Kyōko Koizumi

Kyōko Koizumi
Born	February 4, 1966 (1966-02-04) (age 46)
Origin	Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, actress
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment
Website	www.koizumix.com

Kyōko Koizumi (小泉 今日子, Koizumi Kyōko^?) (b. February 4, 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa) is a Japanese singer and actress. Her music is released through Victor Entertainment . She is also known by the nickname Kyon Kyon. She 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] She married actor Nagase Masatoshi in 1995, and divorced in 2004. She has worked with well known anime music composer Yoko Kanno who composed the music for Koizumi's 21st album, Otoko no Ko Onna no Ko. In the 90's, she released a few dance remixes on vinyl only under the project name "Koizumix Production".

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 aka Odoru Daisousasen: The Movie" (1998), and as the witch in "Onmyoji" (2001). In 2006 she starred as Eriko, the mother, in Toshiaki Toyoda's film Hanging Garden.

Koizumi was given the Best Actress award at the 1989 Yokohama Film Festival for her work in the film Kaitō Ruby.^[2] She also won the award for best actress at the 26th Hochi Film Awards for Kaza Hana.^[3]

Contents 1 Albums 2 Remix albums 3 Original soundtracks 4 Compilations 5 Movies 6 Dramas & TV shows 7 References 8 External links

Albums

• My Fantasy (マイ・ファンタジ) – 1982
• Utairo no Toki (詩色の季節) – 1982
• Breezing – 1983
• Whisper – 1983
• Betty – 1984
• Today's Girl – 1985
• Flapper – 1985
• Kyōko no Kiyoku Tanoshiku Utsukushiku (今日子の清く楽しく美しく) – 1986
• Liar – 1986
• Hippies – 1987
• Phantasien – 1987
• Beat Pop – 1988
• Nostalgic Melody (ナツメロ – Natsumero) – 1988
• Koizumi in the House – 1989
• No. 17 – 1990
• Afropia – 1991
• Bambinater (mini album, as "Koizumix Production") – 1992
• Travel Rock – 1993
• Otoko no Ko Onna no Ko (オトコのコ　オンナのコ) – 1996
• Kyō – 1998
• Inner Beauty (mini album) – 2000
• Kyō 2 (mini album) – 2001
• Atsugi I.C. (厚木 I.C.) – 2003
• Nice Middle – 2008
• Collaborakyon – 2011

Remix albums

• Fade Out – Super Remix Tracks (mini album) – 1989
• Super Remix Tracks II (mini album) – 1990
• Master Mix Party (as "Koizumix Production") – 1993
• 89–99 Collection – Koizumix Production (compilation) – 1999

Original soundtracks

• Boku no Onna ni Te wo Dasuna (ボクの女に手を出すな) (OST) – 1987
• Kaitou Ruby (快盗ルビイ) (OST) – 1988

Compilations

• Super best – Thank you Kyōko – 1983
• Celebration – 1984
• Melodies – Kyōko Koizumi Song Book (instrumental album) – 1985
• Do You Love Me – 1985
• The Best (ザ・ベスト) – 1986
• Ballad Classics – 1987
• CD File vol. 1 (singles A&B) – 1987
• CD File vol. 2 (singles A&B) – 1987
• CD File vol. 3 (singles A&B) – 1987
• Best of Kyong King – 1988
• Ballad Classics II – 1989
• CD File vol. 4 (singles A&B) – 1989
• K2 Best Seller – 1992
• Anytime – 1994
• Kyōn 3, Koizumi The Great 51 – 2002
• K25 Kyōko Koizumi All Time Best – 2007

Movies

• Mainichikaasan (2011)
• Gō-Gō Datte Neko Dearu (2008)
• Tokyo Sonata (2008)
• TenTen / Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
• Nada Sō Sō (2006)
• What the Snow Brings (2005)
• Kūchū Teien / The Hanging Garden (2005)
• Survive Style 5+ (2005)
• Rockers (2003)
• Onmyōji (2001)
• Aoi Haru / Blue Spring (2001)
• Kaza-hana (2000)
• Kyōhansha (1999)
• Odoru daisōsasen: The Movie (also known as Bayside Shakedown) (1998)

