Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Akina Nakamori (中森明菜) is a Japanese pop singer and actress.She was one of the most popular singers of the 1980s in Japan.Nakamori achieved national recognition when she won the 1981 season of the talent show Star Tanjō!.Her debut single, "Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.However, Nakamori's popularity was pushed up by the follow-up single, "Shoujo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon chart and has sold over 390,000 copies.Her second album Variation became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying three weeks atop.As an actress, she made her debut in 1985 with the appearance on the Japanese romance movie Ai, Tabidachi.After the hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Nakamori released two compilation album, All Time Best: Original and All Time Best: Utahime Cover, both of which were commercially successful.As of 2011, Nakamori has sold over 25.3 million records and was named as the third best-selling Japanese idol of all-time. Within two years of her debut, she set herself apart from all the singers of her generation by singing provocative songs, with a chameleon-like image change with the release of each new single.Her mature and rebellious image was to be the direct opposite of the other pop rival, Seiko Matsuda, who projected a girl next door, sweet-natured charm.The media competed them against each other throughout the 1980s, scrutinizing every details of their lives and supposed rivalry.During that period, Nakamori always expressed admiration for Matsuda, even humming her songs when both happened to be on the same shows.
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Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
Composer: Makoto Sekiguchi
Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto