"Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" (今夜、流れ星, lit. "A Shooting Star Tonight") is the 36th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Seriko Natsuno and Keiko Utsumi, the single was released on May 21, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the second single from her 18th studio album Spoon.[1]

"Kon'ya, Nagareboshi"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Spoon
LanguageJapanese
English titleA Shooting Star Tonight
B-side"Arashi no Naka de"
ReleasedMay 21, 1998 (1998-05-21)
Recorded1997
GenreJ-pop
Length5:45
LabelThis One/Gauss Entertainment
Composer(s)Keiko Utsumi
Lyricist(s)Seriko Natsuno
Producer(s)Akina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Kisei (Never Forget)"
(1998)
"Kon'ya, Nagareboshi"
(1998)
"Tomadoi"
(1998)

The single peaked at No. 66 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 12,000 copies, becoming her lowest-charting single.[2][3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Seriko Natsuno

Original release
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" ((今夜、流れ星, "A Shooting Star Tonight"))Keiko UtsumiMiyabi Shirakawa4:32
2."Arashi no Naka de" ((嵐の中で, "In the Storm"))OrigaKunihiko Ryo4:20
3."Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" (Instrumental)  4:32
Total length:13:24

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[2] 66

References

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  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. ^ a b "今夜、流れ星 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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