Nice to have songbird Meiko Nakahara（中原めいこ）back at KKP after some months away. This time around, we have her 11th single from February 1987 to grapple with, and it seems as if the two sides of it (both written and composed by the singer) would make for fine analysis by love detectives.
We are talking about the single "Unbalance Zone" and the A-side here is a bit of a return to her jazzier side a la her earlier hit "Kimi Tachi Kiwi Papaya Mango da ne"（君たちキウイ・パパヤ・マンゴだね。）, perhaps with a side of Matt Bianco in the technology department. A young lady is wondering if her relationship with her current beau is more of an illusionary respite from real life than an actual dive into something permanent which is leading to that titular schism in her psyche. Discuss! Anyways, "Unbalance Zone" was also used as the theme song for the NTV drama "Ore no Musuko wa Genkijirushi"（オレの息子は元気印...My Son is the Sign of Health!）.
The B-side, "Puzzle", is more down-to-earth City Pop balladry lined with some pleasant synthesizer thrumming, a soulful rhythm, and cool piano. This time, the issue is commitment with a woman who is at her wit's end after making a confession to the guy after which he does the disappearing act. She is pulling her hair out in frustration at this puzzle of a boyfriend. The single managed to reach No. 29 on Oricon. By the way, both songs are also available on Nakahara's 7th album "Puzzle" which was released a month after the single.
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