Shizue Abe (あべ静江, ''Abe Shizue'', born November 28, 1951, in
Matsusaka,
Mie,
Japan
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) is a Japanese actress and singer.
Biography
Shizue Abe debuted as an
idol with the song ''"Coffee Shop De"'' (At The Coffee Shop) in May 1973.
It was written by famous Japanese lyricist
Yū Aku. The song sold over 280,000 copies and rose to the #9 position on the
Oricon
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chart list.
It earned her a nomination for "''Best Newcomer of the Year''" at the
15th Japan Record Awards,
but was beaten by
Junko Sakurada.
Her second single, ''"Mizuiro no Tegami"'' (The Lightblue Letters), rose to the #7 position on the Oricon chart list,
selling over 260,000 copies.
She made an appearance on
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...
in 1974 with this song.
Shizue Abe released 18 singles between 1973 and 2010. Apart from being a singer she also acts in movies and
TV drama's.
See also
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Kayōkyoku
is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. ''The Japan Times'' described ''kayōkyoku'' as "standard Japanese pop" or "Shōwa period, Shōwa-era pop".
''Kayōkyoku'' represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical s ...
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Japanese idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Idol ...
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List of Japanese idols
This is a list of Japanese idols; a type of celebrity in Japan. The following list includes both female and male idols as well as both solo idols and idol groups.
Others
* =LOVE (group)
* ≠Me (group)
* ≒Joy (group)
* °C-ute (group)
* ...
References
1951 births
Japanese women singers
Japanese idols
Living people
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