English translation

Soft Cream was an idol trio active in the first half of 1980s.

They made their debut on December 5, 1982 under the agency: Watanabe Productions. The group name Soft Cream (*what Japanese call soft serve ice cream) was inspired by a comment from the songwriter who wrote their debut song who wondered if the group would sell if they named it after a food. 

 

Members:

- Endo Yumiko, nickname: Enpoko, born: October 5, 1967. pic: 1, 2, 3

- Otsuka Mami, born: March 7, 1969. pic: 1, 2, 3

- Ohashi Naomi, pic: 1

- Amano Chie (left in 1984, replaced by Ohashi Naomi). pic: 1

 

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^ left to right: Otsuka Mami, Endo Yumiko, Amano Chie

 

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^ left to right: Otsuka Mami, Endo Yumiko, Ohashi Naomi 

 

 

About this song

Released on December 5, 1982 as their debut song, this song failed to reach Oricon chart top 100 so there's no information about the sales. 

 

Their live performance:

 

 

In their career, they have released a total of  7 singles and 1 original album. None of their single managed to reach Oricon chart top 100 while their only album charted at #98. Their total sales are about 1,740 copies. They never appeared in any movie or drama as a group. 

 

 

Miscellaneous videos:

 

 

The group was disbanded in 1985 around the time the members graduated from high school. 

 

 

 

Endo Yumiko

She was the main vocalist of Soft Cream. When she was the member of the group, she also made her solo debut in 1983, releasing two singles with the total sales of 28,440 copies. In 1985, she even appeared in the movie: "Checkers in Tan Tan Tanuki", co-starring with The Checkers (*3rd highest selling 1980s idol) playing the female lead. After Soft Cream disbanded, she mostly worked as actress, appeared mainly in Fuji TV dramas. In her career, she has starred in a total of 14 dramas (1982-1988) and 1 movies (1985). She retired at the end of 1988, but re-debuted again in 1993 under a new stage name Morishita Yumiko, releasing 2 more singles and 1 album, but soon retired again in 1994. 

 

"Checkers in Tan Tan Tanuki" (1985)

^ (0:28) Endo Yumiko playing the female lead, co-starring with The Checkers

^ (1:19) Endo Yumiko 

 

 

 

Otsuka Mami

She dreamed of becoming an actress since she was a kid and was a member of Himawari Theater Company. In 1982, she became member of Soft Cream. After the group disbanded in 1985, she returned to being an ordinary high school girl but one day she got scouted again on Takeshita Street in Harajuku which prompted her to return to the entertainment industry and make her debut as an actress with "Tenshi no Uppercut" (1986) as her debut drama. As an actress, she has appeared in a total of 13 dramas (1986-1991). She never has solo singing career. She retired around 1991. 

 

"Tenshi no Uppercut" (1986)

^ Otsuka Mami playing the female lead . When she was a kid, she watched Yamaguchi Momoe in dramas produced by Daiei Television and wished someday she could play in Daiei drama at least as support role, but she was given lead role instead so he was very happy that she cried and worked really hard for this drama. 

^ the other casts including idols: (0:42) Okuda Keiko, (1:00) Ito Tsukasa (3:06) Tanaka Minako

 

 

 

 

 

...and decades have passed...

 

 

 

 

 

There's no picture or video that shows what they look like now.