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| − | '''Kudo Shizuka''' (工藤静香) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer and actress. She was very popular from the late 1980s through the early 1990s | + | [[Image:Shizuka_2023.jpg|thumb|300px|thumb|Kudo Shizuka (2023)]] |
| + | '''Kudo Shizuka''' (工藤静香) is a [[J-Pop|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]]. | ||
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* '''Married Name:''' Kimura Shizuka {木村静香} | * '''Married Name:''' Kimura Shizuka {木村静香} | ||
| − | * '''Birthdate:''' | + | * '''Nicknames:''' Shii-chan (しーちゃん), Shizu-chan (しずちゃん), Aeri (愛絵理) |
| + | * '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1970|04|14|mf=yes}} | ||
* '''Birth place:''' [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | * '''Birth place:''' [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | ||
| − | * '''[[Blood Type]]< | + | * '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B |
| + | * '''Height:''' 163 cm | ||
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| + | == Information == | ||
| + | <div align="justify"> | ||
| + | [[Image:Shizuka_2008.jpg|thumb|150px|thumb|Kudo Shizuka (2008)]] | ||
| + | In 1984, Kudo Shizuka auditioned for the Miss Seventeen Contest (along with other [[Onyanko Club]] members) and won. The following year, Kudo, along with [[Kiyohara Aki]] and [[Shibata Kuniko]], formed the group [[Seventeen Club]]. They released 2 singles before calling it quits. | ||
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| + | After Seventeen Club broke up, Kudo went on to auditioned for the idol group [[Onyanko Club]] on May 1986 and passed, becoming the 38th member of Onyanko Club. She was known as a yankee within the club. Kudo started off by singing backup on other Onyanko Club members' solo single, starting with [[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 during the same time, starting with the [[Katatsumuri Samba|eighth single]]. | ||
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| + | After Onyanko Club broke up in 1987, Kudo Shizuka pursued a solo career 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 mini-album ''[[Karelia]]''. She started to self-produce her own music and started to compose her own songs in 1994, starting with the single "[[Blue Rose (Kudo Shizuka)|Blue Rose]]". | ||
| − | + | During the same time as her solo debut, Kudo also made her debut as a talento and actress by appearing on various doramas and variety shows. 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. | |
| + | </div> | ||
| − | * [1988.01.21] [[Mysterious]] (ミステリアス) | + | ==Discography== |
| − | * [1988.07.21] [[ | + | [[Image:Shizuka_2007.jpg|thumb|220px|thumb|Kudo Shizuka (2007)]] |
| + | [[Image:Shizuka_1990.jpeg|thumb|220px|thumb|Kudo Shizuka promoting a Tape Cassette CM (1990)]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Shizuka_1986.jpeg|thumb|220px|thumb|Kudo Shizuka during Onyanko Club (1986)]] | ||
| + | ===Albums=== | ||
| + | * [1988.01.21] [[Mysterious (Kudo Shizuka album)|Mysterious]] (ミステリアス) | ||
| + | * [1988.07.21] [[Shizuka]] (静香) | ||
* [1989.03.15] [[Joy (Kudo Shizuka)|JOY]] | * [1989.03.15] [[Joy (Kudo Shizuka)|JOY]] | ||
