J-pop no Oya

Welcome/ようこそ

2008-11-01T13:06:00.005-04:00

Welcome to J-pop no Oya or Parents of J-pop.

What is J-pop? It is pop music from Japan, and don't think of it as an equivalent to any other pop music around the world as it is much different, nothing quite matching it... I have dedicated this site to the many j-pop idols who go unrecognized by today's world. These are the parents of J-pop if you may, back when it started in the 1970s with idols such as Sakurada Junko, Yamaguchi Momoe, Pink Lady, Iwasaki Hiromi, etc... and will cover until the mid 90s. Popular idols of today such as Amuro Namie, Utada Hikaru, Hamasaki Ayumi, and the like will not be listed because there are plenty of other sites that cover them and when I mean plenty I really do mean it...

I will try my best to include every J-pop idol worthy of mention in here. Also if you notice any spelling mistakes or errors in information please tell me so, I'd hate to see horrible spelling and/or incorrect information. To tell me of these things you can either leave a comment on an entry of the site.
That being said, please enjoy the site and I hope to help you embark on your knowledge of discovering the real roots of the J-pop world and hopefully becoming interested in it. I must say though that since this music is of an older time, don't think of it as old and out-dated but as a different point of view within singing and style, things are definitely different from now and back then.

**For the moment this site is still a work-in-progress as of November, 01 2008. And I will regularly updating it with new idol pages. If there is an idol you think should be on this page from the periods mentioned please leave me a comment or e-mail, and I'll do the research and try my best to put them here. I love learning about new idols in every way I can. Also any questions and general chat about idols can be left in comment or e-mail. I will eventually put up an idol chat section free of screening so readers will be able to post any comment they like, but until then...

As for navigation, links will be under here to each idol. I have also categorized idols into classes.
S class for 5+ number one hits
A class for 1/2 of hits within top ten or 4 number one hits
B class for 1/3 of hits within top ten or 3 number one hits
C class for 1/4 of hits within top ten or 2 number one hits
D class for one top ten hit or one number one hit
Z class for pretty much any idols not hitting S-D classes, but are still worthy of idol mention.
Uncategorized or U class for idols who I do not have substantial information to place them in a class.

I will also include a personal favorites section for my favorite idols
Pay attention to the weekly top ten and the weekly listen from the top ten in the right hand column. The navigation and affilites are there as well.

Idols

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-S CLASS- (5+ number one hits)
Amachi Mari
Asaka Yui
Checkers
Kikuchi Momoko
Koizumi Kyouko (Kyon-kyon)
Kondou Masahiko (Matchy)
Kudou Shizuka
Matsuda Seiko
Minamino Youko (Nanno)
Nakamori Akina
Nakayama Miho (Miporin)
Onyanko Club
Pink Lady
Shounen-tai
Tahara Toshihiko (Toshi)
Wink

-A CLASS- (1/2 of hits within top ten or 4 number one hits)
Iwasaki Hiromi
Kawai Naoko
Kawai Sonoko
Koyanagi Rumiko
Moritaka Chisato
Nitta Eri
Oginome Youko
Okada Yukiko (Yukko)
Saitou Yuki
Shibugaki-tai
Yakushimaru Hiroko
Yamaguchi Momoe

-B CLASS- (1/3 of hits within top ten or 3 number one hits)
Aming
Candies
Hayami Yuu
Honda Minako
Hori Chiemi
Ishikawa Hidemi
Kashiwabara Yoshie
Kikkawa Kouji
Sakai Noriko
Sakurada Junko
Tamura Eriko

-C CLASS- (1/4 of hits within top ten or 2 number one hits)
Hamada Mari
Minami Saori (Cynthia)

-D CLASS- (one top ten hit or one number one hit)
Anri
Harada Tomoyo
Ishikawa Hitomi
Itsuwa Mayumi
Iwasaki Yoshimi (Yoshirin)
Judy Ongg
Matsumoto Iyo
Mihara Junko
Mori Masako
Oota Hiromi
Takada Midzue
Yagami Junko

-E CLASS- (Worthy of mention even if their accomplishments weren't the top)
Kimoto Yuuko
Kuwata Yasuko
Okamoto Maiko

Personal Favorites

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Nakamori Akina
Kawai Naoko
Iwasaki Hiromi
Okada Yukiko
Nakayama Miho
Tahara Toshihiko
Kondou Masahiko
Kudou Shizuka
Pink Lady
Koizumi Kyouko
Matsuda Seiko
Ishikawa Hidemi

Updates

2008-10-29T13:28:00.003-04:00

11-01-08: All material from old site moved to this one
...................Personal Favorites Section added
...................Kashiwabara Yoshie page added
...................Weekly Listen added, please check this weekly
11-02-08: J-pop wishlist added
03-28-09: Reclassified Idol Statuses

J-pop Wishlist

2008-10-26T16:31:00.022-04:00

--杏里 (Anri)--
LANI
SURF & TEARS
Sweet Emotion
--原真祐美 (Hara Mayumi)--
Bye Bye September
--早見優 (Hayami Yuu)--
BEAT LOVER
LONELY LIAR
西暦１９８６（Seireki 1986）
-- 本田美奈子 (Honda Minako with WILDCATS)--
Stand Up ~Full Metal Armor
--堀ちえみ (Hori Chiemi)--
Deadend Street GIRL
Wa・ショイ! (Washoi!)
ピンクのアオザイの袖を夜風にあそばせ (Pink no Ao Dai no sode wo yokaze ni asobase)
君といる世界 (Kimi to iru sekai)
--石川秀美 (Ishikawa Hidemi)--
Everynight
ドレスの下の狂詩曲 (Dress no shita no Rhapsody)
Private Nude
Silence Blue
もっとJe-Vous-aim (Motto Je-Vous-aim)
Lucy
--柏原芳恵 (Kashiwabara Yoshie)--
途中下車 (Tochuugesha)
女ともだち (Onna tomodachi)
冬の孔雀 (Fuyu no kujaku)
--河合奈保子 (Kawai Naoko)--
君は綺麗なままで(Kimi wa kirei na mama de)
想いでのコニーズ・アイランド (Omoide no Coney's Island)
眠る、眠る、眠る（Nemuru, nemuru, nemuru)
Golden Sunshine Day
ちょっとだけ秘密（Chotto dake himitsu）
Engage
夢の跡から（Yume no ato kara)
--川上幸恵 (Kawakami Yukie)--
ブルー・エトランゼ　(Blue Étranger)
春にめざめて　（Haru ni mezamete)
--樹本由布子/木元ゆうこ (Kimoto Yuuko)--
ペガサス・ハネムーン（Pegasus Honeymoon)
べつにシンドローム　(Betsu ni Syndrome)
--小泉今日子 (Koizumi Kyouko)--
For my life
--工藤静香 (Kudou Shizuka)--
カーマスートラの伝説 (Kama Sutra no densetsu)
--松本伊代 (Matsumoto Iyo)--
Dancin' In The Heart
ポニーテイルは結ばない (Ponytail wa musubanai)
月下美人 (Gekka bijin)
サヨナラは私のために (Sayonara wa watashi no tame ni)
思い出をきれいにしないで (Omoide wo kirei ni shinaide)
すてきなジェラシー (Suteki na Jealousy)
淋しさならひとつ (Sabishisa nara hitotsu)
Sonatine
泣かないでギャツビー (Nakanaide Gatsby)
悲しくてやりきれない (Kanashikute yarikirenai)
きっと忘れるから (Kitto wasureru kara)
BOY FRIEND A GOGO
-- (MIE)--
灰とダイヤモンド (Hai to Daimond)
NEVER
--三原順子 (Mihara Junko)--
ホンキでLoveMeGood! (Honki de Love Me Good!)
--南沙織 (Minami Saori)--
グッバイガール (Goodbye Girl)
--中森明菜 (Nakamori Akina)--
AMISH/清教徒（Amish/Seikyouto)
--中山美穂 (Nakayama Miho)--
あなたになら… (Anata ni nara...)
これからのI Love You (Kore kara no I Love You)
Mellow
ROSÉCOLOR
--荻野目洋子 (Oginome Youko)--
美女と野獣 (Bijo to yajuu)
少年の瞳に… (Shounen no hitomi ni...)
STEAL YOUR LOVE
--岡田有希子 (Okada Yukiko)--
そよ風はペパーミント (Soyokaze wa Peppermint)
秘密のシンフォニー (Himitsu no Symphony)
Believe In You 2004 Strings Version
--佐久間麗/れい (Sakuma Rei)--
ふ・る・え・る・果実　（Furueru kajitsu)
--田原俊彦 (Tahara Toshihiko)--
Hardにやさしく (Hard ni yasashiku)
--渡辺美里 (Watanabe Misato)--
BIG WAVEやってきた (BIG WAVE yatte kita)
チェリーが3つ並ばない (Cherry ga 3tsu narabanai)
クリスマスまで待てない (Christmas made matenai)
GROWIN’UP
I'm free
いつかきっと (Itsuka kitto)
悲しいね (Kanashii ne)
君の弱さ (Kimi no yowasa)
恋したっていいじゃない (Koi shitatte ii ja nai)
恋するパンクス (Koi suru Punks)
LONG NIGHT
真夏のサンタクロース (Manatsu no Santa Claus)
メリーゴーランド (Merry Go Round)
My Love Your Love
泣いちゃいそうだよ (Naichai sou da yo)
夏が来た！ (Natsu ga kita!)
虹をみたかい (Niji wo mitakai)
Power
世界で一番遠い場所 (Sekai de ichiban tooi basho)
センチメンタルカンガルー (Sentimental Kangaroo)
死んでるみたいに生きたくない (Shinderu mitai ni ikitaku nai)
シンシアリー (Sincerely)
卒業 (Sotsugyou)
サマータイムブルース (Summertime Blues)
Teenage Walk
--薬師丸ひろ子 (Yakushimaru Hiroko)--
Windy Boy

