Sayonara no Kakera
1999 song performed by Miho Komatsu
"Sayonara no Kakera" (さよならのかけら; lit. "Fragments of goodbye") is the seventh single by the Japanese singer Miho Komatsu, and the last single released under the Amemura-O-Town Record label. It's her first maxi-single. Originally it was supposed to be released as 8 cm single, but the plan has changed. The single reached #17 first week and sold 37,980 copies. It charted for four weeks and totally sold 58,540 copies.
Track listing
All songs are written and composed by Miho Komatsu and arranged by Hirohito Furui
"Sayonara no Kakera" (さよならのかけら)
the song was used as the ending theme for the TV Asahi show Paku2 Gurumenbo.
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