Mizu no Naka no Answer

"Mizu no Naka no Answer" (Japanese: 水の中のAnswer) is the third single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama, released by VAP on May 27, 1987. The single reached #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart for 1987, earnig him his first #1 spot since the Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe album First Finale.[1]

"Mizu no Naka no Answer"
Single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama
from the album Summer Selection
B-side	"In The Vision"
Released	May 27, 1987
Genre	Pop
Length	4:09
Label	VAP
Producer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Kiyotaka Sugiyama singles chronology
"Saigo no Holy Night" (1986) "Mizu no Naka no Answer" (1987) "Shade" (1987)

Background and commercial

The song was used as the commercial song for DyDo Drinko's "Jonian Coffee" with Sugiyama starring in the commercial. The commercial was shot in Hawaii with a scene of a person catching a ball. On the evening of the shoot, Sugiyama drank too much beer at the hotel he was staying at and suffered from diarrhea. Even after going to the toilet, he still shot the remaining scenes.

At the time of the release, Sugiyama's affiliated office, Triangle Productions, prioritized the relationship between VAP and Nippon TV, so he always appeared on the program "The Top Ten." He never appeared on Tokyo Broadcasting System's program "The Best Ten."

A longer version of the song was included in the next single, "Shade," which also reached #1 in the same year.

Track listing

Side A/B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Mizu no Naka no Answer" (水の中のAnswer)	Masao Urino	Kiyotaka Sugiyama	Makoto Matsushita	4:09
2.	"In The Vision"	Sumi Nomi	Kiyotaka Sugiyama	Kenzo Shikuma	4:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1987) Peak position Oricon[1] 1 The Best Ten 4 The Top Ten 1

Year-end charts Chart (1987) Peak position Oricon 47 The Top Ten 24

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)