Ichiko Fujii

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チェック・ポイント

きつめのメイクを
注意しはじめたら
それはチェック チェック チェック チェック・ポイント
 
本気もいいけど
自由にさせといて
恋のチェック チェック チェック チェック・ポイント
 
信じているなら 堂々と
私を泳がせといて アアア
 
しばられない気分がいいわ
しばられない自分でいたい
こだわらない夢がほしいの
こだわらないあなたでいてよ
私は私でチェックする
 
恋愛ルールを
ほのめかしてきたら
それはチェック チェック チェック チェック・ポイント
 
青春映画の
モラルははやらない
あなたちょっと ちょっと ちょっと 甘いわ
 
不満はないけど もう少し
お互いフリーでいたい アアア
 
時代なんて関係なくて
時代なんて押しつけないわ
世間なんて関係なくて
世間なんて気にしないから
自分で心はチェックする
 
責任とるのよ 悲しみも
お互いフリーのために アアア
 
しばられない気分がいいわ
しばられない自分でいたい
こだわらない夢がほしいの
こだわらないあなたでいてよ
私は私でチェックする

Checklist

My makeup style is a bit bold
If he begins to show interest,
...that's a check on my list
 
Being serious is okay...
...but let me have my freedom
That's on my love checklist
 
If you trust me, be confident (*instead of jealous)...
...and just let me swim
 
It's nice to be free
I want to be myself without being restricted
A dream that just requires a little concern, that's what I need
And I want you to not be overly possessive
If I can just be me, that's a check
 
I have my love rules
If you show sign that you could meet them,
...that's a check!
 
In a play called youth,
...most people won't care about moral
I see you're a little naive
 
It's not that I'm dissatisfied but, just a little,
...I want us to give more space to each other
 
Whatever era it is, it doesn't matter
Nobody can impose on me what to do to follow today's trend
To hell with the world
I don't even care about the world
My own feelings are the only things I need to check
 
I can take care of myself, even when I'm sad,
...so that both of us could enjoy the freedom
 
It's nice to be free
I want to be myself without being restricted
A dream that just requires a little concern, that's what I need
And I want you to not be overly possessive
If I can just be me, that's a check
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RetroPanda RetroPanda A
10 ноември 2023, 09:11

Fujii Ichiko (born: June 23, 1970) was an idol singer active in mid to late 1980s. In 1985, she won second place in audition for the drama: "Maido Osawagaseshimasu", which she appeared in the season 2 playing as Nakayama Miho's friend. That was her debut in acting.

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^ (0:38) Nakayama Miho (*3rd biggest Japanese female idol in 1980s), (0:42) Fujii Ichiko

And then there was another drama aired around the same time on the same tv network following similar storyline: "Natsu Taiken Monogatari". Nakayama Miho played the lead role in season 1, and then in 1986, Fujii Ichiko played the lead role in season 2. Ichiko also made her singing debut on July 25, 1986, with her debut song used as OST for the drama.

 

*Trivia:

- "Maido Osawagaseshimasu" has 3 seasons (1985-1987) and "Natsu Taiken Monogatari" has 2 seasons (1985-1986), both aired on TBS around the same time and had similar storyline about sexuality from teenager's perspective. 

- Maido Osawagaseshimasu" season 3 supposed to have Goto Kumiko as the main lead but she withdrew after being casted and replaced by Tachibana Risa

- Both dramas had some common cast members, among them there were female pro-wrestlers / tag team partners: Matsumoto Dump and Nakano Bull 

- Mie (Pink Lady) played as teacher in "Natsu Taiken Monogatari" season 2

 

 

 

About this song

Released on July 25, 1986, this song reached #14 on Oricon chart (the highest position she ever reached) and sold 96,130 copies (her highest selling song). 

 

It was used as her drama OST:

^ which she played as the main lead

 

The song was also used in CASIO watch commercial

 

 

Her live performances:

^ in "Uta no Top Ten"

 

^ in "Lotte Uta no Album NOW"

 

 

 

 

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^ winning award

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^ in another award show, either winning award or at least nominated

 

 

 

 

In her career, she has released a total of 6 singles and 2 original albums. Her total sales are 184,630 copies. As an actress, Fujii Ichiko has appeared in 9 dramas (1985-1990) and 1 movie (1987). She retired from entertainment industry around 1991.

 

 

 

 

 

...and decades have passed....

