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Kudo Shizuka
Kudo Shizuka (工藤静香) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was very popular from the late 1980s through the early 1990s. She was also member #38 of the super idol group Onyanko Club and member of the gravure group Momoko Club.
Profile
- Name: Kudo Shizuka (工藤静香)
- Married Name: Kimura Shizuka {木村静香}
- Birthdate: April 14, 1970
- Birth place: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: B
Information
In 1984, Kudo Shizuka auditioned for the Miss Seventeen Contest (along with other Onyanko Club members) and won. The following year, Shizuka Kudo, along with Kiyohara Aki and Shibata Kuniko, formed the group Seventeen Club. They released 2 singles and called it quits a short time after.
After Seventeen Club broke up, Shizuka Kudo went on to auditioned for Onyanko Club on May 1986 and passed, becoming the 38th member of Onyanko Club. She was know as a yankee within the club and sang backup on other Onyanko Club members' solo singers, especially Watanabe Marina's debut single. In 1987, she formed the subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai with Ikuina Akiko and Saito Makiko. She also started to sing main vocals for Onyanko Club starting with the eight single, Katatsumuri Samba.
After Onyanko Club broke up in 1987, Shizuka Kudo pursued a solo career on August 31th with the single Kindan no Telepathy. Soon after, her popularity skyrocketed with her future singles reaching #1 on the Oricon charts. She is consider by many to be one of the Idol Four Queens of the 1980s, along with Minamino Yoko, Asaka Yui, and Nakayama Miho. She also started to write her lyrics starting with the minialbum Karelia. She started to self produce and started to compose her own songs in 1994, starting with the Blue Rose.
She started to star in variety shows and dramas in the 80s. She was a semi regular on the show Tunnels no Nama de Daradara Ikasete!. In 1997, she was in a duo unit Little Kiss with Tunnels member Ishibashi Takaaki, releasing the single A.S.A.P.
In 2000, she married SMAP member Kimura Takuya and had two daughters in 2001 and 2002.
Discography
Albums
- [1988.01.21] Mysterious (ミステリアス)
- [1988.07.21] Shizuka (静香)
- [1989.03.15] JOY
- [1989.10.04] Karelia (カレリア)
- [1990.04.04] rosette
- [1991.03.06] mind Universe
- [1992.03.18] Trinity
- [1993.04.01] rise me
- [1994.09.07] Expose
- [1995.08.02] Purple
- [1996.05.17] doing
- [1997.03.19] DRESS
- [1998.04.29] I'm not
- [1999.06.02] Full of Love
- [2002.07.03] Jewelry Box
- [2005.06.01] Tsukikage (月影)
Cover Albums
- [2002.10.30] Showa no Kaidan Vol.1 (昭和の階段 Vol.1)
- [2008.08.20] MY PRECIOUS -Shizuka sings songs of Miyuki-
Remix Album
- [2000.09.20] EURO Kudo Shizuka (EURO工藤静香)
Best Albums
- [1988.11.30] gradation
- [1989.12.06] HARVEST
- [1990.11.14] unlimited
- [1991.12.11] intimate
- [1992.11.20] Best of Ballade "Empathy"
- [1993.11.19] Super Best
- [1996.12.16] She Best of Best
- [1998.11.18] Best of Ballade Calent (Best of Ballade カレント)
- [2000.03.15] Millennium Best (ミレニアム・ベスト)
- [2001.12.05] MY Collection Kudo Shizuka BEST (MYこれ!クション 工藤静香BEST)
- [2002.10.30] My Favorite Songs ~Original Best~
- [2007.08.29] Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best
- [2008.03.05] 20th Anniversary B-side collection
Singles
- [1987.08.31] Kindan no Telepathy (禁断のテレパシー)
- [1987.12.02] Again