Dramas & TV shows

• Shokuzai (WOWOW, 2012)
• Hatachi no Koibito (TBS, 2007)
• Sailor Fuku to Kikanju (TBS, 2006)
• Yasashii Jikan (Fuji TV, 2005, ep9)
• Kawa, Itsuka Umi e (NHK, 2003)
• Manhattan Love Story (TBS, 2003)
• Suika (NTV, 2003)
• Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike (NTV, 2002)
• Koi wo Nannen Yasundemasu ka (TBS, 2001)
• Renai Kekkon no Rule (Fuji TV, 1999)
• Kamisan Nanka Kowakunai (TBS, 1998)
• Owari no Nai Dowa (TBS, 1998)
• Melody (TBS, 1997)
• Mada Koi wa Hajimaranai (Fuji TV, 1995)
• Boku ga Kanojo ni, Shakkin wo Shita Riyū (TBS, 1994)
• Chance (Fuji TV, 1993)
• Ai Suru to iu Koto (TBS, 1993))
• Anata Dake Mienai (Fuji TV, 1992)
• Papa to Nat-chan (TBS, 1991)
• Aishiatteru Kai (Fuji TV, 1989)
• Ashita wa Atashi no Kaze ga Fuku (1989, NTV)
• Hanayome Ningo wa Nemuranai (1986, TBS)
• Shōjo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985, TBS)
• Ato wa Neru Dake (1983, TV Asahi)
• Anmitsu Hime (Fuji TV, 1983)
• Tōge no Gunzo (NHK, 1982)

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. 2007-01-30. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/41627/. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
2. ^ "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. 2005-10-30. http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
3. ^ "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/2001/. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 

External links

• (Japanese) Official site
• (English) Profile at Japan Zone
• (English) Kyoko Koizumi at the Internet Movie Database

Awards Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress Setsuko Hara (1951) · Isuzu Yamada (1952) · Nobuko Otowa (1953) · Hideko Takamine (1954) · Chikage Awashima (1955) · Isuzu Yamada (1956) · Yuuko Mochizuki (1957) · Fujiko Yamamoto (1958) · Tanie Kitabayashi (1959) · Keiko Kishi (1960) · Ayako Wakao (1961) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1962) · Sachiko Hidari (1963) · Shima Iwashita (1964) · Ayako Wakao (1965) · Youko Tsukasa (1966) · Ruriko Asaoka (1975) · Kumiko Akiyoshi (1976) · Shima Iwashita (1977) · Meiko Kaji (1978) · Kaori Momoi (1979) · Yukiyo Toake (1980) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1981) · Masako Natsume (1982) · Yūko Tanaka (1983) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (1984) · Yukiyo Toake (1985) · Ayumi Ishida (1986) · Yoshiko Mita (1987) · Kaori Momoi (1988) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1989) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1990) · Youki Kudoh (1991) · Yoshiko Mita (1992) · Ruby Moreno (1993) · Saki Takaoka (1994) · Miho Nakayama (1995) · Kaori Momoi (1997) · Mieko Harada (1998) · Kyōka Suzuki (1999) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2000) · Yūki Amami (2001) · Reiko Kataoka (2002) · Shinobu Terajima (2003) · Rie Miyazawa (2004) · Kyōko Koizumi (2005) · Yū Aoi (2006) · Kumiko Aso (2007) · Tae Kimura (2008) Hochi Film Award for Best Actress Kumiko Akiyoshi (1976) · Shima Iwashita (1977) · Meiko Kaji (1978) · Junko Miyashita (1979) · Chieko Baishō (1980) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1981) · Kaori Momoi (1982) · Masako Natsume (1983) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1984) · Mitsuko Baisho (1985) · Ayumi Ishida (1986) · Shinobu Ōtake (1987) · Narumi Yasuda (1988) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1989) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1990) · Youki Kudoh (1991) · Misa Shimizu (1992) · Ruby Moreno (1993) · Saki Takaoka (1994) · Miho Nakayama (1995) · Mieko Harada (1996) · Hitomi Kuroki (1997) · Mieko Harada (1998) · Jun Fubuki (1999) · Naomi Fujiyama (2000) · Kyōko Koizumi (2001) · Rie Miyazawa (2002) · Shinobu Terajima (2003) · Takako Matsu (2004) · Yūko Tanaka (2005) · Miki Nakatani (2006) · Kumiko Aso (2007) · Kyōko Koizumi (2008) · Takako Matsu (2009) Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress Yuuki Mizuhara (1980) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (1981) · Maiko Kazama (1982) · Ayumi Ishida (1983) · Eiko Nagashima (1984) · Mari Shirato (1985) · Tomoyo Harada (1986) · Narumi Yasuda (1987) · Yasuko Tomita (1988) · Kyōko Koizumi (1989) · Anna Nakagawa (1990) · Yuki Saito (1991) · Jun Fubuki (1992) · Yoko Minamino (1993) · Isako Washio (1994) · Saki Takaoka (1995) · Miho Nakayama (1996) · Eri Fukatsu (1997) · Kyōka Suzuki (1998) · Mieko Harada (1999) · Shinobu Ōtake (2000) · Naomi Fujiyama (2001) · Yūki Amami (2002) · Asaka Seto (2003) · Shinobu Terajima (2004) · Kyoko Fukada (2005) · Yūko Tanaka (2006) · Yū Aoi (2007) · Eriko Sato (2008) · Eiko Koike (2009) · Manami Konishi (2010)

Persondata
Name	Koizumi, Kyoko
Alternative names
Short description	Singer, actress
Date of birth	1966-02-04
Place of birth	Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Date of death
Place of death