Gekka

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LanguageJapanese
English titleMoon Flower
B-side"Blue Lace"
ReleasedOctober 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)
"Gekka"
Single by Akina Nakamori
LanguageJapanese
English titleMoon Flower
B-side"Blue Lace"
ReleasedOctober 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)
Recorded1994
GenreJ-pop
Length5:02
LabelMCA Victor
Composer(s)Shūgō Kajiwara
Lyricist(s)Gorō Matsui
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)"
(1994)
"Gekka"
(1994)
"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta"
(1995)

"Gekka" (月華, lit. "Moon Flower") is the 30th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Gorō Matsui and Shūgō Kajiwara, the single was released on October 5, 1994, by MCA Victor.[1][2]

"Gekka" was initially recorded by composer Kajiwara and released as a single on September 21, 1994, two weeks before Nakamori's version was released. Nakamori's version was used as an image song for Miki Corporation's "Boutique Joy" commercials.[2]

Nakamori has re-recorded "Gekka" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best.

Chart performance

"Gekka" peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 137,400 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Gekka" ((月華, "Moon Flower"))Gorō MatsuiShūgō KajiwaraAkihiko Matsumoto5:02
2."Blue Lace"Megumi AyukawaAkemi KakiharaEtsuko Yamakawa4:45
3."Gekka" (Original Karaoke)   5:01
4."Blue Lace" (Original Karaoke)   4:45
Total length:19:33

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[3] 8

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

References

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