Mitsuyo Nemoto
Encyclopedia
Mitsuyo Nemoto is a pop
and heavy metal
singer and actress, better known by her stage name
. She was a member of the popular 1970s idol group Pink Lady
, known in the United States
for their self-titled TV program.
Nemoto has pursued a solo career following Pink Lady's 1981 breakup. Her highest grossing solo single was a cover of Moving Pictures'
Never in 1984, which was the theme song for the Japanese drama series Furyou Shojo Toyobarete, and sold over 270,000 copies. Occasionally she participates in Pink Lady reunions in which she sings with her partner Keiko "Kei" Masuda
. She also performs with heavy metal
novelty band Animetal
, who refer to themselves as "Animetal Lady" when she accompanies them, in reference to Pink Lady.
Singles
Pop music
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and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
singer and actress, better known by her stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
. She was a member of the popular 1970s idol group Pink Lady
Pink Lady (band)
is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...
, known in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for their self-titled TV program.
Nemoto has pursued a solo career following Pink Lady's 1981 breakup. Her highest grossing solo single was a cover of Moving Pictures'
Moving Pictures (band)
Moving Pictures was a rock music band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1980. They are best known for their hit single, "What About Me" and multi-platinum album Days of Innocence, both of which topped the charts in Australia.-Biography:...
Never in 1984, which was the theme song for the Japanese drama series Furyou Shojo Toyobarete, and sold over 270,000 copies. Occasionally she participates in Pink Lady reunions in which she sings with her partner Keiko "Kei" Masuda
Keiko Masuda
Keiko Masuda is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She is better known by her nickname Kei, and was one half of Pink Lady, the top idol group of Japan in the 1970s...
. She also performs with heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
novelty band Animetal
Animetal
was a Japanese novelty heavy metal band who specialized in metal covers of theme songs from classic and modern Japanese anime and tokusatsu television series....
, who refer to themselves as "Animetal Lady" when she accompanies them, in reference to Pink Lady.
Discography
Albums- I My Mie (1981.08.21)
- Mie Live (1981.10.03)
- Call Girl (1982.1005)
- Never (1984.08.25)
- Diamond & Gold (1992.04.25)
- Golden Best Mie (2002.06.19, greatest hits compilation)
- Me Ing (2007.08.01)
Singles
- "Brahms Loves Rock" (1981)
- "More More" (1982)
- "Call Girl" (1982)
- "From Window Side" (1983)
- "Shampoo" (1983)
- "Never" (1984)
- "Diamond in the Ashes" (1984)
- "Woman in Mirror" (1985)
- "Dreamer" (1986)
- "Noon Face Love Story" (1988)
- "Now, the Choice" (1988)
- "Otona-Doshi" (1990)
- "Jinx" (1990)
- "Heisei Refined Woman" (1991)
- "Dance" (1994)
- "Love Jail" (1995)