Shiroi Honō

"Shiroi Honō"
Cover of EP release of "Shiroi Honō"
Single by Yuki Saito
from the album Axia
A-side	"Shiroi Honō"
B-side	"Shabon-iro no Natsu"
Released	May 21, 1985 (1985-05-21)
Genre	J-pop
Length	8:27
Label	Canyon
Yuki Saito singles chronology
"Sotsugyō" (1985) "Shiroi Honō" (1985) "Hatsukoi" (1985)

"Shiroi Honō" (白い炎, lit. "White Blaze") is the second single from Japanese singer Yuki Saito. The single was released by Canyon Records on May 21, 1985, and was used as the theme song for the first Sukeban Deka television drama series on Fuji TV, in which Saito also played the main character, Saki Asamiya.

History

"Shiroi Honō" was released by Canyon Records on May 21, 1985. It was used as the theme song for the first Sukeban Deka television drama series on Fuji TV,^[1] and Saito was the first to play the main character in the series, Saki Asamiya (she was followed by Yoko Minamino in the second series^[2] and Yui Asaka in the third).^[3] While Saito's first release, "Sotsugyō" is a pop song, "Shiroi Honō" is a rock song.

The title song was composed by Kōji Tamaki, and the B-side, "Shabon-iro no Natsu" (石鹸＜シャボン＞色の夏), was composed by Toshio Kamei. Both songs had lyrics written by Yukinojō Mori, and both were arranged by Satoshi Takebe.^{[notes 1]}

Chart history

Chart (1985)	Release	Peak position
Oricon	"Shiroi Honō/Shabon-iro no Natsu"	5
The Best Ten	"Shiroi Honō/Shabon-iro no Natsu"	9

Track listing

EP (catalog #7A0488), CD single (catalog #S10A0032, released April 29, 1988)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Shiroi Honō (白い炎)"	Yukinojō Mori	Kōji Tamaki (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger)	4:12
2.	"Shabon-iro no Natsu (石鹸＜シャボン＞色の夏)"	Yukinojō Mori	Toshio Kamei (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger)	4:15
Total length:				8:27

Covers

The title sing was covered by Chiwa Saitō on the Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Character Song 2 single, released on October 29, 2008,^[4] and the Rosario + Vampire Idol Cover Best Album, released on February 18, 2009.^[5][6][7]

Notes

1. These individuals are all listed on the album cover as well as the label on the vinyl EP itself.

References

1. "Yuki Saito". LDS Films. Retrieved July 25, 2006.
2. "Sukeban Deka II". Encyclopedia Idollica. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
3. "Sukeban Deka III". Encyclopedia Idollica. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
4. "ロザリオとバンパイアCapu2 キャラクターソング2" [Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Character Song 2] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
5. "『ロザリオとバンパイア』アイドルカバーＢＥＳＴアルバム ＴＶサントラのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" [Rosario + Vampire Idol Cover Best Album TV Soundtrack Profile from the Oricon Entertainment Encyclopedia Oricon Style] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
6. ロザリオとバンパイア。 [Rosario + Vampire.] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
7. "ロザリオとバンパイア アイドルカバーBEST" [Rosario + Vampire Idol Cover Best] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 15, 2013.