"Tsuioku no Heroine" (追憶のヒロイン, Tsuioku no Hiroin, lit. "Reminiscent Heroine") is the 13th single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Neko Oikawa and Yuki Kadokura, the single was released on December 16, 1991, by Polystar Records.[1][2]

"Tsuioku no Heroine"
Single by Wink
from the album Each Side of Screen
LanguageJapanese
English titleReminiscent Heroine
B-side"Image na Kankei"
ReleasedDecember 16, 1991 (1991-12-16)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:22
LabelPolystar
Composer(s)Yuki Kadokura
Lyricist(s)Neko Oikawa
Producer(s)Haruo Mizuhashi
Wink singles chronology
"Haitoku no Scenario"
(1991)
"Tsuioku no Heroine"
(1991)
"Matenrō Museum"
(1992)

Background and release

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Both "Tsuioku no Heroine" and the B-side "Image na Kankei" were recorded as the ending and opening themes, respectively, of the NTV anime series Watashi to Watashi: Futari no Lotte (わたしとわたし ふたりのロッテ, I and Myself: The Two Lottes).[3]

"Tsuioku no Heroine" peaked at No. 5 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 136,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Tsuioku no Heroine" (Tsuioku no Hiroin (追憶のヒロイン, "Reminiscent Heroine"))Yuki Kadokura4:22
2."Image na Kankei" (Imāju na Kankei (イマージュな関係, "Image Relationship"))Toshiaki Matsumoto4:47

Chart positions

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Weekly charts
Charts (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 5
Year-end charts
Charts (1992) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 138

References

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  1. ^ "追憶のヒロイン / イマージュな関係 | Wink". Mora. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. ^ "追憶のヒロイン | Wink". Disk Union. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ "わたしとわたし ふたりのロッテ プチサイト". Das doppelte Lottchen Petit Site. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ a b c "追憶のヒロイン | Wink". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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