Warabe

Warabe (わらべ) was a Japanese pop unit for the variety show Kinchan no Doko Made Yatu no? from 1982 to 1984.

Members

• Takabe Tomoko (高部知子)
• Kurasawa Atsumi (倉沢淳美)
• Takahashi Mami (高橋真美)

Information

The group released their first single, Medaka no Kyoudai, at the end of 1982 on the label For Life Records. The title song was used as the ending theme for the show Kinchan no Doko Made Yatu no? as the girls would be showed at the end of the show, singing Medaka no Kyoudai in there pajamas Nevertheless, the single was popular and sold over eight million copies.

Their next single, Moshi mo Ashita ga...., proven to be another hit for the group as it reached #1 on the Oricon charts. Aksim their third and final single was the group's third hit as it sold over one million copies. However, on March 1985, the group broke up and each girl went their own ways with Kurasawa being the only member to pursue a solo career.

Discography

Albums

• [1983.03.05] Nozomi Kane Tamae Medaka no Kyoudai (のぞみ・かなえ・たまえ　めだかの兄妹)
• [1984.03.05] Moshi mo Ashita ga.... (もしも明日が･･･。)

Singles

• [1982.12.21] Medaka no Kyoudai (めだかの兄妹)
• [1983.12.21] Moshi mo Ashita ga.... (もしも明日が･･･。)
• [1984.08.11] Moshi mo Ashita ga.... Ondo Hen (もしも明日が･･･。音頭編)
• [1984.12.12] Tokei wo Tomete (時計をとめて)

Video

• [1984.03.10] Moshi mo Ashita ga.... / Medaka no Kyoudai (もしも明日が･･･。 / めだかの兄妹)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia: わらべ