Eternal Wind

"Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~"
Single by Hiroko Moriguchi
from the album Eternal Songs
LanguageJapanese
English titleEternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~
B-side"Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You-"
ReleasedFebruary 5, 1991 (1991-02-05)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length4:43
LabelStarchild
Songwriter(s)
  • Yui Nishiwaki
  • Yoko Orihara
Hiroko Moriguchi singles chronology
"Koi wa Tahiti de Are-Are-A!"
(1990) 		"Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~"
(1991) 		"Yasashī Hoshi de"
(1991)
Music video
"Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You" on YouTube

"Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" (ETERNAL WIND〜ほほえみは光る風の中〜, lit. "Eternal Wind ~Shine in the Smiling Wind") is the ninth single by Japanese singer Hiroko Moriguchi, released on February 5, 1991, under Starchild Records. Written by Yui Nishiwaki and Yoko Orihara, the song was used as the ending theme of the 1991 mecha anime film Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The single peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles charts and landed at No. 47 on Oricon's 1991 year-ending chart, making it Moriguchi's best-selling single. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[1] In addition, the song led to her debut on NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen that year.[2]

In 2018, the song was ranked No. 3 on NHK's "Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote" (発表!全ガンダム大投票, Happyō! Zen Gandamu Dai Tōhyō).[3][4] Moriguchi re-recorded the song in 2015 for her 30th anniversary single "I Wish ~Kimi ga Iru Konomachi de~ (I wish〜君がいるこの街で〜, "I Wish ~In This Town Where You Are~")"; this version is featured in the 2019 album Gundam Song Covers.[5][6] "Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You-", the B-side, was ranked No. 3 on a 2020 poll hosted by King Records and was re-recorded by Moriguchi for the album Gundam Song Covers 2.[7]

In 2019, the song was awarded the Movie Theme Song Award (映画主題歌賞, Eiga Shudaika-shō) for the years 1989 to 1999 at Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Heisei Anison Awards (平成アニソン大賞, Heisei Anison Taishō).[8]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" ((ETERNAL WIND〜ほほえみは光る風の中〜, "Eternal Wind ~Shine in the Smiling Wind"))Yui Nishiwaki
  • Nishiwaki
  • Yoko Orihara
4:43
2."Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You-" ((君を見つめて -The time I'm seeing you-, "Staring at You -The time I'm seeing you"))
Shigemura4:46

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Singles Chart 9

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[1] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 森口 博子 – ETERNAL WIND" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved April 9, 2021. Select 1991年5月 on the drop-down menu
  2. ^ "42nd Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. ^ "発表!全ガンダム大投票" [Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote]. NHK. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyne (2018-05-06). "NHK Reveals Full Results of Ultimate Gundam Poll". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ "ガンダム40周年記念！森口博子からガンダムファンへ向けたメッセージ動画到着！" [Gundam 40th anniversary! A message video message from Hiroko Moriguchi to Gundam fans!]. Gundam.info. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS」本日発売！「数量限定生産盤」追加販売も決定！" [Hiroko Moriguchi “GUNDAM SONG COVERS” released today! Additional sales of “Limited Edition” will be decided!]. Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Project. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  7. ^ "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2」6月10日リリース決定！収録カバー曲＆ジャケットも発表！" [Hiroko Moriguchi "GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2" to be released on June 10! Cover songs and jackets are also announced!]. Gundam.info. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  8. ^ "平成アニソン大賞" [Heisei Anison Awards]. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 2020-01-31.