The Flow of a Star

Music by Ichiroh Tone, lyrics by Minoru Shimizu, originally sung by Akiko Kikuchi in 1947. Written about the situation of prostitutes in the era, some driven to the profession due to lack of other options amid the destruction of the post-World War II period in Japan. Its original title, "Who Turned Me Into This Woman?" (こんな女に誰がした), led to a complaint by General Headquarters that it might inflame anti-American sentiment among the Japanese. The song was popular among the general public, as well as prostitutes, who sympathized with the lyrics and sang it to one another, some going to Kikuchi's performances to cheer their "onee-san" enthusiastically.

This was Jun Togawa's favorite song during elementary school. A cover arranged by Koji Ueno is in her third solo album, 1989's The Dying Year of the Showa Era (昭和享年). It was performed on the accompanying tour, where she was accompanied by Susumu Hirasawa and his solo backing band keyboardists (Hikaru Kotobuki and Kitune Akimoto).