Okada Yukiko

2008-10-26T13:47:00.011-04:00

Okada Yukiko was born on August 22, 1967 in Nagoya, Japan. Adoringly calling her Yukko, fans fell in love with her innocent and cute demeanor, and her famous smile, the "Yukko smile." Her idol was Kawai Naoko, and as well as being an idol, Yukiko was an amazing painter too, you will find a portrait she did of Naoko at the bottom of this section, which Yukiko gave to Naoko on Uta no Top Ten in 1985. She was signed to Pony Canyon records and the Sun Music agency (Matsuda Seiko, Hayami Yuu, and Sakai Noriko were also signed here) and debuted the idol scene in April of 1984 with her single "First Date." Her single "First Date" was released the same day as Kikuchi Momoko's first single, pairing them in the idol world as rivals, though they didn't play on this correlation much at all. Ever since after her second single her songs kept a nice top ten status. Yukiko's 3rd single "-Dreaming Girl- Koi hajimemashite" earned her an award for Japan's best new idol song. In late 1985 she started a small acting career in a television drama called "Kinjirareta Mariko" (Forbidden Mariko) in which she played the role of a girl with ESP powers. In 1985 she also travelled to Switzerland to record a music film for her singles and songs so far, it was called "Yukiko in Swiss", if you have the chance to watch it I recommend it, it's amazingly cute, you can probably find the whole thing on Youtube. In 1986 she hit the number one mark with her single "Kuchibiru Network" which was written by Matsuda Seiko, and was also the advertising song for Kanebo Cosmetic's spring campaign (this is a rather prestigious thing for an idol to do, as Matsuda Seiko, Koizumi Kyouko, and Kawai Naoko have also advertised for it.) Her success with Kuchibiru Network, which was her 8th single gained her much recognition as an idol as she was seen as a star rising fast towards the top. She began working on her 9th single "Hana no Image" and an album "Heart Jack" to go with. Sadly at the prime of her life and career, on April 8, 1986, she committed suicide, unfortunately many of her fans also committed suicide as well coining the term "Yukko syndrome" to account for the many copycat suicides following hers. It was a dark day in idol history, but Yukiko will never be forgotten. Her most famous singles were: "Little Princess", "-Dreaming Girl- Koi hajimemashite", "Futari dake no Ceremony", and "Kuchibiru Network"

Personal Favorite Yukiko Song: Kuchibiru Network
Number ones: 1
Top ten percentage: 6 out of 10 songs = 60%

#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	First Date	4/21/1984	20	7/10
2.	Little Princess	7/18/1984	14	8/10
3.	-Dreaming Girl- Koi hajimemashite	9/21/1984	7	8/10
4.	Futari dake no Ceremony	1/16/1985	4	9/10
5.	Summer Beach	4/17/1985	5	7/10
6.	Kanashii yokan	7/17/1985	7	7/10
7.	Love Fair	10/5/1985	5	7/10
8.	Kuchibiru Network	1/29/1986	1	10/10
9.	Hana no Image	5/14/1986	-	9/10
10.	Believe in you (2002 Strings version)	12/4/2002	-	8/10

Kashiwabara Yoshie

2008-10-25T16:56:00.005-04:00

Kashiwabara Yoshie was born on October 1, 1965 in Osaka, Japan. There's not much information on her about the times before she became a singer, so I'll start there. In fall of 1979, Yoshie participated in the Star Tanjou contest singing Shimizu Yukiko's "Ogenki desu ka?" and won first place and signed to Phillips. On the 1st of June, the following year, 1980, Yoshie released her debut single "No.1" It however was dismally received at the number 76th spot. Yoshie had fierce competition though, as 1980 was also the debut year for two other strong idols, Matsuda Seiko and Kawai Naoko. Being from Osaka as well, Kawai Naoko and Yoshie became friends. Yoshie's name didn't become big until her 7th single "Hello, Goodbye" earning her a top ten spot at #6. From then on Yoshie's career wavered from side to side, earning many good top ten hits, but also producing an occasional flop here and there. Suffice it to say, her singing skills though good they were, didn't much match up to the glamorous looks or catchy tunes of the other popular idols which competed with her. She garnered a nice fanbase though, reeling out 18 top ten hits, and 2 appearances on the Kouhaku Utagassen program. She has also been nominated consecutively from 1985-1987 for the best singer award. From the late 80s onward, Yoshie's career turned toward an acting prospect and she has starred in many movies and dramas. As of 2006 she has slightly resumed her singing career, and has produced 2 singles since then from her 16 year hiatus. Interestingly enough, the current crown princess of Japan, Michiko is a big Yoshie fan, and has met Yoshie and has her own personalized autographed copy of "Hello, Goodbye." So far, Yoshie has not retired, and with her current restart of her singing career as well as maintaining her acting career, it will probably be a long time before she calls it off. Yoshie's most famous songs are: "Hello, Goodbye", "Haru na no ni", "Saiai", and "Shi-no-bi ai."

Personal Favorite Yoshie Song: Shi-no-bi ai and Kaseki no mori
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 18 out of 37 songs = 49%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	No.1	6/1/1980	76	6/10
2.	Mainichi ga Valentine	9/5/1980	64	7/10
3.	Dainishou kuchidzuke	11/5/1980	49	7/10
4.	Otomegokoro naniiro?	2/25/1981	55	7/10
5.	Glass no natsu	5/25/1981	21	7/10
6.	Merankorii hakusho	9/5/1981	23	7/10
7.	Hello, Goodbye	10/15/1981	6	9/10
8.	Koibito-tachi no Café Terrace	2/5/1982	9	7/10
9.	Nagisa no Cinderella	4/21/1982	7	6/10
10.	Shiawase ondo	7/10/1982	70	-
11.	Ano basho kara	7/21/1982	9	8/10
12.	Karin	10/1/1982	10	7/10
13.	Yoshie no Christmas	11/5/1982	88	7/10
14.	Haru na no ni	1/11/1983	6	9/10
15.	Chotto nara biyaku	4/13/1983	10	8/10
16.	Natsu moyou	6/29/1983	8	8/10
17.	Tiny Memory	9/21/1983	6	8/10
18.	Camouflage	12/1/1983	6	8/10
19.	Tremolo	2/29/1984	8	8/10
20.	Itazura NIGHT DOLL	5/30/1984	10	8/10
21.	Saiai	9/5/1984	8	8/10
22.	Lonely Canary	1/1/1985	9	7/10
23.	Machikutabirete Yokohama	4/3/1985	9	8/10
24.	Taiyou wa shitte iru	7/3/1985	10	8/10
25.	Shi-no-bi ai	9/11/1985	9	9/10
26.	Harugokoro	1/1/1986	10	8/10
27.	Hanayome ni naru asa	5/11/1986	18	7/10
28.	Onna tomodachi	7/30/1986	14	8/10
29.	Tochuugesha	1/1/1987	46	8/10
30.	A-r-i-e-s	5/1/1987	13	8/10
31.	Fuyu no kujaku	10/26/1987	67	8/10
32.	Tasogare no Diary	5/11/1988	79	7/10
33.	Aishita dake yo	12/4/1988	-	7/10
34.	Kaseki no mori	2/22/1989	27	10/10
35.	Anata nara dou suru	12/6/1989	-	8/10
36.	MaMa	5/24/2006	-	8/10
37.	Kuchidzuke ni negai wo	1/9/2008	-	8/10

Koizumi Kyouko

2008-10-25T15:18:00.003-04:00

Koizumi Kyouko was born on February 4, 1966 in Kanagawa, Japan. Unfortunately there's not a lot of information about her before becoming an idol, so we'll just start with her idol period. In 1981, Kyouko auditioned for the Star Tanjo program (as many idols did) singing Idol Ishino Mako's "Kare ga hatsukoi," I'm not sure what place she got, but she didn't win though, because Idol Nakamori Akina won 1981's Star Tanjou. However, Kyouko did receive a recording contract with Victor Entertainment (just like Akina) and debuted with her first single "Watashi no 16sai" in March of 1982. Its reception was decent on the charts as not every idol enters on the number one spot (very few actually do), her company marketed her as the cute girl-next-door, very feminine and adorable. Her releases after were closing in and received better spots on the charts until she finally broke the top 10 with her 4th single. She was then marked as a formidable idol and in the rankings of the top two at that time Nakamori Akina and Matsuda Seiko, they became the top 3 idols of the early 80s, but strangely did not receive a group name for it (like most do.) Being of a high quality status, Kyon-kyon (as she is called by her fans) began to regularly star on dramas and do all those other fun things idols do, modeling, and commercials (her most famous ones are her advertisements for cup soups.). Her 8th single for some reason she released under the name of Anmitsu-hime, which means "Bean paste princess." (very weird...) In 1984, with her 9th single, she produced her first number one out of many and also starred on the Kouhaku program. In the late 80s she began acting in movies and her singing career slipped a little while she focused on them. However, in 1991 she released her best selling single to date "Anata ni aete yokatta" also none of her singles have ever been over the 100th spot on the Oricon charts. She continued to focus on her acting career in films and dramas, and in 1998, became a rather renown actress in the film industry, from winning an award in the movie "Odoru daisousasen." In 2006 she starred in a remake of Sailor fuku to kikanjuu. As far as I'm concerned she's not married, but in 2006 she was rumored to be involved romantically with Kamenashi Kazuya of the group KAT-TUN, who is actually half her age. The last single she released was in 1999, and since then she has become more of an actress than a singer, but fame is fame anyway you spin it pretty much. But we're happy to have Kyon-kyon anyway we can, as a cutesy idol, or a sophisticated actress, it's still her. Some of Kyouko's most famous singles are "Meikyuu no Androla", "Nantettatte Idol", "Mizu no Rouge", and "Anata ni aete yokatta."

