Natsumi Abe
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Abe.
| Natsumi Abe 安倍 なつみ |
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| Also known as | Nacchi |
| Born | August 10, 1981 |
| Origin |  Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | zetima, hachama |
| Associated acts | Morning Musume, Nochiura Natsumi, DEF.DIVA, Sakuragumi, Kiiro 5, 10-nin Matsuri, Odoru 11, Salt5, H.P. All Stars |
| Website | Hello! Project.com |
Natsumi Abe (安倍 なつみ Abe Natsumi?), born August 10, 1981 in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese singer and actress, and a former member of Morning Musume.
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[edit] Biography
Natsumi Abe was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Her nickname is Nacci or Nacchi. Her younger sister, Asami Abe, is also a J-pop singer.
Abe was one of the first members of the group chosen in 1997. She was also the lead girl for many of the singles especially before Maki Goto joined, most notable in "Furusato" where all the other girls sang harmonies/back-up only. Abe has had a few solo songs including the theme for a commercial she was in, and "Otoko Tomodachi" from the album 4th Ikimasshoi!. She also has lead roles in Morning Musume productions like their play, Love Century and their movie, Pinch Runner. Abe also has done quite a bit of acting in television dramas such as Nurseman.
Abe has never been a part of a Morning Musume subgroup but has led each shuffle group she has been in. She was also the lead of Morning Musume Sakuragumi until her graduation at the end of the Hello! Project Winter tour on January 25, 2004.
She released her first single, "22 Sai no Watashi", on August 13, 2003, just a few days after her 22nd birthday. Her first full length CD was released shortly afterwards, containing many solo versions of Morning Musume songs.
At one time, Abe was the most popular member of Morning Musume, and many songs featured her as a lead singer. However, it wasn't until the summer of 2003 that Abe officially went solo. She graduated not too long after that, in the early winter of 2004, to continue on with her solo career. She continued to release more singles while actively participating in other Hello! Project activities such as concerts, the special soloist group Nochiura Natsumi with Aya Matsuura and Maki Goto, and the Hello! Project super shuffle unit song "All for One & One for All", sung together with all other soloists and groups within Hello! Project at the time.
In late 2004, there was a plagiarism scandal with some of her essays and poems in her photobooks which were copied off works by other artists, and she took personal leave for three months. During that time she ceased participation from all H!P-related activities, including Kaori Iida's graduation concert in January 2005. As a result, an album scheduled for release in early 2005 was canceled. A single named "Nariyamanai Tambourine" that was supposed to be released on January 26, 2005 was also canceled (instead, "Yume Naraba" took its place in April 2005). She returned in February 2005, and has been participating in Hello! Project activities once again, most notably the Nochiura Natsumi's tour.
In August 2005, her fifth single "Koi no Hana" was released, and she also became a member of the Hello! Project special unit DEF.DIVA together with Maki Goto, Rika Ishikawa and Aya Matsuura. The single "Takaramono" was also released in November credited as "Sen", who is the main character of the drama "Takaramono", played by Abe. In the spring of 2006, Abe had a new single "Sweet Holic", together with a new album "2nd~Shimiwataru Omoi". June 2006 saw Abe release "The Stress," a cover of the 1989 song by pop idol Chisato Moritaka.
In 2006, Natsumi and her sister, Asami Abe, are scheduled to play the title roles in a Japanese TV drama about the 60's Japanese pop duo, The Peanuts (Ironically, Natsumi's former Morning Musume bandmates Ai Kago and Nozomi Tsuji have recorded cover versions of several Peanuts songs in their post-Musume group W).
In late June 2006, some time after the release of "ecru", online hate campaigns were started against Abe because she was accused of killing a national treasure tortoise in the DVD making of. The making of doesn't show her even touching the tortoise. It was moved, but it was done by the production staff, not Abe herself. Most people consider this just another attempt by media to make another scandal. Abe herself has refused to make comments and it has not affected any of her Hello! Project-related activities.
