Karasu no Nyoubou

Karasu no Nyoubou (カラスの女房; The Raven's Wife) is Nakazawa Yuko's debut single, released as a CD single on August 5, 1998, and later on cassette on October 21, 1998. The single reached #19 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for eleven weeks. It sold 21,200 copies in its first week and 74,700 copies overall, making it Nakazawa's best-selling release. The B-side is a cover of 's song of the same name, originally released in 1995 on her album "Best Selection (Jounouchi Sanae)".
==Tracklist==
#Karasu no Nyoubou
#Otonashibashi (音無橋; Otonashi Bridge)
#Karasu no Nyoubou (Original Karaoke)
#Otonashibashi (Original Karaoke)
==Single Information==
#Karasu no Nyoubou
#*Lyrics: Araki Toyohisa
#*Composition: 
#*Arrangement: Kawamura Eiji
#Otonashibashi
#*Lyrics: Takino Eiji
#*Composition: Horiuchi Takao
#*Arrangement: Imaizumi Toshiro
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[1998.07.25] Sumidagawa Hanabi Taikai (TV Tokyo)
*[1998.08.02] ASAYAN
*[1998.08.09] ASAYAN
*[1998.12.25] Music Station
*[1999.01.03] ASAYAN
*[2006.04.14] Hello! Pro Hour #4
===Concert Performances===
;Karasu no Nyoubou
*Hello! FIRST LIVE AT SHIBUYA KOHKAIDO
*Hello! Happy New Year '99
*Morning Musume Summer Event '99
*Hello! Project '99
*Morning Musume Summer-Autumn Event '99
*LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
*Nakazawa Yuko LIVE & TALK TOUR 2002 ~Shinshi wa Mini ga Osuki!~
*Sharam Q Live Tour 2006 Aki no Ran Zurui "Live Live Live"
*Nakazawa Yuko VINOTECA STAGE Live
===Event Performances===
;Karasu no Nyoubou
*[1999.06.12] Nakazawa Yuko "Junjou Koushinkyoku" Hatsubai Kinen Mini Concert & Akushu-kai
*[2004.xx.xx] Nakazawa Yuko Otona no Valentine Fanclub Tour in Seoul
*[2005.02.19] Yuko Nakazawa Fanclub Tour in Hong Kong
*[2008.08.05] Nakazawa Yuko Solo Debut 10 Shuunen Kinen Live Event ~One Night Memorial~
*[2010.03.27] Nakazawa Yuko Casual Dinner Show 2010 ~Haru ga Sukiyanen!~
*[2010.06.19] Nakazawa Yuko Saturday★Birthday Night!
*[2011.06.19] Yuko Nakazawa Birthday Live2011 ~What a wonderful day!~
*[2013.06.18] Yuko Nakazawa Birthday Live 2013 ~Yosoji Kansha-sai~
*[2014.06.15] Nakazawa Yuko BIRTHDAY LIVE 2014 ~40 ga Fushime ka to Omotta Kedo 41 mo Yacchaimasu~
*[2014.06.29] Nakazawa Yuko SPECIAL☆LIVE 2014 ~Nakazawa Yuko wa Hatake no Onna ni Natta to yo!~
*[2018.08.05] Nakazawa Yuko Solo Debut 20 Shuunen Kinen Event ~20sai no Nyoubou~
*[2019.06.09] Nakazawa Yuko Birthday Live 2019 ~Yoo Kinshatta ne!~
*[2022.02.06] Nakazawa Yuko SPECIAL ☆ Live 2022 One heart
*[2023.02.26] Taiyou to Ciscomoon Live 2023 Shinoda Miho 50sai SP ~Eien ni Haropuro OG Sainenchou~ - Kominato Miwa
*[2023.08.12] Nakazawa Yuko Aa, Jinsei 50nen Geinou Seikatsu 25shuunen Kinen Recital ~Karasu no Furunyoubou~
;Otonashibashi
*[2008.08.05] Nakazawa Yuko Solo Debut 10 Shuunen Kinen Live Event ~One Night Memorial~
*[2013.06.18] Yuko Nakazawa Birthday Live 2013 ~Yosoji Kansha-sai~
*[2023.08.12] Nakazawa Yuko Aa, Jinsei 50nen Geinou Seikatsu 25shuunen Kinen Recital ~Karasu no Furunyoubou~
==Trivia==
* Before the release of this single, in mid-June 1998, Nakazawa was offered a solo career as an enka singer. Initially, she was confused and upset because the president of had decided she should become an enka singer. After consulting with her mother, who told her not pass up the opportunity, as well as being told by her manager, "Well, if your mind isn’t 100% with this decision, you might as well quit", Nakazawa decided to take on the challenge.[Yuko Nakazawa Solo Debut The 10th Anniversary Special DVD!][Episode of ASAYAN aired on June 21 and June 28, 1998]
* In July 1998, Nakazawa promoted the single through a campaign called "Enka Yoru Campaign". She handed out flyers to the public in the streets and went from bar to bar singing the song. She was followed by two staff members carrying flags with the single logo on them. During the daytime, she also took the trains to several different cities, such as Fukuoka, Hiroshima, and Nagoya, doing the same kind of promotion at offices, restaurants and retirement homes in addition to bars.
*Wada Kaoru, Nakazawa's manager, made a bold comment saying if the song wasn't in the top ten, he was going to shave his head. "Karasu No Nyoubou" was placed 19th during its first week of the release. The day after, he walked in and his head was fully shaved.[中澤裕子- Solo debut The 10th anniversary SPECIAL DVD]
* released this song on November 21, 1998 as the A-side for his 43rd single. He then re-released it as "new version" on his 50th single in 2004 (which was used as the theme song to the detective series Hagure Keiji Junjou wa).
* The lyrics "KARASU mitai ni tondekanaide / nanatsu no kodomo ga koishikutatte" is a reference to the song "Nanatsu no Ko".
* Otonashibashi (Otonashi Bridge) is a bridge in Tokyo. "Otonashi" means "silence; without sound".
* The single was released on Suzuki Kanon's day of birth.
* In TV drama , the character played by has a poster of this single in his room, and his pet crow (voiced by ) said that Nakazawa is his wife. In the last episode Morning Musume made a cameo appearance, the crow also mentioned Coconuts Musume in the scene.
==Interviews==
==Gallery==
NakazawaDebutASAYANAnnouncement.jpg|Debut announcement aired on ASAYAN
TitleDateAnnouncementKarasunoNyoubou.jpg|Single announcement aired on ASAYAN
JacketShootingKarasunoNyoubou1.jpg|Jacket shooting
JacketShootingKarasunoNyoubou2.png|Jacket shooting
JacketShootingKarasunoNyoubou3.png|Jacket shooting
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Lyrics: , 
Category:1998 Singles
Category:Nakazawa Yuko Singles
Category:Debut Single
Category:Highest Selling Single
Category:1st Generation Morning Musume Singles In
Category:Solo Single
Category:Longest Charting Single