Personal Favorite Kyouko Song: Kogarashi ni dakarete

Number ones: 11
Top ten percentage: 29 out of 38 songs = 76%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Watashi no 16sai	3/21/1982	22	7/10
2.	Suteki na Lovely Boy	7/5/1982	19	8/10
3.	Hitori machikado	9/21/1982	13	8/10
4.	Harukaze no yuuwaku	2/5/1983	10	8/10
5.	Makka na onna no ko	5/5/1983	8	8/10
6.	Hanbun shoujo	7/21/1983	4	8/10
7.	Adesugata namida musume	11/1/1984	3	9/10
8.	Climax goissho ni	1/1/1984	4	9/10
9.	Nagisa no haikara ningyo	3/21/1984	1	9/10
10.	Meikyuu no Androla	6/21/1984	1	10/10
11.	Yamato Nadesico shichi henge	9/21/1984	1	7/10
12.	The Stardust Memory	12/21/1984	1	8/10
13.	Tokonatsu musume	4/10/1985	1	8/10
14.	Heartbreaker	6/8/1985	6	8/10
15.	Majo	7/25/1985	1	8/10
16.	Nantettatte Idol	11/21/1985	1	10/10
17.	100% Danjo kousai	4/30/1986	2	8/10
18.	Yoake no MEW	7/10/1986	2	8/10
19.	Kogarashi ni dakarete	11/19/1986	3	9/10
20.	Mizu no Rouge	2/25/1987	1	10/10
21.	Smile Again	7/1/1987	2	8/10
22.	Kiss wo tomenaide	10/21/1987	1	8/10
23.	GOOD MORNING CALL	3/9/1988	2	8/10
24.	Kaitou Ruby	10/26/1988	2	9/10
25.	Fade Out	5/10/1989	2	8/10
26.	Gakuen tengoku	11/1/1989	3	7/10
27.	Minogashite kure yo!	3/1/1990	1	7/10
28.	La La La...	6/21/1990	10	6/10
29.	Oka wo koete	9/21/1990	10	6/10
30.	Anata ni aete yokatta	5/21/1991	1	10/10
31.	Jibun wo mitsumete	6/3/1992	4	7/10
32.	Yasashii ame	2/3/1993	2	8/10
33.	My Sweet Home	2/2/1994	4	8/10
34.	Tsuki hito shizuku	11/14/1994	7	7/10
35.	BEAUTIFUL GIRLS	11/1/1995	14	-
36.	Otoko no ko onna no ko	10/23/1996	19	6/10
37.	Nobody can, but you	10/7/1998	78	6/10
38.	For my life	8/4/1999	33	9/10

Nakamori Akina

2008-10-25T15:15:00.002-04:00

Be prepared for a lengthy read as I now present you with the greatest idol of all time (just my opinion.) Nakamori Akina was born on July 13, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan. She is the second youngest child out of six. She was born to be a star participating in ballet at the young age of four and in elementary school she wrote about how she wanted to become a singer. She watched her idols fervently on tv programs and aspired to be one of them, her favorites were Iwasaki Hiromi and most of all Yamaguchi Momoe. In middle school Akina was good at everything she did: cooking, singing, sports, drawing, you name it she could do it, but she still kept her eyes to the stars. Akina tried her hardest to get into the idol scene, which she obviously made it or she wouldn't be on the page or in the S class for that matter, but here's how she got there. Akina tried out for the Star Tanjou program in 1979 when she was only 14, she decided to sing Iwasaki Hiromi's "Natsu ni dakarete" but afterwards was turned away, because the judges said that her song choice was too mature for a girl her age. She tried once more the next year and sang Matsuda Seiko's "Hadashi no kisetsu" but was turned away again because the judges thought she had too much of a baby face to be an idol. (I don't know what they were thinking and I've definitely seen some idols that were Akina's same age look like they were 10!) Finally, still not downhearted, Akina tried again in 1981, this time choosing to sing "Yumesaki annainin" from her all-time favorite idol Yamaguchi Momoe. She won! Not only that but she way overpowered her other competitors' scores by over 100, earning the highest score in Star Tanjou history at the time, a 392! I guess the judges finally realized they had been making a mistake turning her away those other two times, because Akina is good and she wasn't going to give up!

After being signed to Victor Entertainment, Akina debuted with her first single on May 1st of 1982, it was called "Slow Motion" and was sort of a cutesy pop single. It sold only not too well making the #30 spot only. Her producers decided to give her a different approach, noticing her likeness to and like of Yamaguchi Momoe, they transformed her songs and style to be more mature. Her next single Shoujo A was the mark of that and was a mark of success. While other idols were out being cutesy or sophisticated but still cute, Akina was the bad girl and people loved it and ate it up. Shoujo A sold well making the #5 spot; however, it was almost banned from the markets due to its portrayal of a hardcore, bad girl riding bikes and what not. But thankfully it wasn't and Akina enjoyed her success from it as much much more was surely coming her way. Her third single is what really brought her home, using a mature stlye, but also showing a vulnerable side, Akina released "Second Love" and it was an instant hit making the #1 spot. It sold almost 800,000 copies and has been Akina's highest selling single to date. Seeing Akina as a strong and formidable idol star, her company and idol Matsuda Seiko's company showed them as rivals, representing dark and light, but Akina didn't pay much attention to this, because she adored Seiko. In 1983, Akina learned to play on her fans, releasing the first single of the year in a bad girl style then the one after in a sweeter vulnerable style, then back to a mature style again. It obviously worked as Akina got 2 more #1s out of that year and an invitation to perform on Kouhaku. Akina continued doing well throughout 1984 and 1985, her next big mark being with her last single of 1985 "Solitude." It got much controversy from her fans questioning if that was the correct single for her to put out or should she had chosen another. It sold much lower then her previous singles at roughly over 300,000 copies, but it still hit the number one spot, the major breakthrough with this single though was that it transformed Akina from being just a plain old idol, into a mature and sophisticated singer! After that her singles were top quality, not that they weren't before, but these newer singles were definitely what made Akina the "Empress" as she is known today. Her biggest singles of 1986 "DESIRE" earned her great respect as a singer as she chose to perform it in Kouhaku with traditional Japanese attire, wearing a kimono. In 1987, her most memorable single "Nanpasen" wrenched her fans hearts as it told of heartache and longing beautifully, showing Akina's softer yet stern side. 1988 she released the hot number of TATTOO singing it in a 1940 jazz style. In 1989 she released her first and only single of that year, "LIAR", another smooth and tantalizing mature hit (and my personal favorite.) Sadly in July of that year she attempted to commit suicide, from overwork and being forlorn over her break up and strained relationship with her 7 year boyfriend and idol Kondou Masahiko, after learning of his affair with her rival idol Matsuda Seiko.

After her failed suicide attempt in 1989, Akina slowed down her career and took a break until the following year. She stayed in Hawaii and was rumored to be rather depressed and took up drinking and smoking (how true this is I'm not sure.) Her singles from then on were decent but nowhere near as wonderful as those of her primetime. She scored two number one hits in 1990, and kept the top ten until 1993. Though her singles have diminished and she's rather lucky to make the top forty very often, she tends to maintain spots below the top 100, which is definitely good for hanging on to a career after something that dramatic. Other than singing Akina is an actress, she has not only sung the songs of many a drama, but has also acted in many of them as well, with grace and much poise. Akina is a rare idol, good at whatever she does and always professional (why can't more idols be like her!?) Akina is still going strong and holds annual concerts which are still always sold out. Recently, as of 2007 Akina has ventured into singing Enka, which in my opinion is a great proposal since she has that luxurious and raspy voice, which is perfect for it, and she likes to add her own melodies smoothing out the traditional sounds making it real hot (listen to her rendition of Mori Masako's Ettou Tsubame and you'll know what I'm talking about.) As of 2008 though, there hasn't been any news of Akina (that I'm aware of) maybe she's planning to retire, if so it will be sad, but hopefully she'll finally settle down and have her life and possibly start a family as she wants to. To Japan (and me as well) she will forever be an idol, respected and divine, and will never be topped. Overall Akina has released 49 singles (I'm still waiting for #50!!!), and has had 23 number ones, 17 of them consecutive! Akina's most famous singles are: "Second Love", "DESIRE", "Nanpasen", and "TATTOO."

