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• BoA
  ...of new acts today. BoA has approximately sold more than 10,000,000 copies in both Japan and Korea. ...would continue on in her education instead of turning to the entertainment business. Eventually BoA's parents agreed and she began her training.
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• Suzuki Ami
  ...inment|TRUE KiSS DISC]] however, she was blacklisted by the music industry in September 2000 after her parents tried to sue her management company. Suzuk ...tioned started with 13,500 contestants, but was reduced down to five girls in the final round. Suzuki won the competition with a total of 802,157 calls i
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• BONNIE PINK
  ...ently signed to the label [[Warner Music Japan]]. She debuted in the music business with the album ''[[Blue Jam]]'' under [[Pony Canyon]]. She is most famous f ...[Wikipedia:Gantz|GANTZ]]''. She sings in [[English]] with reasonable skill in addition to her native [[Japanese]].
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• Kago Ai
  ...l working towards rebuilding her career, but is still followed by scandal. In 2014, Kago's new group [[Girls Beat!!]] debuted. ...she performed for the first time since 13 Years with Nozomi Tsuji as [[W]] in the [[Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019]].
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• DOUBLE (singer)
  ...cal night clubs, the duo got that chance to audition for For Life Records. In 1998, [[SACHIKO]] and TAKAKO formed the duo, DOUBLE. ...ms which some came out to be crowning achievements, and has certainly been in the runner up for the title of the "Queen of Japanese R&B".
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• Iida Kaori
  [[File:Iidakaori_2001.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Iida Kaori in [[Morning Musume]] promoting the single "[[The Peace!|The☆Pea~ce!]]" (200 ...and two singles. In addition to being a member of Morning Musume, Iida was in several subgroups and shuffle units.
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• Cocco
  ...got started in music by having a few small concerts in the United States. Back then she went under "Cocko" an odd spelling of the nickname "Cocco" that he ...atified with her music because she can't project the haunting melody thats in her mind to her bandmates.
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• Olivia Lufkin
  ...[[D&D]]. She accepted, and debuted in 1996 with the single "[[In Your Eyes|IN YOUR EYES]]". The band was semi-successful, and her record label later deci ...und two years after the release of ''[[The Lost Lolli]]'', OLIVIA returned in 2006 to sing the ending theme song to the [[Anime|anime]] adaptation to [[Y
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• Matsuda Seiko
  ...ing career in 1979, and made her debut as a [[Kayokyoku|kayokyoku]] singer in 1980 with "[[Hadashi no Kisetsu]]". Her next single "[[Aoi Sangoshou]]" was * '''Height :''' 159cm (5'2 ½ in.)
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• Rie fu
  ...ANGE]]. Rie is fluent in [[English]] and released her debut European album in March of 2008. ...age of seven, Rie and her family moved to [[Wikipedia:Maryland|Maryland]] in the United States. It was during this time where Rie gained many musical in
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• Uehara Makiko
  ...l name Ueno Mariko and started to star in movies, doramas, and photobooks. In 2000, she changed her name once again to Uehara Makiko.
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• Dragon Ash
  ...on group under [http://www.mobsquad.jp/ MOB SQUAD] label. They are an icon in Japan and were one of the first groups to create [[J-Hip-Hop|Japanese Hip-H .... It was heard everywhere, and was one of the most popular albums in 1999. In 2001 they released ''[[Lily of Da Valley|Lily of da valley]]'' and did near
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• Vivian Hsu
  ...nd was under the label of [[avex trax]]. In 2010, Vivian made her comeback in Japan with the single "[[Beautiful Day (Vivian Hsu)|Beautiful Day]]", under ...d collector's items nowadays. In 1994, she had appeared nude in movies and in 1996, with a modeling contract with '''Hang Ten''' and '''Gucci''' she had
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• Yoshizawa Hitomi
  ...as selected from the third round of Morning Musume auditions on [[ASAYAN]] in early 2000. She debuted on the group's ninth single "[[Happy Summer Wedding ...nd one album with the subgroup. When the subgroup's line-up was reshuffled in 2002, with [[Ogawa Makoto]] and [[Kimura Ayaka|Ayaka]] replacing [[Goto Mak
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• Ogawa Makoto
  ...was a fifth generation member of [[Morning Musume]]. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members [[Takahashi Ai]], [[ ...2008 as an MC in some concerts. She then graduated from [[Hello! Project]] in 2009 with the rest of the Elder Club. She is now part of [[Morning Musume O
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• Fukuda Asuka
  [[Image:FA2006.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Working in her parents bar Age 21(2006)]] ...e also mention at the time she didn't want to go back to the world of show business.
