is the debut single of Japanese singer Yuki Saito. The single was released by

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on February 12, 1985, and was used as an image song for Myojo Foods' line of

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.The cover of the single gives the following information just to the right of the title: 明星食品「青春という名のラーメン」イメージソング, which translates to "Myojo Foods 'Seishun to Iu Na no Rāmen' Image Song. The song continues to be popular over 30 years after its debut, having been

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by multiple artists.

History

"Sotsugyō" was released on February 12, 1985 by

, and debuted at #10 on the

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charts where it remained for 3 weeks before climbing as high as #6 and selling a total of 247,140 copies. It also reached #6 on

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chart. The EP single included a full-body pinup of Saito in a white dress and white sweater. The title song was composed by

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, arranged by

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, with lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto. The

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, , was composed by Tsutsumi, arranged by Masataka Matsutoya, with lyrics by Matsumoto.These individuals are all listed on the album cover as well as the label on the vinyl EP itself.

Chart history

Track listing

Covers

Japanese singer and actress Moeko Matsushita released a single

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on February 14, 2002. Matsushita's single reached as high as 43 on the Oricon charts and remained on the list for 2 weeks. Later that year,

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and

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Otoha released a cover on her "OtohaCD Volume 1" album on May 22, which reached #50 on the Oricon charts and remained on the list for 1 week. Actress and gravure idol Mizuho Hata released a single cover on February 20, 2008. It reached #179 on the Oricon charts, staying on the chart for 1 week. Donna Fiore released a cover on her album "Fiore" on September 3 that same year, though it didn't make it to the Oricon top sales chart. Manami Kurose released a cover as a

on her "Love Is...Shine" single on March 11, 2009. A collaboration between Rie Yamaguchi and Manzo produced a cover released on their single on February 9, 2011, where it remained on the list for four weeks and reached #44. The duo FEMM did a cover for their album "80s/90s J-POP REVIVAL", releasing a remix named "卒業 (Radical Hardcore Remix)", as part of the double single "卒業 / 浪漫飛行" on September 27, 2017.

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sotsugyo (Yuki Saito song) 1985 debut singles Songs in Japanese 1985 songs Songs with lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto (lyricist) Songs with music by Kyōhei Tsutsumi Yuki Saito (actress) songs Pony Canyon singles