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メロンのためいき

太陽がご機嫌斜めなの 濡れた髪に雨粒
くちびるが青ざめているのは 泳ぎ疲れたせいよ
飛び込み台へと座り あなたと雨雲 見上げた
 
蒼いメロンのためいきみたいなキッスを
頬に素早くあげたらはにかむかしら
白いタオルにくるまり肩を寄せれば
Fall In Love With You
お願いよ冷たくしないで
 
すこしだけ胸が震えている 何も怖くないのに
人気ない雨のプール・サイド 水の輪を数えてた
このまま黙っていたら 時間がとぎれてしまうわ
 
赤いイチゴを一粒 ほお張るように
好きと言えずに言葉を噛みしめてるの
そうよあなたは何にも感じてないの?
Fall In Love With You
お願いよ瞳を見つめて
 
蒼いメロンのためいきみたいなキッスを
頬に素早くあげたらはにかむかしら
白いタオルにくるまり肩を寄せれば
Fall In Love With You
お願いよ冷たくしないで
 
Translation

A Melon-like Sigh

The sun is in a bad mood. My hair is all wet by the rain
My lips are pale after swimming to exhaustion
Sitting on the diving board, I look at you, and then the rain clouds
 
Thinking about kissing, I left out a green melon-like sigh
You might be shy if I give you a quick kiss on the cheeks...
...when we sit close together and wrap ourselves in the towel
I'm falling in love with you
Please, don't let me shivering in cold
 
My heart beats a little faster though I'm not afraid of anything
On the quiet rainy poolside, I'm counting the raindrop's ripples
If we stay quiet like this, our date time will be over soon
 
My puffed up blushing cheeks look like a red strawberry
I can't tell you I love you, the words are stuck in my mouth
What about you? Don't you feel anything to me?
I'm falling in love with you
Please, look into my eyes
 
Thinking about kissing, I left out a green melon-like sigh
You might be shy if I give you a quick kiss on the cheeks...
...when we sit close together and wrap ourselves in the towel
I'm falling in love with you
Please, don't let me shivering in cold
 
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RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Sun, 14/05/2023 - 11:30

Yamase Mami (born: October 2, 1969), real name: Yamase Mamiko,  was an idol from late 1980s later turned into presenter and variety show personality. She already aspired to be an idol since she was very young. When she was in junior high school, she was frequently approached by talent scouts on the streets and was famous for rejecting them all. That was because she believed if she was going to enter entertainment industry anyway, she'd rather to sign contract with reliable big name agency. In 1983, she applied for "HoriPro Talent Scout Caravan" - a very famous audition at that time that has produced some big idols - but rejected. Her second try in 1985 was a success, she won it and made her debut as idol singer in March 1986.

As a singer, Yamase Mami has released a total of 10 singles, 1 duet single and 5 original albums. Her total song sales are about 174,861 copies. She was known for singing well. Yamase Mami also has acting career, which she has appeared in 12 dramas (1987 - 2000, and appeared again in a drama in 2020) and 5 movies (1988 - 1994). 

Her song sales aren't that high, her acting career was decent, but Yamase Mami actually found her success somewhere else. With her unique voice, cheerful and outspoken personality, and an interesting talker, Yamase Mami appeared in more and more variety shows since 1986 as regular and sometimes presenter. She has appeared in a lot of variety shows since then and is still an active variety show personality even now. 

Yamase Mami in variety show, 1988:

 

* Trivia: althought didn't look like it in close up shot, Yamase Mami was actually tall. She said it herself that she was probably too tall for idol.  At 167 cm, she was probably the second tallest among 1980s female idol. (*as comparison with female celebrities in that era: Wada Akiko ("Uta no Top Ten" presenter, probably the tallest female Japanese celebrity in that era) : 174 cm, Kihara Aki (tallest Onyanko girl) : 169 cm, Yamada Kuniko (a tall presenter): 168 cm, Hayami Yuu: 164 cm, Kudo Shizuka: 163 cm,  Saito Yuki & Nanno: 161 cm, Seiko & Akina: 160 cm, Kyon2 & Asaka Yui: 153 cm, Yuuyu (shortest) : 151 cm).

 

 

 

This song is her debut song. Released in March 21, 1986, it reached #21 in Oricon chart with 39,940 sales, which is her highest position and her highest selling song.

This seems like a second MV:

 

Her live performances:

^ in "Let's Go Idol" music program

^ probably in "Music Station" since I heard Hayami Yuu's voice.

^ in "Yan Yan Uta Studio" (0:40)

 

in other music programs:

 

 

 

 

 

And this was Yamase Mami , April 2023:

^ the woman in pink dress

 

RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Sun, 14/05/2023 - 11:32

Yamase Mami with other idols:

 

With Shimada Nami in a variety show in 1987

^ 1:17 Yamase Mami

 

 

With Nanno and Kudo Shizuka in their drama, 1988:

^ Yamase Mami (7:28, the one in red jacket, also the one watching herself from the studio in the small screen). 

^ Yamase Mami: 0:00 - 0:53

 

Appeared in the same show as SMAP

^ (0:09, 0:18, 10:07, 12:39) Yamase Mami. Other familiar faces: (0:13) unique combination: ex presenter of "The Top Ten" and ex presenter of "Yoru no Hit Studio" (both programs had already ended in 1993), (0:56, 8:06, 12:14) Moriguchi Hiroko, (4:04, 4:47, 6:33, 8:24, 9:03, ) KimuTaku (Kudo Shizuka's future husband), (10:03, 12:13) Ken Naoko (singer, comedian, host, Kohaku regular) . 

 

Feedeeri☆Feedeeri☆    Sun, 14/05/2023 - 13:27

Oh, Mami Yamase! I've listened to a song of hers (Heartbreak Cafè) and it was pretty good!
If I recall correctly, she had a store in the Takeshita Department of Harajuku, a simbol of idol fame!
Idols like Wink, Yui Asaka, Marina Watanabe and ofcourse Akina Nakamori had stores there!

RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Sun, 14/05/2023 - 15:33

Yeah, I didn't know she could sing quite well. She sounded different than when she spoke. Few days ago I just saw her on TV (*funnily enough, it was after I decided to translate her song), her voice and the way she speaks still sounds cute like when she was young. 

Matsumoto Iyo and Nori-P also used to have stores. 

Feedeeri☆Feedeeri☆    Sun, 14/05/2023 - 19:52

Man I wish I could see her on TV, I know she released a few cookbooks, maybe I'll buy those ^^
I didn't know Iyo Matsumoto had a store! Thanks for the info and thanks for the translation! ^^