In October of the same year "Amasugita Kajitsu" was released and reached 5th on the Oricon Chart, the highest place she achieved since "Koi no Telephone Goal" in 2004.
In early 2007, Abe was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊?) - a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai also consists of Kaori Iida, Maki Goto, Risa Niigaki and Koharu Kusumi. Their first single, "Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia" (僕らが生きるMy Asia?), was released on January 24, 2007.
Abe is to be prosecuted after causing a traffic accident on October 6, 2007.[1][2] According to police, she was making a right turn out of a car park on Sunday evening when she hit a motorbike. Abe was unhurt but the rider suffered minor injuries to his elbow and back. Abe has had her driving license for less than a year and still has a learner's sticker on her car.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| # | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Copies sold | Miscellaneous info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | "Haha to Musume no Duet Song" (母と娘のデュエットソング?) |
2003-04-30 | #18 | 15,689 | A duet with Okeisan (おけいさん?) |
| 1 | "22 Sai no Watashi" (22歳の私?) | 2003-08-12 | #2 | 81,460 | Used as the theme song for 17 Sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~ (17才〜旅立ちのふたり〜?). |
| – | "Pi~hyara Kōta" (ピ～ヒャラ小唄?) | 2003-11-19 | #22 | 16,410 | Abe is credited as "Pudding-chan" (プリンちゃん?), the song was a double A-side together with MiniHams (ミニハムズ?)'s Mirakururun Grand Purin! (ミラクルルン グランプリン!?). |
| 2 | "Datte Ikitekanakucha" (だって 生きてかなくちゃ?) | 2004-06-01 | #7 | 55,113 | |
| 3 | "Koi no Telephone Goal" (恋のテレフォン Goal?) | 2004-08-10 | #5 | 47,351 | |
| 4 | "Yume Naraba" (夢ならば?) | 2005-04-19 | #5 | 36,248 | |
| 5 | "Koi no Hana" (恋の花?) | 2005-08-30 | #9 | 30,450 | |
| – | "Takaramono" (たからもの Treasure?) | 2005-11-30 | #23 | 11,851 | Abe is credited as "Sen" (千?) on this release. |
| 6 | "Sweet Holic" (スイートホリック?) | 2006-04-12 | #8 | 17,087 | |
| 7 | "The Stress" (ザ・ストレス?) | 2006-06-28 | #14 | 14,015 | |
| 8 | "Amasugita Kajitsu" (甘すぎた果実?) | 2006-10-04 | #5 | 22,204 | |
| 9 | "Too Far Away ~Onna no Kokoro~" (Too Far Away ～おんなの心～?) |
2007-05-09 | #15 | 11,817 | |
| 10 | "Iki o Kasanemashō" (息を重ねましょう?) | 2007-10-24 | #13 | 11,531 | |
| – | "16sai no Koi Nante" (16歳の恋なんて?) | 2008-01-16 | #? | ? | duet with Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美?) of °C-ute. |
[edit] Albums
| # | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Copies sold | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitoribocchi (一人ぼっち?) | 2004-02-04 | #2 | 79,483 | Studio album |
| 2 | 2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~ (２ｎｄ～染みわたる想い～?) | 2006-03-29 | #9 | 23,972 | Studio album |
| 3 | 25 ~Vingt-Cinq~ | 2007-03-14 | #21 | 12,825 | Mini album |
[edit] Appearances
[edit] TV shows
[edit] Dramas
- Aiken Rosinante no Sainan ~Mukai Ryūta no Dōbutsu Nikki! (向井荒太の動物日記～愛犬ロシナンテの災難～?) (January – March 2001)
- Nurseman (ナースマン?) (January – March 2002)
- Angel Hearts (2002)
- Koinu no Waltz (仔犬のワルツ?) (April – June 2004)
- Takaramono (November 2005)
[edit] Radio
[edit] Publications
