Mizue Takada
Mizue Takada (高田 みづえ Takada Mizue, born June 23, 1960) is a Japanese female singer and idol.
Biography
She debuted on March 25, 1977 with the single Garasu Zaka (The Slopes Of Glass) which became an Oricon top 10 hit. Between 1977 and 1985 she released 26 singles. All of these charted on the Oricon top 100 chart list and 17 reached the top 40. Her music was an unusual blend between Kayōkyoku and Enka.
At the 1977 Japan Record Awards, the FNS Music Festival, the Tokyo Music Festival, the Nippon Television Music Festival, the Ginza Music Festival, the Shinjuku Music Festival and at the Japan Cable Awards, Takada all won the Best Newcomer award.[1]
Takada was promoted alongside Idols Ikue Sakakibara and Yukiko Shimizu, who also debuted in 1977. They were dubbed the "Fresh San'nin Musume" (three fresh girls). Before them Junko Sakurada, Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori were promoted in the same fashion.
She performed for a total of 7 times at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen festival between 1977 and 1984.
Mizue Takada retired from show business in 1985 after marriage to Wakashimazu Mutsuo, and is the okamisan at Nishonoseki stable.
On August 8, 2015 she sang at the NHK "Omoide no Melody" music show, her first public performance in 30 years.[2]
Top 40 singles
| # | Title | Release Date/Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garasu Zaka (硝子坂, The Slopes Of Glass) Nominated for Best Newcomer at the 19th Japan Record Awards. Performed at the 28th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1977 (#9) |
| 2 | Dakedo... (だけど…, But...) | 1977 (#6) |
| 3 | Vidro Kozaiku (ビードロ恋細工, Love Crafted Vidro) | 1977 (#9) |
| 4 | Hana Shigure (花しぐれ, Flower Drizzle) Performed at the 29th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1978 (#10) |
| 5 | Purple Shadow | 1978 (#16) |
| 6 | Onna Tomodachi (女ともだち, Girlfriend) | 1978 (#19) |
| 7 | Shiosai No Melody (潮騒のメロディー, Melody Of The Sea) | 1979 (#25) |
| 8 | Watashi Wa Piano (私はピアノ, I Am A Piano) Performed at the 31st edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1980 (#5) |
| 9 | Ai No Imagination (愛のイマジネーション, Imagination Of Love) | 1981 (#19) |
| 10 | Namida No Jitterbug (涙のジルバ, Jitterbug Of Tears) Performed at the 32nd edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1981 (#22) |
| 11 | Persian Blue | 1981 (#28) |
| 12 | Ai No Owari Ni (愛の終りに, At The End Of I Love You) | 1982 (#28) |
| 13 | Garasu No Hana (ガラスの花, The Flowers Of Glass) Performed at the 33rd edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1982 (#34) |
| 14 | Torisugita Kaze (通りすぎた風, The Wind Passes Through) | 1983 (#28) |
| 15 | Sonna Hiroshi Ni Damaserete (そんなヒロシに騙されて, I've Been Cheated On By Hiroshi) Performed at the 34th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1983 (#6) |
| 16 | Akifuyu (秋冬, The Fall) Performed at the 35th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen. | 1984 (#22) |
| 17 | Harajuku Memory | 1984 (#35) |
See also
References
- さくらじま第5号. 新潮社. 1977.
- "高田みづえ30年ぶり歌番組で硝子坂～一夜限り復活" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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