Saori Minami
Saori Minami (南 沙織 Minami Saori; Real Name: Akemi Uchima (内間明美); Christian Name: Cynthia) was born in Okinawa on July 2, 1954 to Japanese parents. She is a singer who debuted in June of 1971 with her with the hit song Seventeen Years Old.[1] In 1972, she was recognized as one of the three popular Idols singers of that time, together with Koyanagi Rumiko, and Amachi Mari. [2]
She is married to photographer Kishin Shinoyama, and has a son, Akinobu Shinoyama.
Partial Discography
Singles
| # | Title | Release Date/Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17sai (Jyunanasai) (17才 Seventeen Years Old) Debut single and biggest hit | 1971-06-01 (#2) |
| 2 | Shiokaze no MELODY (潮風のメロディ Melody of the Seabreeze) | 1971-10-01 (#7) |
| 3 | Tomodachi (ともだち Friends) | 1972-02-01 (#7) |
| 4 | Junketsu (純潔 Chastity) | 1972-06-01 (#3) |
| 5 | Aishuu No PAGE (哀愁のページ A Page Full of Sorrow) | 1972-09-21 (#3) |
| 6 | Soushun No Minato (早春の港 Harbour in the Early Spring) | 1973-01-23 (#11) |
| 7 | Kizutsuku Sedai (傷つく世代 Wounded Generation) | 1973-05-01 (#3) |
| 8 | Irozuku Machi (色づく街 A Painted City) | 1973-08-21 (#4) |
| 9 | Hito Kakera No Junjou (ひとかけらの純情 A Little Naive) | 1973-12-05 (#8) |
| 10 | Bara No Kageri (バラのかげり Total Eclipse of the Rose) | 1974-03-21 (#15) |
| 11 | Natsu No Kanjou (夏の感情 Summer Feelings) | 1974-06-21 (#16) |
| 12 | Yogiri No Machi (夜霧の街 The City of the Mist) | 1974-09-21 (#17) |
| 13 | Hito Koishi Kute (人恋しくて A Wonderful Person) | 1975-08-01 (#8) |
| 14 | Hitonemuri (ひとねむり Sleeping People) | 1975-11-21 (#27) |
| 15 | Kiga Mukeba Denwa Shite (気がむけば電話して Call Me When You Get That Feeling) | 1976-03-01 (#29) |
| 16 | Kanashii Yousei (哀しい妖精 The Sad Fairy) | 1976-09-1 (#20) |
| 17 | Machikado No LOVE SONG (街角のラブソング A Street Love Song) | 1977-07-21 (#36) |
| 18 | Haru No Yokan ~I'VE BEEN MELLOW~ (気がむけば電話して Premonition of the Spring) | 1978-01-21 (#25) |
| 19 | GOODBYE GIRL (グッバイガール) | 1978-10-21 (#-) |
Studio albums
| # | Title | Release Date/Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17sai (17才) Debut album | 1971-10-01 (#8) |
| 2 | Junketsu/Tomodachi (純潔／ともだち) | 1972-06-21 (#2) |
| 3 | Aishuu No PAGE (哀愁のページ) | 1972-09-21 (#4) |
| 4 | Kizutsuku Sedai (傷つく世代) | 1973-05-21 (#9) |
| 5 | Hatachi Mae (20才まえ) | 1973-09-21 (#5) |
| 6 | Hito Kakera no Junjou (ひとかけらの純情)' | 1974-02-21 (#6) |
| 7 | Natsu No Kanjou (夏の感情) | 1974-07-21 (#7) |
| 8 | Nin Koishi Kute (人恋しくて) | 1975-12-05 (#19) |
| 9 | Sugao No Mama De (素顔のままで) | 1976-04-21 (#20) |
| 10 | Kanashii Yousei (哀しい妖精) | 1976-09-21 (#19) |
| 11 | HELLO! CYNTHIA (-) | 1977-08-21 (#29) |
| 12 | SIMPLICITY (-) | 1978-10-01 (#37) |
EP's
| # | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNTHIA no Kurisumasu (シンシアのクリスマス) | 1975-11-21 |
Live albums
| # | Title | Release Date/Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNTHIA IN CONCERT (-) First live album | 1974-09-01 (#5) |
| 2 | SAORI ON STAGE (潮風のメロディ) | 1977-12-05 (#74) |
| 3 | Sayonara CYNTHIA (さよならシンシア ) Goodbye concert | 1978-12-05 (#-) |
Greatest hits
| # | Title | Release Date/Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minami Saori Pops Wo Utau (南沙織 ポップスを歌う) First best of album | 1975-02-21 (#40) |
| 2 | Minami Saori No Subete (南沙織のすべて) | 1983-11-05 (#-) |
| 3 | Minami Saori BEST SELECTION (ベスト・コレクション 南沙織) | 1986-05-21 (#-) |
| 4 | Minami Saori BEST RECALL ~28 SINGLES SAORI +1~ (-) | 1992-02-21 (#-) |
| 5 | Cynthia BEST ~ ETERNITY (-) | 1996-06-21 (#-) |
| 6 | DREAM PRICE 1000 Minami Saori Iro Zuku Machi (DREAM PRICE 1000 南沙織 色づく街)' | 2001-10-11 (#-) |
| 7 | GOLDEN BEST Minami Saori Tsutsumi Kyouhei wo Utau (GOLDEN☆BEST 南沙織 筒美京平を歌う) | 2002-06-19 (#-) |
| 8 | Minami Saori THE BEST ~Cynthia-ly (南沙織 THE BEST 〜 Cynthia-ly) | 2003-11-19 (#-) |
| 9 | Minami Saori BEST OF BEST (南沙織 BEST OF BEST) | 2006-09-21 (#-) |
References
- ↑ 長田美穂「スターに愛されたガサコの編集者人生」『新潮45』2008年2月号、新潮社。
- ↑ jpop_no_oya, . "Minami Saori ." J-pop no oya (Parents of J-pop) . LiveJournal.com, 25 AUG 2004. Web. Web. 22 Mar. 2013. <http://jpop-no-oya.livejournal.com/4117.html>.