Masako Mori (singer)
Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress (born 1958)
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Masako Mori (森 昌子, born; Masako Morita; born October 13, 1958) is a Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress.
October 13, 1958
- Idol singer
- enka singer
- actress
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| Born | Masako Morita (森田 昌子) October 13, 1958 |
| Origin | Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1972–1986, 2006–2019 |
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Career
She debuted in 1972,[1] at age 13, with the song "Sensei" [ja] (Professor), receiving numerous music awards for it.[2] The song reached the #3 position on the Oricon charts.[3] Other hits include "Dōkyūsei" [ja] (Classmates), "Chugaku Sannensei" (Junior High School Third Grade), "Okaasan [ja]" (Mother) and "Ettou Tsubame" (The Wintering Swallow).
In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Junko Sakurada.[4] The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (Star Tanjō!); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio").[5]
She won the Best Singer prize for "Ettou Tsubame" (越冬つばめ) at the 25th Japan Record Awards.[6] She retired when she married Shinichi Mori in 1986, but in 2006 returned to the stage with the single "Bara Iro no Mirai".[2] The song reached the #14 position on the Oricon charts.[3]
In addition to being a singer, she has acted in a number of Japanese movies and TV dramas.
Masako Mori has performed a total of 15 times at Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
In March 2019, Masako Mori announced that she was retiring from showbusiness again.[7]
Private life
She married fellow singer Shinichi Mori in 1986,[2] they had three sons together, ONE OK ROCK vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi, Tomohiro (who works at TV Tokyo) and MY FIRST STORY vocalist Hiroki Moriuchi.[8][9] The couple divorced in 2005.[10] Through her third son, actress and model Maika Yamamoto is her daughter-in-law.[11]
Discography
Biggest hits
| # | Title | Date/Position | Sales[12][2] |
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| 1 | Sensei (せんせい) Debut single and signature song | 72-07-01 (#3) | 541,000 |
| 2 | Dōkyūsei (同級生) | 72-10-05 (#4) | 367,000 |
| 3 | Chūgaku Sannensei (中学三年生) | 73-02-05 (#3) | 329,000 |
| 4 | Yūgao No Ame (夕顔の雨) | 73-05-05 (#7) | 202,000 |
| 5 | Shirakaba Nikki (白樺日記) | 73-08-25 (#11) | 166,000 |
| 6 | Kinenjyu (記念樹) | 73-10-30 (#13) | 136,000 |
| 7 | Shitamachi No Aoi Sora (下町の青い空) | 74-04-20 (#15) | 119,000 |
| 8 | Kyō Mo Egao De Konnichiwa (今日も笑顔でこんにちは) | 74-07-01 (#12) | 129,000 |
| 9 | Okaasan (おかあさん) | 74-09-01 (#21) | 104,000 |
| 10 | Haru No Mezame (春のめざめ) | 75-03-01 (#20) | 101,000 |
| 11 | Omokage No Kimi (面影の君) | 75-06-01 (#15) | 137,000 |
| 12 | Anata Wo Matte Sannenmitsuki (あなたを待って三年三月) | 75-04-01 (#15) | 149,000 |
| 13 | Ano Hito Fune Itchatta (あの人の船行っちゃった) | 75-12-01 (#22) | 101,000 |
| 14 | Yūbue No Oka (夕笛の丘) | 76-03-01 (#18) | 99,000 |
| 15 | Namida No Sanbashi (なみだの桟橋) | 77-07-25 (#28) | 97,000 |
| 16 | Tameiki Bashi (ためいき橋) | 79-10-21 (#28) | 82,000 |
| 17 | Kanashimi Honsen Nihonkai (哀しみ本線日本海) | 81-07-10 (#36) | 143,000 |
| 18 | Ettou Tsubame (越冬つばめ) | 83-08-21 (#27) | 111,000 |
| 19 | Bara Iro No Mirai (バラ色の未来) | 06-06-07 (#14) | 22,000 |
