The “longing for Akina’s return” that bubbles up after 31 years of watching “Bare Faces,” starring Akina Nakamori and Narumi Yasuda in W…

Feeling a strong sense of confidence.

Furthermore, in the following year, 1991, he released a hit song, “Futari Shizuka – From the Tengawa Legend Murder Case,” which sold 484,000 copies. Incidentally, the recording episode recorded by the song’s producer, Shinji Kawahara, in his book “George Martin ni naritakatta – Producer Shinji Kawahara, moho no shigoto no shigotoroku” (Shinko Music Entertainment, Inc.) is quite remarkable.

–When I asked Akina-san to sing the song in the studio, he said, “I’m going to sing it three different ways now, so please decide which way you like best.

In response, the lyricist Takashi Matsumoto, not to be outdone, said, “Everything you just sang is good, but I want you to sing one more take with a fantastic image of being in a cherry blossom snowstorm,” and Akina Nakamori left an even better take.

This episode shows the strong confidence she has as a singer.

But first of all, the theme song of this drama is KOME KOME CLUB’s “Kimi ga irudemo de ita” (Just because you are here). The song sold 2,895,000 copies (it also won the 1992 Japan Record Award in the pop/rock category).

The song was an extraordinarily big hit, surpassing the theme songs of CHAGE&ASKA’s “SAY YES” and Kazumasa Oda’s “Love Story Suddenly” (both from 1991), and the title backdrop of Akina Nakamori and Narumi Yasuda staring at the sea on the Izu Kyuko train is unforgettable.

So what happened to the final episode of “Bare Faces”? What kind of performance did Akina Nakamori give?