Kuwata Yasuko

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		-

Okamoto Maiko

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