- [1988.03.02] Daitekuretara Ii no ni (抱いてくれたらいいのに)
- [1988.06.01] FU-JI-TSU
- [1988.08.24] Mugo n Iroppoi (Mugo・ん・・・色っぽい)
- [1988.12.28] Koi Hitoyo (恋一夜)
- [1989.05.03] Arashi no Sugao (嵐の素顔)
- [1989.09.06] Kousa ni Fukarete (黄砂に吹かれて)
- [1990.01.10] Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku (くちびるから媚薬)
- [1990.05.09] Senryuu no Shizukuu (千流の雫)
- [1990.09.21] Watashi ni Tsuite (私について)
- [1991.01.23] Boyaboya de Kinai (ぼやぼやできない)
- [1991.05.15] Please
- [1991.10.23] Metamorphose (メタモルフォーゼ)
- [1992.01.29] Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai (めちゃくちゃに泣いてしまいたい)
- [1992.05.21] Urahara (うらはら)
- [1992.08.21] Koe wo Kikasete (声を聴かせて)
- [1993.02.03] Doukoku (慟哭)
- [1993.06.02] Watashi wa Knife (わたしはナイフ)
- [1993.10.06] Anata Shikainai Desho (あなたしかいないでしょ)
- [1994.03.18] Blue Rose
- [1994.07.21] Jaguar Line
- [1994.11.18] Ice Rain
- [1995.05.19] Moon Water
- [1995.11.20] 7
- [1996.03.21] Chou (蝶)
- [1996.06.05] Yuu (優)
- [1996.11.07] Geshijyou (激情)
- [1997.05.28] Blue Velvet
- [1997.11.19] Kama Sutra no Densetsu (カーマスートラの伝説)
- [1998.02.18] Yuki・Tsuki・Hana (雪・月・花)
- [1998.07.17] Kirara (きらら)
- [1998.11.06] Isshun (一瞬)
- [1999.04.07] Blue Zone
- [2000.11.08] Shinku no Hana (深紅の花)
- [2002.04.24] Maple
- [2005.02.16] Lotus ~Umareshi Hana~ (Lotus~生まれし花~)
- [2005.04.27] Kokoro no Chikara (心のチカラ)
- [2006.09.06] Clavis -Kagi- (Clavis -鍵-)
- [2007.05.23] Amayo no Tsuki ni (雨夜の月に)
- [2008.11.05] NIGHT WING / Yukigasa (NIGHT WING/雪傘)
Compilation / Other
- [1997.02.14] A.S.A.P {as part of Little Kiss)
- [1999.03.17] Akashiya Sanma, Kudo Shizuka, and Tokoro George - Akashiya Sanma-san ni Kiite Minai to ne
Videos / DVDs
- [1988.11.02] Kudo Shizuka Hajime no Ippo (工藤静香 静香はじめの一歩)
- [1990.02.21] Shizuka no Concert Aki '89 Special (静香のコンサート'89秋スペシャル)
- [1990.10.21] Shizuka no Concert '90 Haru (静香のコンサート'90春)
- [1991.09.21] Shizuka no Concert '91 (静香のコンサート'91)
- [1992.02.05] female
- [1992.09.18] Shizuka no Concert '92 "Koe wo Kikasete" (静香のコンサート'92 "声を聴かせて")
- [1993.07.21] female II
- [1993.10.21] Shizuka no Concert '93 Rise me (静香のコンサート'93 Rise me)
- [1994.11.18] female III
- [1995.03.17] Kudo Shizuka '94 Expose Concert tour 1994 (工藤静香 '94 Expose Concert tour 1994)
- [1996.01.05] female IV
- [1997.06.18] female V
- [1997.07.18] Kudo Shizuka 1997 DRESS CONCERT TOUR (工藤静香 1997 DRESS CONCERT TOUR)
- [1998.10.07] Kudo Shizuka I'm not Concert Tour 1998 (工藤静香 I'm not Concert Tour 1998)
- [1999.02.17] female VI
- [1999.09.17] Kudo Shizuka Full of Love Concert Tour 1999 (工藤静香 Full of Love Concert Tour 1999)
- [2007.09.19] Shizuka Kudo THE LIVE DVD COMPLETE BOX
Filmography
- [1985] Big Magnum Kuroiwa Sensei
- [1987] Ohima nara Kite yo ne!
- [1988] Kimi no Hitomi wo Taiho Suru
- [1988] Netsuppaino!
- [1988] Jikan desu yo
- [1988] Kimi ga Uso wo Tsuita
- [1988] Kayou Super White
- [1989] Saken demo, Kikoenai
- [1990] Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki!
- [1991] Yo ni mo Kimyou na Monogatari
- [1991] Nanadara Mandara
- [1992] Mirai no Omoide
- [1993] Ano Hi ni Kaeritai
- [1996] Gokudou no Onnatachi
- [1996] Yuzurenai Yoru
- [1996] Bakusou! Moon Angel ~Hoku e~
- [1997] Dessin
- [1999] Psychometrer Eiji
- [2005] Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Movie
External Links
- Official Pony Canyon Website
- Wikipedia: 工藤静香
- Encyclopedia Idollica: Kudo Shizuka
- Wikipedia: Shizuka Kudo
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