Sanae Jōnouchi
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Sanae Jōnouchi | |
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城之内早苗 | |
| Born | 17 May 1968 (age 55) Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
Sanae Kimura (Japanese: 木村 早苗; born 17 May 1968), known by her birth name of Sanae Jōnouchi (Japanese: 城之内早苗), is a Japanese enka singer, actress and radio presenter.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Kamisu, while in her second year of junior high school Jōnouchi made her singing debut participating in the 'All Japan Enka Championship', a music competition organized by Tokyo 12 Channel (now TV Tokyo) and CBS Sony.[1] In 1985 she entered the popular idol group Onyanko Club, and in 1986 she made her solo record debut with the single Ajisai-bashi; the song topped the Oricon Singles Chart, the first song in the enka genre to achieve this result.[1] After the group disbanded, she appeared in several television shows, started an acting career on stage, and hosted the radio program Jōnouchi sanae no hātofuru daiarī ("Sanae Jonouchi's Heartful Diary").[1] In 1995, she married the television director and producer Tadahiro Kimura.[1]
In 2016, Jōnouchi was the recipient of the Japan Society of Composers Excellence Award at the 58th Japan Record Awards.[2] On 23 October 2019, she released Sanae Uta, her first studio album in 32 years.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d 80-nendai aidoru collection. Bessatsu Takarajima. 2017. p. 81. ISBN 978-4-8002-7122-8.
- ^ "『第58回レコード大賞』候補10作品決定 宇多田、AKB48、桐谷健太ら". Oricon News. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "城之内早苗が32年ぶりのオリジナルアルバムを発売 PRイベントには、33年ぶりの「あの人」がサプライズで登場！？". うたびと (in Japanese). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Sanae Jōnouchi discography at Discogs
- Sanae Jōnouchi discography at MusicBrainz
- Sanae Jōnouchi at IMDb
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