Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo
Background. Moritaka wrote "Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" when she was 20 after being told by male staff of her management that women reach their prime at age 19. The song describes a woman's wish for a man to accept her, regardless of her age. It partially draws inspiration from The Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four". The song was used as the opening theme of the Nippon TV drama series . Moritaka wrote the lyrics for the B-side , based on her experiences commuting to school by bicycle. Chart performance and reception . "Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" peaked at No. 15 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 228,000 copies, and has since become one of Moritaka's most popular songs. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ in December 1992. During the 43rd "Kōhaku Uta Gassen", when Moritaka was part of the Red team, host Hikari Ishida introduced the song as . In his 2019 article, music journalist and blogger Tomonori Shiba noted that the song symbolized a shift in women's attitudes during the Heisei era. Other versions. Moritaka's 2013 live album "YouTube Public Recording & Live at Yokohama  Blitz" features , with the lyrics of this song performed to the tune of her 1990 song "Aru OL no Seishun ~ A-ko no Baai ~ (Moritaka Connection)". The song was remixed by tofubeats in the 2014 collaboration album "Chisato Moritaka with tofubeats: Moritaka Tofu". In 2015, Moritaka re-recorded the song for a series of Kosé cosmetics commercials she starred in. This version, titled was included in her 2017 self-covers DVD album "Love Vol. 10". In 2019, she performed a brief a cappella version of the song in a commercial promoting DHC Queen of Serum anti-aging skin  cream.