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Diazepan Medina on 2020-08-25Lying in Ambush
RetroPanda
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 09:33
Ishikawa Hitomi with other idols:
Hitomi and Sakakibara Ikue
Hitomi with Sakurada Junko
Hitomi as part of the mic passes in "Yoru no Hit Studio", 1979
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^ (0:14) Go Hiromi (big 3 1970s male idol, Kohaku regular performer, Matsuda Seiko's ex-boyfriend), (0:40) Pink Lady, (0:59) Noguchi Goro ( big 3 1970s male idol, Kohaku regular performer), (1:19) Ishikawa Hitomi (she looked so young although she's the same age as Yamaguchi Momoe; she was 20 in 1979), (2:14) Saijo Hideki (big 3 1970s male idol, Kohaku regular performer, Asaoka Megumi's *cough* uh... former classmate), (2:38) Wada Akiko (not idol, Kohaku regular performer / multiple times team "Red" captain, later the host of "Uta no Top Ten", very tall).
Hitomi with Kawai Naoko, Iwasaki Yoshimi, Matsuda Seiko
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^ by climbing order: Naoko, Hitomi, Yoshimi, Seiko
Hitomi with Nakamori Akina and Kawai Naoko, and Shonentai (the male idol trio)
^ There's also Honda Minako (4:51) , Yoshimoto Miyoko (5:05). And (7:19) Ishiwaka Hitomi - being not just the presenter of "Let's Go Young" but also a proper singer - joined them.
Ishikawa Hitomi with Ishikawa Hidemi. lol. There's also Kawai Naoko, Hayami Yuu, Shibugakitai, Kudo Yuki, etc
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^ (8:14) Ishikawa Hitomi (green skirt) and Ishikawa Hidemi (black dress) finally seen together.They're not relatives.
Hitomi with Nakamori Akina and Saito Yuki
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*being the presenter of "Let's Go Young" music program, Hitomi must have met most of 1980s idols.
in modern days:
Hitomi with Ishino Mako and Kashiwabara Yoshie
Hitomi with Oba Kumiko
Hitomi with Iwasaki Hiromi
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^ singing Candies song
Diazepan Medina
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 13:23
Hitomi in the Kohaku
The day Hitomi met Seiko Miki, the original singer of Machibuse (which was her first single).
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Hitomi's following single was Sanmai no shashin, third and last single of Seiko
RetroPanda
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 14:41
Wow, that video survives YouTube deleting spree on Kohaku videos. Thanks.
RetroPanda
Sun, 17/12/2023 - 13:52
Ishikawa Hitomi (born: September 20, 1959), nickname: Hit-chan, was a top idol in late 1970s. In 1972 when she was a 6th grade elementary school kid, she appeared on TV for the first time singing Minami Saori song; it was a TV program where the audience (mostly kids) could participate to sing, some of the kids participated in it would later became idols. In 1976, she was offered to join an audition by an agency and passed. Ishikawa Hitomi made her debut as idol singer in May 25, 1978.
Since her debut, she was known for her good looks and her singing ability. But after releasing 10 singles, none of it became a big hit. Her second single sold 62,000 copies and the rest were sold less than 30k each. Three years had passed when she was about to released her 11th single. It was a cover of someone's song from 1976. Before her debut, she persuaded her parents to let her try to be a singer for four years, the deadline was close. She thought if this song flopped again, she would have no regret to retire with this song.
Released in April 21, 1981, this song reached 6th in Oricon chart and sold 397,000 copies. That is her only song to reach top 10 in Oricon chart and her highest selling song far exceed her other songs (*she has two songs with 60k sales, and the rest are 30k or less). This song brought her to her one and only performance in Kohaku Uta Gassen 1981.
Unfortunately, life isn't a fairy tale. After this song, the sales of her next singles returned to her old stats. At least she has experienced being a top idol for one year, appeared back and forth in programs like "The Best Ten" and "The Top Ten", winning award, and most importantly, performed in Kohaku Uta Gassen.
As a singer, she has released a total of 28 singles (1978 - 2006) and 10 original albums. There's no information about her total sales. She has performed one time in Kohaku Uta Gassen 1981. She also has acting career in which she appeared in 4 dramas (1985 - 1991). She was also a regular in quite some reality shows.
Ishikawa Hitomi was also known for voicing the puppet show: "Purin Purin Monogatari"
She was also known as the host of the music program "Let's Go Young" from 1982 - 1986
video with youtube id gyum_zKpnKc was removed automatically due to unavailability^ (1:37) Ishikawa Hitomi
video with youtube id XwLHi8W4cm8 was removed automatically due to unavailability^ not just a host, but a host who could sing well
Ishikawa Hitomi performing this song in Kohaku Uta Gassen 1981:
Her live performances singing this song:
video with youtube id yIDrVt14Ds4 was removed automatically due to unavailability^ appeared in "The Best Ten" for the first time
video with youtube id BhP6R4FzMtU was removed automatically due to unavailability^ in "The Best Ten" that had their own ranking system, this song reached #3
video with youtube id HRnm69iBmgI was removed automatically due to unavailability^ in "The Best Ten" with Toshi, the male idol
video with youtube id M5zt2DfTwv4 was removed automatically due to unavailability^ in "The Best Ten" again
video with youtube id L7ww8eoDpSg was removed automatically due to unavailability^ for someone who never set foot on "The Best Ten" before, she really appeared a lot
video with youtube id IoQZ0pIrgS8 was removed automatically due to unavailability^ appeared in "The Top Ten" for the first time. The host was Sakakibara Ikue.
video with youtube id TgM1_0cYt_w was removed automatically due to unavailability^ in "The Top Ten" (before they changed its name into "Uta no Top Ten") again that had their own ranking system, this song reached #2
video with youtube id fGPSj3suuI4 was removed automatically due to unavailability^ in "The Top Ten" that always impressed with their creative stage set
^ in "Yan Yan Uta Studio"
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Ishikawa Hitomi singing this song in 2018
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video with youtube id x7ahA2TLniM was removed automatically due to unavailabilityAnd....... this is Ishikawa Hitomi, May, 2023