RetroPanda
Wed, 09/08/2023 - 11:31
Nakamura Yuma (born: February 16, 1970) was a moderately popular idol singer in 1980s. She won an audition sponsored by manga magazine "Weekly Young Jump" in 1986 and made her acting debut in "Sukeban Deka 3". A few months later, January 1, 1987, Nakamura Yuma debuted as idol singer.
Nakamura Yuma in "Sukeban Deka 3", one of her most notable drama:
^ together with Asaka Yui and Onishi Yuka. Yuma played as the character who used knitting needle as her weapon.
As a singer, Nakamura Yuma has released a total of 11 singles and 8 original albums. In her later career, she could even write and compose half of the songs in her album. Her total sales are 498,480 copies. As an actress, she has starred in 29 dramas (1986 - 2002) and 5 movies (1987 - 2006).
About this song:
Released on June 7, 1989, this song reached #17 in Oricon chart with 26,400 sales. This song has been covered by three singers (2004 - 2020).
It was used as anime OST
Her live performances:
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Nakamura Yuma moved to the US in 2005 and got married to an American man in 2006, lived in L.A for years, and then moved to Austin, Texas in 2020. She has been rarely appeared on TV since then.
Her last appeareance on TV might be in 2019:
^ left to right: Onishi Yuka (purple shirt, ponytail), Asaka Yui (black shirt), Nakamura Yuma (white t-shirt). They are still close friends decades after filming "Sukeban Deka 3"
^ in the car, left to right: Onishi Yuka, Nakamura Yuma (white t shirt), Asaka Yui
And....this is Nakamura Yuma now, August 2023, from her official blog :
https://ameblo.jp/yuma-nakamura/entry-12815263082.html
^ she ages backwards and looks so great in her 53.
