Kyōko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi
Also known as Kyon Kyon
Born (1966-02-04) February 4, 1966
Origin Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
Years active 1982–present
Labels Victor Entertainment
Website www.koizumix.com

Kyoko Koizumi (小泉 今日子 Koizumi Kyōko) (born February 4, 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment.

Career

Koizumi had singles reach the Top Ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro.[1] In the 1990s, she released a few dance remixes on vinyl only under the Koizumix Production moniker. She has worked with Yoko Kanno who composed the music for Koizumi's 1996 album, Otoko no Ko Onna no Ko. She had her first hit single in 18 years when her version of the song "Shiosai no Memorī" from the 2013 NHK morning television drama Amachan, in which Koizumi also acted, reached number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[2][3]

As an actress, she played in numerous dramas and movies; most notably, she was cast in two of the most successful movies in Japan ever: as the serial killer in Bayside Shakedown: The Movie (1998) and as the witch in Onmyoji (2001).

She starred in Toshiaki Toyoda's 2006 film Hanging Garden and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2008 film Tokyo Sonata.[4] She starred in Kurosawa's 2012 television drama Penance.[5]

Koizumi was given the Best Actress award at the 1989 Yokohama Film Festival for her work in the film Kaito Ruby.[6] She won the award for best actress at the 26th Hochi Film Awards for Kaza Hana.[7] She also won the award for Best Actress at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards for Mainichi Kaasan.[8]

Personal life

She married actor Masatoshi Nagase in 1995,[9] and divorced in 2004.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

EPs

Soundtrack albums

Compilations

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. "安室奈美恵、キョンキョン、静香越え!TOP10連続年数女性歴代1位に!" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 30, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  2. 潮騒のメモリー (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. 小泉今日子「潮騒のメモリー」2位登場. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. Mark Schilling (September 26, 2008). "'Tokyo Sonata'". The Japan Times.
  5. Andrew Sun (December 13, 2012). "Film review: Penance". South China Morning Post.
  6. 第10回ヨコハマ映画祭: 1988年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. October 30, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  8. "Hotarubi no Mori e, 663114 Win at 66th Mainichi Film Awards". Anime News Network. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  9. http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0029682
  10. http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0025460

External links

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