Ritsuko Kazami -- Aventure wa Gorgeous ni（アバンチュールはゴージャスに）

 

The above is a video put up by YouTuber atsu M which introduces a shot from the 1985 hardboiled series "Hokori no Houshuu"（誇りの報酬...The Reward of Pride） with Masatoshi Nakamura（中村雅俊） and Jinpachi Nezu（根津甚八）as two veteran detective sergeants. The music is what I assume to be the opening theme composed Yukihide Takekawa（タケカワユキヒデ）of the band Godiego（ゴダイゴ）.

A song that was neither used as an opening or closing theme but was played within one of the episodes of "Hokori no Houshuu" was Ritsuko Kazami's（風見りつ子）2nd single "Aventure wa Gorgeous ni" (A Gorgeous Adventure) which was released in December 1985. Considering Kazami's presence on this blog as a singer, it might be easy to forget that she was also an actress, but as it turns out, she never appeared on this particular series.

One thing about "Aventure wa Gorgeous ni" was that it has nothing to do with Kazami's 3rd single "Aventurier" (アヴァンチュリエ) which came out in the summer of the following year. And "Aventure wa Gorgeous ni" also stands out in that compared to at least some of the discography that has been noted on KKP thus far, it has more of a conventional pop feeling although it still retains Kazami's high and floaty vocals and that vibe of sophistication. Takekawa was also responsible for the melody while Ako Kunikida（国木田あこ）was the lyricist. I guess in a way, this particular song was typical of breezy yet introspective songs that became ending themes for Japanese cop shows in the 1980s.