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Released on March 25, 1977, this is Iruka's sixth single as a solo singer. It sold over 300,000 copies, making it Iruka's second biggest hit after "Nagori Yuki" (1975). Lyrics and composition: Shozo Ise Arrangement: Takahiko Ishikawa, Kosuke Kida Iruka debuted as a group in 1970, then as a solo artist in 1974. She is a singer who represents the folk music scene of the 70s. With her small body and large overalls as her trademark, Iruka is the perfect word to describe her as cute. However, once she starts singing, she sings about farewells in a calm voice that cannot be described as "low, husky, or hoarse." The 1975 big hit "Nagori Yuki" was also a song about farewells. Rather than a voice that suits farewells, even when singing about farewells, it is a voice that makes you think there is something to come next. The first page of the story begins with you standing in front of the door. You come to my room, and from that moment on, a story that will never end happily ever after unfolds. "A very sad story" was written on the door. I was the main character of this story. When we meet someone new (the first page of the story), we expect how much fun things will happen in the future, but it was different with me. Our separation was decided from the moment we met. This is how Ise Masami expressed it. "A very sad story" should have been written on the door of my room. What a literary metaphor. Their relationship started with rain and ended with rain. She is not shedding tears as she puts on makeup, but she is surely crying inside... "A Story of Rain" is like a short story. The listener can imagine how they came to separate, but I think it is a wonderful poem that can be expanded on in any way. #Story of Rain #Yuriko Yoshitaka