Personal Favorite Akina Song: LIAR
Number ones: 23
Top ten percentage: 29 out of 49 songs = 59%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Slow Motion	5/1/1982	30	8/10
2.	Shoujo A	7/28/1982	5	9/10
3.	Second Love	11/10/1982	1	8/10
4.	1/2 no shinwa	2/23/1983	1	9/10
5.	Twilight ~Yuugure tayori~	6/1/1983	2	7/10
6.	Kinku	9/7/1983	1	9/10
7.	Kita Wing	1/1/1984	2	8/10
8.	Southern Wind	4/11/1984	1	8/10
9.	Jukkai (1984)	7/25/1984	1	10/10
10.	Kazari ja nai no yo namida wa	11/14/1984	1	8/10
11.	Kita Wing w/Refrain	12/15/1984	1	8/10
12.	Mi Amore	3/8/1985	1	10/10
13.	Akai tori nigeta	5/1/1985	1	7/10
14.	SAND BEIGE ~Sabaku e~	6/19/1985	1	8/10
15.	Solitude	10/9/1985	1	8/10
16.	DESIRE -jounetsu-	2/3/1986	1	10/10
17.	Gypsy Queen	5/26/1986	1	9/10
18.	Fin	9/25/1986	1	8/10
19.	Non-Fiction Ecstasy	11/10/1986	1	8/10
20.	TANGO NOIR	2/4/1987	1	10/10
21.	BLONDE	6/3/1987	1	10/10
22.	Nanpasen	9/30/1987	1	10/10
23.	Al-Mauj	1/27/1988	1	8/10
24.	TATTOO	5/18/1988	1	9/10
25.	I missed "The Shock"	11/1/1988	3	10/10
26.	LIAR	4/25/1989	1	10/10
27.	Dear Friend	7/17/1990	1	8/10
28.	Mizu ni sashita hana	11/6/1990	1	8/10
29.	Futari shizuka	3/25/1991	3	9/10
30.	Everlasting Love	5/21/1993	10	-
31.	Kataomoi	3/24/1994	14	8/10
32.	Yoru no dokoka de ~night shift~	9/2/1994	14	-
33.	Gekka	10/5/1994	14	8/10
34.	Genshi, onna wa taiyou datta	6/21/1995	15	9/10
35.	Tokyo Rose	11/1/1995	32	8/10
36.	MOONLIGHT SHADOW -tsuki ni hoero-	8/7/1996	14	9/10
37.	APPETITE	2/21/1997	46	7/10
38.	Kisei ~Never Forget~	2/11/1998	19	8/10
39.	Konya, nagareboshi	5/21/1998	66	8/10
40.	Tomadoi	9/23/1998	40	7/10
41.	Ophelia	1/21/1999	29	8/10
42.	Trust Me	12/1/1999	57	-
43.	It's brand new day	5/31/2001	-	-
44.	The Heat ~musica fiesta~	5/2/2002	20	7/10
45.	Days	4/30/2003	30	7/10
46.	Akai hana	5/12/2004	40	7/10
47.	Hajimete deatta hi no you ni	7/7/2004	50	6/10
48.	Rakka ryuusui	12/7/2005	43	8/10
49.	Hana yo odore	5/17/2006	23	8/10

Kikuchi Momoko

2008-10-25T15:12:00.003-04:00

Kikuchi Momoko was born on May 4, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Momoko started out not singing, but actually in modeling and acting. She began modeling in 1983, her first booking as an image girl for a science magazine (I can't imagine many idols being much for science.) In 1984 she got her musical breakthrough, and debuted her first single "Seishun no ijiwaru" on the same day as idol Okada Yukiko's debut, introducing them as a rival pair of sorts. Momoko was thought sure to win the Idol Rookie award of 1984, but instead it went to Yukiko. Momoko; however, hit the number one spot first, and produced many of them. She hit her first number one in 1985 with her 4th single and had a neat string of six consecutive number ones after that. Her music was a breath of fresh air among the many monotonous idol voices of her time, and it also helped to initiate the 2nd wave of idols in the 80s. In 1988 she traded in her solo career for starting up a rock band which was named "Ra Mu" (though they weren't much of a rock band, but more like pop still.) The industry was trying to match them up with Honda Minako and her band THE WILDCATS. They actually did much better than Minako and her band, but like them as well Ra Mu broke up after only a year, releasing four singles in the process, three of which made the top ten. After her venture with the band, Momoko decided she wanted to return to acting. In 1995, she got married to professional golfer, Nishikawa Akira. She now has two children, and still continues to be active in the world of fame by commonly staring in dramas and commercials, as well as releasing cookbooks. Her most famous singles are: "Yuki ni kaita LOVE LETTER", "Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-", "BOY no Theme", and "Nile in Blue."

Personal Favorite Momoko Song: Broken Sunset
Number ones: 7
Top ten percentage: 14 out of 19 songs = 74%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Seishun no ijiwaru	4/21/1984	13	8/10
2.	SUMMER EYES	7/10/1984	7	8/10
3.	Yuki ni kaita LOVE LETTER	11/1/1984	3	8/10
4.	Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-	2/27/1985	1	9/10
5.	BOY no Theme	5/15/1985	1	9/10
6.	Mou aenai kamoshirenai	9/26/1985	1	7/10
7.	Broken Sunset	2/13/1986	1	10/10
8.	Natsuiro kataomoi	5/14/1986	1	8/10
9.	Say Yes!	9/3/1986	1	8/10
10.	Idol wo sagase	3/25/1987	1	7/10
11.	Nile in Blue	7/29/1987	2	9/10
12.	Glass no sougen	10/8/1987	4	8/10
13.	Ai wa kokoro no shigoto desu (w/Ra Mu)	2/24/1988	9	6/10
14.	Shounen wa tenshi wo korosu (w/Ra Mu)	6/8/1988	4	8/10
15.	TOKYO yabanjin (w/Ra Mu)	7/27/1988	8	7/10
16.	Aoyama Killer Monogatari (w/Ra Mu)	2/8/1989	19	-
17.	Chigau, sou ja nai	1/12/1994	-	-
18.	Shibuya de 5ji (w/Suzuki Masayuki)	2/1/1996	-	5/10
19.	Koi no Flight Time~12pm~ (w/Suzuki Masayuki)	5/28/2008	-	6/10

Minami Saori

2008-10-25T15:09:00.004-04:00

Minami Saori was born as Uchima Akemi on July 2, 1954 in Okinawa, Japan. She is widely known as Cynthia by her fans, singer Iwasaki Hiromi is actually a big fan of hers. Being born Okinawan and having a non-Japanese father, it seemed as if Saori was definitely not on the road to success in mainland Japan. After World War 2, due to the many American air bases on Okinawa and the Ryuukyuu Islands, mainland Japanese had a dislike of the Islanders, because of their constant contact with Americans, as well as other cultures such as the Phillipines. Saori's mother remarried when she was young, to a Filipino man, which to the eyes of the mainlanders would see Saori as a mut, and non-Japanese. When Saori was around 16 she went to the mainland to pursue her dream as a singer, eventhough all odds seemed against her. She got accepted into Horikoshi High School and began looking for an outlet in the musical industry. She hid the fact that she was Okinawan, by changing her name to a more traditional name as Minami Saori and denied all links to her Okinawan upbringing. She applied for a part-time job as an assistant at the Sony Music corporation, but her musical talent had been noticed and she met with the President and signed a record contract soon after. She debuted in June of 1971 with her single "17sai" which hit the charts strongly at the #2 spot. Becoming a huge hit from then on she won an award for beginners that year and was even invited to perform on that year's Kouhaku. In 1972, she was recognized officially as a part of the "Three Daughters," as with Koyanagi Rumiko, and Amachi Mari, as the three big idol singers at that time (what is with the Japanese and grouping their top idols into neatly named groups I don't know...) In 1973, she recorded a song with American artist Albert Hammond, unfortunately it didn't fare well on the charts. She kept a nice string of top tens until about 1976-77, when her career started to slow down a bit, during that time she went to college and decided to retire in 1978. She then got married and is now a mother of three. In 1991 she resumed her singing career, but it has been spread out, the last single released so far being back in 1997. In 1989, Idol Moritaka Chisato covered Saori's "17sai" and it still faired well then. Her style isn't easy to pin under one category to be honest, it is contemporary, easy-listening to describe it best, yet it is also pop, and has a hint of enka as well, rather unique. Some of Cynthia/Saori's best singles are: "17sai", "Irodzuku machi", "Hito koishikute", and "Kanashii yousei."

