Kawai Sonoko

Kawai Sonoko promoting Replica (1990)

Kawai Sonoko (河合その子) was a Japanese singer and she was member #12 of the idol group, Onyanko Club.

Profile

• Married Name: Goto Sonoko (後藤その子)
• Stage Name: Kawai Sonoko (河合その子)
• Birthdate: June 20, 1965
• Birthplace: Chita, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Information

In 1983, Sonoko first auditioned for the CBS Record audition Teens Pop Contest but didn't pass. Two years later, she auditioned for Onyanko Club on their television show Yuuyake NyanNyan and passed it with a score of 140. She went on to appear in television shows like Sukeban Deka and also began her solo career with the single "Namida no Jasmine Love", which shot up to #1 on the Oricon charts.

Due to her being very popularity in Onyanko Club, she graduated on March 1986 to pursue a solo career. She still appeared on Yuuyake Nyan Nyan and released a Christmas album with other members in 1986. But, she began to take control over her solo career and started to produce her own albums. She also later on started to write her own songs, starting with her 1990 album Replica.

She is married to composer Goto Tsugutoshi, who wrote all the songs for her fourth album Rouge et Bleu in 1994. She also announced that she would retire from the music business.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1985.12.05] Sonoko (その子)
• [1986.05.21] Siesta (シエスタ)
• [1986.10.05] Mode de Sonoko
• [1987.07.22] Rouge et Bleu
• [1988.05.21] Colors
• [1989.03.21] Dancin' In the Light
• [1990.04.21] Replica

Best Albums

• [1989.03.01] Dedication
• [1990.12.21] Sonnet
• [1997.07.21] Kawai Sonoko Best Collection (河合その子 ベスト・コレクション)
• [2002.11.20] Golden Best Kawai Sonoko (ゴールデン☆ベスト 河合その子)
• [2009.09.30] Kawai Sonoko Premium (河合その子プレミアム)
• [2010.04.28] GOLDEN☆BEST Kawai Sonoko Kokusho Sayuri Jounouchi Sanae Watanabe Minayo Watanabe Marina (GOLDEN☆BEST 河合その子・国生さゆり・城之内早苗・渡辺美奈代・渡辺満里奈)

Singles

• [1985.09.01] Namida no Jasmine Love (涙の茉莉花LOVE)
• [1985.11.21] Ochiba no Cresendo (落葉のクレッシェンド)
• [1986.03.21] Aoi Station (青いスタスィオン)
• [1986.07.02] Saikai no Labyrinth (再会のラビリンス)
• [1986.10.22] Kanashii Yoru wo Tomete (悲しい夜を止めて)
• [1987.02.26] Aishuu no Carnival (哀愁のカルナバル)
• [1987.06.17] JESSY
• [1987.10.21] Yume Kara Sameta Tenshi (夢から醒めた天使)
• [1988.07.01] Ame no Memorandum (雨のメモランダム)

Video / DVD

• [1986] Sonoko Genki desu (その子元気です)
• [1987] Aphrodite no Yume -Aphrodite- (アフロディーテの夢 -Aphrodite-)
• [1987] Sonoko no Natsu (その子の夏)
• [1988] JESSY
• [1989] Sweet Contrast
• [2007] Complete DVD BOX

External Links

• Encyclopedia Idollica: Kawai Sonoko
• Wikipedia.jp: 河合その子