Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete

"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete"
Single by Hiroko Moriguchi
from the album Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete
LanguageJapanese
English titleTo the Aqueous Star with Love
B-side"Gin'iro Dress"
ReleasedAugust 7, 1985 (1985-08-07)
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:42
LabelStarchild
Songwriter(s)
Hiroko Moriguchi singles chronology
"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete"
(1985) 		"Sumire no Kimochi -Try Me Again-"
(1986)
Alternative cover
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam single cover
Music video
"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" on YouTube

"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" (水の星へ愛をこめて, lit. "To the Aqueous Star with Love") is the debut single by Japanese singer Hiroko Moriguchi, released on August 7, 1985 under Starchild Records. The song was written by Neil Sedaka and Masao Urino, based on Sedaka's unreleased song "For Us to Decide". It is best known as the second opening theme of the 1985 mecha anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The single peaked at No. 16 on Oricon's singles charts, making it Moriguchi's biggest single at the time until "Eternal Wind" charted at No. 9 in 1991.

In 2018, the song was ranked No. 1 on NHK's "Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote" (発表!全ガンダム大投票, Happyō! Zen Gandamu Dai Tōhyō).[1][2] Moriguchi re-recorded the song for the 2019 album Gundam Song Covers.[3][4] "Gin'iro Dress", the B-side, was ranked No. 2 on a 2020 poll hosted by King Records and was re-recorded by Moriguchi for the album Gundam Song Covers 2.[5] An a cappella version of "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" was recorded for her 2021 album Aoi Inochi featuring 35 tracks of her voice.[6] Moriguchi recorded another version of the song as part of the "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Medley" (alongside Mami Ayukawa's "Zeta - Toki wo Koete") on her 2022 album Gundam Song Covers 3.[7]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Kōji Makaino.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" ((水の星へ愛をこめて, "To the Aqueous Star with Love"))Masao UrinoNeil Sedaka3:42
2."Gin'iro Dress" (Gin'iro Doresu (銀色ドレス, "Silver Dress"))Rin IogiMakaino4:00

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Singles Chart 16

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ "発表!全ガンダム大投票" [Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote]. NHK. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyne (2018-05-06). "NHK Reveals Full Results of Ultimate Gundam Poll". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "35人の森口博子が歌うΖガンダムOP曲も新録、約24年ぶりオリジナルアルバム発売" [Ζ Gundam OP song sung by Hiroko Moriguchi in 35 voices is also newly recorded, and the original album is released for the first time in about 24 years]. Natalie.mu. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  7. ^ "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3」2022年3月9日発売決定！「数量限定ガンプラセット盤」登場！" [Hiroko Moriguchi's Gundam Song Covers 3 Released on March 9, 2022!]. Gundam.info. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  8. ^ "Discography". Yuko Suzuhana Official Website. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. ^ "和楽器バンド鈴華ゆう子が初のソロミニアルバム発表、自作曲も収録" [Wagakki Band vocalist Yuko Suzuhana announces her first solo mini album, including her own songs]. Natalie.mu. 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  10. ^ "SUGIZO×GLIM SPANKY、SUGIZO×コムアイによる『ガンダム』エンディング曲を2週連続配信リリース". barks.jp (in Japanese). 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2021-02-21.