Japanese kayōkyoku singer
Musical artist
Junko Akimoto (秋元 順子, Akimoto Junko, born June 21, 1947 in Tokyo) is a Japanese kayōkyoku singer. She also sings jazz, chanson, canzone, and min'yō. She made her debut in 2005. She attended the 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.[1] Her song "Ai no Mama de" (愛のままで, Still in Love) reached number-one on the Japan's Oricon charts in January 2009. By this, she became the eldest singer to reach the number-one position on single charts in Oricon history. The single was on the charts for 64 weeks and sold 568,334 copies during that time.
Discography
Albums
- Madison-gun no Koi (マディソン郡の恋, Madison County Love) (2006)
- Second Story (2008)
- Aisuru Hito no Tame ni (愛する人のために, For the People I Love) (2009)
- Encore: Jazz Standard (2010)
- Live Best ~kawaranu-ai~ (ライブベスト～変わらぬ愛～)
- Hana roman ~ serenāde (華浪漫～セレナーデ)
- Dear Songs ~yume o tsunaide~ (Dear Songs～夢をつないで～)
- Junko Akimoto BEST (2014)
Singles
- "Madison-gun no Koi" (マディソン郡の恋, Madison County Love) (2005)
- "Ame no Tabibito" (雨の旅人, Rain Traveller) (2007)
- "Ai no Mama de" (愛のままで, Still in Love) (2008)
- "Tasogare Love Again" (黄昏Love again, Evening Love Again) (2009)
- "Ichimai no Shashin" (一枚の写真, One Photograph) (2010)
- "Sono hana wa...~kawaranu-ai~" (その花は…～変わらぬ愛～)
- "Karenai hana" (枯れない花)
- "24-ji no kodoku" (24時の孤独)
- "Merīgōrando ~namida no okurimono~" (メリーゴーランド～涙の贈りもの～)
- "Aikagi" (愛鍵) (2015)
- "Rose" (2015)
- "Ti amo ~kaze ga fuite~" (ティ・アモ～風が吹いて～) (2016)
References
- ^ 還暦過ぎで紅白初出場の秋元順子、息子のエールは「最初で最後のつもりで」. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. December 29, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website
