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It was released as the 16th single on May 5, 1979. "Ryusei" was used as the theme song for the drama "Otoko nara!" (TBS). Takuro Yoshida also appeared as himself as a guest on the drama in episode 22 (broadcast on September 4, 1979), and performed this song. Lyrics and composition: Takuro Yoshida Arrangement: Shigeru Suzuki In 1979, "Ryusei" was released in the festive atmosphere of the Island Concert in Shinojima, Aichi Prefecture on July 25th of that year, in preparation for the event. However, sales did not grow as expected, and it was not a big hit, but it is still highly rated among Takuro fans. For example, "Even if I'm wrong, I was honest because there is sadness, there is no strength that surpasses silence, what should I wait for in words? Sadness that was honest... Why did such lyrics come out? In 2012, Takuro talked about this song on a radio show. When he was writing this song, he was 33 years old and facing the inevitable problem of "age" and "aging". He confesses that he was looking back at himself, no longer a young person but an "adult", and searching for how he should face music from now on. And silence is the strongest thing. Even things that you don't notice while the hustle and bustle around you drowns them out, you have to face them when you get quiet. Yes, time flows by without regard to our thoughts or circumstances. Takuro sang the indescribable ache of the heart that is left behind in the flow, with poetic words and a unique melody. Feelings towards the world and people that he felt through the glass-like ego filter that was formed from childhood to adolescence. The excitement, sparkle, sadness, and pain that he left behind at each moment. All of these things may be like a shooting star that appears at that moment, flows by, and disappears. This song was released as a single in 1979, and had not been performed in public for a long time since it was performed at a Shinojima concert held immediately after. As time passed, perhaps Takuro's own feelings were sorted out, as his juniors began to love this song, and he began to hear many covers of it, and Takuro himself began to play it at live performances. There was nothing certain, I just loved you wholeheartedly. Now that time has passed, I wonder if I will ever again be able to experience the indescribable feelings I had back then. #Ryusei #Mori Nana