Ushirogami Hikaretai

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Ushirogami Hikaretai (うしろ髪ひかれ隊) was a

Shizuka Kudō, Akiko Ikuina, and Makiko Saitō, the group debuted during the "Onyanko Yumekojo Sailing 87'" tour.[1][2]

Biography

In April 1987, a new sub-group, Ushirogami Hikaretai, was formed to replace Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi, which was disbanded when Mamiko Takai graduated from Onyanko Club, and Shizuka Kudō, Akiko Ikuina, and Makiko Saitō were selected as its members.[1][3] Initially, Noriko Kaise (貝瀬典子) was to be selected over Saitō, but it was concluded that Kaise was not suitable to be a member.[4] At the time of its formation, Ikuina was considered the main figure.[5] In May 1987, their debut song, Toki no Kawa wo Koete (時の河を超えて), was released.[1][6] This song was the theme song for the anime High School! Kimengumi and ranked number one on the Oricon charts.[1][6] The quality of this song is highly acclaimed, and some consider it the best Onyanko Club-related song.[1] In July 1987, they hosted a radio show, Tokyo Best Hit (TOKYOベストヒット), along with TV personality Tsutomu Sekine.[7] Although Onyanko Club disbanded in September 1987, Ushirogami Hikaretai continued its activities, and they held concerts, but their activities were suspended in May 1988.[2] As a result, they released five singles and three albums, as well as a video of their concert held at the Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan.[2][8]

Kazuji Kasai (笠井一二, Kasai Kazuji), chief director of the variety show Yūyake Nyan Nyan("Sunset Meow Meow") (夕やけニャンニャン), said their teamwork was pretty good.[9] Musician Kenzō Saeki (サエキ けんぞう), who wrote the lyrics for Ushirogami Hikaretai's songs, noted that unlike other Onyanko Club songs, their songs were of very high quality because they were based on music that had been meticulously developed under the famous director Yūzō Watanabe (渡辺有三).[2] He also considered them to be the legitimate successor of Candies.[2]

In October 2008, its producer

Blue Dragon (anime)
opening Aoi Mirai (青い未来).

Members

Shizuka Kudō

Shizuka Kudō (工藤静香, Kudō Shizuka, born April 14, 1970, in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan)[11][12][13]

Main article:
Shizuka Kudō

Akiko Ikuina

Akiko Ikuina (生稲晃子, Ikuina Akiko, born April 28, 1968, in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan)[12][13][14]

Main article: Akiko Ikuina

Makiko Saitō

Makiko Saitō (斎藤満喜子, Saitō Makiko, born September 19, 1970, in Hiroshima, Japan)[12][13][15]

Her trademark was her very thick eyebrows, a trait she possessed from birth.

Shūeisha.[12][13] The audition was a joint project with Yūyake Nyan Nyan("Sunset Meow Meow") (夕やけニャンニャン), a variety show featuring the then very popular idol group Onyanko Club.[12][13] This led her to become a member of Onyanko Club, and she started living in a dormitory in Tokyo with other Onyanko Club members who had also come from rural areas like her.[13][16] She also attended Horikoshi High School, where many celebrities have been enrolled.[17] In April 1987, she was selected as a member of the sub-group Ushirogami Hikaretai.[1][12] In May 1988, Ushirogami Hikaretai went on hiatus.[2] In July 1988, she made her solo debut with a song called Yaritai hōdai (やりたい放題, Yaritai hōdai) and also became one of the hosts of a TV show called Sing! Idol Dome (歌え!アイドルどーむ).[18]

Subsequently, she often appeared on variety shows.[16] As a reporter for a popular quiz show called Naruhodo! The World, she visited more than 25 countries.[16] In 1998, She married Haruo Hibi (日比治雄, Hibi Haruo), the president of Meiraku Group (めいらくグループ), a food company, and had two children.[4][19][20] In August 2021, she made her first public appearance since her marriage on a TV show hosted by Nobuo Serizawa, a professional golfer with whom she used to work on a golf program.[19]

Discography

Singles
  • 1987.05.07 : Toki no Kawa wo Koete
  • 1987.08.12 : Anata wo Shiritai
  • 1987.11.11 : Mobius no Koibito
  • 1988.02.25 : Horane, Haru ga Kita
  • 1988.04.29 : Kyou wa Saikou!
Albums
  • 1987.09.05 : Ushirogami Hikaretai
  • 1988.03.05 : BAB
  • 1988.07.06 : Hora ne, Haru ga Kita - First Concert (live)

Videos

  • メイドインハワイ [Made in Hawaii] (Videotape) (in Japanese).
    ASIN B000064NYM
    .
  • ほらね春が来たファースト・コンサート'88 [You see, spring has come. First concert'88] (Videotape) (in Japanese).
    ASIN B000UVIYIE
    .

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ino 2003, p. 78
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ino 2003, pp. 56–57
  3. ^ Iwakiri 1987, p. 46
  4. ^
    Tokyo, Japan: Futabasha
    . 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  5. ^ Ino 2003, p. 46
  6. ^ a b Iwakiri 1987, p. 76
  7. ^ Iwakiri 1987, p. 176
  8. Shūeisha
    . p. 59.
  9. ^ Iwakiri 1987, p. 46
  10. ^ Ushirogami Hikaretai revived with AKB48 members
  11. ^ Ino 2003, p. 45
  12. ^
    Shūeisha
    . pp. 105–108.
  13. ^
    Tokyo, Japan: Gakken
    . pp. 29–31.
  14. ^ Ino 2003, p. 46
  15. ^ a b c Ino 2003, p. 47
  16. ^
    Tokyo, Japan: Takarajimasha
    . pp. 41–42.
  17. Tokyo, Japan: Gakken
    . p. 58.
  18. Tokyo, Japan: Gakken
    . pp. 72–73.
  19. ^
    Tokyo, Japan: Weekly Asahi Geinō
    . 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  20. Tokyo, Japan: Kadokawa Shoten
    . Retrieved 2022-07-22.

External links
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