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Nakayama Miho got her start in show business when she was scouted by a model agency named Box Corporation when she was in her first year of middle school. As a model, she modeled for commercials and magazines such as for TDK lens, cassettes, and the magazine ''[[Hana to Yume]]''. Soon after, she switch agencies to Big Apple in order to start an idol career. She made her dorama debut in 1985 in the television dorama ''[[Maido Osawagaseshimasu]]'' and later appeared in various variety shows. In 1987, she got the nickname Miporin from her character on the dorama ''[[Mama wa Idol!]]''.
 
Nakayama Miho got her start in show business when she was scouted by a model agency named Box Corporation when she was in her first year of middle school. As a model, she modeled for commercials and magazines such as for TDK lens, cassettes, and the magazine ''[[Hana to Yume]]''. Soon after, she switch agencies to Big Apple in order to start an idol career. She made her dorama debut in 1985 in the television dorama ''[[Maido Osawagaseshimasu]]'' and later appeared in various variety shows. In 1987, she got the nickname Miporin from her character on the dorama ''[[Mama wa Idol!]]''.
  
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Later on in 1985, Nakayama made her singing debut with the single "[["C" (Single)|"C"]]". The single sold extremely well that she won the Rookie of the Year award at that year's ''[[Nihon Record Taisho]]''. She would win countless awards in the next decade from numerous award ceremonies from Japan Golden Disc Awards to the FNS Kayousai. Her single, "[[Witches (Nakayama Miho)|Witches]]", earned Nakayama her first appearance to the end of the year program ''[[Kouhaku Uta Gaseen]]'' and would appeared on the program seven times. By the end of the decade, many named Nakayama as one of the Four Queens of J-Pop in the 80s with [[Asaka Yui]], [[Minamino Yoko]], and [[Kudo Shizuka]].
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Later on in 1985, Nakayama made her singing debut with the single "[["C" (single)|"C"]]". The single sold extremely well that she won the Rookie of the Year award at that year's ''[[Nihon Record Taisho]]''. She would win countless awards in the next decade from numerous award ceremonies from Japan Golden Disc Awards to the FNS Kayousai. Her single, "[[Witches (Nakayama Miho)|Witches]]", earned Nakayama her first appearance to the end of the year program ''[[Kouhaku Uta Gaseen]]'' and would appeared on the program seven times. By the end of the decade, many named Nakayama as one of the Four Queens of J-Pop in the 80s with [[Asaka Yui]], [[Minamino Yoko]], and [[Kudo Shizuka]].
  
 
By the start of the 90s, Nakayama shifted gears and tried to aim to become a variety idol by appearing in commercials, doramas, variety shows, releasing music, and holding her concert tours. This didn't slow her down as she released the single "[[Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto]]" with [[WANDS]], becoming a major hit by selling over 1.8 million copies. A couple months later, Nakayama went to Los Angeles for a couple months for dance lessons.  
 
By the start of the 90s, Nakayama shifted gears and tried to aim to become a variety idol by appearing in commercials, doramas, variety shows, releasing music, and holding her concert tours. This didn't slow her down as she released the single "[[Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto]]" with [[WANDS]], becoming a major hit by selling over 1.8 million copies. A couple months later, Nakayama went to Los Angeles for a couple months for dance lessons.  
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=== Original Albums ===
 
=== Original Albums ===
  
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* [1985.08.21] [["C" (Album)|"C"]]
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* [1985.08.21] [["C" (album)|"C"]]
 
* [1985.12.18] [[After School (Nakayama Miho)|AFTER SCHOOL]]
 
* [1985.12.18] [[After School (Nakayama Miho)|AFTER SCHOOL]]
 
* [1986.07.01] [[Summer Breeze|SUMMER BREEZE]]
 
* [1986.07.01] [[Summer Breeze|SUMMER BREEZE]]
 
* [1986.12.18] [[Exotique|EXOTIQUE]]
 
