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==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
*'''Name:''' Matsuda Seiko | *'''Name:''' Matsuda Seiko | ||
| + | *'''Real name:''' Kamachi Noriko | ||
*'''Profession:''' Actress / Singer | *'''Profession:''' Actress / Singer | ||
*'''Daughter:''' [[Sayaka]] | *'''Daughter:''' [[Sayaka]] | ||
| − | *'''Date of Birth:''' | + | *'''Date of Birth:''' March 10, 1962 |
| − | *'''Place of Birth:''' | + | *'''Place of Birth:''' Fukuoka, Japan |
*'''Height:''' | *'''Height:''' | ||
*'''Weight:''' | *'''Weight:''' | ||
*'''Star Sign:''' | *'''Star Sign:''' | ||
| − | *'''Blood Type:''' | + | *'''Blood Type:''' A |
*'''Talent Agency:''' | *'''Talent Agency:''' | ||
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Source: [http://www.japan-zone.com/news/ Japan Zone] | Source: [http://www.japan-zone.com/news/ Japan Zone] | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | *Seiko made her debut as a Japanese POP star in 1980, at the age of 18. | ||
| + | *During her reign as the number-one female idol of the 1980's, Seiko racked up 24 consecutive number-one singles, a record in the Japanese recording industry that has yet to be broken. | ||
| + | *Seiko was the inspiration of many up-and-coming Japanese idols throughout the 1980's. [[Sakai Noriko]] idolized Seiko more than any other idol. Noriko made her debut in 1986, using the Sakai Noriko name as her stage name. It has been mentioned in several sources that she chose the name "Noriko" after her favorite Japanese idol. Seiko is also a stage name, where her real name is Kamachi Noriko. Noriko also signed on with Sun Music in 1986, the exact same recording company as Seiko. | ||
| + | *Most Japanese idols choose to marry at the end of their careers, not during. The marriage between Seiko and actor [[Kanda Masaki]] was one of the largest entertainment news stories of the 1980's. Not only did Seiko marry someone during the peek of her career, but the wedding ceremony itself cost about 200-million yen (or US$2.0 million). JPOP singer [[Sayaka]] is the daughter of Seiko and Masaki. | ||
| + | *In a [[Wikipedia:CNN|CNN]] (Atlanta, GA) news piece aired during the late 1980's, they coined Seiko as the "Japanese [[Wikipedia:Madonna|Madonna]]". Throughout most of the late 1980's, much of Seiko's music resembled the works of the POP diva from the United States. Seiko has also mentioned in many interviews that Madonna was her role model. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 30 July 2005
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Profile
- Name: Matsuda Seiko
- Real name: Kamachi Noriko
- Profession: Actress / Singer
- Daughter: Sayaka
- Date of Birth: March 10, 1962
- Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan
- Height:
- Weight:
- Star Sign:
- Blood Type: A
- Talent Agency:
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Pop diva Matsuda Seiko (43) announced at the weekend that the last date in her 25th anniverary "Fairy" tour will be in Taiwan. The August 20 show in will be her first concert overseas. Her stage show will require 20 11-ton trucks to ship everything from Japan. Meanwhile, it was also announced that she will sing the theme song for the Japanese version of the new Nicole Kidman movie. "I'll Fall in Love" , the theme for the Norah Ephron version of the classic 60s TV comedy "Bewitched," goes on sale on August 24.
Source: Japan Zone
Notes
- Seiko made her debut as a Japanese POP star in 1980, at the age of 18.
- During her reign as the number-one female idol of the 1980's, Seiko racked up 24 consecutive number-one singles, a record in the Japanese recording industry that has yet to be broken.
- Seiko was the inspiration of many up-and-coming Japanese idols throughout the 1980's. Sakai Noriko idolized Seiko more than any other idol. Noriko made her debut in 1986, using the Sakai Noriko name as her stage name. It has been mentioned in several sources that she chose the name "Noriko" after her favorite Japanese idol. Seiko is also a stage name, where her real name is Kamachi Noriko. Noriko also signed on with Sun Music in 1986, the exact same recording company as Seiko.
- Most Japanese idols choose to marry at the end of their careers, not during. The marriage between Seiko and actor Kanda Masaki was one of the largest entertainment news stories of the 1980's. Not only did Seiko marry someone during the peek of her career, but the wedding ceremony itself cost about 200-million yen (or US$2.0 million). JPOP singer Sayaka is the daughter of Seiko and Masaki.
- In a CNN (Atlanta, GA) news piece aired during the late 1980's, they coined Seiko as the "Japanese Madonna". Throughout most of the late 1980's, much of Seiko's music resembled the works of the POP diva from the United States. Seiko has also mentioned in many interviews that Madonna was her role model.