 

 

 

 

 

A reality show went to find her. This was Fujii Ichiko in 2015:

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 12:59

While I don't really know much about Ichiko (I never really listened to her songs, just happened to hear once a part of Checkpoint), but I can tell you more about the idols who have starred in the series wich made her (And Miporin/Risa) rise to stardome!

Lets start with the two Natsu Taiken Monogatari:

- Miporin (Her debut song, C, was used as an insert)
- Naoko Amihama (1985 idol, 8 singles, 1 album)
- Shojotai
- Mie
- Eri Ishida (1983 idol (?), 2 singles, 1 album)

Second season

- Naomi Serizawa (1986 idol, older sister of Nyan Nyan member Kayo Agatsuma, both idols! 3 singles released)
- Ichiko Fuji
- Kaori Shimura
- Naoko Amihama again
- Kaori Yamaguchi (1985 idol, 2 singles released)
- Mie
- Emi Sato (1986, 3 singles released)
- Naoko Imasu (1986 idol, 7 singles and 2 albums released)

As for Maido Osawagaseshimasu, Risa was actually uncomfortable with the themes of the drama, but she knew that she'd become famous if she starred, so she took the chance and it paid off

Season 1:

- Miporin
- Shinobu Horie (1984 idol, 1 album and 4 singles released. Sadly died in 1988)
- Mari Natsuki (1971 idol, 30 singles released, 0 albums (?), had two other debuts in 1971 and 1972 before her Mari Natsuki re-debut)
- Hiroko Shino (1968 idol ((well, she wouldn't have been called that in 1968))

Season 2

- Miporin once again
- Shinobu
- Hiroko
- Mari
- Emi Sato again
- Ichiko

Season 3:

- Akiko Nakamura (1963 singer (idol??)
- Yuko Mizushima (1986 idol, only released one single)
- Tomoko Mayumi (1987 idol, 5 singles and 1 album released)
- Risa
- Naomi again

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RetroPanda RetroPanda A
10 ноември 2023, 14:05

Fujii Ichiko was a one hit wonder. This song alone makes up for half of her total sales. Her second single although also composed by the legendary Tsutsumi Kyohei, the sales dropped from almost 100k into just 10k+, and it kept declining after that. 

 

Yeah, there's two Shojotai members in season 1. I didn't mention the rest of the casts because I don't know who they are. But there's Matsumoto Dump. 😅

 

I didn't know Agatsuma Kayo has an idol sister. 

 

Seems like that drama was what boosted Miporin's fame. But she needed to do a certain scene. 😅

 

Tachibana Risa was still okay, but Goto Kumiko would be too young to play in that kind of drama. 😅

 

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 14:17

Atleast she got to experience what it was like to be a famous idol for some time! Tho seems like her acting carrer also didn't flurish sadly

To be fair... I also don't know who half of these people are (・∀・). Most of them are 1960's or very, very early 1970's idols, and thats not my area of knowledge (;´∀`). I think I've heard Naoko, and I've heard some Shojotai songs. Also heard a snippet of Shinobu Hories debut song

Yea, they both lied about their ages when applying for singing stuff/auditions ^^"". Naomi had a short carrer, and I don't see people talking about her often to be honest

Yes, it played a big part in her becoming famous. It also helped to promote her debut song C, so it certainly helped her in getting a lot of exposure. I don't know anything about these two dramas, but from the short introduction on Idol.ne.jp I'm afraid for poor Miporin (;・∀・)

Maybe thats why she dropped out, or maybe she didn't feel like she'd like the drama. To be fair, from what I read I'd also consider dropping out ^^". It's not like she needed the drama to boost her popularity since she was at the top already

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RetroPanda RetroPanda A
10 ноември 2023, 15:57

And at least she has played as main lead for a whole season, something that most mid levels wouldn't achieve. 

In her movie, she co-starred with Sano Ryoko, but maybe not as the main lead. 

 

I don't know if this song was ranked in "The Best Ten", but the sales should be high enough. 

 

I think I've heard Shimura Kaori but can't remember her. 😅

 

I read that her front parts were covered with pads and the camera only shot her from behind waist up, so I think Miporin was safe. 😅 

Once she became big, she already had leverage to be selective with her drama offers. But Miporin had mature looks so she often casted as character older than her real age, like playing a married woman although she was in her late teen in real life. 

 

According to wikipedia, Goto Kumiko withdrew because of gastritis and concerned about her "idol" image; I think it's mostly the later. 😅  But then Goto Kumiko starred with Miporin in another drama. 

