Watashi ni Tsuite

"Watashi ni Tsuite"
Single by Shizuka Kudo
Released	September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)
Format	Mini CD single cassette
Genre	Pop folk
Length	4:07
Label	Pony Canyon
Songwriter(s)	Miyuki Nakajima Tsugutoshi Gotō
Producer(s)	Tsugutoshi Gotō
Shizuka Kudo singles chronology
"Senryū no Shizuku" (1990) "Watashi ni Tsuite" (1990) "Boya Boya Dekinai" (1991)
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"Watashi ni Tsuite" (私（わたし）について, lit. "About Me") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released as a single by Pony Canyon on September 21, 1990. The song made its first album appearance on the compilation album Unlimited, released that same year.

The song is described as a folk ballad driven by acoustic guitar. It was written by Miyuki Nakajima and Tsugutoshi Gotō and arranged by Draw4. It marks the first collaboration between Nakajima and Kudo since "Kōsa ni Fukarete". Lyrically, the song involves Kudo cryptically describing herself to a potential lover, comparing herself to a "a rose, a poison, a mystery, or maybe a flame" and asking him whether or not he would ultimately chose to be with her. Nakajima wrote the song from the perspective of Kudo and based herself off of her first impressions of her. In 1992, Nakajima covered the song in concert during the Carnival 1992 tour.

"Watashi ni Tsuite" debuted at number-one on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 76,000 copies in its first week and becoming the last in a string of eight consecutive number-one singles. The single charted in the top 100 for a total of 13 weeks. The song ranked at number two on the monthly Oricon Singles Chart, bested only by TMN's "Time to Count Down". It ranked at number 46 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart.

All lyrics written by Miyuki Nakajima; all music composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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