covered it in Mandarin as "Bèiqì mìngyùn" (背棄命運, "Betrayal of Fate") on his 1986 Taiwan album Yīngxióng běnsè dāngnián qíng (英雄本色當年情, The True Nature of the Hero) and Mandarin-language Hong Kong album Àimù (愛慕, Love).
  • Morio Agata covered the song on his 1993 cover album Imitation Gold.[8]

Release history edit

Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1983 7inch LP L-1662 Warner Pioneer [9]
1988 8cm CD, CT 10SL-135, 10L5-4045 Warner Pioneer [10]
1998 12cm CD WPC6-8663 Warner Pioneer [11]
2008 Digital download - Warner Pioneer [12]
2014 Digital download - remaster - Warner Pioneer [13]

References edit

  1. ^ "中森明菜『禁区』". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "中森明菜/禁区". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ "34th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ "CR中森明菜 歌姫伝説～恋も二度目なら～". P-World. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  5. ^ a b "禁区 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  6. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  7. ^ "白冰冰　最新東洋金曲". Fuki World. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  8. ^ "イミテーション ゴールド | あがた森魚". Tsutaya. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  9. ^ "7inchシングル 禁区 中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "シングルCD　中森明菜 / 禁区(廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "中森明菜 / 禁区 CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  12. ^ "中森明菜 / 禁区 Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "禁区 (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

External links edit

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