Personal Favorite Saori Song: Irodzuku machi
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 9 out of 33 songs = 27%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	17sai	6/1/1971	2	8/10
2.	Shiokaze no Melody	10/1/1971	7	8/10
3.	Tomodachi	2/1/1972	7	7/10
4.	Junketsu	6/1/1972	3	8/10
5.	Aishuu no Page	9/21/1972	3	6/10
6.	Soushun no minato	1/21/1973	11	-
7.	Kizutsuku sedai	5/1/1973	3	8/10
8.	California no aoi sora	7/5/1973	77	6/10
9.	Irodzuku machi	8/21/1973	4	10/10
10.	Hito kakera no junjou	12/5/1973	8	7/10
11.	Bara no kageri	3/21/1974	15	-
12.	Natsu no kanjou	6/21/1974	16	9/10
13.	Yogiri no machi	9/21/1974	17	7/10
14.	Josei	12/21/1974	23	-
15.	Omoidedoori	4/21/1975	19	6/10
16.	Hito koishikute	8/1/1975	8	9/10
17.	Hito nemuri	11/21/1975	27	-
18.	Ki ga mukeba denwa shite/ Furimuitara asa	3/1/1976	29	7/10
19.	Seishun ni hajinai you ni	5/31/1976	44	-
20.	Kanashii yousei	9/1/1976	20	8/10
21.	Ai wa meguriai kara	11/21/1976	45	-
22.	Yureru gogo	3/1/1977	54	7/10
23.	Machikado no Love Song	7/21/1977	36	8/10
24.	Kogarashi no sei	11/21/1977	63	-
25.	Haru no yokan -I've been mellow-	1/21/1978	25	8/10
26.	Ai naki sedai	5/21/1978	74	7/10
27.	Ms.	8/21/1978	80	7/10
28.	Goodbye Girl	10/21/1978	-	8/10
29.	Aozora	5/21/1992	-	8/10
30.	Yakusoku	3/21/1993	-	-
31.	Yoroshiku aishuu	6/22/1994	-	7/10
32.	Ai wa ichido dake desu ka?	1/21/1996	-	-
33.	Hatsukoi	4/21/1997	-	-

Iwasaki Yoshimi

2008-10-25T15:04:00.002-04:00

Iwasaki Yoshimi was born on June 15, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the renowned singer Iwasaki Hiromi. In the beginning, after her older sister's initial success as a singer, Yoshimi wanted a piece of fame for her own. In the late 70s she acted in theatre, and tv dramas; however, Yoshimi wanted to sing. Yoshimi knew that she would probably be overshadowed in the music business by her successful older sister, but she opted for a singing career anyways. Around the time of her graduation from Horikoshi High School (pretty much the school ALL idols have seemed to attend :O), she was signed onto Pony Canyon records. She released her first single "Aka to kuro" in February 1980, and it was received rather well, as people knew her sister's fame, they saw Yoshirin (her nickname) as having a great vocal ability like her sister. That New Year's Eve, Yoshimi was invited to perform at Kouhaku Utagassen (her older sister Hiromi had been attending consecutively since her debut in 1975), as seeing the two sisters together would create some great publicity. Yoshimi performed her 3rd single "Anata iro no Manon" and gained some recognition as more than a starting off artist, while her older sister looked on in support the whole time. The public actually really enjoyed seeing the sisters together, as it didn't happen very often due to each other's busy schedules. After awhile though Yoshimi's glow seemed to fade in the eyes of the public and she was becoming just another ok idol, nothing too special. Toward the end of 1984, her career seemed to be in dire straits as her singles kept jumping higher and higher on the Oricon charts (japanese equivalent of Billboard's 100), her last single of 1984 earning a dismal spot at 94. But 1985 brought in new hope for Yoshimi as she was cast as a voice actress and the main singer for the anime "Touch." This helped her career get back up from the lows she had been experiencing. Even if it didn't last too long, the success brought by her decision to be a part of "Touch" gave her, her one and only top ten single, the 2nd opening to the anime, "Ai ga hitoribocchi." After her work with "Touch" was over, she received many invitations to star in TV dramas, of course she accepted and has become a rather famous TV drama star. As though her career in music seemed to dwindle, a new career arose for her in television, which she is still acting in many dramas to date. It's good to know her story has a good ending so far. Some of Yoshimi's more famous singles are: "Anata no iro Manon", "Gomen ne Darling", "Touch", and "Ai ga hitoribocchi."

Personal Favorite Yoshimi Song: Anata iro no Manon
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 1 song out of 27 = 4%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Aka to kuro	2/21/1980	19	7/10
2.	Suzukaze	5/21/1980	18	8/10
3.	Anata iro no Manon	8/21/1980	22	10/10
4.	I THINK SO	12/21/1980	23	7/10
5.	Shiki	3/21/1981	30	7/10
6.	LA WOMAN	6/5/1981	34	8/10
7.	Gomen ne Darling	9/5/1981	41	8/10
8.	Aishite Mon Amour	1/21/1982	25	-
9.	Tokidoki ryokou	4/21/1982	34	8/10
10.	Margarita Girl	7/21/1982	41	7/10
11.	Keshou nante niawanai	10/5/1982	49	8/10
12.	Koi hodo suteki na Show wa nai	1/21/1983	22	7/10
13.	Last Dance ni wa hayasugiru	4/21/1983	44	7/10
14.	Tsuki no hamabe	7/21/1983	47	8/10
15.	Oshare ni Kiss Me	10/21/1983	68	-
16.	Pretender	1/5/1984	41	-
17.	Ai wa doko ni itta no	4/21/1984	86	-
18.	Kuchibiru kara Suspense	7/5/1984	73	-
19.	Yokohama Headlight	10/21/1984	94	8/10
20.	Touch	3/21/1985	12	7/10
21.	Ai ga hitoribocchi	10/16/1985	10	8/10
22.	Che-! Che-! Che-!	6/5/1986	15	9/10
23.	Jounetsu monogatari	2/5/1987	31	7/10
24.	ONLY HE	8/5/1987	-	-
25.	Garasu no Carnival	7/1/1989	-	-
26.	Message	11/1/1998	-	-
27.	Comme l'oiseau: Tori ni natte	?/?/2001	-	-

Kuwata Yasuko

2008-10-25T15:00:00.001-04:00

Kuwata Yasuko was born on October 30, 1967 in Fukuoka, Japan. In elementary school, Yasuko won the chibikko singing contest at her school. In Junior High, she won the Grand Prix at the Fukuoka Music Festival two years in a row. She was high school classmates with many other idols such as: Okada Yukiko, Minamino Youko, Honda Minako, and Kawakami Yukie. In 1982, she won the "Zennihon Young Senbatsu Star wa kimi da" (You are the star of all of Japan) contest, unlike the many contests she had competed in and won, this one actually earned her a record deal. She was signed to Sun Music (as many idols are), and produced her debut single "Datsu Platonic" under Toshiba EMI. Unfortunately, she was only a small time idol, but her singing gained a reputation of being powerful, and yet light. She starred on a few radio programs, commercials, and tv dramas, but other than that her fame didn't last very long. Too bad, because she had nice powerful vocals and interesting songs. She returned to her hometown of Fukuoka in the 90s, and probably has a family now, there isn't a whole lot on information on her sadly enough. Her more famous singles are: "Datsu Platonic", "Ai Moral", "My Joyful Heart", and "Glass no Love Letter."

Personal Favorite Yasuko Song: Datsu Platonic
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 0 out of 12 songs = 0%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Datsu Platonic	3/21/1983	50	9/10
2.	Ai Moral	6/21/1983	73	8/10
3.	Moshikashite Dream	10/1/1983	71	8/10
4.	My Joyful Heart	1/21/1984	81	7/10
5.	Ainiku kataomoi	4/28/1984	63	-
6.	Glass no Love Letter	8/18/1984	87	8/10
7.	Hisoyaka na hanran	11/21/1984	66	-
8.	Ureshihazukashi U-fu-fu	4/20/1985	88	7/10
9.	Banshuu	9/28/1985	193	7/10
10.	JUST	5/1/1986	141	9/10
11.	Boku-tachi no Run Away	10/22/1986	140	-
12.	SHINE ON	6/25/1988		-

Oginome Youko

2008-10-25T14:57:00.004-04:00

Oginome Youko was born on December 10, 1968 in Chiba, Japan. She is the younger sister of actress Oginome Keiko. All her life, Youko stayed focused on becoming famous. In elementary school, she won a singing contest and became part of a singing trio called "Milk", they released two singles, but broke up after a year. In junior high, Youko focused on attaining an acting career and auditioned for a live action movie called "Shonben Rider", but was cast into a voice acting position instead for the anime Miyuki. She gained a few more voice acting positions in other animes such as: Bari Bari Densetsu and Ugo Ugo Ruuga. She finally debuted the music scene indefinitely in 1984 releasing her first single "Mirai koukai ~Sailing~" under the label of Victor Entertainment (like Nakamori Akina and Okamoto Maiko.) While her 1st single didn't gain much attention, her 5th single "Koishite Caribbean" gained some popularity, but was mostly a chant song at sports events. Her 7th single "Dancing Hero -Eat You Up-" is what really pushed her name into the charts as a Eurobeat pop dance sensation. From then on she maintained a nice top ten string with a few number ones sprinkled in between. Her new-found instant popularity earned her spots on various commercials and tv programs. She hosted Young Studio 101 along with other idols at that time such as: Minamino Youko and Yoshimoto Miyoko. In 1986, Youko broadened her success into dramas, starring in titles such as: Soushun Monogatari (which I believe Harada Tomoyo sings the title song for), Akachan ni kanpai!, Komarasenaide!, Rin Rin to, Tokyo Kunitori Monogatari, and Nagoya Okane Monogatari. Her career in acting continued into the 90s, but she hasn't made any new dramas since then. In 2001, she discovered she was pregnant and held an abrupt and unexpected wedding with Tsujino Ryuusou, a professional tennis player with whom she graduated high school. Now, she has three children, and seems to have taken a hiatus from her musical career. Some of her most famous singles are: "Dancing Hero -Eat You Up-", "Roppongi junjou ha", "Sayonara kajitsu-tachi", and "Stranger tonight."

