was a Japanese

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singer, lyricist and composer. His band Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio's 1972 song "

Onna no Michi is the debut single by Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio released on May 10, 1972, in Japan. The lyrics are simple, but sad. The song is written about a woman who devoted herself to her only man but was deserted by him and was crying. The single became ...

", became the second best-selling single in Japanese

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charts history, selling over 3.25 million copies.

Life and career

Miya in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture. In 1959 while working in a cabaret in Himeji he independently produced "Otoko no Kado". In 1961, he started the comic band Suparō Boys. In 1963, he formed the comic band Pinkara Trio together with his elder brother Gorō Miya and Hiroshi Namiki. In 1972, their debut song under the

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, "

", sold about 4 million copies, following that "Onna no Negai" and "Onna no Yume" also reached million copies in sales each. In 1973 Hiroshi Namaki left Pinkara Trio, the band name became Pinkara Kyōdai (meaning pin kara brothers). In the same year, he sang "Onna no Michi" in

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's year-end show ''

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'' for the first time. In 1983 Pinkara Kyōdai broke up and he began singing on his own. Gorō Miya died in 1994 and Hiroshi Namiki died in 1998. In 2004 he appeared dressed up as an insect in a commercial and sang "Mushi Gokoro". In 2005, he also appeared in another commercial and sang "Odekake Bojō". In 2007, he performed "Onna no Michi" in the 5th story of movie ''Kayōkyoku dayo Jinsei wa''. On 18 March 2009 he released single "Onna no Michi: Part 2". The single peaked at No. 106 and charted for two weeks on Japanese Oricon charts.

References

External links

Official Website

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