* [1986.12.18] [[Exotique|EXOTIQUE]]
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* [1987.07.15] [[One And Only|ONE AND ONLY]]
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* [1987.07.15] [[One and Only|ONE AND ONLY]]
 
* [1988.02.10] [[Catch The Nite|CATCH THE NITE]]
 
* [1988.02.10] [[Catch The Nite|CATCH THE NITE]]
 
* [1988.07.11] [[Mind Games (Nakayama Miho)|Mind Games]]
 
* [1988.07.11] [[Mind Games (Nakayama Miho)|Mind Games]]
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* [1990.03.16] [[All For You]]
 
* [1990.03.16] [[All For You]]
 
* [1990.07.18] [[Jeweluna]]
 
* [1990.07.18] [[Jeweluna]]
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* [1991.03.15] [[Dé Eaya|Dé eaya]]
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* [1991.03.15] [[De Eaya|Dé eaya]]
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* [1992.06.10] [[Mellow]]
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* [1992.06.10] [[Mellow (album)|Mellow]]
 
* [1993.06.23] [[Wagamama na Actress]] (わがままな あくとれす)
 
* [1993.06.23] [[Wagamama na Actress]] (わがままな あくとれす)
 
* [1994.06.08] [[Pure White]]
 
* [1994.06.08] [[Pure White]]
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=== Singles ===
 
=== Singles ===
  
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* [1985.06.21] [["C" (Single)|"C"]]
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* [1985.06.21] [["C" (single)|"C"]]
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* [1985.10.01] [[Namaiki (Nakayama Miho)|Namaiki]] (生意気)
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* [1985.10.01] [[Namaiki (Nakayama Miho single)|Namaiki]] (生意気)
 
* [1985.12.05] [[Be-Bop-Highschool|BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL]]
 
* [1985.12.05] [[Be-Bop-Highschool|BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL]]
 
* [1986.02.05] [[Iro White Blend]] (色・ホワイトブレンド)
 
* [1986.02.05] [[Iro White Blend]] (色・ホワイトブレンド)
 
* [1986.05.16] [[Close Up (Nakayama Miho)|Close Up]] (クローズ・アップ)
 
* [1986.05.16] [[Close Up (Nakayama Miho)|Close Up]] (クローズ・アップ)
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* [1986.07.15] [[Jingi Aishite mo Raimasu|JINGI Aishite mo Raimasu]] (JINGI・愛してもらいます)
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* [1986.07.15] [[Jingi Aishite Moraimasu|JINGI Aishite Moraimasu]] (JINGI・愛してもらいます)
 
* [1986.08.21] [[Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne]] (ツイてるねノッてるね)
 
* [1986.08.21] [[Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne]] (ツイてるねノッてるね)
 
* [1986.11.21] [[Waku Waku Sasete|WAKU WAKU Sasete]] (WAKU WAKUさせて)
 
* [1986.11.21] [[Waku Waku Sasete|WAKU WAKU Sasete]] (WAKU WAKUさせて)
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* [1989.07.12] [[Virgin Eyes]]
 
* [1989.07.12] [[Virgin Eyes]]
 
* [1990.01.15] [[Midnight Taxi]]
 
* [1990.01.15] [[Midnight Taxi]]
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* [1990.03.21] [[Semi Sweet no Mahou]] (セミスウィートの魔法)
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* [1990.03.21] [[Semisweet no Mahou]] (セミスウィートの魔法)
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* [1990.07.11] [[Megamitachi no Bouken]] (女神たちの冒険)
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* [1990.07.11] [[Megami-tachi no Bouken]] (女神たちの冒険)
 
* [1990.10.22] [[Aishiteru tte Iwanai!]] (愛してるっていわない!)
 
* [1990.10.22] [[Aishiteru tte Iwanai!]] (愛してるっていわない!)
 
