In Japanese music industry, Akina is regarded as sensational utahime. The 1980s Japanese music cultures, she dominated a half of the sovereignty with another half from Matsuda Seiko. The continuation of famous vibrato vocal style, continued activity until 2010, certainly a brilliant utahime. The trouble in health conditions, she stopped and postponed activities in her past history, when returned, looking like out of season, brilliant success stories were continued. This writing is the story of her success histories.
Akina was born in Nakamori family, her father was butcher shop owner. She trained 10 years of ballet, interested in singing too. The experiences of ballet and interest to singing, helpful to be singer’s debut in the future, she flashbacks unimaginable that she could become very brilliant utahime.
The debut failed two times and at the third time attempts, she got the pleasant challenge in Star Tanjo. The first and second challenges were attempted early age, eliminated because too young, regarded as young singer had not to sing disallowed songs at the years. The shame was forgotten immediately and third time she won the final winner accomplished to. The song she had showed was Yamaguchi Momoe’s Yumesakiannainin, more than 10 scouters hanged up placard to express their will to signing. She debuted at the next year.
The entertainment company requested debut with the alias name Mori Asna, she disapproved it and debuted with real name. This is meaningful fact that Akina’s influences to her showcase configurations with active opinionating, it was great sign she could be brilliant star later which is active practical gist she had to be.
The debut single was “slow motion” which depicted lyrics meaning that true love is good to be slow pace, it was not hit the big time because no difference from other idols. I think the song is quite decent song, but impact was lacking. However, second single hit the big time–ツッパリ image concept “syojo A” struck fans with huge hit. This is tied to the phenomena her 先輩 Yamaguchi momoe’s Playback Part II or Jettai Jettsumei’s big figure’s conceptual images. The hit of “syojo A” spotlighted her talent again, and she becomes representative singer for 1980s Japanese music scene.
The special feature of her activity was rival culture with Matsuda Seiko. Seiko was set to ‘Sun’s Idol”, and Akina as “Moon’s Idol”, they dueled many times with mass media to make big hit mood making. The Seiko’s richness in vocal volume at the time, and low deep voice vocal style of Akina are probably great at the two poles at the stylization. The variety television program showed Akina’s mimicking kidding to Seiko’s famous gestures, this kind of showcase is conceptual schematization in business big hit. The two singers sometimes collaborate duet song at the television programs, it is still concerning their rivalry was distinction between Sun’s idol and Moon’s Idol.
The turning point of her identity changes to artist rebirth is at 1984. The help of Inoue Yosui, the song “kazarija nainoyo namida wa” was very successful release to improve her identity as artist turn from idol status, vibrato success and quick and new music style melody with vocal, dance, and coordination of fashion style brought her fame into out of idol status and to improve her identity as utahime. It is known conventionally that her climax in history started at this year. It is especially at 1985’s ミ・アモーレ and at 1986’s “DESIRE ~jonetsu~” had two times awards for the Grand Prix of Japan Record Award, the musical success and business approval from critics too. The success continued until 1987, the annual top sales records as well.
After the success, she postponed activities because of health condition weakening, her veteran talent still shined over horizon, likely Cho Yongpil continued his nickname as King of the song at 2013 in Korea, young generation also entertains her musics after 2010 too.
She was said to be the most successful utahime among the companion idols debut at 1982, Hana no Hachijyunisengumi, she appeared Kohaku Utagassen many times, when 2014 of Kohaku, she appeared surprise guest special appearance, sang a song of new released masterpiece.
The fame is at the status of utahime outstanding idol singers. The bass and bass drum were utilized, vibrato vocal style is enriched to them. Matsuda Seiko sings a bit high tone, Akina had beautiful low tone. Seiko was fresh concept, Akina was lightly heavy concept. The fashion is also excellent, mantle style finishes, the young age personally I think Akina was superb. This fame is at the status of outstanding utahime challenges to her careers, now Seiko is improved dramatically Jazz singer too, the representative two heroines both ones are talented singers.
There are many idol singers faded out these years, during last 40 years, Akina is still regarded as top singer as utahime. She is revered by people as respectful veteran, and still continued story of narrativeness as protagonist.
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