Romance no Kamisama

"Romance no Kamisama"
Single by Kohmi Hirose
from the album SUCCESS STORY
A-side Romance no Kamisama
B-side na na na...
Released December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01)
Recorded 1993
Genre J-pop
Length 17:38
Label Victor Entertainment
Writer(s) Kohmi Hirose
Certification Million (RIAJ)
Kohmi Hirose singles chronology
"Futari no Birthday"
(1993)		 "Romance no Kamisama"
(1993)		 "Dramatic ni Koishite"
(1994)
Music sample
"Romance no Kamisama" (1993)
A 25-second sample of "ロマンスの神様".

"Romance no Kamisama" (ロマンスの神様 Romansu no Kamisama) is the third single by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kohmi Hirose. Originally released on December 1, 1993, the song, translated as "The Cupid of Romance", is Hirose's most successful to date, selling over one million copies in Japan. It was also the first of Hirose's songs to be used by the Alpen company, a Japanese winter sports store, in their winter advertisements, resulting in the Japanese public affectionately calling her the "Queen of Winter" (冬の女王 Fuyu no Joō).[1]

Charting and sales

While on the Oricon charts for 21 weeks, the song hit number 1 for the week of December 27, 1993,[2] its third week on the charts, selling 138,670 copies.[3] "Romance no Kamisama" remained in the number one spot through the week of January 17, 1994, before losing the spot to Dreams Come True's "Winter Song" for a week before returning to number 1 on January 31, 1994. The Oricon also recognized it as the number 1 song of January 1994,[4] the number 1 song for the first half of 1994, and the number 2 song for the whole of 1994,[5] just behind Mr. Children's "Innocent World".

"Romance no Kamisama" ultimately sold 1.75 million copies.[6] In an October 16, 2010, Ustream.tv recording of her Hirose Kohmi Radio de Follow Me radio show (later broadcast by JOLF on October 21), Hirose stated that before the song was released the Victor Entertainment president jokingly promised that if the single sold a million copies, he would take the entire recording staff to Disney World in Florida. Once it sold 1.7 million copies, the president followed through on his promise and sent 10 staff members to Florida for nine days.

Appearances

Although the song was initially included on her third album Success Story, "Romance no Kamisama" has also been featured on her compilation albums The Best "Love Winters" (which has sold 2.4 million copies),[7] Alpen Best,[1] and Tie-Up Collection: Hirose Kohmi no Terebi de Kiita Ano Kyokutachi.[8] The Alpen Best album also featured a "Hajiki Utai Version" (弾き歌いVersion) which was a piano only arrangement; this was later featured on her 2008 studio album Making My Life Better.[9]

Covers

Several artists have covered "Romance no Kamisama", including the Exit Trance DJ Starving Trancer featuring "MAKI" on vocals,[10] Haruko Momoi on her more & more quality RED ~Anime song cover~ album,[11] Marty Friedman on his Tokyo Jukebox album,[12] and Italian vocalist Judy Crystal recorded an English language cover titled "God of Romance" for the Dance Dance Revolution video game series, more specifically Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kohmi Hirose, arranged by Takao Konishi. 

No. Title Length
1. "Romance no Kamisama" (ロマンスの神様) 4:33
2. "na na na..." (na na na…) 4:17
3. "Romance no Kamisama (Original Karaoke)" (ロマンスの神様（オリジナル・カラオケ）) 4:32
4. "na na na... (Original Karaoke)" (na na na…（オリジナル・カラオケ）) 4:17
Total length:
 17:38

Charts, certifications and sales

Charts

Chart (1997–98) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles[3] 1
Oricon Monthly Singles[4] 1
Oricon First-Half-of-the-Year Singles 1
Oricon Yearly Singles[5] 2

Certifications and sales

Country Certifications Sales
Japan Million 1,748,810[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "ナタリー - [広瀬香美] 冬の女王が贈るアルペンCMベスト". October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. ↑ "ロマンスの神様 広瀬香美のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  3. 1 2 1993年12月第4週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  4. 1 2 1994年1月オリコンシングルランキング (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  5. 1 2 "1993年間シングルランキング TOP100" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  6. ↑ "カラオケ[ club DAM.com ]". Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  7. ↑ "広瀬香美　ラジオdeフォロ〜ミ〜". Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  8. ↑ "ナタリー - 広瀬香美がアルペンCMシングル＆タイアップベスト同時発売". November 11, 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  9. ↑ "ナタリー - 広瀬香美、今年の冬を盛り上げる新作アルバム発表". September 26, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  10. ↑ "ナタリー - Perfume、BUMP、ゆず、YUKIのCM曲をトランスカバー". February 13, 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  11. ↑ "ナタリー - モモーイがカバーアルバム2作＆電波系CDリリース". November 11, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  12. ↑ "ナタリー - マーティがPerfume、ホルモン、ミスチルを激烈カバー". April 23, 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  13. ↑ アーティスト別シングル売上補完 @ ウィキ - 広瀬香美 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-08-19.

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