Kinouchi Midori

Kinouchi Midori (1970s)

Kinouchi Midori (木之内みどり) is a former Japanese pop idol singer and actress. Kinouchi got her start in show business when she runner up in the NTV contest "Miss Teen Contest" in 1972. Soon after, she moved from her hometown of Otaru to Tokyo to become a mascot girl for a song ballad program. She also debut as a singer in 1974 with the single "Mexame" under the label NAV Record. Because of her cute looks and singing voice, Kinouchi became so popular that her bromaide cards were a top seller.

In 1976, she debut as an actress in the dorama Watashi mo Moeteiru. Her famous role was in the 1977 dorama Keiji Inu Curl where she played the lead role. However, a year after that dorama aired, Kinouchi announced that she was retiring from show business after being in a relationship with bassist, composer, and arranger Goto Tsugutoshi whom she met him at a recording studio in Los Angeles. She also announce at the press conference that the other reason why she was retiring is that she wanted some time to have children. She married Goto Tsugutoshi in 1983 but divorced him four years later without any children. Then in 1990, she married actor Takenaka Naoto and currently has two children with him.

Profile

• Birthday: June 10, 1957 (1957-06-10)
• Birthplace: Otaru, Hokkaido Prefecture
• Blood Type: O

Discography

Albums

• [1974.10.10] Ashita Akuma ni Naare (あした悪魔になあれ)
• [1975.12.21] Jyuuhassai no Ima (十八歳の今)
• [1976.05.25] Toumei no Sketch (透明のスケッチ)
• [1976.09.25] Good Feeling (グッド・フィーリング)
• [1977.02.25] Glass Saka (硝子坂)
• [1977.07.25] Je t'aime (ジュ・テーム)
• [1978.03.25] Yokohama Irebun (横浜いれぶん)
• [1978.07.25] Furui Rouge (苦いルージュ)

Best Albums

• [1977.12.10] Kinouchi Midori / Best 24 (木之内みどり／ベスト２４)
• [1982.09.xx] Kinouchi Midori / Ogenki Desu ka? With love (木之内みどり／お元気ですか？Ｗｉｔｈ　ｌｏｖｅ)
• [1987.11.21] Kinouchi Midori / Playback Series (木之内みどり/プレイバック・シリーズ)
• [1989.08.21] Kinouchi Midori
• [2001.10.17] MY Kore! Kushon Kinouchi Midori BEST (MYこれ!クション 木之内みどり BEST)
• [2004.04.21] Boku-tachi no Best Album Fukkou Series Kinouchi Midori 1 (ぼくらのベスト アルバム復刻シリーズ 木之内みどり1)
• [2004.05.19] Boku-tachi no Best Album Fukkou Series Kinouchi Midori 2 (ぼくらのベスト アルバム復刻シリーズ 木之内みどり2)
• [2007.07.18] "Kinouchi Midori" SINGLES Complete (「木之内みどり」SINGLESコンプリート)
• [2008.07.16] Glass Saka + Single Collection (硝子坂+シングルコレクション)
• [2010.04.02] My Kore! Lite Kinouchi Midori (Myこれ!Lite 木ノ内みどり)

Singles

• [1974.05.10] Mexame (めざめ)
• [1974.09.10] Ashita Akuma ni Naare (あした悪魔になあれ)
• [1975.01.25] Hoho Somete (ほほ染めて)
• [1975.07.25] Oyasumi Nasai (おやすみなさい)
• [1976.02.25] Gakusei Toori (学生通り)
• [1976.07.25] Good Feeling (グッド・フィーリング)
• [1976.11.25] Tokyo Maerchen (東京メルヘン)
• [1977.04.25] Je t'aime (ジュ・テーム)
• [1977.08.10] Image (イマージュ)
• [1977.10.02] Hashire Kaze no You ni (走れ風のように)
• [1978.02.25] Yokohama Irebun (横浜いれぶん)
• [1978.06.25] Muteppou (無鉄砲)
• [1978.09.21] Lone Wolf (一匹狼 (ローン・ウルフ))

Filmography

Doramas

• [1976] Watashi mo Moeteiru
• [1976] Zenryaku Ofukuro-sama 2
• [1977] B En wo Soshise yo! ~Mou Hitotsu no Senryou Hiwa~
• [1977] Akusai Koushinkyoku
• [1977] Suguyaru Ikka Seishunki
• [1977] Saurin
• [1977] Keiji Inu Curl
• [1977] Mahiru No
• [1978] Kaigara no Machi

Movie

• [1977] Yakyuu no Kyou - Mizuhara Yuki

Anime

• [1977] Yakyuu no Uta - Mizuhara Yuki

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia: 木之内みどり