"Half the Myth") is the fourth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori.

Written by Masao Urino and Yoshiyuki Ohsawa, the single was released on February 23, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label.

"Half as Bad"), but NHK executives insisted to have the title changed under the network's strict broadcasting regulations.

Lyricist Urino was dissatisfied with the title change, as he felt it hindered the impact of the song.

In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜, CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).