- Junko Sakurada
nihongo|Junko Sakurada|桜田 淳子|Sakurada Junko|extra=born
April 14 ,1958 is a former singer and actress from the city of Akita,Akita Prefecture ,Japan .In 1972, Junko appeared on the
Nippon Television audition program "A Star is Born" and won the competition. She made her singing debut in 1973. Together with her contemporariesMomoe Yamaguchi andMasako Mori , she was one of a trio of girls in the third year of middle school to win the competition.Works
Junko's major works include the following.
Music
*"Watashi no Aoi Tori" (1973), winner of the newcomer's prize at the
Japan Record Award s
*"Hana Monogatari" (1973), rose to theOricon best ten
*"Hajimete no Dekigoto" (1975), reached Oricon #1
*"Natsu ni Goyōjin" (1976), prizewinning performance
*"Kimagure Venus" (1977), nominated for a Japan Record Award
*"Shiawase Shibai" (1977), gold medal at Japan Record Awards
*"Lipstick" (1978)
*"Santa Monica no Kaze" (1979), won Producers' Association award at Japan Song Awards
*"Keshō" (1981)Film
*"Spoon Ippai no Shiawase" (1975)
*"Otoko wa Tsurai yo Katsushika Risshihen" (1975)
*fifteen more titlesTelevision
*"Tentsukuten" (1974)
*"Mio Tsukushi" (1985NHK morning drama)
*"Dokuganryū Masamune" as Princess Mego, wife of Masamune (1987 NHKTaiga drama )
*"Waratte Iitomo Telephone Shocking" (four appearances)Commercials
Junko has appeared in commercials for
Iseki ,Glico ,Wakamoto ,Toyo Securities ,SSP Co. ,JVC , andKobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Theatre
Junko has performed on stage in 21 productions in
Tokyo ,Osaka , andNagoya . Venues have included the Tokyo Takarazuka, the Shin Kabukiza, the Shinjuku Koma, theImperial Garden Theater , and many more.External links
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