Miho Nakayama(1970-2024)

Miho Nakayama was born in Saku, Japan. She made her debut on June 21, 1985 after being scouted while being in junior high by Box Corporation. She would soon switch to Big Apple however. She issued her debut album called C. She also appeared in the Be-Bop High School film. Her younger sister Shinobu is also a singer & actress. She quickly became a star in Japan & had her likeness represented in a dating game. She also recorded in the U.S. By this time she was one of the largest selling J-pop singers. She appeared in the film Love Letter in 1995. The film was a box-office success and she won the Best Actress awards at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards among others. In the meantime, she jumped into the corporate gig thing & advertised for things like baseball teams, TDK cassettes & Kirin beer. She married singer Hitonari Tsuji in 2002, moved to Paris & divorced in 2014. She has 1 son. She issued a documentary on her life & its associated soundtrack. She released a charity single for the 2011 earthquake & tsunami. She returned to television & movie work.