| − | * [1989.10.04] [[Karelia|Karelia]] (カレリア) | + | * [1989.10.04] [[Karelia (album)|Karelia]] (カレリア) |
| − | * [1990.04.04] [[Rosette| | + | * [1990.04.04] [[Rosette|rosette]] |
| − | * [1991.03.06] [[Mind Universe| | + | * [1991.03.06] [[Mind Universe|mind Universe]] |
| − | * [1992.03.18] [[ | + | * [1992.03.18] [[Trinity]] |
| − | * [1993.04.01] [[Rise Me| | + | * [1993.04.01] [[Rise Me|rise me]] |
| − | * [1994.09.07] [[ | + | * [1994.09.07] [[Expose]] |
| − | * [1995.08.02] [[Purple|Purple]] | + | * [1995.08.02] [[Purple (Kudo Shizuka)|Purple]] |
| − | * [1996.05.17] [[Doing| | + | * [1996.05.17] [[Doing|doing]] |
| − | * [1997.03.19] [[Dress (Kudo Shizuka)| | + | * [1997.03.19] [[Dress (Kudo Shizuka)|DRESS]] |
* [1998.04.29] [[I'm Not|I'm not]] | * [1998.04.29] [[I'm Not|I'm not]] | ||
| − | * [1999.06.02] [[ | + | * [1999.06.02] [[Full of Love]] |
| − | * [2002.07.03] [[ | + | * [2002.07.03] [[Jewelry Box]] |
| − | * [2005.06.01] [[Tsukikage| | + | * [2005.06.01] [[Tsukikage]] (月影) |
| + | * [2019.06.12] [[Deep Breath (Kudo Shizuka)|Deep Breath]] | ||
| + | * [2021.03.10] [[Aoi hono]] (青い炎; blue flame) | ||
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| + | === Cover Albums === | ||
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| + | * [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-|MY PRECIOUS -Shizuka sings songs of Miyuki-]] | ||
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| + | * [2000.09.20] [[Euro Kudo Shizuka|EURO Kudo Shizuka]] (EURO工藤静香) | ||
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| − | + | * [1988.11.30] [[Gradation|gradation]] | |
| + | * [1989.12.06] [[Harvest (Kudo Shizuka)|HARVEST]] | ||
| + | * [1990.11.14] [[Unlimited (Kudo Shizuka)|unlimited]] | ||
| + | * [1991.12.11] [[Intimate|intimate]] | ||
| + | * [1992.11.20] [[Best of Ballade "Empathy"]] | ||
| + | * [1993.11.19] [[Super Best (Kudo Shizuka)|Super Best]] | ||
| + | * [1996.12.16] [[She Best of Best]] | ||
| + | * [1998.11.18] [[Best of Ballade Current]] (Best of Ballade カレント) | ||
| + | * [2000.03.15] [[Millennium Best]] (ミレニアム・ベスト) | ||
| + | * [2001.12.05] [[My Kore! Collection Kudo Shizuka Best|MY Kore! 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|20th Anniversary B-side collection]] | ||
| + | * [2010.05.19] [[My Kore! Lite Kudo Shizuka]] (Myこれ！Lite 工藤静香) | ||
| + | ===Singles=== | ||
* [1987.08.31] [[Kindan no Telepathy|Kindan no Telepathy]] (禁断のテレパシー) | * [1987.08.31] [[Kindan no Telepathy|Kindan no Telepathy]] (禁断のテレパシー) | ||
* [1987.12.02] [[Again (Kudo Shizuka)|Again]] | * [1987.12.02] [[Again (Kudo Shizuka)|Again]] | ||
| − | * [1988.03.02] [[ | + | * [1988.03.02] [[Daitekuretara Ii no ni]] (抱いてくれたらいいのに) |
* [1988.06.01] [[Fu-Ji-Tsu|FU-JI-TSU]] | * [1988.06.01] [[Fu-Ji-Tsu|FU-JI-TSU]] | ||
| − | * [1988.08.24] [[ | + | * [1988.08.24] [[Mugo n Iroppoi]] (Mugo･ん･･･色っぽい) |
| − | * [1988.12.28] [[Koi Hitoyo|Koi Hitoyo]] (恋一夜) | + | * [1988.12.28] [[Koi Hitoyo (Kudo Shizuka)|Koi Hitoyo]] (恋一夜) |
| − | * [1989.05.03] [[ | + | * [1989.05.03] [[Arashi no Sugao]] (嵐の素顔) |
| − | * [1989.09.06] [[ | + | * [1989.09.06] [[Kousa ni Fukarete]] (黄砂に吹かれて) |
| − | * [1990.01.10] [[ | + | * [1990.01.10] [[Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku]] (くちびるから媚薬) |
