Akie Yoshizawa

Akie Yoshizawa (吉沢 秋絵, Yoshizawa Akie, born October 20, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan) is a former Japanese idol, singer and actress in the 1980s. She made her debut in 1985, simultaneously selected as a member of Jpop female band Onyanko Club and as an actress in the TV series ''Sukeban Deka II'' as one of the three main parts. This led to appearances by her band in two episodes. She released a few solo discs before she retired, and married in 1996.

Biography

She was born in Higashimurayama, a suburb of Tokyo, but subsequently moved to Sayama in Saitama Prefecture.

In August 1985, she auditioned for the variety show on Fuji TV and was accepted. Unlike usually, the audition at this time also served as a recruitment for the regular cast of the TV drama Sukeban Deka II. Therefore, she was selected not only to be a member of Onyanko Club, but also to appear regularly in that drama as one of the two semi-lead actresses who support the lead actress, Yōko Minamino, along with Haruko Sagara. Moreover, the winner of this audition was also promised to sing the theme song for Sukeban Deka II. In November 1985, she became the second Onyanko Club member, after Sonoko Kawai, to make her solo debut with the song . More strictly speaking, the song was released under the name Akie Yoshizawa with Onyanko Club. Whenever she sang this song on TV, she was supported by Onyanko Club members Aki Kihara, Mika Nagoya, , and .

In March 1986, she released a new theme song for the drama, , which ranked No. 1 on the Oricon chart in its first appearance. The B-side of the song was , in which all the members of Onyanko Club introduced themselves. In June 1986, she released her first solo album, . In September 1986, she graduated from Onyanko Club along with popular members such as Eri Nitta and Satomi Fukunaga. In addition, a song titled was released as a single to commemorate her graduation. Nitta showed up only morning classes at she attended, while Yoshizawa properly stayed until her classes at , which she attended, finished at 3:15 PM. Therefore, she somehow managed to arrive 15 minutes before 5:00 p.m., when Yūyake Nyan Nyan was to be broadcast. In October 1986, her radio program called started on Nippon Broadcasting System. In November 1986, she starred in an idol drama called , written by manga artist Makoto Kobayashi. In December 1986, she released her first song as a solo artist, .

In April 1987, she enrolled at . In August 1987, Tōei premiered a movie called , in which she played the heroine. She also released a song called , the theme song for the movie. Moreover, she hosted on TV Asahi, a variety show for children, along with TV personality .

In 1991, she retired from the entertainment industry and became a writer for a fashion magazine.She then became an editor at a publishing house, . In 1993, she published a book titled In 1996, she married and lived abroad for a time before returning home.

Discography

;Singles

*Naze? no Arashi - 1985
*Kisetsuhazureno Koi - 1986
*Kagami no Naka no Watashi - 1986
*Ryuuseino Marionette - 1986
*Signal no Mukouni - 1987
*Ame no Hanabi - 1987
*Anata yori Sutekina Hito - 1990

;Albums

*Kanojo no Natsu - 1986
*Aoi Tori o Sagashite - 1987
*Charming - 1987

;Compilations

*Milky Mind - 1988
*Paris e Ikkitai - 1992
*Kanojo no Natsu + Single Collection

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External links

Akie Yoshizawa on Idollica

Akie Yoshizawa on the IMDB

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Onyanko Club
Japanese idols
Japanese women pop singers
Japanese actresses
Living people
1968 births
Musicians from Saitama Prefecture