Chieko Matsumoto
Japanese singer and actress
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Chieko Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本ちえこ, 12 November 1959[1]–17 November 2019) was a Japanese idol, tarento, singer and actress. She was famous for starring in television commercials for Shiseido's Basubon (Japanese: バスボン) (1976). Her song Koibito Shiken (Japanese: 恋人試験) (1976) reached number 5 on the Japanese singles chart.[2][3][4] She was awarded the graph award (Japanese: グラフ賞) at the 14th Golden Arrow Awards in 1976.[5]
Music
Four of her albums, not previously released on CD, were released for streaming in 2022.[6][7] Her music includes Christmas music.[8]
Discography
She released the following singles:
- Boyfriend (Japanese: ボーイフレンド) (1974)[9]
- Mabushii Kare (Japanese: まぶしい彼) (1974)[10]
- Koibito Shiken[11] (Japanese: 恋人試験) (1976). This single reached number 5 on the Oricon chart.[12] This single was number 7 in the chart published in Cash Box on 28 August 1976, but no chart was published the following week.[13]
- Koibito Gansho (Japanese: 恋人願書) (1976). This single reached number 20 on the Oricon chart, according to the Oricon website.[12]
- Boku (Japanese: ぼく) (1976). This single reached number 30 on the Oricon chart, according to the Oricon website.[12]
- Hi! Jugyochu (Japanese: ハイ!授業中) (1977). This single reached number 42 on the Oricon chart, according to the Oricon website.[12]
- Umibe No Aitsu (Japanese: 海辺のあいつ) (1977)[14]
- Omoidebusoku (Japanese: おもいで不足) (1977)[15]
- Flower Message (Japanese: フラワー・メッセージ) (1977)[16]
- Wonderful Hero (Japanese: ワンダフル・ヒーロー) (1978)[17]
- Kawaii Anata (Japanese: かわいい貴方) (1979)[18]
She released the following studio albums:
- Chieko No Viva Animals!! (Japanese: ちえこのViva Animals!!) (1976)[19]
- Chieko No Hello Winter (Japanese: ちえこのハロー・ウインター) (1976)[20][21]
- Hi! Jugyochu (Japanese: ハイ！授業中) (1977)[22]
- Hi! Tomodachi (Japanese: ハーイ！ともだち) (1977)[23]
- Kankaku Toshi (Japanese: 感覚都市) (1978)[24]
- Wonder Caravan (Japanese: ワンダー・キャラバン) (1978)[25][26]
In 1987, a compilation album was included in the Playback Series (Japanese: プレイバック・シリーズ).[27]