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Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi (小泉 今日子, Koizumi Kyōko) (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment.

Career

In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated in and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her first single in March 1982. She obtained several number one hits on the Oricon charts in 1984: "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical", "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge" and "The Stardust Memory", the latter holding the top spot over the end of 1984 and the beginning of 1985, and thereafter established herself as one of Japan's most popular pop idols, alongside rivals Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori.[2][3]

Her biggest hit (あなたに会えてよかった) came in 1991, which sold more than a million copies in Japan alone. Koizumi went on to release another single (優しい雨) which also sold over a million copies in 1993.

Koizumi had singles reach the Top Ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro.[4] In the 1990s, she released a few dance remixes on vinyl only under the Koizumix Production moniker. She has worked with Yoko Kanno who composed the music for Koizumi's 1996 album, Otoko no Ko Onna no Ko. She had her first hit single in 18 years when her version of the song "Shiosai no Memorī" from the 2013 NHK morning television drama Amachan, in which Koizumi also acted, reached number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[5][6] With that, Koizumi made her 6th appearance (as a special guest performer) in the annual Red and White Song Festival, having previously participated from 1984 to 1988.

From mid-90s onward, Koizumi shifted her focus onto acting. As an actress, she played in numerous dramas and movies, most notably, she was cast in two of the most successful movies in Japan ever: as the serial killer in Bayside Shakedown: The Movie (1998) and as the witch in Onmyoji (2001).

She starred in Toshiaki Toyoda's 2006 film Hanging Garden and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2008 film Tokyo Sonata.[7] She starred in Kurosawa's 2012 television drama Penance.[8]

Koizumi was given the Best Actress award at the 1989 Yokohama Film Festival for her work in the film Kaito Ruby.[9] She won the award for best actress at the 26th Hochi Film Awards for Kaza Hana.[10] She also won the award for Best Actress at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards for Mainichi Kaasan.[11]

She featured in the French-Japanese film, Umami, directed by Slony Sow and starring Gérard Depardieu, which was filmed in Hokkaido, Japan and Saumur, France.[12]

Personal life

She married actor Masatoshi Nagase in 1995,[13] the couple divorced in 2004.[14]

Discography

As of 2023, Koizumi released 27 original albums, 22 compilation albums, 40 physical singles, 10 digital singles and 17 home-videos.[15]

Singles

Digital singles

Studio albums

EPs

Soundtrack albums

Live albums

Remix albums

Compilation albums

Digital albums

Home video

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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  4. ^ "安室奈美恵、キョンキョン、静香越え！TOP10連続年数女性歴代1位に！" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 30, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  5. ^ 潮騒のメモ リー (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  6. ^ 小泉今日子「潮騒のメモリー」２位登場. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Mark Schilling (September 26, 2008). "Tokyo Sonata". Japan Times.
  8. ^ Andrew Sun (December 13, 2012). "Film review: Penance". South China Morning Post.
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  10. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  11. ^ "Hotarubi no Mori e, 663114 Win at 66th Mainichi Film Awards". Anime News Network. January 17, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "MPM serves up territories for culinary 'Umami' starring Gerard Depardieu (exclusive)". screendaily.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "小泉今日子＆永瀬正敏が結婚発表以来16年ぶりに公の場にそろって登場！". January 20, 2011.
  14. ^ "実生活では離婚した二人、小泉今日子と永瀬正敏が夫婦役で共演！西原理恵子「毎日かあさん」映画化". July 6, 2010.
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  19. ^ "Innocent Love" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  20. ^ "虹が消えるまで" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  21. ^ "うちへ帰ろう" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Innocent Love (FPM 4/4 DUB MIX)" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  23. ^ "三日月ストレッチ 背すじのばし編" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  24. ^ "三日月ストレッチ 腰ほぐし編" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  25. ^ "100%" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  26. ^ "夏のタイムマシーン1982-2022" (in Japanese). mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  27. ^ "裏K25 ～KOIZUMI KYOKO ALL TIME BEST 19→38" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Kyon30 extra" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  29. ^ "KP20: 89-08 RARE & MORE COLLECTION" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  30. ^ "KOIZUMI 3D" (in Japanese). Apple Music. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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  38. ^ "満島ひかり×佐藤健が主演 Netflix「First Love 初恋」に小泉今日子ら 豪華キャスト9人発表". eiga.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  39. ^ "『不適切にも』本物の"キョンキョン"登場! 小泉今日子もドラマファンだった「遭遇出来ました!」【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

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