| − | * [1990.05.09] [[ | + | * [1990.05.09] [[Senryuu no Shizukuu]] (千流の雫) |
| − | * [1990.09.21] [[ | + | * [1990.09.21] [[Watashi ni Tsuite]] (私について) |
| − | * [1991.01.23] [[ | + | * [1991.01.23] [[Boyaboya de Kinai]] (ぼやぼやできない) |
| − | * [1991.05.15] [[Please|Please]] | + | * [1991.05.15] [[Please (Kudo Shizuka)|Please]] |
| − | * [1991.10.23] [[Metamorphose (Kudo | + | * [1991.10.23] [[Metamorphose (Kudo Shizuka)|Metamorphose]] (メタモルフォーゼ) |
| − | * [1992.01.29] [[ | + | * [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] [[ | + | * [1992.05.21] [[Urahara]] (うらはら) |
| − | * [1992.08.21] [[Koe wo | + | * [1992.08.21] [[Koe wo Kikasete (Kudo Shizuka)|Koe wo Kikasete]] (声を聴かせて) |
| − | * [1993.02.03] [[ | + | * [1993.02.03] [[Doukoku]] (慟哭) |
| − | * [1993.06.02] [[ | + | * [1993.06.02] [[Watashi wa Knife]] (わたしはナイフ) |
| − | * [1993.10.06] [[ | + | * [1993.10.06] [[Anata Shikainai Desho]] (あなたしかいないでしょ) |
* [1994.03.18] [[Blue Rose (Kudo Shizuka)|Blue Rose]] | * [1994.03.18] [[Blue Rose (Kudo Shizuka)|Blue Rose]] | ||
| − | * [1994.07.21] [[ | + | * [1994.07.21] [[Jaguar Line]] |
| − | * [1994.11.18] [[ | + | * [1994.11.18] [[Ice Rain]] |
| − | * [1995. | + | * [1995.05.19] [[Moon Water]] |
| − | * [1995.11.20] [[ | + | * [1995.11.20] [[7]] |
* [1996.03.21] [[Chou (Kudo Shizuka)|Chou]] (蝶) | * [1996.03.21] [[Chou (Kudo Shizuka)|Chou]] (蝶) | ||
* [1996.06.05] [[Yuu (Kudo Shizuka)|Yuu]] (優) | * [1996.06.05] [[Yuu (Kudo Shizuka)|Yuu]] (優) | ||
| − | * [1996.11.07] [[ | + | * [1996.11.07] [[Geshijyou]] (激情) |
| − | * [1997.05.28] [[ | + | * [1997.05.28] [[Blue Velvet]] |
| − | * [1997.11.19] [[ | + | * [1997.11.19] [[Kama Sutra no Densetsu]] (カーマスートラの伝説) |
| − | * [1998.02.18] [[ | + | * [1998.02.18] [[Setsu.getsu.ka|Setsu･getsu･ka]] (雪・月・花) |
| − | * [1998.07.17] [[ | + | * [1998.07.17] [[Kirara]] (きらら) |
| − | * [1998.11.06] [[ | + | * [1998.11.06] [[Isshun]] (一瞬) |
| − | * [1999.04.07] [[ | + | * [1999.04.07] [[Blue Zone]] |
| − | * [2000.11.08] [[ | + | * [2000.11.08] [[Shinku no Hana]] (深紅の花) |
| − | * [2002.04.24] [[ | + | * [2002.04.24] [[Maple]] |
| − | * [2005.02.16] [[ | + | * [2005.02.16] [[Lotus ~Umareshi Hana~]] (Lotus～生まれし花～) |
| − | * [2005.04.27] [[ | + | * [2005.04.27] [[Kokoro no Chikara]] (心のチカラ) |
| − | * [2006.09.06] [[Clavis - Kagi | + | * [2006.09.06] [[Clavis -Kagi-]] (Clavis -鍵-) |
| − | * [2007.05.23] [[Amayo no Tsuki ni| | + | * [2007.05.23] [[Amayo no Tsuki ni]] (雨夜の月に) |
| + | * [2008.11.05] [[Night Wing / Yukigasa|NIGHT WING / Yukigasa]] (NIGHT WING/雪傘) | ||
| + | * [2012.10.17] [[Kimi ga Kureta Mono]] (キミがくれたもの; What You Gave Me) | ||
| + | * [2023.08.02] [[Yusha no Hata]] (勇者の旗; flag of the brave) | ||
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| + | === Compilation / Other === | ||
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| + | * [1996.12.16] ''[[So Many Stars]]'' | ||
| + | * [1997.02.14] "[[A.S.A.P]]" ''{as part of Little Kiss)'' | ||
| + | * [1997.11.19] ''[[Pika Ichi ~80's~|Pika Ichi ~80'S~]]'' | ||
| + | * [1997.11.19] ''[[Sparkling|SPARKLING]]'' | ||
| + | * [1999.03.17] ''[[PC Hits Great-Canyon 1986-1989 Best Selection|PC Hits Great-Canyon 1986-1989 Best Selection]]'' | ||
| + | * [1999.03.17] ''[[PC Hits Great-Canyon 1990-1993 Best Selection]]'' | ||
