Kumi Miyasato

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Kumi Miyasato 宮里久美
Birth name	Miyasato Kumi 宮里久美
Born	October 1, 1969 (1969-10-01) (age 38)
Origin	Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Seiyu
Years active	1984 - 1990
Label(s)	Victor Records

Kumi Miyasato (宮里久美, Miyasato Kumi^?) is a Japanese pop singer and seiyu (anime voice actor) that was popular in her native Japan in the mid-to-late 1980s.

1 Filmography
2 Discography
3 Biography
4 References

[edit] Filmography

Kumi Miyasato provided the voice of the pivotal character, Eve Tokimatsuri, in the first two parts of the hit Original Animated Video series, "Megazone 23". Her character was a computer-simulated pop idol. "Megazone 23" Part 1 was the very second OAV in anime history and the very first to make a profit. It is said that this is largely due to Kumi's vocal performance (both spoken and sung), which is often called by its fans the highlight of the series.

"Megazone 23" was originally conceived as a standard 26-episode television series. The plot was condensed into 2, direct-to-video, 80-minute movies, due to the sponsor pulling out. It is unknown whether Kumi Miyasato would have been cast as Eve or not had the television series been created.

There was also a Part 3 of "Megazone 23", but it was a disjointed story that bore little resemblence to what had come before. Eve was the only returning character, but Kumi Miyasato - whether of her own choosing or not is unknown - did not reprise the role.

Likewise, Kumi did not reprise her role as Eve in the 2007 video game, "Megazone 23: Aoi Garland".

Kumi recorded 5 songs for "Megazone 23". They are, in order of longer appearance:

Part 1:

Senaka Goshi ni Sentimental ("Sentimental Behind Our Backs" or "Sentimental Behind My Back", often incorectly translated as "Sentimental Over the Shoulder")

Tomorrow Blues

Kaze no Lullabye ("The Wind's Lullabye" or "Lullabye of the Wind", also spelled "Kaze no Lullaby" and "Kaze no RARABAI")

Part 2:

Himitsu Kudasai ("Please Tell Me the Secret")

Lonely Sunset

To date, the first 2 parts of "Megazone 23" are, apparently, Kumi's only acting credits.

[edit] Discography

In addition to soundtrack albums from "Megazone 23" that were released (and reissused) in Japan, Kumi Miyasato released 3 original albums and 2 greatest hits albums in Japan:

Whispering At First Sight~I Only Have Eyes For You (1985)

Allergy (1986)

For You/Kumi Miyasato Best Collection (1986)

Unfinished (1987)

Kumie's Room/Kumi Miyasato Best One (1987)

All of Kumi's solo albums are long out of print.

In addition, a CD single of "Senaka Goshi ni Sentimental" was packaged with the Japanese DVD release of "Megazone 23".

In the United States, the sole Kumi Miyasato release is "Senaka Goshi ni Sentimental" as a track on the "The Best of Anime" compilation CD from Rhino Entertainment.

[edit] Biography

Not much is known about Kumi Miyasato.

She landed the role of Eve in "Megazone 23" at the young age of 16.

She was signed to Victor Records in Japan and released a total of 5 albums.

She made various concert and radio appearances.

Everything else is a mystery (including whether she is still alive or not).

There are 2 unconfirmed stories as to why she stopped performing:

By the end of the 1980s, her popularity had diminished considerably, and her contract with Victor Records was not renewed.

She got married and retired from singing.

[edit] References

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