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Mizue Takada
Mizue Takada (高田 みづえ ''Takada Mizue'', born June 23, 1960) is a Japanese female singer and idol. Biography She debuted on March 25, 1977 with the single ''Garasu Zaka'' (The Slopes Of Glass) which became an Oricon top 10 hit. Between 1977 and 1985 she released 26 singles. All of these charted on the Oricon top 100 chart list and 17 reached the top 40. Her music was an unusual blend between ''Kayōkyoku'' and ''Enka''. At the 1977 Japan Record Awards, the FNS Music Festival, the Tokyo Music Festival, the Nippon Television Music Festival, the Ginza Music Festival, the Shinjuku Music Festival and at the Japan Cable Awards, Takada all won the Best Newcomer award. Takada was promoted alongside Idols Ikue Sakakibara and Yukiko Shimizu, who also debuted in 1977. They were dubbed the "Fresh San'nin Musume" (three fresh girls). Before them Junko Sakurada, Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori were promoted in the same fashion. She performed for a total of 7 times at the ''Kōhaku Ut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Sakurada
is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career, with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s. Her acting career ran from 1973 to 1993. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours. Following her marriage, in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in 1992, she retired from performing. In 2013, Junko Sakurada made a comeback. Biography Sakurada was born in 1958. She is a singer and actress. In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. The music trio became popular as part of the television program ''Producing the Stars'' ('' Star Tanjō!''); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio"). According to ''Japan Pop!: Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Idols
This is a list of Japanese idols; a type of celebrity in Japan. The following list includes both female and male idols as well as both solo idols and idol groups. 0 - 9 * =LOVE (group) * ≠Me (group) * °C-ute (group) * 22/7 (group) * 3B Junior (group) * 9nine (group) A * Aa! (group) * AAA (group) * A.B.C-Z (group) * AKB48 (group) * Akishibu Project (group) * Arcana Project (group) * Ali Project (group) * Angerme (group) * Arashi (group) * Athena & Robikerottsu (group) * Ayumikurikamaki (group) * Asami Abe * Nagisa Abe * Natsumi Abe * Shizue Abe * Yumi Adachi * Shoko Aida * Masaki Aiba * Himika Akaneya * Jin Akanishi * Sayaka Akimoto * Mari Amachi * Jun Amaki * Chihiro Anai * Yuko Anai * Sakura Andō * Anza * Hiroko Anzai * Maria Anzai * Yui Aragaki * Momoka Ariyasu * Miyoko Asada * Nao Asahi * Yui Asaka * Nana Asakawa * Aiko Asano * Megumi Asaoka * Mamiko Asō * Aqours (group) * Haruka Ayase * Rion Azuma B * B.I Shadow (group) * BaBe (duo) * Babyraids Japan (group) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Japan Record Awards
The 19th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS. Winners Japan Record Award *Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" :*Lyrics: Yū Aku :*Music: Katsuo Ōno :*Arrangement: Motoki Funayama :*Record Company: Polydor Records Best Vocalist *Aki Yashiro Best New Artist *Kentaro Shimizu Singing Award * Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos" *Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" * Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki" Popular Award * Pink Lady – " Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" Newcomer Award *Karyūdo – ''Azusa No. 2'' * Ikue Sakakibara – ''Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You'' * – ''Glass-zaka'' * |
Nishonoseki Stable (2014)
, formerly known as Matsugane stable and Nishonoseki stable, is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It was founded in 1990 as Matsugane stable by Wakashimazu who branched out from the Futagoyama stable. It has produced five top ''makuuchi'' division wrestlers; (2000), Wakatsutomu (2001), Harunoyama (2004), Shōhōzan (2011) and Ichiyamamoto (2021). After the retirement of Harunoyama in November 2006 the stable had no ''sekitori'' until Shōhōzan (then known as Matsutani) reached the ''jūryō'' division in March 2010. As of January 2023 it had 8 wrestlers. In late 2014, the general consensus among those with connections to the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' was that an ''ichimon'' so named without a Nishonoseki stable as its head was a misnomer. In accordance with this general opinion, the ''oyakata'' of Matsugane stable, which had absorbed support personnel from the defunct Nishonoseki when it closed, decided to revive the name. He switched his Matsugane elder name with the former Tama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakashimazu Mutsuo
(born 12 January 1957 as Mutsuo Hidaka) is a Japanese former sumo wrestler from Nakatane, Kagoshima, Japan. His highest rank was '' ōzeki''. He won two top division '' yūshō'' or tournament championships. He retired in 1987 and founded Matsugane stable in 1990 (now known as Hanaregoma stable). Career He came from a family of farmers. He was a classmate of Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi at junior high school. Wakashimazu wrestled for Futagoyama stable, joining in March 1975. Unlike most professional sumo wrestlers, he did not join from junior high school but instead joined after completing high school. He was a high school sumo champion but needed some persuasion from his stablemaster that he would be able to put on enough weight to succeed in professional sumo. He made his debut alongside future top division regulars Daijuyama and Kirishima. He reached the salaried ''sekitori'' ranks in March 1980 upon promotion to the ''jūryō'' division and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK network and by some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The show ends shortly before midnight. Before the show began broadcasting on television in late 1953, the show was held on 3 January and only consisted of a radio broadcast. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or is all male (or groups with male vocals). At the end of the show, judges and the audience vote to decide which group performed better. The honor of performing on ''Kōhaku'' is strictly by invitation, so only the most successful singing acts in the Japanese entertainment industry can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Mori (singer)
is a Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress. Biography In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Junko Sakurada. The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars ( Star Tanjō!); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio"). She debuted in 1972, at age 13, with the song ' (''Professor''), receiving numerous music awards for it. The song reached the #3 position on the Oricon charts. Other hits include ' (''Classmates''), "''Chugaku Sannensei''" (''Junior High School Third Grade''), "''Okaasan''" (''Mother'') and "''Ettou Tsubame''" (''The Wintering Swallow''). She won the Best Singer prize for "''Ettou Tsubame''" at the 25th Japan Record Awards. She retired when she married Shinichi Mori in 1986, but in 2006 returned to the stage with the single "''Bara Iro no Mirai''". The song reached the #14 position on the Oricon charts. In addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoe Yamaguchi
, known by her maiden name , is a Japanese former singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe," Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese music, releasing 32 singles, including three number one hits, and 21 studio albums. She also starred in 15 feature films and several television serial dramas. At age 21, Yamaguchi retired at the height of her popularity to marry her frequent costar, Tomokazu Miura; she has never performed or made a public appearance since. Therefore, she is called a legendary idol in Japan. Biography Early life and career Momoe Yamaguchi was born on 17 January 1959 at Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo. Not long afterwards she was left in the care of her maternal grandparents. At around four, she returned to her parents and the family then moved to Yokohama. Her father, a medical doctor who was married to another woman with children, was never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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