Personal Favorite Youko Song: Flamingo In Paradise
Number ones: 3
Top ten percentage: 13 out of 41 songs = 32%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Mirai koukai ~Sailing~	4/3/1984	32	7/10
2.	Sayonara kara hajimaru monogatari (Story)	7/21/1984	29	6/10
3.	December Memory	11/5/1984	39	7/10
4.	Mukokuseki Romance	2/21/1985	35	7/10
5.	Koishite Caribbean	5/21/1985	24	7/10
6.	Kokoro no mama ni ~I'm just a lady~	8/5/1985	16	8/10
7.	Dancing Hero -Eat You Up-	11/21/1985	5	8/10
8.	Flamingo In Paradise	3/26/1986	7	10/10
9.	Dance Beat wa yoake made	6/10/1986	4	10/10
10.	Roppongi junjou ha	10/29/1986	3	9/10
11.	Wangan taiyou zoku	3/3/1987	3	8/10
12.	Sayonara no kajitsu-tachi	6/21/1987	1	8/10
13.	Kitakaze no Carol	10/27/1987	2	8/10
14.	Stranger Tonight	1/21/1988	1	8/10
15.	Stardust Dream	4/27/1988	1	7/10
16.	DEAR~Cobalt no kanata e~	7/21/1988	2	7/10
17.	Verge of Love	1/18/1989	5	8/10
18.	Shounan Heartbreak	6/7/1989	7	8/10
19.	You're my life	9/21/1989	10	8/10
20.	Gallery	6/27/1990	15	9/10
21.	Shounen no hitomi ni...	12/5/1990	24	-
22.	Bijo to yajuu	6/5/1991	20	7/10
23.	Nee	12/16/1991	14	7/10
24.	STEAL YOUR LOVE	3/27/1992	15	6/10
25.	Coffee Rumba	5/8/1992	35	7/10
26.	Romantic ni aishite	7/1/1992	28	-
27.	Yumemiru PLANET	5/21/1993	33	-
28.	TOKYO GIRL	6/23/1993	66	-
29.	Romance	8/21/1993	47	-
30.	PASSAGES OF TIME	11/21/1993	-	-
31.	Mystery In Love	12/1/1993	-	-
32.	Kyou kara hajime you	2/9/1994	50	-
33.	Koi no Hallelujah	11/23/1994	76	-
34.	Koufuku e no jikan	6/21/1995	86	-
35.	Ashita wa hareru!	8/23/1995	29	-
36.	LOOK UP TO THE SKY	3/21/1997	-	-
37.	Make It On My Own	8/21/1997	-	-
38.	from my Garden	11/21/1997	-	-
39.	WE'LL BE TOGETHER	6/23/1999	83	-
40.	Feeling	11/20/1999	-	-
41.	LOVE	10/24/2001	-	8/10

Nakayama Miho

2008-10-25T14:53:00.002-04:00

Nakayama Miho was born on March 1, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an idol famous in the late 80s and early 90s, known for her fashion sense and hats (which she looks a little like Nakamori Akina when she wears them.) If I remember correctly, Hamasaki Ayumi is a big fan of hers. During high school, Miho took a part-time semester to make commercials (one of them was with Harrison Ford) and do some modeling. Then in 1985 she starred in a drama called "Maido osare ga seshimasu" and many other dramas after that. Afterwards she was signed to King Records and in June of 1985, released her debut single "C" which came in very high on the charts at #12. She immediately broke top ten from then on making her very successful from the start. She has in fact never had a single above the top 40! Her younger sister, Nakayama Shinobu was an idol also, although a small-time one. Miho was considered a part of the "Four Heavenly Idol Kings" as with Asaka Yui, Kudou Shizuka, and Minamino Youko, the new age of top idol singers from the late 80s. Called Miporin by her adoring fans, she rose straight to the top with her more mature style singing. She hit her first number one out of many with her 11th single "CATCH ME." She has had seven consecutive Kouhaku Utagassen appearances from 1988 to 1994, and two singles which have grossed more than 100 million yen each! After attending her last Kouhaku in 1994, she decided to continue with her acting career. In 1995 she starred in the movie "Love Letter" and won an award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival. After 1999 she announced that she was going on hiatus as a singer. In 2002 she married, and in 2004 gave birth to a son. She now lives in Paris, France with her family, and continues to do commercials, and acting in movies and dramas. Her best known singles are: "You're My Only Shinin' Star", "Ningyo-hime", "Sekaijuu no dare yori kitto", and "Tada nakitaku naru no."

Personal Favorite Miho Song: Either 50/50 or Tada nakitaku naru no
Number ones: 8
Top ten percentage: 31 out of 39 songs = 79%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	C	6/21/1985	12	7/10
2.	Namaiki	9/21/1985	8	8/10
3.	BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL	12/18/1985	4	6/10
4.	Iro White Blend	2/5/1986	5	8/10
5.	Close Up	5/16/1986	4	7/10
6.	JINGI aishite moraimasu	7/15/1986	4	8/10
7.	Tsuiteru ne, notteru ne	8/21/1986	3	8/10
8.	WAKU WAKU sasete	11/21/1986	3	7/10
9.	Hade!!!	3/18/1987	2	6/10
10.	50/50	7/7/1987	2	9/10
11.	CATCH ME	10/7/1987	1	7/10
12.	You're My Only Shinin' Star	2/17/1988	1	10/10
13.	Ningyo-hime	7/11/1988	1	8/10
14.	Witches	11/14/1988	1	9/10
15.	ROSÉCOLOR	2/21/1989	1	7/10
16.	Virgin Eyes	7/21/1989	2	8/10
17.	Midnight Taxi	1/15/1990	1	6/10
18.	Semisweet no mahou	3/21/1990	3	6/10
19.	Megami-tachi no bouken	7/11/1990	3	8/10
20.	Aishiteru'tte iwanai!	10/17/1990	3	8/10
21.	Korekara no I Love You	2/12/1991	3	8/10
22.	Rosa	7/16/1991	3	9/10
23.	Tooi machi no dokoka de	11/1/1991	3	6/10
24.	Mellow	4/1/1992	3	7/10
25.	Sekaijuu no dare yori kitto	10/28/1992	1	10/10
26.	Shiawase ni naru tame ni	4/21/1993	4	7/10
27.	Anata ni nara...	7/7/1993	8	-
28.	Tada nakitaku naru no	2/9/1994	1	10/10
29.	Sea Paradise -OL no hanran-	6/8/1994	9	5/10
30.	HERO	12/14/1994	8	6/10
31.	CHEERS FOR YOU	5/17/1995	17	-
32.	Hurt to Heart ~itami no yukue~	7/21/1995	10	7/10
33.	Thinking about you ~anata no yoru wo tsutsumitai~	2/16/1996	13	7/10
34.	True Romance	6/7/1996	37	-
35.	Mirai e no Present	11/1/1996	6	9/10
36.	March Color	6/4/1997	29	7/10
37.	LOVE CLOVER	4/8/1998	14	-
38.	A Place Under The Sun	5/19/1999	40	-
39.	Adore	9/16/1999	35	-

Yamaguchi Momoe

2008-10-25T14:52:00.002-04:00

Yamaguchi Momoe was born on January 17, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. She lived with her grandparents for the first years of her life, then lived with her parents at age 4, her father left at a young age and Momoe learned to be responsible helping her mother take care of her little sister. Her family moved to Yokosuka when she was a teenager and that is where Momoe was discovered as a star. Momoe participated in the Star Tanjou program in 1972 at the age of 13 and made second place. Though she did not win the competition, Momoe was offered a record contract and was signed to Sony Music. In 1973 she debuted along with Mori Masako and Sakurada Junko and the three became known as the "Three Flowers Trio" (there is a picture below, Momoe is on the left.) Momoe's 1st single, "Toshigoro" did not fair well on the charts only earning her a 39th spot, it was her second single "Aoi kajitsu" that pushed her into musical success. Her mature voice was unique, smooth, and sultry and the lyrics she gave complimented that. Her songs at first were very controversial with their risque lyrics and her being so young, especially in her single "Hito natsu no keiken" which she released when she was only 14. Momoe refused to change her mature style, and it paid off, people liked her music more for it and the songs seemed to fit her singing style perfectly. Momoe began a small acting career in the mid 70s and fell in love with her fellow actor Miura Tomokazu. In 1979 Momoe released to the public that she and Miura were getting married and she was going to retire from her musical career. Though she only produced a few number ones, Momoe was one of the most influential idols of the 70s. Her decision to retire after only 8 years in the music business was a great shock to the public, as her career was at its peak, but she was greatly respected in her decision and that solidified her idol status even more. People wanted more Momoe, but since they knew they wouldn't be getting it, this caused an large increase in her single and album sales. Momoe retired in late 1980 and is still a topic today, while the public continues to wonder if Momoe will make a comeback. Momoe's most famous singles are: "Yokosuka Story", "Cosmos", "Ii hi tabidachi", and "Playback part 2."

