Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari

"Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" (さよならから始まる物語, lit. "A Story That Begins with a Goodbye") is the second single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Chinfa Kan and Tetsuya Furumoto, the single was released on July 21, 1984 by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]

"Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album Teens Romance
LanguageJapanese
English titleA Story That Begins with a Goodbye
B-side"Natsu no Hohoemi"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1984 (1984-07-21)
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:16
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Mirai Kōkai (Sailing)"
(1984)		 "Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari"
(1984)		 "December Memory"
(1984)
Music video
"Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" on YouTube

Background and release

The music video features Oginome as a young mechanic at an Esso gas station. Towards the end of the video, as she is working on a car, an American man approaches her. She thinks he will ask her out on a date, but is disappointed when he asks her to fuel his car.

The B-side, "Natsu no Hohoemi", was used as the ending theme of the Fuji TV drama special Gendai Fūfu Jijō 2: Tasogare nante kowakunai! (現代夫婦事情2〜たそがれなんて怖くない!〜, Modern Marital Circumstances 2: I'm not afraid of twilight!), which also starred Oginome.[3]

"Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" peaked at No. 29 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 44,000 copies.[4] It earned Oginome the Excellent Newcomer Award at the 12th KBC Newcomer Song Festival, the Silver Award at the 14th Ginza Music Festival, the Silver Award at the 17th Shinjuku Music Festival, the New Face Award at the 11th Yokohama Music Festival, the Silver Award at the 10th All-Japan Kayo Music Festival, and the Outstanding Rookie Award at the 13th FNS Music Festival.[5]

Oginome re-recorded the song with a synth-pop arrangement for her 1987 greatest hits album Pop Groover: The Best.

Track listing
1984 single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" ((さよならから始まる物語, lit. "A Story That Begins with a Goodbye"))Chinfa KanTetsuya FurumotoMitsuo Hagita3:16
2."Natsu no Hohoemi" ((夏の微笑, lit. "Summer Smile"))Yoshiko MiuraYayoi TanakaMakoto Matsushita5:00
2013 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
3."Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari (Original Karaoke)" ((さよならから始まる物語 (オリジナル・カラオケ), lit. "A Story That Begins with a Goodbye (Original Karaoke)")) 
4."Natsu no Bishō (Original Karaoke)" ((夏の微笑 (オリジナル・カラオケ), lit. "Summer Smile (Original Karaoke)")) 

Charts
Chart (1984) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] 29

References
  1. "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. "さよならから始まる物語 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. "現代夫婦事情(2) たそがれなんて恐くない！（たそがれなんて怖くない！）". TV Drama Database. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  4. "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. "妊娠４カ月 荻野目洋子が入籍". Sponichi Annex. October 20, 2001. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  6. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.
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