| + | * [1999.03.17] ''[[PC Hits Great-Canyon 1994-1998 Best Selection]]'' | ||
| + | * [1999.03.17] [[Akashiya Sanma]] and [[Tokoro George]] - "[[Akashiya Sanma-san ni Kiite Minai to ne]]" | ||
| + | * [1999.09.22] ''[[Po 1990]]'' | ||
| + | * [1999.11.03] ''[[20 Seiki Best Pony Canyon Pop & Rock History Vol. 2|20 Seiki BEST Pony Canyon Pop & Rock History Vol. 2]]'' | ||
| + | * [2000.11.22] ''[[Seishun Uta Nenkan '89 Best 30|Seishun Uta Nenkan '89 BEST30]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.03.06] ''[[Sakushi Katsudou 20 Shuunen Kinen Akimoto Ryu Toranomon Hen]] | ||
| + | * [2002.03.20] ''[[Issen Ifuubi ~Star Toujou Hen~]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.08.28] ''[[Shitsuren Songs Again]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.09.19] ''[[My Kore! Kusshon Catalog Vol. 3|My Kore! Kusshon Catalog VOL. 3]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.11.27] ''[[Zoku Seishun Uta Nenkan 1988]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.11.27] ''[[Zoku Seishun Uta Nenkan 1989]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.11.27] ''[[Tsuya ~Otona no Onna ni Natu Tame no Must Item]]'' | ||
| + | * [2002.12.04] ''[[BOMB Presents "Eien no '80 Otakara Idol Ooshuugou!"|BOMB presents "Eien no '80 Otakara Idol Ooshuugou!"]]'' | ||
| + | * [2003.05.02] ''[[Kayoukyoku Sekaiisshuu]]'' | ||
| + | * [2003.07.24] ''[[Gekijouban Soreike! Anpanman Ruby no Negai]]'' | ||
| + | * [2004.03.31] ''[[Wow! Disneymania Japan|WOW! Disneymania JAPAN]]'' | ||
| + | * [2004.11.17] ''[[Eternal Ballads]]'' | ||
| + | * [2004.12.01] ''[[Dramatic Songs]]'' | ||
| + | * [2005.03.02] ''[["Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten!" Presents Ballads Daijiten! Showa vs Heisei|"Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten!" presents BALLADS DAIJITEN! Showa VS Heisei]]'' | ||
| + | * [2005.05.25] ''[["Eiga Futari wa Precure Max Heart" Music Line Original Soundtrack|"Eiga Futari wa Precure MAX Heart" Music Line Original Soundtrack]]'' | ||
| + | * [2005.10.19] ''[[Meikyoku Hakkutsu! Jewel Ballads]]'' | ||
| + | * [2008.06.25] ''[[Shoujo Jidai ~Mune Kyun Bakka.~]]'' | ||
| + | * [2009.07.15] ''[[Ano Hi no Koi no Uta]]'' | ||
| + | * [2009.12.23] ''[[Lovely Pops|LOVELY POPS]]'' | ||
| + | * [2010.07.07] ''[[Venus Legend ~ Muteki no 80's Idol Hits]]'' | ||
| + | * [2011.01.12] ''[[A40 Melancholic Love Songs]]'' | ||
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| + | === Videos / DVDs === | ||
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| + | * [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|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|female II]] | ||
| + | * [1993.10.21] [[Shizuka no Concert '93 Rise Me|Shizuka no Concert '93 Rise me]] (静香のコンサート'93 Rise me) | ||
| + | * [1994.11.18] [[Female III|female III]] | ||
| + | * [1995.03.17] [[Kudo Shizuka '94 Expose Concert Tour 1994|Kudo Shizuka '94 Expose Concert tour 1994]] (工藤静香 '94 Expose Concert tour 1994) | ||
| + | * [1996.01.05] [[Female IV|female IV]] | ||
| + | * [1997.06.18] [[Female V|female V]] | ||
| + | * [1997.07.18] [[Kudo Shizuka 1997 Dress Concert Tour|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|Kudo Shizuka I'm not Concert Tour 1998]] (工藤静香 I'm not Concert Tour 1998) | ||
