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trio formed in 1973, their first single being . Candies was composed of three girls: (), (), and (. Songwriters included Michio Yamagami, Kōichi Morita, Yūsuke Hoguchi, and Kazuya Senka. The group was popular among young Japanese people.

History

Biography

The Candies had eight top 10 songs: , , , , , , , and . They were a representative idol group of Japan in the 1970s along with Pink Lady. In 1977, at the height of their popularity, they dropped out of the music business with the famous phrase of Their farewell concert was held at the

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on April 4, 1978. A few years after leaving the industry, Ran and Sue came back as

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es. Miki returned to singing, but quit shortly after getting married. In 2008, there were plans for a Candies reunion tour to celebrate 35 years since their debut and 30 years since their epic farewell concert. The tour never came about, mainly due to Sue's acting schedule and Miki's desire to remain out of the public eye for the sake of her family. However, the trio contributed pictures and essays to release a commemoration "Time Capsule" best-of album instead and did not meet during production. Sue died from

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in April 2011. Ran and Miki delivered the eulogy at her funeral. Sue also left behind a recording of her final thoughts. In this recording (as well as in Miki's eulogy), it was revealed that all three members never again had the chance to reunite, yet have always desired to perform again. (In 2019, Ran Ito started performing again as a solo singer) In 2011, the Japanese music program ''

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'' listed them in their Top 50 Idols of All-time based on their sales figures. They were placed no. 32, with sales exceeding 5,000,000.

Discography

* ''Anata ni Muchū: Uchiki na Candies'' (1973) * ''Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai'' (1974) * ''Namida no Kisetsu'' (1974) * ''Toshishita no Otokonoko'' (1975) * ''Sono Ki ni Sasenaide'' (1975) * ''Haru Ichiban'' (1976) * ''Natsu ga Kita!'' (1976) * ''Candies 1½ Yasashii Akuma'' (1977) * ''Candy Label'' (1977) * ''Candies 1676 Days'' (1977) * ''Sōshunfu'' (1978)

Filmography

TV

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References

External links

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