* [1991.02.12] [[Kore Kara no I Love You]] (これからのI Love You)
 
* [1991.02.12] [[Kore Kara no I Love You]] (これからのI Love You)
 
* [1991.07.16] [[Rosa (Nakayama Miho)|Rosa]]
 
* [1991.07.16] [[Rosa (Nakayama Miho)|Rosa]]
 
* [1991.11.01] [[Tooi Machi no Dokoka de...]] (遠い街のどこかで…)
 
* [1991.11.01] [[Tooi Machi no Dokoka de...]] (遠い街のどこかで…)
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* [1992.04.01] [[Mellow (Single)|Mellow]]
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* [1992.04.01] [[Mellow (single)|Mellow]]
 
* [1992.10.28] [[Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto]] (世界中の誰よりきっと; with [[WANDS]])
 
* [1992.10.28] [[Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto]] (世界中の誰よりきっと; with [[WANDS]])
 
* [1993.04.21] [[Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni]] (幸せになるために)
 
* [1993.04.21] [[Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni]] (幸せになるために)
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=== Videos ===
 
=== Videos ===
  
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* [1985.11.21] [[Na Ma I Ki|na・ma・i・ki]]
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* [1985.11.21] [[Namaiki (Nakayama Miho video)|na・ma・i・ki]]
 
* [1986.07.02] [[Virgin Flight '86 Miho Nakayama First Concert|VIRGIN FLIGHT '86 MIHO NAKAYAMA FIRST CONCERT]]
 
* [1986.07.02] [[Virgin Flight '86 Miho Nakayama First Concert|VIRGIN FLIGHT '86 MIHO NAKAYAMA FIRST CONCERT]]
 
* [1988.04.05] [[Catch Me Miho Nakayama Live '88|CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88]]
 
* [1988.04.05] [[Catch Me Miho Nakayama Live '88|CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88]]
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* [1990.12.21] [[Destiny (Nakayama Miho)|Destiny]]
 
* [1990.12.21] [[Destiny (Nakayama Miho)|Destiny]]
 
* [1991.07.21] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '91 Miho The Future, Miho The Nature|MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE]]
 
* [1991.07.21] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '91 Miho The Future, Miho The Nature|MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE]]
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* [1992.07.04] [[Mellow (Video)|Mellow]]
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* [1992.07.04] [[Mellow (video)|Mellow]]
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* [1992.12.04] [[Live In "Mellow" Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '92|LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92]]
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* [1992.12.04] [[Live in "Mellow" Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '92|LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92]]
 
* [1993.12.10] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '93 On My Mind|MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '93 On My Mind]]
 
* [1993.12.10] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '93 On My Mind|MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '93 On My Mind]]
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* [1996.03.16] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '95 f]]
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* [1996.03.16] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '95 F|Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '95 f]]
 
* [1996.12.21] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '96 Sound of Lip]]
 
* [1996.12.21] [[Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '96 Sound of Lip]]
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* [1998.12.23] [[Miho Nakayama Tour '98 Live O Live|MIHO NAKAYAMA TOUR '98 Live・O・Live]]
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* [1998.12.23] [[Miho Nakayama Tour '98 Live O Live|MIHO NAKAYAMA TOUR '98 Live O Live|Miho Nakayama Tour '98 Live O Live|MIHO NAKAYAMA TOUR '98 Live・O・Live]]
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* [2003.07.24] [[Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box|Miho Nakayama Complete DVD BOX]]
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* [2003.07.24] [[Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box|Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box|Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box|Miho Nakayama Complete DVD BOX]]
  
 
=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===

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Nakayama Miho (2008)

Nakayama Miho (中山美穂) is a Japanese actress and singer under the label King Records.

