Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)

"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜, Diā ~Kobaruto no Kanata e~; lit. "Dear (Beyond Cobalt)") is the 16th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Takafumi Sotoma and Ryō Asuka, the single was released on July 21, 1988, by Victor Entertainment.^[1][2]

"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album CD-Rider
Language	Japanese
English title	Dear (Beyond Cobalt)
B-side	"Asa no Machi"
Released	July 21, 1988 (1988-07-21)
Recorded	1988
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:05
Label	Victor
Songwriter(s)	Takafumi Sotoma Ryō Asuka
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Stardust Dream" (1988) "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (1988) "Verge of Love" (1989)
Music video
"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" on YouTube

Background and release

The song was used as the theme song of the film Marilyn ni Aitai (マリリンに逢いたい, Maririn ni Aitai; I Want to Meet Marilyn).

"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 136,000 copies.^[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Ryō Asuka; all music is arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu.

1988 single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (Diā ~Kobaruto no Kanata e~ (DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜; "Dear (Beyond Cobalt)"))	Takafumi Sotoma	4:05
2.	"Asa no Machi" ((朝の街; "Morning City"))	Asuka	3:55

2013 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
3.	"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e) (Original Karaoke)" ((DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ); "Dear (Beyond Cobalt) (Original Karaoke)"))
4.	"Asa no Machi (Original Karaoke)" ((朝の街 (オリジナル・カラオケ); "Morning City (Original Karaoke)"))

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4]	2
The Best Ten	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart[4]	65
The Best Ten Year-End Chart	71