[edit] Photobooks
| # | Title | Release date | ISBN | Photobook information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | ||||
| 1 | Nacchi (ナッチ?)[3] | December 1999 | ISBN 4-8470-2556-3 | First solo photobook. |
| 2 | Natsumi (なつみ?)[4] | 2001-11-01 | ISBN 4-8470-2685-3 | Second solo photobook. |
| 3 | Deai (出逢い?)[5] | 2004-02-25 | ISBN 4-8470-2794-9 | Third solo photobook. |
| – | Natsumi Abe in Hello! Project 2004 Summer[6] | 2004-09-28 | ISBN 4-8124-1836-4 | |
| 4 | Fu (Fū) (Fu (ふう)?)[5] | 2005-05-27 | ISBN 4-8470-2864-3 | Forth solo photobook. |
| – | Abe Natsumi - Triangle Energy (後浦なつみ Triangle Energy?)[5] | 2005-07-06 | ISBN 4-8124-2249-3 | |
| 5 | Abe Natsumi - Alo-Hello! (Abe Natsumi アロハロ!?)[5] | 2005-11-01 | ISBN 4-0489-4262-X | Fifth solo photobook. |
| 6 | Écru[5] | 2006-06-12 | ISBN 4-8470-2938-0 | Sixth solo photobook. |
| 7 | sCene[5] | 2007-03-28 | ISBN 978-4-0489-4487-8 | Seventh solo photobook. |
| 8 | Cám Ơn[5] | 2007-11-25 | ISBN 4-8470-4053-8 | Eighth solo photobook. Photographed in Vietnam. |
| Group | ||||
| 1 | Pocket Morning Musume (Vol.2) (ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉?)[7] | September 2003 | ISBN 4-8463-0526-0 | |
| – | Natsumi Abe & Berryz Kobo - Hello! Project 2005 Summer[5] | 2005-05-25 | ISBN 4-9025-7705-4 | |
| – | Natsumi Abe & v-u-den - Hello! Project 2006 Winter[5] | April 2006 | ISBN 4-8124-2677-4 | |
[edit] Essay books
| # | Title | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Album - 1998–2003[8] | April 2003 | ISBN 4-8470-1499-5 |
| 2 | Sensei no Dōyōki Ushitsu Isshoni Utaō! Kuizu Tsuki Dōyō Zenshū (せんせいのどうようきょうしついっしょにうたおう!―クイズつき童謡全集?)[9] |
July 2003 | ISBN 4-0610-4696-9 |
| 3 | 22 Sai no Nacchi (22歳のなっち?)[10] | September 2003 | ISBN 4-8846-9335-3 |
| 4 | Believe[11] | October 2003 | ISBN 4-8980-9137-7 |
| 5 | Abe Natsumi Photo & Essay Yōkō (Hikari) (安倍なつみフォト&エッセイ 陽光（ひかり）?)[12] |
2004-05-21 | ISBN 4-8124-1664-7 |
[edit] Calendars
- Natsumi Abe 2004 Calendar (安倍なつみ 2004カレンダー?) (October 2003)
- Natsumi Abe 2005 Calendar (安倍なつみ 2005カレンダー?) (September 2004)
- Natsumi Abe 2006 Calendar (安倍なつみ 2006カレンダー?) (October 12, 2005)
- Natsumi Abe 2007 Calendar (安倍なつみ 2007カレンダー?) (October 2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Abe Natsumi involved in traffic accident. Hello!Online (2007-10-08).
- ^ Ex-Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe causes traffic accident in Shibuya. Japan News Review (2007-10-09).
- ^ ナッチ―安倍なつみ写真集 (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ 安倍なつみ写真集 なつみ (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hello! Project -Official Site
- ^ 安倍なつみ in Hello! Project 2004 summer (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉安倍なつみ・矢口真里・後藤真希・飯田圭織 (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ ALBUM―1998‐2003 (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ ? (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ 安倍なつみ 22歳のなっち (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ 安倍なつみBelieve (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ 安倍なつみフォト&エッセイ 陽光（ひかり） (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
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