Midori Kinouchi

In 1972 Midori Kinouchi was the runner up in the NTV program "Miss Teen Contest".^[1] She debuted as a singer in May, 1974 with the song "Mezame" (Wake Up), which was written by famous Japanese lyricist Yū Aku.^[2] She debuted as an actress in 1976 in the drama "Watashi Mo Moeiteru" and starred in the 1977 TV series Superdog Black .^[3]

In early 1978 she scored her biggest hit with "Yokohama Eleven", which reached the Oricon top 30.^[4] That same year she announced her retirement because of her marriage to composer and arranger Tsugutoshi Gotō.^[5] They divorced 4 years later, and she subsequently married Naoto Takenaka in 1990.^[6]

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