Personal Favorite Momoe Song: Aizenbashi
Number ones: 4
Top ten percentage: 29 out of 33 songs = 88%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Toshigoro	5/21/1973	37	5/10
2.	Aoi kajitsu	9/1/1973	9	8/10
3.	Kinjirareta asobi	11/21/1973	12	6/10
4.	Harukaze no itazura	3/1/1974	11	7/10
5.	Hito natsu no keiken	6/1/1974	3	8/10
6.	Chippoke no kanshou	9/1/1974	3	6/10
7.	Fuyu no iro	12/10/1974	1	7/10
8.	Mizuumi no kesshin	3/21/1975	5	7/10
9.	Natsu hiraku seishun	6/10/1975	4	8/10
10.	Sasayaka na yokubou	9/21/1975	5	7/10
11.	Shiroi yakusoku	12/21/1975	2	8/10
12.	Ai ni hashitte	3/21/1976	2	7/10
13.	Yokosuka Story	6/21/1976	1	9/10
14.	Pearl-Color ni yurete	9/21/1976	1	8/10
15.	Akai shougeki	11/21/1976	3	7/10
16.	Hatsukoi soushi	1/21/1977	4	7/10
17.	Yumesaki annainin	4/1/1977	1	8/10
18.	Imitation Gold	7/1/1977	2	9/10
19.	Cosmos	10/1/1977	3	8/10
20.	Akai kizuna	12/21/1977	5	8/10
21.	Otomeza kyuu	2/1/1978	4	8/10
22.	Playback part 2	5/1/1978	2	8/10
23.	Zettai zetsumei	8/21/1978	3	7/10
24.	Ii hi tabidachi	11/21/1978	3	8/10
25.	Bi Silent	3/1/1979	4	8/10
26.	Ai no arashi	6/1/1979	5	9/10
27.	Shinayaka ni utatte	9/1/1979	8	9/10
28.	Aizenbashi	12/21/1979	10	10/10
29.	Shanikusai	3/31/1980	4	8/10
30.	Rock n' Roll Widow	5/21/1980	3	7/10
31.	Sayonara no mukougawa	8/21/1980	4	8/10
32.	Ichie	11/19/1980	2	7/10
33.	Sekishun toori	4/21/1994	34	8/10

Honda Minako

2008-10-25T14:49:00.003-04:00

Honda Minako was born on July 31, 1967 in Tokyo, Japan. She participated in the Star Tanjou program in the early 80s but did not win a record deal from it. In 1984 she participated in the Nagasaki Kayousai singing contest and won. She was then signed to the Toshiba EMI company and produced her first single "Satsui no Vacance." She held a nice steady run of top ten hits and became known as the Japanese Madonna for her imitation of Madonna's style, midriff showing tops, cross necklaces, even having a concert called "the virgin in concert"... In the late 80s her solo career seemed unstable so she formed an all-girl band called MINAKO and the WILD CATS which disbanded only a year later. As the band was up against Kikuchi Momoko and her band Ra Mu, who in the end did better one the charts. In 1990 she set her solo career aside and started taking formal acting and singing lessons and went on to perform in theatre. She played the role of Kim in the play "Miss Saigon" and became known from then on as the Miss Saigon of Japan. After her performances in Miss Saigon, Minako released an inspirational song "Tsubasa" in which she holds one note for 30 seconds! Shortly after, she began singing opera and making albums mixing pop with opera (how many idols do you know can sing opera as well as regular pop?) She also sang a lot of songs for animes including "Magic Knight Rayearth", "Hunter x Hunter", and "Ashita no Nadja". She has worked with many American musicians, such as Brian May and John Deacon from Queen, Gary Moore, and Joe Jackson from the Jacksons. In early 2005 she was discovered to have Leukemia and under went a lot of therapy, it went into remission and Minako began speaking at cancer benefits as well as continuing her musical career. In late 2005 her leukemia relapsed/came back and she underwent more therapies including blood transfusion. Sadly, on November 6, 2005, Minako lost her battle against leukemia. Minako was one of a kind, a shining starlet who will never be forgotten. It is reportedly said that Iwasaki Hiromi was her best friend, Hiromi even sang Minako's "Tsubasa" in a memorial concert for her. Minako's more famous singles are "Satsui no Vacance", "Temptation", "1986nen no Marilyn", and "Tsubasa."

Personal Favorite Minako Song: HELP
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 11 out of 29 songs = 38%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Satsui no Vacance	4/20/1985	21	8/10
2.	Suki to ii nasai	7/20/1985	21	7/10
3.	Aoi shuumatsu	8/31/1985	23	8/10
4.	Temptation	9/28/1985	10	8/10
5.	1986nen no Marilyn	2/5/1986	3	9/10
6.	Sosotte	5/1/1986	3	8/10
7.	HELP	7/23/1986	2	9/10
8.	-the Cross- ai no juujika	9/3/1986	5	8/10
9.	Oneway Generation	2/4/1987	2	7/10
10.	CRAZY NIGHTS	4/22/1987	10	7/10
11.	HEART BREAK	6/22/1987	3	7/10
12.	Kodoku na Hurricane	9/9/1987	2	8/10
13.	Kanashimi SWING	11/25/1987	3	9/10
14.	Anata to, nettai (w/ WILD CATS)	7/6/1988	10	7/10
15.	Stand Up ~Full Metal Armor (w/ WILD CATS)	11/30/1988	59	8/10
16.	Katte ni sasete (w/ WILD CATS)	5/31/1989	49	7/10
17.	7th Bird "Ai ni koi"	10/11/1989	53	-
18.	SHANGRI-LA	7/4/1990	62	7/10
19.	Tsubasa	5/25/1994	62	10/10
20.	Lullaby~Yasashiku dakasete	5/10/1995	19	8/10
21.	Boku no heya de kurasou	7/26/1995	99	-
22.	Fall In Love With You	11/6/1995	-	-
23.	shining eyes	7/21/1996	-	6/10
24.	Kaze no uta	11/21/1999	-	7/10
25.	Honey	10/21/2000	-	-
26.	Hoshizora	1/24/2001	-	-
27.	Nadja!!	2/21/2003	-	6/10
28.	Shinsekai	5/14/2004	85	7/10
29.	Amazing Grace (w/ Hailey Westenra)	5/21/2008	-	8/10

Okamoto Maiko

2008-10-25T14:46:00.005-04:00

Okamoto Maiko was born on Spetember 3, 1970. Her first attempts at stardom began when she was a child with acting. She participated in a few shows such as "Sunnyside 7", and "Morning Salad" which the musician Saijou Hideki hosted every Saturday morning. When she became a teenager she ventured into the music scene. She was signed to Victor Entertainment (same company as Nakamori Akina and Oginome Youko) and debuted in 1984 when she was only 13! (Most idols are in the range of 16-18 when they debut...) She gained some slight fame when she released her first single "Mishiranu kuni no Tripper" for the anime Mahou no Yousei Pelsia/Magical Fairy Pelsia. After that though she didn't get very far, I guess her great voice and good looks weren't enough for the idol scene unfortunately. She had a very strong voice for being rather young when many other idols take years to develop their voices. Altogether Maiko made 7 singles, some commercials, and won a few rookie awards for her songs then disappeared from the idol world to return to acting. She acted in a small movie then decided to retire after her many unsuccessful attempts at fame. Now, she is a mother and has her own family. Look her up on youtube, I'm sure you won't be disappointed, you'll probably wonder the same things I do "Why didn't she make it?" Some of the shining examples out of her singles are: "Mishiranu kuni no Tripper", "Fanletter", "11gatsu no Sophia", and "Natsuo no koibito Natsuko."

Personal Favorite Maiko Song: Fanletter & Natsuo no koibito Natsuko
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 0 out of 7 songs = 0%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Mishiranu kuni no Tripper	8/5/1984	-	8/10
2.	Aitte ringo desu ka?	4/25/1985	67	8/10
3.	Fanletter	6/21/1985	65	10/10
4.	11gatsu no Sophia	11/1/1985	45	10/10
5.	Okubyou na Venus	2/21/1986	91	9/10
6.	Natsuo no koibito Natsuko	6/21/1986	40	10/10
7.	Sayonara Pegasus	1/21/1987	108	8/10

Hayami Yuu

2008-10-25T14:35:00.004-04:00

Hayami Yuu was born on September 2, 1966 in Shizuoka, Japan. When she was 3 she moved to Guam with her family, then when she was 7 they moved to Hawaii, finally when she turned 14 they moved back to Japan. From a young age Yuu was around music constantly as her father was a jazz musician. Yuu is an idol quite unlike any other in her doubly ethnic backgrounds of being Japanese and American, as many idols use English words in their songs, but pronounce them horribly, Yuu could pronounce the English with ease. She was signed to the Sun Music company (same as Okada Yukiko, Matsuda Seiko, and Sakai Noriko) in 1982, and released her first single "Isoide! Hatsukoi" in April of that year. Yuu never reached the number one spot, but her numerous top ten singles were widely used in many commercials. In 1992 Yuu acted as a representative of Japan as an artist ambassador at the Earth Summit held in Brazil. She has a widely read blog and hosts a radio program of her own with an approach to the youth which focuses on environmental issues. She is also part of the Keep Smiling corporation along with smalltime idol Kousaka Miyuki, in which they host event talkshows and distribute a cultural magazine. She now is married and has two daughters. Some of her top hits include: "Natsu iro no Nancy", "Lucky Lips", "Yuuwaku kousen kura-!", and "PASSION."