| + | * [1999.02.17] [[Female VI|female VI]] | ||
| + | * [1999.09.17] [[Kudo Shizuka Full of Love Concert Tour 1999]] (工藤静香 Full of Love Concert Tour 1999) | ||
| + | * [2003.07.16] [[Female I&II|female I&II]] | ||
| + | * [2003.07.16] [[Female III&IV|female III&IV]] | ||
| + | * [2003.08.20] [[Female V&VI|female V&VI]] | ||
| + | * [2007.09.19] [[Shizuka Kudo the Live DVD Complete Box|Shizuka Kudo THE LIVE DVD COMPLETE BOX]] | ||
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| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| + | === Doramas === | ||
| + | * [1987] [[Ohima Nara Kite yo ne!]] | ||
| + | * [1988] [[Kimi no Hitomi wo Taiho Suru]] | ||
| + | * [1988] [[Netsuppai no!]] | ||
| + | * [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]] | ||
| + | * [1993] [[Ano Hi ni Kaeritai]] | ||
| + | * [1996] [[Yuzurenai Yoru]] | ||
| + | * [1997] [[Dessin]] | ||
| + | * [1999] [[Psychometrer Eiji]] | ||
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| + | === Movies === | ||
| + | * [1985] [[Big Magnum Kuroiwa Sensei]] | ||
| + | * [1992] [[Mirai no Omoide Last Christmas]] | ||
| + | * [1996] [[Gokudou no Onna-tachi]] | ||
| + | * [1996] [[Bakusou! Moon Angel ~Hoku e~]] | ||
| + | * [2005] [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Movie]] | ||
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
| + | * [https://shizuka-kudo.net/ Official Website] | ||
| + | * [https://www.instagram.com/kudo_shizuka/ Official Instagram] | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/shizuka_info Official Twitter] | ||
| + | * Wikipedia: [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%A5%E8%97%A4%E9%9D%99%E9%A6%99 Japanese] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Kud%C5%8D English] | ||
| + | * [http://idollica.com/kudo/KudoShizuka.html Encyclopedia Idollica: Kudo Shizuka] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 2 August 2023
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.
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Profile
- Married Name: Kimura Shizuka {木村静香}
- Nicknames: Shii-chan (しーちゃん), Shizu-chan (しずちゃん), Aeri (愛絵理)
- Birthdate: April 14, 1970
- Birth place: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: B
- Height: 163 cm
Information
In 1984, Kudo Shizuka auditioned for the Miss Seventeen Contest (along with other Onyanko Club members) and won. The following year, Kudo, along with Kiyohara Aki and Shibata Kuniko, formed the group Seventeen Club. They released 2 singles before calling it quits.
After Seventeen Club broke up, Kudo went on to auditioned for the idol group Onyanko Club on May 1986 and passed, becoming the 38th member of Onyanko Club. She was known as a yankee within the club. Kudo started off by singing backup on other Onyanko Club members' solo single, starting with 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 during the same time, starting with the eighth single.
After Onyanko Club broke up in 1987, Kudo Shizuka pursued a solo career 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 mini-album Karelia. She started to self-produce her own music and started to compose her own songs in 1994, starting with the single "Blue Rose".
