Chage and Aska Choice Video (1) : 1979~1985
■Hitorizaki (1979)
Their debut single. 'Hitorizaki' means 'To bloom alone'. Aska sings about the sorrow of a woman who has a lover to leave from a woman's point of view. In early days,there were so many songs which Aska sang from a woman's point of view. As for its sound, It was called 'Folk Enka'. It was established C&A to differentiate themselves from other musicians, but they had suffered from its image until they made a smash hit of 'Say Yes'.
■Banri no Kawa (1980)
'Banri no Kawa' means 'A-thousand-mile-river'. This song was written with the aim of making hit songs, successfully it caught on and sold 500,000 copies.
■Otoko to Onna (1982)
'Otoko to Onna' means 'A man and a woman'. A song of brokenheart. This song was covered by several Chinese singers and caught on. When they visted China for their first Asia tour in 1994, they were told that 80% Chinese peope knew this song and thought it as a Chinese song.
■Atuiomoi (1982)
'Athuiomoi' means 'passionate love'. It's a representative ballad in their early days.
■Hutari no Ailand (1984)
Chage's duet song with Ishikawa Yuko. The song caught out and sold 450,000 copies. The video was in 1990.
■Moon Light Blues (1984)
A superb ballad. But this song hid behind the hit of 'Hutari no Ailand' and didn't sell well. The video was in 1989.
■Only Lonely (1985)
Different from their previous songs, this song is so soft and kind.