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• Chelsea Ching
  ...in a Taco Bell commercial for Hawaii, so it's safe to say that she's back in Hawaii.
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• Tsugunaga Momoko
  ...he retired from the entertainment business in June 2017 to pursue a career in childhood education. ...bers selected to form Berryz Kobo. She is one of the group's main singers. In 2007, Tsugunaga became part of the unit Buono!. She has graduated from Univ
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• Drunken Tiger
  ...al in Los Ageles, USA. Drunken Tiger is associated with [[Movement]] crew. In 2013 Tiger JK joined his wife [[Yoon Mi Rae]] and [[Bizzy]] to form the spe ...ne, thus making them the most influential figures of Korean hip-hop. Early in their career, they made it a point to make sure their opinion of the Korean
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• Takimoto Miori
  ...op|Japanese pop]]-[[J-Rock|rock]] band [[LAGOON]]. She was also the second back singer of the [[J-Pop]] group [[SweetS]] from 2003 to 2006. * '''Thing she wants to try'''<nowiki>: Flying in the sky </nowiki>
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• Akimoto Yasushi
  ...ry student. During elementary and junior high school, Akimoto studied hard in order to get into [[University of Tokyo]]'s law school.<ref name=">"[http:/ After graduating from high school in 1974, Akimoto Yasushi went to [[Chuuou Daigaku]] for college to become a br
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• Anime
  ...h noting that styles usually vary greatly, however this isn't seen as much in foreign (mainly western) markets. There are quite a few anime and manga tha ...on]] and ''[[Hamtaro]]'' to full-on porn (referred to as [[Hentai|hentai]] in the west, which is [[Japanese language|Japanese]] for ''pervert'') like ''[
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• Kishimoto Hayami
  ...apanese pop singer and dancer under the [[GIZA studio]] label. She debuted in 2003 with the single "[[MeiQ! -Meikyuu- Make You|MeiQ!?-Meikyuu-MAKE★YOU] ...arted taking voice training lessons to learn how to sing. She took lessons in the jazz, hip-hop, lock, and and house styles of dance, and later mentioned
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• YOSHIKI
  ...ever, believing in her son's potential, Yoshiki's mother sold their family business so that Yoshiki could found [[Extasy Records]] and produce X's music himsel ...ers entered and left [[X JAPAN|X]], but their members finally standardized in 1987. Yoshiki was the drummer and pianist as well as the composer, [[hide]]
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• Rain (singer)
  ...most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine. Also, he was found in People magazine's top 100 most beautiful people as well as voted the number ...alled "[[Fan Club (group)| Fan Club]]". The group even released a single, "In Search of a Dream" (꿈을 찾아서), a cover of [[Wikipedia:Chumbawamba|C
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• Sakurai Sho
  [[Image:SakuraiShocut2010.jpg|thumb|230px|Sakurai Sho in "Cut" Magazine (2010)]] ...members, and graduated from Keio University, a very prestigious university in Japan. Fans sometimes call him "Keio Boy" because ever since he was little
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• Yamaguchi Momoe
  ...he still commands public interest with constant inquiries about her coming back. ...until Yamaguchi rose to stardom. It is the place she considers home, shown in one of her most popular album tracks, "[[I Came from Yokosuka|I CAME FROM Y
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• Asaka Yui
  ...as made famous in the 1980s for her hit singles and her role as Kazama Yui in the television [[Dorama|dorama]] ''[[Sukeban Deka]]''. ...e, took on the stage name Asaka Yui due it being the name of her character in the comic published by the magazine Shooting Star.
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• MiChi
  ..., which entered the [[Oricon]] weekly albums chart, peaking at #148. Later in 2008, she made her major debut under [[Sony Music Entertainment]], with sin ...fore returning to England in 1995. Determined to be a singer she performed in an acoustic duo before returning to Japan (Tokyo) when she was 18. The foll
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• JAMOSA
  ...changed labels to [[Culture of Asia Records]] and then to [[Toshiba EMI]]. In 2007, JAMOSA moved to [[avex trax]] releasing her sixth single, "[[Stand Up ...n the American film, [[Wikipedia:Lil Nicky (film)|Lil Nicky]], soundtrack. In 2001, JAMOSA decided to leave the group and take a chance on becoming a sol
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• Komuro Tetsuya
  ...rd for best selling album in Japan. He pionered the dance and techno genre in Japan and was the invincible music producer of the '90s. He is also quoted ...of fraud pertaining to the selling the rights of his music to other music business people. Due to the this, avex cancelled [[globe]]'s next single, suspended
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• Kil Gun
  ...is korean singer. She started her career in 2000 on the music business as back dancer (Apro dance team) of artist like [[Eun Ji Won]], [[Lee Hyori]] or [[
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• Nitta Eri
  Nitta Eri debuted as one of the original members of [[Onyanko Club]] in April 1985. By the group's first single, Nitta became one of the lead vocal .... But, this success came bittersweet when her father died on Christmas Eve in 1985.