During the same time as her solo debut, Kudo also made her debut as a talento and actress by appearing on various doramas and variety shows. 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)
- [2019.06.12] Deep Breath
- [2021.03.10] Aoi hono (青い炎; blue flame)
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 Current (Best of Ballade カレント)
- [2000.03.15] Millennium Best (ミレニアム・ベスト)
- [2001.12.05] MY Kore! 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
- [2010.05.19] My Kore! Lite Kudo Shizuka (Myこれ！Lite 工藤静香)
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] Setsu･getsu･ka (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)
- [2012.10.17] Kimi ga Kureta Mono (キミがくれたもの; What You Gave Me)
- [2023.08.02] Yusha no Hata (勇者の旗; flag of the brave)
Compilation / Other
- [1996.12.16] So Many Stars
- [1997.02.14] "A.S.A.P" {as part of Little Kiss)
- [1997.11.19] Pika Ichi ~80'S~
- [1997.11.19] SPARKLING
- [1999.03.17] PC Hits Great-Canyon 1986-1989 Best Selection
- [1999.03.17] PC Hits Great-Canyon 1990-1993 Best Selection
- [1999.03.17] PC Hits Great-Canyon 1994-1998 Best Selection
- [1999.03.17] Akashiya Sanma and Tokoro George - "Akashiya Sanma-san ni Kiite Minai to ne"
- [1999.09.22] Po 1990
- [1999.11.03] 20 Seiki BEST Pony Canyon Pop & Rock History Vol. 2
- [2000.11.22] Seishun Uta Nenkan '89 BEST30
- [2002.03.06] Sakushi Katsudou 20 Shuunen Kinen Akimoto Ryu Toranomon Hen
- [2002.03.20] Issen Ifuubi ~Star Toujou Hen~
- [2002.08.28] Shitsuren Songs Again
- [2002.09.19] My Kore! Kusshon Catalog VOL. 3
- [2002.11.27] Zoku Seishun Uta Nenkan 1988
- [2002.11.27] Zoku Seishun Uta Nenkan 1989
- [2002.11.27] Tsuya ~Otona no Onna ni Natu Tame no Must Item
- [2002.12.04] BOMB presents "Eien no '80 Otakara Idol Ooshuugou!"
- [2003.05.02] Kayoukyoku Sekaiisshuu
- [2003.07.24] Gekijouban Soreike! Anpanman Ruby no Negai
- [2004.03.31] WOW! Disneymania JAPAN
- [2004.11.17] Eternal Ballads
- [2004.12.01] Dramatic Songs
- [2005.03.02] "Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten!" presents BALLADS DAIJITEN! Showa VS Heisei
- [2005.05.25] "Eiga Futari wa Precure MAX Heart" Music Line Original Soundtrack
- [2005.10.19] Meikyoku Hakkutsu! Jewel Ballads
- [2008.06.25] Shoujo Jidai ~Mune Kyun Bakka.~
- [2009.07.15] Ano Hi no Koi no Uta
- [2009.12.23] LOVELY POPS
- [2010.07.07] Venus Legend ~ Muteki no 80's Idol Hits
- [2011.01.12] A40 Melancholic Love Songs
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)
- [2003.07.16] female I&II
- [2003.07.16] female III&IV
- [2003.08.20] female V&VI
- [2007.09.19] Shizuka Kudo THE LIVE DVD COMPLETE BOX
Filmography
Doramas
- [1987] Ohima Nara Kite yo ne!
- [1988] Kimi no Hitomi wo Taiho Suru
- [1988] Netsuppai no!
- [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
- [1993] Ano Hi ni Kaeritai
- [1996] Yuzurenai Yoru
- [1997] Dessin
- [1999] Psychometrer Eiji
Movies
- [1985] Big Magnum Kuroiwa Sensei
- [1992] Mirai no Omoide Last Christmas
- [1996] Gokudou no Onna-tachi
- [1996] Bakusou! Moon Angel ~Hoku e~
- [2005] Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Movie
External Links
- Official Website
- Official Instagram
- Official Twitter
- Wikipedia: Japanese | English
- Encyclopedia Idollica: Kudo Shizuka
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