Megamitachi no Bōken

"Megamitachi no Bōken"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Jeweluna
LanguageJapanese
English titleThe Adventures of the Goddesses
B-side"Too Fast, Too Close (Dance Version)"
ReleasedJuly 11, 1990 (1990-07-11)
Recorded1990
Genre
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Hideo Saitō
Lyricist(s)Gorō Matsui
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Semi-sweet Magic"
(1990) 		"Megamitachi no Bōken"
(1990) 		"Aishiterutte Iwanai!"
(1991)

"Megamitachi no Bōken" (女神たちの冒険, "The Adventures of the Goddesses") is the 19th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Gorō Matsui and Hideo Saitō, the single was released on July 11, 1990, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

Like the previous single "Semi-sweet Magic", "Megamitachi no Bōken" was used by Kyōwa Saitama Bank for their commercial featuring Nakayama. The song was composed and arranged by Saitō, who is best known for his collaborations with Chisato Moritaka.

The B-side is a remix of "Too Fast, Too Close", an English-language song originally from Nakayama's 1988 album Angel Hearts.

"Megamitachi no Bōken" became Nakayama's second straight No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 119,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

7" single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Megamitachi no Bōken" ((女神たちの冒険, "The Adventures of the Goddesses"))Gorō MatsuiHideo SaitōSaitō 
2."Too Fast, Too Close" (Dance Version)CindyCindyYūji Toriyama 

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] 3

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "女神たちの冒険 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "女神たちの冒険 | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "女神たちの冒険 | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  6. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.