is a song performed by Japanese singer Naomi Chiaki. It was released as a single from the album of the same name on April 10, 1977 by Nippon Columbia. While the song did not chart as high as other singles, it managed to spawn successful covers in various languages.
The song was written by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, who at the time had written successful singles like "Jidai" and "Wakareuta", and provided music for artists such as Naoko Ken and Junko Sakurada. The song revolves on the topic of loneliness, where a girl from the countryside moves to the city to earn a living, but loses her old self as she grows up.
On the other hand, "Rouge" was the first written piece of the Japanese "new music" genre written for Chiaki, who afterwards released several singles of them, including "Yoru e Isogu Hito" written by Kazuki Tomokawa, and "Amagumo" written by Eigo Kawashima.
All tracks written by Miyuki Nakajima and Kawachi Chito.
Chinese singer Faye Wong recorded a Cantonese-language cover of the song titled "Vulnerable Woman" (), appearing on her 1992 album Coming Home.
Music arranged by Antonio "Tony" Arevalo Jr. It was featured as an interlude song for the Hong Kong television series The Greed of Man. Wong also recorded a Mandarin version titled "Róng Yì Shòu ShÃÂng de NàRén", which appeared on her 1994 compilation album Faye Best. The cover tells the story of a woman begging her man not to leave.
"Vulnerable Woman" achieved success in Hong Kong after its appearance in The Greed of Man, and reportedly led to further covers of the song in various languages.
The song won several awards, including Song of the Year at the 1992 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation held by Commercial Radio Hong Kong.
Vietnamese singer Nhð Quỳnh recorded a Vietnamese-language cover as her debut single "Ngðá»Âi tình mùa ÃÂông" (English: "Winter lovers"), appearing on her 1995 debut album Chuyá»Ân hoa sim.
Lyrics were written by songwriter , who founded Asia Entertainment in 1980, and would proceed to compose music for her signature song "Chuyá»Ân hoa sim". The lyrics talk about unrequited love that is generously compared to the coldness of winter. Nhð Quỳnh first performed "Ngðá»Âi tình mùa ÃÂông" at the concert Asia 6: Giáng sinh ÃÂặc biá»Ât (English: "Asia 6: Christmas special") in 1994, in favor of "Chuyá»Ân hoa sim" (which would be performed at the next rendition of the show). The song's performance would later be released on video in 1995.
In September 2014, Nhð Quỳnh performed an alternate cover titled "Còn mãi mùa ÃÂông" (English: "Winter forever") on the 114th edition of the Thúy Nga production Paris by Night, with Vietnamese lyrics written by Thái Thá»Ânh.
"Ngðá»Âi tình mùa ÃÂông" has been considered the song that brought Nhð Quỳnh to success for overseas Vietnamese music, along with her signature song "Chuyá»Ân hoa sim". A 2018 live performance of the song, where Nhð Quỳnh wore the same outfit from her first performance with Asia Entertainment, received a positive response, including surprise that the singer managed to retain her vocal ability after over twenty years.
Her debut performance of the song was uploaded to YouTube on December 5, 2015, and has since attained over thirteen million views, becoming her most popular song under Asia Entertainment.