Kisei (Never Forget)

"Kisei (Never Forget)"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Spoon
Language	Japanese
English title	Homecoming (Never Forget)
B-side	"Tsuki wa Aoku ('98 Remastered Version)"
Released	February 11, 1998 (1998-02-11)
Recorded	1997
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:45
Label	This One/Gauss Entertainment
Composer(s)	Atsuko
Lyricist(s)	Yasuhiro Suzu
Producer(s)	Akina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Appetite" (1997) "Kisei (Never Forget)" (1998) "Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" (1998)

"Kisei (Never Forget)" (帰省 〜Never Forget〜, lit. "Homecoming (Never Forget)") is the 35th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yasuhiro Suzu and Atsuko, the single was released on February 11, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment (a subsidiary of Daiichikosho) under the This One label. It was also the lead single from her 18th studio album Spoon.[1]

Background

"Kisei (Never Forget)" was Nakamori's first release under Gauss Entertainment, less than a year after departing from MCA Victor. It was used as the theme song of the YTV drama series Tsumetai Tsuki (冷たい月, lit. Cold Moon), which also starred Nakamori.

The B-side is a remastered version of "Tsuki wa Aoku" (月は青く, lit. "The Moon Is Blue"), which was originally from Nakamori's 1997 album Shaker.

Nakamori re-recorded "Kisei (Never Forget)" on her 2007 compilation album Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection.[2]

Chart performance

"Kisei (Never Forget)" peaked at No. 19 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 94,900 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

Original release

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kisei (Never Forget)" ((帰省 〜Never Forget〜, "Homecoming (Never Forget)"))	Yasuhiro Suzu Atsuko	Suzu	Akira Senju	5:45
2.	"Tsuki wa Aoku ('98 Remastered Version)" ((月は青く('98 RE-MASTERED VERSION), "The Moon Is Blue"))	Mariko Okabe	Toshikazu Noda	Shingo Tamaki	5:08
3.	"Kisei (Never Forget)" (Instrumental)				5:45
Total length:					16:38

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[3]	19

References

1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
2. "バラード・ベスト -25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION- [初回限定盤]". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
3. "帰省 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
4. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

External links

• "Kisei (Never Forget)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Kisei (Never Forget)" at Discogs