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Wink
Wink was a popular Japanese pop female unit in the late 1980s. Their first hit single, Ai ga Tomaranai ~Turn It Into Love~ was a cover of Kylie Minogue's "Turn It into Love". The duo managed to stay together through the mid 1990s releasing several albums. They disbanded in 1996.
Members
- Suzuki Sachiko (鈴木早智子)
- Aida Shoko (相田翔子)
Information
WINK was formed in 1987 when Suzuki Sachiko and Aida Shoko won the grand prix for the Wanibooks and Up to Boy's Miss Contest. The group got the name Wink when the music office first then suggested "Kirakira Kagayaku" and then the English equivalent, "Twinkle", where they found the group's name, Wink, in the middle of the word.
The duo's first single, Sugar Baby Love, was on April 1988, a cover of the same song by The Rubettes. They didn't get a hit single until their third single, Ai ga Tomaranai ~Turn It into Love~, which helped to popularize eurobeat in Japan. Their other and only orginal single, Samishii Nettaigyo, was also a hit song that sold over a million copies. Both singles helped Wink to win awards at the 22nd Annual Japan Record Awards and a sport at the end of the year program Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
In 1996, the duo would announced that Wink would be disbanding in order to let the girls focus more on their solo careers. Suzuki would go on to become an actress while Aida would go on a tarento. But, the girls has reunited several times especially at the end of 2008 to help the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Record Awards.
Discography
Albums
- [1988.07.01] Moonlight Serenade
- [1989.04.26] Especially For You ~Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete~ (優しさにつつまれて)
- [1989.12.01] Twin Memories
- [1990.07.11] Velvet
- [1990.12.16] Crescent
- [1991.07.10] Queen of Love
- [1991.11.25] Sapphire
- [1992.04.25] Each side of screen
- [1992.11.26] Nocturne ~Yasoukyoku~ (夜想曲)
- [1993.06.25] Αφροδιτη
- [1993.11.26] BRUNCH ~Sakihokore Itoshisa yo~ (咲き誇れ愛しさよ)
- [1994.07.01] overture!
- [1994.12.01] voce
- [1995.07.05] Flyin' High
Mini-Albums
- [1988.12.01] At Heel Diamonds
Remix Albums
- [1991.12.21] Diamond Box
- [1995.09.01] WINK REMIXES
- [1996.09.11] JAM THE WINK
- [2000.07.01] para para WINK!
Live Albums
- [1990.05.25] Wink First Live Shining Star
- [2019.04.24] Wink CONCERT TOUR 1990~Especially For You II~ (Digital)
Karaoke Albums
- [1990.04.10] Fairy Tone
- [1991.11.25] Fairy Tone 2
Best Albums
- [1990.11.01] Hot Singles
- [1992.12.21] Raisonné
- [1994.03.25] Diary
- [1994.06.xx] Wink Volume 1
- [1994.06.xx] Wink Volume 2
- [1995.02.25] Back to front
- [1995.11.25] Reminiscence
- [1996.03.25] WINK MEMORIES 1988-1996
- [1996.08.21] X-tra
- [1999.06.30] TREASURE COLLECTION WINK BEST
- [2004.06.24] Wink Best & Best Deluxe
- [2011.12.07] WINK MEMORIES 1988-1996 with Original Karaoke
- [2013.06.05] "SELECTION" - 25TH ANNIVERSARY SELF SELECTION
Box Sets
- [2007.12.26] Wink Single Collection ~1988 - 1996 Singles Zenkyoku~ (Wink Singles Collection ~1988 - 1996シングル 全曲集~)
- [2008.02.27] Wink Album Collection ~1988 - 2000 Album Zenkyoku~ (Wink Album Collection 〜1988-2000 アルバム全集〜)
Singles
- [1988.04.27] Sugar Baby Love
- [1988.09.07] Amaryllis (アマリリス)
- [1988.11.16] Ai ga Tomaranai ~Turn It Into Love~ (愛が止まらない)
- [1989.03.16] Namida wo Misenaide ~Boys Don't Cry~ (涙をみせないで)
- [1989.07.05] Samishii Nettaigyo (淋しい熱帯魚)
- [1989.11.01] One Night In Heaven ~Mayonaka no Angel~ (真夜中のエンジェル)
- [1990.03.28] Sexy Music
- [1990.07.04] Yoru ni Hagurete ~Where Were You Last Night~ (夜にはぐれて)
- [1990.11.21] New Moon ni Aimashou (ニュー・ムーンに逢いましょう)
- [1991.03.20] Kitto Atsui Kuchibiru ~Remain~ (きっと熱いくちびる ~リメイン~)
- [1991.06.19] Manatsu no Tremolo (真夏のトレモロ)
- [1991.10.16] Haitoku no Scenario (背徳のシナリオ)
- [1991.12.16] Tsuioku no Heroine (追憶のヒロイン)
- [1992.03.25] Matenrou Museum (摩天楼ミュージアム)
- [1992.07.22] Furimukanaide (ふりむかないで)
- [1992.10.21] Real na Yume no Jouken (リアルな夢の条件)
- [1993.02.17] Eien no Lady Doll ~Voyage Voyage~ (永遠のレディードール)
- [1993.05.26] Kekkon Shiyou ne (結婚しようね)
- [1993.09.08] Sakihokore Itoshisa yo (咲き誇れ愛しさよ)
- [1994.02.23] Itsumade mo Suki de Itakute (いつまでも好きでいたくて)
- [1994.05.25] Twinkle Twinkle (トゥインクル トゥインクル)
- [1994.10.26] Cherie Mon Cherie (シェリー モン シェリ)
- [1995.03.01] Watashi-tachi Rashii Rule (私たちらしいルール)
- [1995.06.25] JIVE INTO THE NIGHT ~Yaban na Yoru ni~ (野蛮な夜に)
- [1995.09.15] Angel Love Story ~Akiiro no Tenshi~ (秋色の天使)
Digital Singles
- [2019.04.24] Wink - Night Tempo presents The Showa Groove
Video Releases
- [1989.07.25] Heart On Wave
- [1990.07.16] Wink First Live Shining Star
- [1990.09.25] Winkissimo
- [1990.12.16] Heart On Wave II
- [1991.08.17] Winkle Winkle
- [1991.09.25] Yin and Yang
- [1991.12.05] Heart On Wave III
- [1992.09.26] WINK '92 CONCERT SAPPHIRE
- [1993.03.25] Heart On Wave IV
- [1993.06.25] La Soirée D'Anges ~Tenshitachi no Yakai~ (La Soirée D'anges 〜天使たちの夜会〜)
- [1993.09.01] NOBLE STATE
- [1994.07.01] Heart On Wave V
- [1995.11.25] Heart On Wave VI
- [1996.04.25] WINK VISUAL MEMORIES 1988-1996
- [2003.11.26] WINK VISUAL MEMORIES 1988-1996 +
- [2004.05.26] WINK PERFORMANCE MEMORIES +
- [2008.04.27] Wink Visual Collection ~1988-1996 Visual Zenshu~ (Wink Visual Collection 〜1988-1996 ヴィジュアル全集〜)
- [2019.04.24] Wink Visual Memories 1988-1996 ~30th Limited Edition~
- [2019.04.24] Wink Performance Memories ~30th Limited Edition~
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