Asaoka Megumi

Asaoka Megumi

Asaoka Megumi (麻丘めぐみ) is a Japanese pop singer, actress, and a theatre director.

Profile

• Real Name: Fujii Kayoko (藤井佳代子)
• Birthdate: October 11, 1955 (1955-10-11)
• Birthplace: Oita Prefecture
• Sibling: Fujii Meibi (Older Sister)

Information

Asaoka Megumi started in the show business when she was only two years old, starring in a yogurt commercial. When she was in middle school, she served as a model for the magazine Shuukan Seventeen. And then in 1972, she finally debuted her singing career with the single "Mebae". The single was so successful that earned Asaoka the Rookie of the Year award at the 14th Annual Japan Record Taishou.

Her next hit was "Watashi no Kare wa Hidari Kiki" in 1973. She earned the General Public award at the 15th Annual Japan Record Awards and garnered her first appearance on the end of the year program Kouhaku Utagassen. She later took a break from show business when she married promotion director Watanabe Mitsuo in 1977 and had the couple only daughter two years later. But, she later divorced her husband in 1983 and Asaoka decided to comeback to the world of show business.

Discography

Asaoka Megumi during her idol years (1970s)

Original Albums

• [1972.08.05] Sawayaka (さわやか)
• [1972.12.20] Akogare (あこがれ)
• [1973.05.25] Megumi no Kyoujitsu (めぐみの休日)
• [1973.08.25] Megumi to Wakai Kamitachi (めぐみと若い仲間たち)
• [1974.04.25] Shiroi Heya (白い部屋)
• [1975.04.25] Roman e no Tabidachi (ロマンへの旅立ち)
• [1975.07.05] Seishun (青春)
• [1976.01.25] Harujitai (春支度)
• [1976.07.01] Privacy Fashion (プライバシー・ファッション)
• [1976.11.15] Shirakabe no Shouzou (白壁の肖像)

Live Albums

• [1974.04.25] Yume Hikaru Recital (夢ひらくリサイタル)
• [1983.05.01] Idol Densetsu Tatta 1 Tabi no Recital (アイドル伝説 たった1度のリサイタル)

Best Albums

• [1985.11.05] Special Selection (スペシャル・セレクション)
• [1987.11.01] Best Collection Asaoka Megumi (Best Collection 麻丘めぐみ)
• [1993.12.01] Asaoka Megumi / Zenkyokushuu (麻丘めぐみ／全曲集)
• [1994.06.25] Asaoka Megumi BEST OF BEST (麻丘めぐみ BEST OF BEST)
• [1995.10.27] BEST ONE Asaoka Megumi (BEST ONE 麻丘めぐみ)
• [1999.08.04] NEW BEST ONE Asaoka Megumi (NEW BEST ONE 麻丘めぐみ)
• [2001.04.30] Hontounin Kashou Asaoka Megumi (本人歌唱 麻丘めぐみ)
• [2003.07.15] Ketteiban Asaoka Megumi (決定版 麻丘めぐみ)
• [2003.11.21] Asaoka Megumi BOX 72-77 (麻丘めぐみBOX 72-77)
• [2005.06.30] Asaoka Megumi (麻丘めぐみ)
• [2007.08.22] Essential Best Asaoka Megumi (Essential Best 麻丘めぐみ)
• [2009.01.21] GOLDEN☆BEST Asaoka Megumi (GOLDEN☆BEST 麻丘めぐみ)
• [2009.03.25] Premium BOX ~Original Album Collection~ (Premium BOX 〜オリジナル・アルバム・コレクション〜)

Singles

• [1972.06.05] Mebae (芽ばえ)
• [1972.10.05] Kanshimi yo Konnichiwa (悲しみよこんにちは)
• [1973.01.15] Onna no Ko Nan Da Mon (女の子なんだもん)
• [1973.04.30] Mori wo Kakeru Koibitotachi (森を駈ける恋人たち)
• [1973.07.05] Watashi no Kare wa Hidari Kiki (わたしの彼は左きき)
• [1973.10.15] Alps no Shoujo (アルプスの少女)
• [1974.01.15] Tokimeki (ときめき)
• [1974.04.05] Shiroi Heya (白い部屋)
• [1974.09.10] Kanashimi no Season (悲しみのシーズン)
• [1974.12.15] Yuki no Naka no Futari (雪の中の二人)
• [1975.03.05] Mizuiro no Page (水色のページ)
• [1975.06.05] Koi no Ayatori (恋のあやとり)
• [1975.08.15] Utsushiku Moenagara (美しく燃えながら)
• [1975.10.25] Shiroi Bishou (白い微笑)
• [1976.02.05] Sotsugyou (卒業)
• [1976.06.05] Natsu Hakkei (夏八景)
• [1976.09.05] Yogiri no Dekigoto (夜霧の出来事)
• [1977.01.25] Ginsekai (銀世界)
• [1977.10.05] Nee (ねえ)
• [1984.05.25] Aitai yo (あいたいよ)
• [1985.05.25] Kyoto Aishuu (京都哀愁)
• [1986.08.21] Rikon Bijin (離婚美人)
• [1991.09.25] Yasashiku Shinaide (やさしくしないで)

Compilations / Others

• [1999.11.03] 20 Seiki BEST Idol History Victor Entertainment Hen 1
• [1999.11.03] 20 Seiki BEST Idol History Victor Entertainment Hen 2
• [2003.10.22] Debut!
• [2007.11.05] Aku Yu wo Utatta 100 Hito "Watashi no Aoi Tori"
• [2010.08.25] Yappari Idol! Hit Selection

External Links

• Unofficial Fansite
• Japanese Wikipedia: 麻丘めぐみ