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    Kaori Shimura – 曇り、のち晴れ

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曇り、のち晴れ

Cloudy, I miss you　曇りのち晴れ
Fineday, I love you　曇りのち晴れ
 
Book shopの前で　やっと追いついた
だけどあなたの視線　だれかを見つめてた
 
駅前の花を買い　駆けて来たせいね
しおれて見えるバラが　なんだか私に似てるみたい
 
不意に過ぎた恋の　話してくれた日
あんな眩しそうな顔を　見たことがなかった
 
見上げれば曇り空　このまま帰るわ
泣き出しそうな肩を　見つけてくれたら曇りのち晴れ
 
ボールと恋の痛み　いっしょに蹴ってた
グランドのあなたが　涙でにじんだのあの日から
 
あなたの不器用な　優しさが好きです
さよなら言わずに行くわ　信号が変われば
 
交差点の途中で　私を呼ぶ声
泣き顔じゃ振り向けない　早く追いついて曇りのち晴れ
追いついて曇りのち晴れ
大好きよ曇りのち晴れ
 
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Cloudy Then Sunny

(after the cloudy days, it'll be sunny) I miss you on cloudy days
(after the cloudy days, it'll be sunny) On fine days, I love you
 
I finally caught up to you in front of the book store
But you were staring at someone else
 
It must be too far to buy flowers at the station and ran here
The roses looked wilted, somehow they looked like me
 
When you told me how your relationship suddenly ended,
...you never looked that charming in my eyes before
 
I look up, the sky is cloudy. Maybe I'll just go home
If only there's shoulder for me to cry on, my day'd be sunny
 
Together, we kicked the ball along with the pains of love
Since then, every time we played soccer, you'd end up in tears
 
I love how clumsy you are yet very kind
Once the traffic light changes, I'll leave without saying goodbye
 
Midway of crossing the intersection, I hear you calling me
My eyes all teary, I can't show you. My mood, quickly change!
Hurry, my sunny mood, switch with the gloom
My cloudy day has turned sunny. I love you so much!~
 
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RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Sun, 30/06/2024 - 15:52

Shimura Kaori, born: July 20, 1969, was an idol active in mid 1980s.

 

In 1984, the movie "Pants no ana" was released which became the movie debut of the idol Kikuchi Momoko. It became a huge hit, with the production cost of 60 million yen, it grossed 300 million yen and launched the popularity of Kikuchi Momoko into one of the top idols in 1980s.

"Pants no ana" (1984)



 

Following the success of the first movie, the sequel was made based on the assumption that Kikuchi Momoko would star in it, but she declined. They had no choice but to hold a public audition to find someone who looked like Kikuchi Momoko. September 1984, Shimura Kaori, who was in her third year of junior high school applied for the audition and selected to play the lead role out of 58,117 applicants. The movie was released on April 13, 1985 which became her acting debut. Few days later, she made her singing debut on April 21, 1985. 

"Pants no ana: Hanagarabatake de Input" (1985)



 

*trivia: like a lot of idols in that era, she also went to Horikoshi High School

 

 

About this song

Released on April 21, 1985 as her debut song, this song reached #22 on Oricon chart and sold 68,590 copies. Those are her highest position on Oricon chart and her highest sales. 

 

The song was used for ice cream commercial starring herself:



 

 

Her live performances:



^ in "The Best Ten" via "this week's spotlight", not ranked. There's Akina clapping for her. The girl who performed before her was Honda Minako who also just debuted that same year. 

 



^ in "Super Jockey"

 



https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Lv411v7TG

 

In her singing career, she has released a total of 5 singles and 1 original album (+ 1 "Best" album). Her total sales (all singles + all albums) are 172,930 copies. She has starred in 4 dramas (1986-1988) and 2 movies (1985, 1987).

 

 

Her videos:

 



 

in the drama "Natsu Taiken Monogatari 2" (1986)



^ does the OST sound familiar? Well, that's Fujii Ichiko's drama with her song used as the OST.

 

in a commercial, 1986:



 

in a variety show, 1986



^ the hosts were Shimada Shinsuke (the host of "Uta no Top Ten" together with Wada Akiko) and Kuwata Yasuko

 

Shimura Kaori with other idols, 1988:



^ (0:45) left to right: Shimura Kaori, Asakura Aki, Imori Miyuki, Moriguchi Hiroko

 

 

 

After her contract with her agency expired, probably around 1988, she retired from entertainment industry. There's no picture or video that shows what she looks like now. 

 

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