Haru na no ni

"Haru na no ni" (春なのに, lit. "Even Though It's Spring") is a 1983 song by Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single. The song was released on January 11, 1983.

"Haru na no ni"
Single by Yoshie Kashiwabara
from the album Haru na no ni
A-side	"Haru na no ni"
B-side	"Nagisa Tayori"
Released	January 11, 1983
Genre	Kayōkyoku
Label	Philips Records
Producer(s)	Miyuki Nakajima
Yoshie Kashiwabara singles chronology
"Karin" (1982) "Haru na no ni" (1983) "Chotto Nara Byaku" (1983)

Background and release

"Haru na no ni" is a song by Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single. The song was composed by Miyuki Nakajima.[1][2] The song was also the title track of Kashiwabara's debut album of the same name.

The single was released on January 11, 1983 under the Philips Records label, along with the B-side "Nagisa Tayori", a song originally written and performed by Nakajima from her 1976 album, Watashi no Koe ga Kikoemasu ka. "Haru na no ni" was re-released as a single on February 25, 1994 by Mercury Music Entertainment, coupled with "Camouflage" as a B-side.[3]

Reception

"Haru na no ni" reached No. 6 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart,[4] selling at least 33,000 copies.[1] Because of its spring theme, the song is often used as a graduation song for Japanese students graduating in the spring.[5]

Track listing

1983 version

All tracks are written by Miyuki Nakajima.

Single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Haru na no ni" (春なのに lit. Even Though It's Spring)	Miyuki Nakajima[2]	Miyuki Nakajima[2]	Katsuhisa Hattori J. Saless	3:25
2.	"Nagisa Tayori" (渚便り lit. Beach News)	Miyuki Nakajima	Miyuki Nakajima	Katsuhisa Hattori J. Saless

1994 version

All tracks are written by Miyuki Nakajima.

Single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Haru na no ni" (春なのに lit. Even Though It's Spring)	Miyuki Nakajima[2]	Miyuki Nakajima[2]	Katsuhisa Hattori J. Saless	3:25
2.	"Camouflage" (カム・フラージュ)	Miyuki Nakajima[6]	Miyuki Nakajima[6]
3.	"Haru na no ni" (Instrumental)	—	Miyuki Nakajima[2]	Katsuhisa Hattori J. Saless
4.	"Camouflage" (Instrumental)	—	Miyuki Nakajima[6]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4]	6

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1983	25th Japan Record Award	Composition Award	Miyuki Nakajima	Won[7]

Showta version

"Haru na no ni"
Single by Showta
from the album Eve
A-side	"Haru na no ni"
B-side	"Go-gatsu Ame no Uta"
Released	January 23, 2008
Genre	J-pop
Label	King Records
Showta singles chronology
"Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni" (2007) "Haru na no ni" (2008) "Hikaru no Gen-chan" (2008)

Background and release

Showta released a cover of "Haru na no ni" as his 5th single on January 23, 2008. While recording demo songs, Showta's producer had him sing kayōkyoku songs and had decided to release his cover rendition of "Haru na no ni" as a single.[8]

Tadashi Harada, who had previously worked on Shiseido commercials and won the Grand Prix Award in the JMan Make-up Contest, was in charge of the CD jacket and decided on a "diva" concept, where Showta was depicted in rhinestones and blond hair that portrayed his androgyny.[9]

Reception

"Haru na no ni" peaked at No. 90 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[10] CDJournal praised Showta's "vibrant singing voice", describing it as sounding like a woman, while also calling the B-side, "Go-gatsu Ame no Uta", "impressive" and comparing it to a graduation song.[11]

Track listing

Single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Haru na no ni (春なのに)" (春なのに lit. Even Though It's Spring)	Miyuki Nakajima[12]	Miyuki Nakajima[12]	Masayuki Sakamoto	4:11
2.	"Go-gatsu Ame no Uta" (五月雨のうた lit. The Song of Rain in May)	SyunaCo. Chokkyu Murano [13]	Tsunetaka Danjo[13]	Masayuki Sakamoto	5:24
3.	"Haru na no ni" (Instrumental)	—	Miyuki Nakajima[12]	Masayuki Sakamoto

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[10]	90

References

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4. "柏原芳恵が80年代前半に発売した9枚のアルバムがSHM-CD/紙ジャケ再発". Tower Records (in Japanese). June 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
5. ""桜ソング"の栄枯盛衰 ～2000年代の爆発的なブームはなぜ起こったのか～ 楽曲テーマの歴史と共に紐解く"桜ソング"誕生の理由". Natalie (in Japanese). March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
6. "カム・フラージュの歌詞". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 13, 2019.
7. "活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】". Japan Composer's Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2019.
8. Hiraga, Tetsuo (March 5, 2008). "SHOWTA. インタビュー PAGE2 僕のすべてだけじゃ 足りないんだ". Hot Express (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
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10. "春なのに". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
11. "SHOWTA. / 春なのに ミニ・レビュー". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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13. "五月雨のうたの歌詞". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 13, 2019.