Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)

"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album CD-Rider
LanguageJapanese
English titleDear (Beyond Cobalt)
B-side"Asa no Machi"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1988 (1988-07-21)
Recorded1988
GenreJ-pop
Length4:05
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Stardust Dream"
(1988) 		"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)"
(1988) 		"Verge of Love"
(1989)
Music video
"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" on YouTube

"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜, Diā ~Kobaruto no Kanata e~, lit. "Dear (Beyond Cobalt)") is the 16th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Takafumi Sotoma and Ryō Asuka, the single was released on July 21, 1988, by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]

Background and release

The song was used as the theme song of the film Marilyn ni Aitai (マリリンに逢いたい, Maririn ni Aitai, I Want to Meet Marilyn).

"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 136,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Ryō Asuka; all music is arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu.

1988 single
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (Diā ~Kobaruto no Kanata e~ (DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜, "Dear (Beyond Cobalt)"))Takafumi Sotoma4:05
2."Asa no Machi" ((朝の街, "Morning City"))Asuka3:55
2013 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
3."Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e) (Original Karaoke)" ((DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ), "Dear (Beyond Cobalt) (Original Karaoke)")) 
4."Asa no Machi (Original Karaoke)" ((朝の街 (オリジナル・カラオケ), "Morning City (Original Karaoke)")) 

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 2
The Best Ten 7
Year-end charts
Chart (1988) Peak

position

Oricon Year-End Chart[4] 65
The Best Ten Year-End Chart 71

References

  1. ^ "Single Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.