 

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 16:08

Ryoko has done a lot of movies it seems ^^". I really like her music tho

We briefly talked about Kaori Shimura this time. You mentioned that she was an actress, tho I can't tell you much more ^^"

Thank good for poor Miporin. But I think that her agency must have decided to set her on the "cool" idol path very early on, because otherwise I don't think they would have chosen that drama for her debut and song tie-up 

True, tho she still looks great now! She looked 18/19 at 16 ^^""

Yea, I don't think any idol going for the classic cute idol vibe would ever go for that. Look at Risa, she went for kinda of a Miporin/Shi-chan route with Gimon. Not sure about the other idols that starred in it, but Shinobu Horie's concept kinda fit with the drama

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RetroPanda RetroPanda A
10 ноември 2023, 17:57

Sano Ryoko started as actress before debuted as singer one year later. That must be why she had better acting career than singing. Her song sales are the level of Fujii Ichiko and Ito Miki. But she appeared in quite a lot of videos with other big idols. 

 

I was talking about the male idol tho. Maybe wrong link. 😅

 

At least that drama and it's OST paved the way for Miporin to be the number 3. Come to think of it, Miporin was the most well rounded idol with the most complete stats. Seiko, Akina, Kudo Shizuka (or the three of them combined) were no match at all against Miporin in acting career. Yakishimaru Hiroko, Saito Yuki, Nanno, Harada Tomoyo were no match against Miporin in song sales. She has the most balanced stats. 😆

 

Fujii Ichiko was the "cool" idol type tho. Maybe until her last single when she had long hair and ribbon. 🎀

 

Yes, Tachibana Risa was "cool" type in all her singles. The other supporting casts were mostly random small idols so maybe they didn't have privilege to be picky and just took whatever jobs offered to them. 

 

 

 

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 18:25

Maybe she got to do that since her acting carrer was good? Still her songs are good!

Yea, Im still working out how to link a comment, but if you scroll up theres the video of Mayumi Moritas pre-debut preparations and behind the scenes of a live performance, and before that you could see for a split second Kaori Shimura. There were Minako, Micchon and Mikako Hashimoto too

True, Miporin was the most balanced, and she dominated the top 10 for 10 years straight, a lot of top idols didn't manage to do that for so long ^^"

A lot of idols tend to switch up from the cool to the cute type. Ad example Yuki Kudo went from Yasei Jidai, Heroine and her album Sensation to cute songs like Tokimeki FALL IN YOU and Cinderella Liberty mo hecchera and the album STRAWBERRY TOWN. In her later carrer she seemed to go for a more sophisticated feel tho ^^

True, but any shot is worth it, afterall it did help Ichiko, even if it was for a very short while

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RetroPanda RetroPanda A
10 ноември 2023, 18:47

This song of Sano Ryoko is good tho despite the low sales. And she looked cute. 

 

Yeah, there's her in that video. 

 

I haven't really check Kudo Yuki songs, only her pics. She debuted at very young age. Her voice and her face remind me of Kudo Minako / Honda Minako. 

 

Yeah, Fujii Ichiko was lucky to play the main character. Her song "check...check...check...check" is very catchy. 😆 And she looks cool in the CM. 

 

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 19:00

My fave is Hoshizora no Kaisen, and her outfits are so cute!!

Yea, Yuki debuted at 13, so a super young age to debut. The youngest idols I've seen were 11 and 12  \(˚☐˚”)/ 

Depends on wich songs you want to translate, you'll surely find the sales of Yasei Jidai, but for Tokimeki FALL IN LOVE I coulnd't find the sales. Same for her other singles TT

True, she does look super cool. Wonder how she looked with the cute ribbon and long hair

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10 ноември 2023, 20:49

That's Sano Ryoko best looks! I can't remember why I didn't pick that song back then, maybe the sales was low so I just skipped it.

 

She was the same age as Nori-P / Ito Miki / Tachibana Risa / late 1980s idols but debuted as class'84. Who was the youngest debuted 1980s idols tho? P.S: youngest SPEED member debuted at 12. Kid Oginome and kid Iwai Sayuri and other child actors didn't count. (;´∀`)

 

This is Kudo Yuki full stats. For other idols' stats, you can use this. I'm preparing her profile picture. Kudo Yuki will come soon, not right after this, but soon it will be her turn.

 

Here's cute version of Fujii Ichiko with huge ribbon

 

bonus:

Speaking of cool idol, there's someone super cool with ponytail

Shiroi Hono just got new video with perfect thumbnail. (2:57) there's even footage of Endo Yasuko.

