Sanae Jōnouchi

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Sanae Jōnouchi
城之内早苗
Born17 May 1968 (1968-05-17) (age 55)

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

Born in

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]

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