Personal Favorite Yuu Song: PASSION
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 10 out of 30 songs = 33%

#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Isoide! Hatsukoi	4/21/1982	36	8/10
2.	Love Light	7/21/1982	38	7/10
3.	Answer Song wa aishuu	10/19/1982	29	7/10
4.	Ano koro ni mou ichido	1/21/1983	27	7/10
5.	Natsu iro no Nancy	4/1/1983	7	10/10
6.	Nagisa no Lion	7/1/1983	10	6/10
7.	Lucky Lips	9/21/1983	10	8/10
8.	Daite My Love	12/21/1983	13	7/10
9.	Yuuwaku kousen kura-!	3/31/1984	7	8/10
10.	Me ☆ Sailorman	8/1/1984	9	6/10
11.	Aishuu jou ku	10/3/1984	8	7/10
12.	TONIGHT	2/1/1985	9	7/10
13.	STAND UP	5/22/1985	10	7/10
14.	PASSION	8/1/1985	10	9/10
15.	CLASH	11/21/1985	12	7/10
16.	Seireki 1986	3/20/1986	15	-
17.	NEWS ni naranai koi	7/16/1986	9	8/10
18.	LOVE STATION	10/22/1986	12	8/10
19.	Heart wa modoranai	3/21/1987	15	7/10
20.	CARIBBEAN NIGHT	7/5/1987	19	-
21.	TOKIO EXPRESS	9/5/1987	18	7/10
22.	LONELY LIAR	11/28/1987	-	-
23.	GET UP	3/25/1988	-	6/10
24.	YESTERDAY DREAMER	11/26/1988	-	8/10
25.	BEAT LOVER	5/10/1989	-	-
26.	Yuubae no naka de	9/6/1989	-	-
27.	Hepburn ni yoroshiku	11/6/1991	-	-
28.	Hohoemi aeru	4/8/1992	-	-
29.	SHOOTING STAR	9/7/1994	-	-
30.	CHANCE	6/7/1995	-	-

Ishikawa Hidemi

2008-10-25T14:30:00.006-04:00

Ishikawa Hidemi was born on July 13, 1966 (hey Akina's birthday, but one year later!) in Chiba, Japan. She played basketball in middle school and in high school tried out for an audition for a program for young performers held by famous musician Saijou Hideki. While trying out for the program she took singing lessons and quickly became the star in the eyes of Hideki himself, thus winning the competition. She debuted in 1982 with her single "Yousei jidai" and won a rookie award for it, this year also produced many other idols such as Nakamori Akina, Koizumi Kyouko, Hori Chiemi, Matsumoto Iyo, and Hayami Yuu, Hidemi had a long road ahead of her with all these idols as competition. Her looks are a lot different from other Japanese girls, and seem a bit exotic with her cute dimples. She maintained a good bit of top 40 hits for her first few singles, but finally broke the top ten with her single "Hey! Mister Policeman" from then on she kept a steady stream of top tens. Unfortunately she never made a number one hit, but she still had many fans and had moderate music sales. She decided to retire in 1990 to get married and raise a family (pretty common end to an idol story.) Her most famous singles are "Yurete shounan", "Motto sekkin shimasho", "Mystery Woman", and "Ai no jumon"

Personal Favorite Hidemi Song: Ai no jumon, Harugasumi koi emaki
Number ones: 0
Top ten percentage: 13 out of 30 songs = 43%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Yousei jidai	4/21/1982	31	8/10
2.	Yurete shounan	7/21/1982	29	9/10
3.	Kanashimi no Blizzard	10/28/1982	29	7/10
4.	Namida no Paper Moon	1/1/1983	15	8/10
5.	Hey! Mister Policeman	3/21/1983	10	6/10
6.	Koi wa Summer Feeling	6/21/1983	10	6/10
7.	Bye Bye Summer	9/1/1983	10	8/10
8.	Stardust Train	11/22/1983	10	8/10
9.	Mezame	2/8/1984	8	7/10
10.	Natsu no Photograph	5/3/1984	8	8/10
11.	Neppuu	7/25/1984	6	8/10
12.	Mystery Woman	10/24/1984	5	8/10
13.	Motto sekkin shimasho	1/23/1985	4	9/10
14.	Anata to Happening	4/24/1985	8	7/10
15.	Sea Loves You ~Kiss de koroshite~	7/17/1985	10	8/10
16.	Ai no jumon	9/18/1985	7	10/10
17.	Siren no shounen ~tooku de dakishimete~	12/18/1985	10	9/10
18.	Harugasumi koi emaki	3/12/1986	13	10/10
19.	SHADOW SUMMER	7/9/1986	18	8/10
20.	LOVE COMES QUICKLY	8/27/1986	35	6/10
21.	Abunai Body Beat	11/5/1986	17	9/10
22.	Misshitsu no Hurricane	2/11/1987	18	9/10
23.	Suteki na yuuki	6/17/1987	29	8/10
24.	Death Trap	10/14/1987	48	9/10
25.	Everynight	4/1/1988	82	8/10
26.	Dress no shita no kyoushikyoku (Rhapsody)	10/5/1988	67	8/10
27.	Private Nude	1/21/1989	-	-
28.	Silence Blue	4/21/1989	74	-
29.	Motto-Je-Vous-aim	9/21/1989	-	7/10
30.	Lucy	5/2/1990	-	8/10

Kawai Naoko

2008-10-25T14:27:00.005-04:00

Kawai Naoko was born on July 24, 1963 in Osaka, Japan. Idol Okada Yukiko was a big fan of hers. Naoko participated in the renown Star Tanjou program in 1979, and finally debuted in 1980 with her single "Ookina mori no chiisana ouchi" amongst many other idols in that same year such as Tahara Toshihiko, Matsuda Seiko, and Kashiwabara Yoshie. Her singles were shaky at first, then led her to a nice career within the top ten range. Her vocal ability was much above par of the other idols during her time so it comes as a surprise that she managed to hit only one number one single in 1985 with "Debut ~Fly me to love~." She also recorded songs for the anime Lupin 3rd, the most famous being her song "Manhattan Joke." In the late 80s she sang songs with Jackie Chan (did you know he could sing, I sure didn't, and opera at that!), they made "Ai no Serenade" and the cantonese version of that "Ng ye man bit chin." She has done many commercials and photo books, her signature back then was her snaggle tooth on the right side of her mouth, not many idols could match that, it was really cute; however, in her later career she had orthodontal surgery to correct it. Naoko is rather talented and along with singing, can play piano extremely well, as well as the guitar and mandolin, she has written quite a few songs of her own. She has released a "Do-it-yourself" guide to learning the piano as well. She retired in 1994 to settle down and raise a family. Her more famous singles are "SMILE FOR ME", "Love Letter", "Kenka wo yamete", and "Escalation."

Personal Favorite Naoko Song: There's too many really, Lavender Lips, Halfmoon Serenade, Izayoi monogatari
Number ones: 1
Top ten percentage: 21 out of 39 songs = 54%

Singles
#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Ookina mori no chiisana ouchi	6/1/1980	36	8/10
2.	Young Boy	8/25/1980	13	7/10
3.	Aishitemasu	12/10/1980	14	7/10
4.	17sai	3/10/1981	11	7/10
5.	SMILE FOR ME	6/1/1981	4	8/10
6.	Moonlight Kiss	9/1/1981	11	8/10
7.	Love Letter	12/5/1981	11	9/10
8.	Ai wo kudasai	3/10/1982	7	8/10
9.	Natsu no Heroine	6/10/1982	7	8/10
10.	Kenka wo yamete	9/1/1982	5	8/10
11.	Invitation	12/1/1982	8	8/10
12.	Straw Touch no koi	3/1/1983	9	7/10
13.	Escalation	6/1/1983	3	8/10
14.	UNBalance	9/14/1983	4	9/10
15.	Gimonfu	12/1/1984	4	8/10
16.	Soyokaze no Melody	3/1/1984	7	7/10
17.	Control	6/1/1984	7	7/10
18.	Kuchibiru no Privacy	8/28/1984	4	9/10
19.	Kita eki no Solitude	12/1/1984	6	8/10
20.	Jealous Train	3/5/1985	6	8/10
21.	Debut ~Fly me to love~	6/12/1985	1	10/10
22.	Kimi wa kirei na mama de	8/7/1985	24	8/10
23.	Lavender Lips	10/3/1985	5	9/10
24.	THROUGH THE WINDOW	12/12/1985	7	7/10
25.	Namida no Hollywood	4/1/1986	7	8/10
26.	Setsuna no Natsu	7/24/1986	10	7/10
27.	Halfmoon Serenade	11/28/1986	6	10/10
28.	Omoide no Coney's Island	3/1/1987	-	-
29.	Izayoi monogatari	7/24/1987	10	10/10
30.	Kanashii hito	3/1/1988	21	8/10
31.	Harbour Light Memories	7/21/1988	18	7/10
32.	Ai no Serenade (w/Jackie Chan)	8/25/1988	24	6/10
33.	Kanashimi no Anniversary	11/10/1989	74	9/10
34.	Mirai	4/10/1990	74	8/10
35.	Nemuru, nemuru, nemuru	9/1/1990	97	-
36.	Golden sunshine day	6/21/1992	-	-
37.	Chotto dake himitsu	12/12/1992	97	7/10
38.	Engage	10/21/1993	-	-
39.	Yume no ato kara	3/21/1994	60	-