Buck-Tick Zone

Original Titles in Japanese

Heroine

Rasenchu

Titles Translated

Rasenchu - Literally "spiral insect". I see some Japanese lyric sites list this song as Rasen Mushi rather than Rasenchu. When Atsushi's singing the title in the song, he carries the "n" sound for a bit but ends in "chu" to my ears rather than "mushi".

Notes

Ranked #11 on the singles chart. 80,000 copies sold.

The title track is from the album Sexy Stream Liner.

The single was Buck-Tick's first release since changing labels to Mercury. This was the first Buck-Tick release to feature a website address, however it was for Mercury's parent label, PolyGram.

The cd included a sticker to attach to the postcard that was included with the album Sexy Stream Liner to enter a contest where 300 would win a Buck-Tick original t-shirt (contest ended January 31, 1998).

"Heroine" was originally titled "Stream Liner".

At first, I would write the title as "Heroin" but later switched to "Heroine" as the title is in katakana "hiroin" which is "heroine" as opposed to "heroin" (same in English). With the album version being the "Angel Dust Mix", it is clear to me that the band is referring to the drug but changed the spelling so as not to be in trouble over drugs yet again. I reverted to the way it is literally spelled in order to not make the assumption for you that the song is about the drug but armed with this knowledge, you may come to the same conclusion.

The music video was directed by Atsuo Imai.

Music Video Stills

Heroine, directed by Atsuo Imai