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• Yoshizawa Akie
  ...Sukeban Deka II Special'' audition. She also won the role of Yajima Yukino in the television dorama ''[[Sukeban Deka II]]''. She made her debut debut by ...rom show business after releasing the best hits album "[[Paris e Ikitai]]" in 1992.
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• Watanabe Minayo
  ...b on November 1985 when she passed the ''Idol wo Sagase!'' audition. While in the group she was nicknamed, with [[Watanabe Marina]], Double Watanabe or W ...in 2002 with several members. As of 2009, Watanabe now manages a furniture business.
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• Agatsuma Kayo
  ...from show business for a short while. After her divorce in 1996, she came back on various television and radio programs.
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• Kuga Yoko
  ...hort retirement to become a housewife. But, she came back to show business in 2008 under the name YOKO.
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• Hanasakeru Seishounen
  ...hosen by him and she must chose one out of three to be her future husband. In addition, their meetings are secretly manipulated, the candidates do not kn ...al family's successor. The Rosenthals are known for being the Burnsworths' business rival.
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• Ishikawa Hitomi
  ...)|Machibuse]]". During about the same time, she debuted as a voice actress in the anime ''[[Purin Purin Monogatari]]''. ...ecome a regular on various television and variety shows since her comeback in the late 1980s.
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• Watase Maki
  ...show business when she won the grand prix for the Young Jump Queen contest in 1986. She debuted as a idol singer a year later with the single "[[Pearlmon ...nknown backband started the band [[Lindberg]], which became a mega success in Japan. Also, during that time, she became a radio personality and went vari
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• Miyakawa Ai
  ...yricist, and song-writer. She also played Sailor Chibi Moon from 1994-1995 in the Sailor Moon musicals or [[Sera Myu]]. ...he [[Sera Myu]] musical in 1994. Five years later, she went to participate in the soundtrack for the popular [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PS]] game [[Wikipedi
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• Kawada Junko
  Kawada got her break in 1989 when she was the runner-up for the 2nd Annual Azuma All Raisin Princes ...he came back in 2005 to form the duo [[LENPHa]]. After that, she performed in a concert with other idols a year after.
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• ALADDIN (band)
  ...erce & Business|Nagoya University of Commerce & Business]] as a folk group in 1980. However, the group later took a Rock 'n' Roll style to the music, a d ...year. The band broke up in 1983 due to unknown reasons. But, the band got back together to do a performance on the television show ''[[27 TV]]'' twenty ye
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• Eri
  ...e a variety idol by appearing in different variety shows. But, she retired in 1989 due to getting married. ...ts with the band [[moneji]]. But, after the band released their only album in 2005, the band disbanded and allowed Eri to once again to have a solo caree
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• Kobayashi Asami
  ...singing career in 1974 due to stomach ulcers. But, she still went onto act in movies and appeared on shows like the radio program ''[[All Night Nippon]]' In 1984, she came back in her singing career under a new label [[CBS Records]]. Her comeback single,
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• Iizuka Mayumi
  ...the [[Anime|anime]] ''[[Wikipedia:Kanon|Kanon]]''. She debuted as a singer in 1997 with the single "[[Accelerator]]" under the label [[Pioneer Records]].
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• Hori Chiemi
  ...in Osaka to pursue a career in television news. Recently, she has appeared in many live performances to celebrate her twenty-fifth anniversary and to sho
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• Minimoni ja Movie Okashi na Daibouken!
  ...s a super funky theme song), and have to find a way back to the real world in time for tomorrow's anniversary party!
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• Ito Chieri
  ...to focus more on her acting and appearing on variety shows. She came back in 1996 after joining the band [[THE RHYTHM KINGS]] and reopening her solo act She changed agencies and went to [[M's Enterprise]] in 2001 and then to Spin in 2006.
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• misono
  ...in [[CM|commercials]] since 2003, though it was in 2006 when she was cast in a feature film, ''[[Obachan Chips]]''. ...ched up to #10 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts, and a following mini-album in November (''[[day after tomorrow II]]'') reached even further (peaking at #
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