Profile

  • Pen Name: Kitayama Mizuho (北山瑞穂), Isaki (一咲)
  • Nickname: Miporin (ミポリン)
  • Birthdate: March 1, 1970
  • Birthplace: Koganei, Tokyo Prefecture
  • Blood Type: O
  • Height: 158 cm
  • Family: Tsuji Hitonari (Husband), Nakayama Shinobu (Younger Sister)
  • Agency: BIG APPLE

Information

Nakayama Miho got her start in show business when she was scouted by a model agency named Box Corporation when she was in her first year of middle school. As a model, she modeled for commercials and magazines such as for TDK lens, cassettes, and the magazine Hana to Yume. Soon after, she switch agencies to Big Apple in order to start an idol career. She made her dorama debut in 1985 in the television dorama Maido Osawagaseshimasu and later appeared in various variety shows. In 1987, she got the nickname Miporin from her character on the dorama Mama wa Idol!.

Later on in 1985, Nakayama made her singing debut with the single ""C"". The single sold extremely well that she won the Rookie of the Year award at that year's Nihon Record Taisho. She would win countless awards in the next decade from numerous award ceremonies from Japan Golden Disc Awards to the FNS Kayousai. Her single, "Witches", earned Nakayama her first appearance to the end of the year program Kouhaku Uta Gaseen and would appeared on the program seven times. By the end of the decade, many named Nakayama as one of the Four Queens of J-Pop in the 80s with Asaka Yui, Minamino Yoko, and Kudo Shizuka.

By the start of the 90s, Nakayama shifted gears and tried to aim to become a variety idol by appearing in commercials, doramas, variety shows, releasing music, and holding her concert tours. This didn't slow her down as she released the single "Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto" with WANDS, becoming a major hit by selling over 1.8 million copies. A couple months later, Nakayama went to Los Angeles for a couple months for dance lessons.

When she return to Japan in April 1993, Nakayama Miho started to work for the baseball team Yomiuri Giants. Soon after, she released another hit single, "Tada Nakitaku Naru no", that sold over a million copies. In 1995, Nakayama won various film awards, including Best Actress at the Nihon Academy Taisho, for her role in the film Love Letter.

In 1996, she collaborated with singer-songwriter Okamoto Mayo to release her next single, "Mirai e no Present". Three years later, she released the single "Adore" before taking a break from being a singer.

On June 2002, she married musician Tsuji Hitonari and postponed her film role for the movie Sayonara Itsuka. After her appearance in the television dorama Home & Away, Nakayama took a hiatus from show business and move to Paris, France, where she is residing today. But it didn't stop her from appearing in different commercials. She would later release a documentary film about her life, selling limit copies of the film's soundtrack in Starbucks stores.

In 2011, Nakayama released the song "I am with you (Tooku Hanaretete mo)" on Youtube as a support song for the victims of the Touhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Discography

Nakayama Miho promoting a video game about herself (1980s)

Original Albums

Best Albums

Remix Albums

Live Albums

Singles

Videos

Books

  • [1985.xx.xx] Isshoukenmei Nakayama Miho Shashinshuu (一生懸命 中山美穂写真集)
  • [1985.xx.xx] Toumei de Iru Yome Ippai Onna no Ko (透明でいるよ めいっぱい女の子)
  • [1986.xx.xx] Miho Ganbaru (美穂がんばる)
  • [1989.xx.xx] Docchi ni Suru no. (どっちにするの。)
  • [1989.xx.xx] Ambivalence Nakayama Miho Shashinshuu (アンビバレンス Ambivalence 中山美穂写真集)
  • [1991.xx.xx] SCENA miho nakayama pictoria
  • [1991.xx.xx] P.S. I LOVE YOU
  • [1995.xx.xx] LETTERS in Love Letter
  • [1997.xx.xx] Nakayama Miho in Eiga "Tokyo Hiyori" (中山美穂 in 映画『東京日和』)
  • [1997.xx.xx] Atashi to Watashi
  • [1998.xx.xx] ANGEL
  • [2009.xx.xx] Naze nara Yasashii Machi ga Attakara (なぜなら やさしいまちが あったから)

Filmography

Doramas

Films

Awards

External Links

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