Kobayashi Asami

Kobayashi Asami (小林麻美) is a former Japanese pop singer, model, and actress.

Profile

• Married Name: Tanabe Toshiko (田邉稔子)
• Maiden Name: Kobayashi Toshiko (小林稔子)
• Birthdate: November 29, 1953 (1953-11-29)
• Birthplace: Ota, Tokyo, Japan

Information

Kobayashi Asami got her break in show business in 1970 when she first starred in a Lion's commercial. A year later, she debuted as an actress in the TBS dorama Bijin wa Ikaga?. She later debuted as singer in 1972 with the single "Hatsukoi no Melody" under the label Toshiba EMI. She later took a hiatus in her 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, "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe", was a huge hit across Japan, giving Kobayashi her first #1 single based on the Oricon charts. Later that year, she won the Best Album award at the 26th Annual Nihon Record Taishou for her album CRYPTOGRAPH ~Ai no Andou.

Kobayashi retired in 1991 after marrying a company president named Tanabe Shouchi.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1973.02.20] Ochiba no Melody (落葉のメロディー)
• [1974.12.01] 20sai no Ai (20才の愛)
• [1975.07.20] Pastel Iro no Ai (パステル色の愛)
• [1984.08.25] CRYPTOGRAPH ~Ai no Andou (CRYPTOGRAPH〜愛の暗号)
• [1985.07.01] ANTHURIUM ~Biyaku (ANTHURIUM〜媚薬)
• [1987.03.21] GREY

Best Albums

• [1984.12.xx] GOLDEN BEST
• [1985.03.30] CD BEST
• [1986.04.21] BEST COLLECTION
• [1998.11.21] GOLDEN J-POP THE BEST
• [2001.10.11] DREAM PRICE 1000 Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe (DREAM PRICE 1000 雨音はショパンの調べ)
• [2002.11.20] GOLDEN☆BEST Kobayashi Asami (GOLDEN☆BEST 小林麻美)
• [2005.08.24] NEW BEST 1500
• [2007.08.22] Essential Best

Singles

• [1972.08.05] Hatsukoi no Melody (初恋のメロディー)
• [1972.12.20] Ochiba no Melody (落葉のメロディー)
• [1973.04.20] Koi no Lesson (恋のレッスン)
• [1974.10.05] Aru Jijou (ある事情)
• [1975.02.20] Apartment no Kagi (アパートの鍵)
• [1975.07.05] Watashi no Kanashimi (私のかなしみ)
• [1977.02.20] Yume no Ato Saki (夢のあとさき)
• [1984.04.21] Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe (雨音はショパンの調べ)
• [1984.08.25] Kanashimi no Spy (哀しみのスパイ)
• [1984.11.21] Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe (long version) (雨音はショパンの調べ (long version))
• [1985.05.22] Chiffon no Sasayaki (シフォンの囁き)
• [1987.03.05] Utsuri Yuku Kokoro (single version) (移りゆく心 (single version))
• [1987.06.21] I MISS YOU

Books

• [1976.xx.xx] Blue Grey no Yoake (ブルーグレイの夜明け)
• [1984.06.04] Ano Kei, Chopin (あの頃、ショパン)
• [1984.10.21] CRYPTOGRAPH ~Ai no Andou (CRYPTOGRAPH〜愛の暗号)
• [1985.06.xx] Shiseikatsu -PRIVE (私生活 - PRIVE)
• [1987.08.25] La Rose Noir (ラ・ローズ・ノワール)
• [1988.06.25] 34
• [1989.12.10] Ai, Anata ni Todoke (愛、あなたにとどけ)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia: 小林麻美