Kinku (song)

1983 single by Akina Nakamori

"Kinku"

Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album  Best Akina Memoires
Language| Japanese
English title| Forbidden Zone
B-side| "Ame no Requiem"
Released| September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07)
Recorded| 1983
Genre|

* J-pop
* kayōkyoku

Length| 3:48
Label| Reprise Records
Composer(s)| Haruomi Hosono
Lyricist(s)| Masao Urino
Producer(s)| Yoshiaki Tanaka
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
| "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
(1983)  | "Kinku"
(1983)  | "Kita Wing"
(1984)

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Music videos
"Kinku" (Live) on YouTube

"Kinku" (禁区; lit. "Forbidden Zone") is the sixth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Masao Urino and Haruomi Hosono, the single was released on September 7, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the third single from her first greatest hits album Best Akina Memoires.[1][2]

## Background

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Nakamori performed the song on the 34th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her debut on NHK's New Year's Eve special.[3] In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜; CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).[4]

## Chart performance

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"Kinku" became Nakamori's third No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 511,000 copies.[5][6]

## Track listing

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Original releaseNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Kinku" ((禁区; "Forbidden Zone"))| Masao Urino| Haruomi Hosono|

* Mitsuo Hagita
* Hosono

| 3:48
2.| "Ame no Requiem" (Ame no Rekuiemu (雨のレクイエム; "Requiem of the Rain"))| Rui Serizawa| Kōji Tamaki| Hagita| 4:43
Total length:| 8:31

1998 reissue bonus trackNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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3.| "Kinku (Live Version)" ((禁区(LIVE VERSION)))| Urino| Hosono|

## Charts

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Chart (1983)[5] | Peak
position

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Japan (Oricon)  | 1

## Cover versions

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### Kinku

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* Pai Bing-bing covered the song on her 1984 album Zuìxīn dōngyáng jīnqǔ (最新東洋金曲). Her version is a mix of Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Japanese.[7]
* Hong Kong singer Sara Lee covered the song in Cantonese as "Liàn'ài rèxiàn" (戀愛熱線, "Love Hotline") on her 1985 album Gàobié lǐlìruǐ (告別李麗蕊, Farewell to Li Lirui).
* Leslie Cheung covered the song in Cantonese as "Dì yī cì" (第一次, "The First Time") on his 1985 album Wèi nǎi zhōngqíng (為妳鍾情, My Love for You). He also covered it in Mandarin as "Bèiqì mìngyùn" (背棄命運, "Betrayal of Fate") on his 1986 Taiwan album Yīngxióng běnsè dāngnián qíng (英雄本色當年情, The True Nature of the Hero) and Mandarin-language Hong Kong album Àimù (愛慕, Love).
* Morio Agata covered the song on his 1993 cover album Imitation Gold.[8]

### Ame no Requiem

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* Koji Tamaki covered the song on his 2025 self-cover album "Tamaki Koji no Ongaku Sekai II".

## Release history

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Year  | Format(s)  | Serial number  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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1983  | 7inch LP  | L-1662  | Warner Pioneer | [9]
1988  | 8cm CD, CT  | 10SL-135, 10L5-4045  | Warner Pioneer | [10]
1998  | 12cm CD  | WPC6-8663  | Warner Pioneer | [11]
2008  | Digital download  | \-  | Warner Pioneer | [12]
2014  | Digital download - remaster  | \-  | Warner Pioneer | [13]

## See also

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* 1983 in Japanese music

## References

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1. ^ "中森明菜『禁区』". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
2. ^ "中森明菜/禁区". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
3. ^ "34th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
4. ^ "CR中森明菜 歌姫伝説～恋も二度目なら～". P-World. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
5. ^ a b "禁区 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
6. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
7. ^ "白冰冰 最新東洋金曲". Fuki World. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
8. ^ "イミテーション ゴールド | あがた森魚". Tsutaya. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
9. ^ "7inchシングル 禁区 中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
10. ^ "シングルCD 中森明菜 / 禁区(廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
11. ^ "中森明菜 / 禁区 CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
12. ^ "中森明菜 / 禁区 Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
13. ^ "禁区 (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* "Kinku" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
* "Kinku" at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Akina Nakamori

* Albums
* Singles
* Videos

Studio albums|

* Prologue (Jomaku)
* Variation (Hensoukyoku)
* Fantasy (Gensoukyoku)
* New Akina Etranger
* Anniversary
* Possibility
* Bitter and Sweet
* D404ME
* Fushigi
* Crimson
* Cross My Palm
* Stock
* Femme Fatale
* Cruise
* Unbalance+Balance
* La Alteración
* Shaker
* Spoon
* Will
* Resonancia
* I Hope So
* Destination
* Diva
* Fixer
* Akina

Cover albums|

* Utahime
* Zero Album: Utahime 2
* Utahime 3: Shūmaku
* Enka
* Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka
* Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū
* Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka
* Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict
* Belie
* Vampire
* Cage

Extended plays|

* Silent Love
* Wonder
* Vamp

Compilation albums|

* Best Akina Memoires
* Best
* CD'87
* Best II
* Best III
* True Album Akina 95 Best
* Utahime Double Decade
* Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
* Utahime Best 25th Anniversary Selection
* Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection
* All Time Best
* Original
* Cover
* Original & Cover

Singles|

* "Slow Motion"
* "Shōjo A"
* "Second Love"
* "½ no Shinwa"
* "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
* "Kinku"
* "Kita Wing"
* "Southern Wind"
* "Jukkai (1984)"
* "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa"
* "Meu amor é..."
* "Akaitori Nigeta"
* "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)"
* "Solitude"
* "Desire (Jōnetsu)"
* "Gypsy Queen"
* "Fin"
* "Nonfiction Ecstasy"
* "Tango Noir"
* "Blonde"
* "Nanpasen"
* "Al-Mauj"
* "Tattoo"
* "I Missed the Shock"
* "Liar"
* "Dear Friend"
* "Mizu ni Sashita Hana"
* "Futari Shizuka: Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken yori"
* "Everlasting Love"/"Not Crazy to Me"
* "Kataomoi"/"Aibu"
* "Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)"
* "Gekka"
* "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta"
* "Tokyo Rose"
* "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero"
* "Appetite"
* "Kisei (Never Forget)"
* "Kon'ya, Nagareboshi"
* "Tomadoi"
* "Ophelia"
* "Trust Me"
* "It's Brand New Day"
* "The Heat (Musica Fiesta)"
* "Days"
* "Akai Hana"
* "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni"
* "Rakka Ryūsui"
* "Hana yo Odore"
* "Diva Single Version"
* "Crazy Love"
* "Rojo (Tierra)"
* "Unfixable"
* "Fixer (While the Women Are Sleeping)"

Related|

* Meikyo: Tribute to Akina Nakamori

* Category

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