It may be a little bit of an overgeneralization but whenever I think of Miki Nakatani's（中谷美紀）discography, which has often been handled by the late great Ryuichi Sakamoto（坂本龍一）, I figure that I will usually get something avant-gardish or hauntingly indies. Her 1997 album "Cure" comes to mind.
Her July 1999 7th single "Frontier" is no different. Written by Nakatani and composed/arranged by Sakamoto, the song was used as the theme for her 1999 NTV drama "Joi ~ Nothing Lasts Forever"（女医...Female Doctor） in which she plays a cardiac surgeon. Once again, there is the matchup of the singer's high, innocent and floaty vocals and the composer's mesmerizing melody but this time, the arrangement is joined by Luna Sea's Sugizo and his guitar.
Yeah, I kinda figured that the opening credits for "Joi ~ Nothing Lasts Forever" would be appropriately atmospheric...and hot. "Frontier" peaked at No. 18 on Oricon and is also available on Nakatani's 3rd album "Shiseikatsu"（私生活...Private Life） which was released in November 1999 and got as high as No. 11 on the charts.
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