RetroPanda
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 20:19
Ozawa Natsuki (born: April 19, 1972, real name: Yamashita Junko) was an idol in late 1980s. She was scouted in 1986 and made her debut as actress by appearing in a drama in July 1986. The next year, June 21, 1987, she debuted as singer. Idols who started as the same year as her are: BaBe, Kudo Shizuka (<-- solo debut), Sakai Noriko, Tachibana Risa and Ito Chieri.
As an actress, she actually had a quite successful career in late 1980s. Ozawa Natsuki has starred in a total of 13 dramas (11 of them were from 1986 - 1989, then two more in 1997 and 2001) and 4 movies (1987, 1987, 1988, 1996).
Some of her notable roles:
in "Hana no Asuka-gumi" (1988)
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^ (0:23) Ozawa Natsuki, she played as the sidekick of the main character. After the success of Sukeban Deka, this type of drama about delinquent girls fighting each other became popular. But "Hana no Asuka-gumi" is not a cheap knock-off of Sukeban Deka. It was adapted from its own manga.
in 1989, Ozawa Natsuki finally played as the main lead in: "Mahou Shoujo Chukana Pai Pai"
For people who often watch anime, you might have heard or already known what is a "mahou shoujo".
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^ it's a genre of anime / manga where the girl characters transform into a magical warrior with beautiful costumes as their "armors", like Sailor Moon, etc. In late 1980s to early 1990s, it's not just anime/ manga, live action series of Mahou Shoujo genre was popular too, usually played by idols.
As a singer, she has released a total of 6 singles and 2 original albums. Her total song sales are about: 98,690 copies.
This song is her debut song. Released in June 21, 1987, this song reached #27 in Oricon chart, with 26,540 sales which is her highest selling song.
This song was used as OST for her drama:
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CM promoting this song:
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Her live performances:
^ in "Yan Yan Uta Studio"
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Ozawa Natsuki seemed to have a quite promising career. She got her first lead role in "Mahou Shoujo Chukana PaiPai" in 1989. However, in the mid-season of that drama, she abandoned the filming half-way, withdrew from that show and suddenly retired. Years later, she explained that she was too busy that she had enough of it, she planned to elope with her manager, but later that guy never showed up at the meeting place. She made brief returns in 1993 and 2004, and then retired again
in commercials:
Her most recent video is this video when she appeared in a beauty clinic video in 2015:
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audio-only video of the full song: