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Shimada Naoko

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Shimada Naoko (島田奈央子) is a Japanese music critic, DJ, and former Japanese pop singer.

Profile

  • Other Name: Shimada Nami (島田奈美)
  • Birthdate: February 1, 1971
  • Birthplace: Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
  • Height: 161 cm
  • Sizes: 80 - 60 - 83 cm

Information

Shimada Naoko got a break in show business when she four years old when she was scouted at Yoyogi Park with her parents and grandparents. She briefly became a commercial model until her dad pulled the plug on her model career. Ten years later, she would audition for the television anime Pants no Ana 2 ~Kahei Hatake de Input~ but didn't win a spot on the anime. But Shimada didn't give up and auditioned from MOMOCO a year later and won. Shimada first debuted as an actress after winning the award in the dorama Obacchama ni wa Wakarumai. She made her singing debut in 1987 with the single Glass no Gensoukyoku under the name Shimada Nami with Columbia Records. She didn't break the charts untill her third single, Free Balloon, became a hit.

In 1990, she would retire from the idol business and later became a radio personality and a DJ two years later. In 2007, Shimada would write and host her own online radio show about the Soul Music and Jazz genres.

Discography

Albums

Singles

External Links

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