 

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 21:27

I agree! She just looks so good, I can't explain it but the dress, the shoes, just her vibe in general are perfect for this song. I don't know about the sales, but the lyrics weren't easy to find, so maybe thats why you skipped it

I present to you the youngest idols I could find!

- Chris: Now, I couldn't find her birth year, but she debuted in late 1983 and this idol site (the site is a bit weird, but perfect if you really want to find niche idols. I'll soon upload some idols from there actually ^^"") says that she was 11 at debut. Chris released two singles and an album, all of wich are online

The song being talked about on the site:
 

- Ayako Kobayashi: 1983 idol, debuted at 12. Was much, much bigger as an actress, still active today! Only released 1 single
Single:
 

 

Thanks for the site! Seems like their move of switching to a cuter style actually helped her sales

The next song of hers that I'll upload is her second biggest hit (Shiawase Carnival), so that and maybe all of her songs from her idol days should be done before then. I'm missing 4 idol era singles and after I upload them I'll go to album exclusive songs!

She actually looks really cute, wouldn't mind if she released another single with that vibe

Its Yuki!!  o(≧∇≦o)

I always wonder if someone has a recording of In the Distance. I mean, one person has it, they bought that vinil, but I wonder why they didnt post it. All that we had was an incomplete picture of the lyrics, the cover and some other stuff. I really wish that someone would post it (Tho I always wonder if Miporin has a copy or a demo of it given to her by Yasuko)

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RetroPanda RetroPanda A
10 ноември 2023, 22:21

Maybe because late 1980s fashion simply brought the best out of them. 

As comparison, these were what early 1980s idols looked like in late 1980s:

^ Kashiwabara Yoshie, 1987

Matsumoto Iyo, 1987

Hayami Yuu, 1987

Hori Chiemi, 1987, her last single before retirement

Ishikawa Hidemi, 1987. Ya-kun couldn't resist her charm. (。˃ ᵕ ˂ )

I don't even need to mention Kyon2 and Kikuchi Momoko.  There's even a glimpse of what Okada Yukiko might look like in late 1980s if she didn't die. 

 

 

lol. I thought SPEED were the youngest debuted idols. There's someone 1 year younger.

The website looks so old tho (maybe from early internet era, not long after Ito Maiko created her website). 

 

I just found this duo just now. You might be interested or maybe already know them

 

Fujii Ichiko looked out of character but cute in that huge ribbon. (;´∀`),

 

I don't know. The label might still have the original copy. According to the Youtuber, they destroyed it or something, I can't remember. Miporin might have heard Yasuko sang it, who knows. I mean, she might want to show her new single to her best friend. 

 

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Feedeeri☆ Feedeeri☆
10 ноември 2023, 22:44

Yoshie looked so sophisticated in that performance. The song is so good tho, I've never been a big listener of Yoshies early stuff, but I think I'll start giving a chance to her later stuff

The forever sixteen year old Iyo! Its weird to see her with a calmer/slower songs (I mean confront this to her idol songs), but her voice works very well with it, it sounds so calming

Yuu as talented as ever, I actually have a whole album worth of songs of hers to upload, I think I'll do that next week (if I do remember). I should check out more of her stuff, she has released a lot of songs recently!

She still looks like a teen idol, but she was gorgeus. That bob suited her a lot, and the song is very good!

Its no wonder Yu-kun fell for her, she seems so sweet and shes so talented! I need to check more Hidemi stuff

Funny you mention Momoko, I actually just listened to a full album of hers some hours ago XD. So if you see your notifications being blown up by me uploading Momoko songs, you saw it here first (๑>؂•̀๑)

And I thought that Yuki was the youngest ^^". Turns out Speed and Chris were on another whole level

It is, probably from around 2001? It was last updated in 2015. Its a complete collection of even self produced idols (idols without a label or agency), and they even have a very big collection regarding male idols and idol groups. Its a very good source if you get past some of its weirdness and clunky design ^^". Wish they had finished their debut charts tho, I could use them for the late 80's and early 70's

I knew of them (basically I saw their names in passing) but I never heard their songs! I'm taking this as a chance to listen to their song and its actually better than I expected ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა! I like idol duos in general, but their cute vocals and songs are very pleasent. Will add them to my long que of idols that I want to add on here (I should really start making plans for wich idols to upload ^^")

Yea, when Yasuko died they destroyed all recordings and the company itself became a stand for money laundering before closing some years later. At this point I think there are very limited copies, but I feel like Miporin could have recived a demo of the song from Yasuko, maybe to give her a snippet of what she was getting ready for

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