Umi made 5-fun
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| "Umi made 5-fun" | ||||
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| Single by Chisato Moritaka | ||||
| from the album Sava Sava | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | 5 Minutes to the Sea | |||
| B-side | "Sleepless Night Blues" | |||
| Released | July 15, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | zetima | |||
| Composer(s) | Toshinobu Kubota | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Chisato Moritaka | |||
| Producer(s) | Yukio Seto | |||
| Chisato Moritaka singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Umi made 5-fun on YouTube | ||||
"Umi made 5-fun" (海まで５分, Umi made Go-fun, lit. "5 Minutes to the Sea") is the 36th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Toshinobu Kubota, the single was released by zetima on July 15, 1998. It is the theme song of the TBS drama of the same name. The song was also used in a 2010 Panasonic camcorder commercial featuring Moritaka.[1]
The music video features Moritaka rolling a toy Mini convertible around a house while another version of herself performs the song with her band by the pool.
Chart performance
Other versions
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Umi made 5-fun" (Umi made Go-fun (海まで５分, "5 Minutes to the Sea")) | Toshinobu Kubota | Yasuaki Maejima | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Sleepless Night Blues" | Moritaka | Moritaka | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Umi Made 5-fun" (Original Karaoke) | 4:11 |
Personnel
- Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, steel drums
- Yasuaki Maejima – keyboards, piano
- Masahiro Inaba – guitar
- Yukio Seto – guitar
- Yuichi Takahashi – acoustic guitar
- Takuo Yamamoto – tenor saxophone
- Yohichi Murata – brass, trombone
- Akira Okumura – trumpet
- Gen Ogimi – congas, timbales, shaker
