is a
Japanese idol,
enka
is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ''ryūkōka'' music, p ...
singer, and actress.
Biography
In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians
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 ...
and
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 1 ...
.
The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (
Star Tanjō!
is a Japanese talent show from Nippon Television that ran from 1971 to 1983. On October 24, 1982, the series was retitled to reflect its switch from monaural to stereo broadcasting. On April 3, 1983, it was again retitled to .
The show was cre ...
); 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
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
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
known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.
Mori has been married and divorced twice, ...
in 1986, but in 2006 returned to the stage with the
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
"''Bara Iro no Mirai''".
The song reached the #14 position on the Oricon charts.
In addition to being a singer, she has acted in a number of Japanese movies and TV dramas.
ONE OK ROCK
(stylized in all caps as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005. Originally five members, the band currently consists of vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi, guitarist and bandleader Toru Yamashita, bassist Ryota Kohama ...
vocalist
Takahiro Moriuchi and
MY FIRST STORY
My First Story (stylized as MY FIRST STORY) is a Japanese rock band from Shibuya, Tokyo. Formed in 2011, the band currently consists of vocalist Hiroki Moriuchi, guitarist Teruki Nishizawa, bassist Nobuaki Katō, and drummer Shōhei Sasaki. Th ...
vocalist
Hiroki Moriuchi are her and
Shinichi Mori
known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.
Mori has been married and divorced twice, ...
's sons.
Masako Mori has performed a total of 15 times at
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 net ...
.
In March of 2019, Masako Mori announced that she was retiring from showbusiness again.
Discography
Biggest hits
References
External links
*
Official profileat
King Records
1958 births
Living people
People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Enka singers
Japanese idols
Japanese actresses
Japanese television personalities
Japanese essayists
Japanese radio personalities
King Records (Japan) artists
Pony Canyon artists
Singing talent show winners
Tokuma Japan Communications artists
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