Well, when you combined a Yuming song with a Gekku drama, it usually meant a symbiotic success. As one of the last songs of hers that I really enjoyed, "Hello, my friend" manages to be a sad and happy song at the same time. Against that sunny and lightly bouncy melody, the protagonist seems to have re-encountered an old flame, and although the romantic relationship is truly over, he/she just would be grateful just to continue on a friendship. It's one of those tunes that can cut through generational lines like a hot knife through butter.
Just like the previous single "Manatsu no Yo no Yume"(真夏の夜の夢), "Hello, my friend" was another No. 1 theme song for a drama which broke the million-seller barrier for the 2nd time for the veteran singer-songwriter. It shared another record in that it also broke the Top 10 for its year, coming at No. 6. The song was also a track on Yuming's hit 26th album, "The Dancing Sun" from November 1994.
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