Densetsu no Shōjo

"Densetsu no Shōjo"
Single by Arisa Mizuki
from the album Arisa
A-side	"Densetsu no Shōjo"
B-side	"Kagami no Naka no Utopia"
Released	May 15, 1991
Format	Cassette single, CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:56
Label	Nippon Columbia
Writer(s)	Amii Ozaki
Producer	Jun Satō
Arisa Mizuki singles chronology
"Densetsu no Shōjo" (1991) "Eden no Machi" (1991)

"Densetsu no Shōjo" (伝説の少女^?, lit. "Legendary Girl") is the first single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on May 15, 1991 as the first single from Mizuki's debut studio album Arisa. The title song was written and composed by Amii Ozaki. It was inspired by Anri's "Olivia o Kikinagara," also produced by Ozaki. The song was used in commercials for the Chasse soft drink by Kirin, starring Mizuki herself.

Chart performance

"Densetsu no Shōjo" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 5 with 58,150 copies sold in its first week.^[1] The single charted for sixteen weeks and has sold a total of 227,340 copies.^[2][3] "Densetsu no Shōjo" was the 12th best-selling single of June 1991 and ranked number 61 on the Oricon Yearly Singles chart.^[4][5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Amii Ozaki. 

No.	Title	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Densetsu no Shōjo" (伝説の少女 "Legendary Girl")	Jun Satō	4:56
2.	"Kagami no Naka no Utopia" (鏡の中のUTOPIA "Utopia in the Mirror")	Satō	4:42
Total length:			9:38

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles[1]	5
Oricon Monthly Singles[4]	12
Oricon Yearly Singles[5]	61

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "1991年05月第4週の邦楽シングルランキング情報" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=1991&month=5&week=4&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
2. ^ "伝説の少女/観月ありさ" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/79409/1/. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
3. ^ "ヴィジョンファクトリー（旧ライジング）＠売上データ補完スレ" (in Japanese). 2004-01-20. http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1068830546/18. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "1991年6月オリコンシングルランキング" (in Japanese). http://takigawarecords.seesaa.net/article/91903097.html. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "1991年間シングルランキング TOP100" (in Japanese). http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-1991.html. Retrieved 2011-08-04.