As a female singer born in 1952, she is a talented singer, who has written more than 500 original songs in the 44 years since her debut; she is a love song diva, singing the love and hate of contemporary women with a thick and delicate voice.
Now 68 years old, although she is alone, she has always lived a relaxed life.
She is a National Treasure singer in Japan, an evergreen singer who spans four eras, and an excellent model for independent women in the new era.
She is the natural kaohime who exists for music, Miyuki Nakajima.
Miyuki Nakajima was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, to a relatively prosperous family with a father who was a businessman and an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Her mother was a literary woman who was passionate about literature and art, and because of this, she was in a strong artistic atmosphere from an early age.
Miyuki Nakajima began to learn piano at the age of 5, and in the second grade, she was able to try to compose music on her own at a young age. Perhaps from this time, Miyuki Nakajima's musical talent has begun to appear.
In 1972, Miyuki Nakajima, who was still a university student, participated in a nationwide singing competition, the National Song and Music Festival.
This was her first time in a music competition, and she was lucky enough to be appreciated by the judges for her song "I Often Think This Way", although she was a fledgling. Originally, she could have debuted as a singer this time, but she gave up.
The Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanigawa, a judge at the time, asked Miyuki Nakajima a question:
"What is the point of being a singer?"
At that time, Nakajima was still a university student who had never been in the world, and he was still more interested in music than faith. So she hasn't thought about the meaning of a singer's existence.
On stage, she could have been vague or avoid the heavy, but she didn't. More than the judges, she also wants to know the deep meaning of being a singer besides singing.
She needs to listen to her heart and be clear about what she really wants and seeks.
So Miyuki Nakajima gave up the opportunity to debut and chose to continue her studies. From this, it can be seen that although she is young, she has her own ideas, whether it is about music or about her life later.
After graduating from university in 1974, Miyuki Nakajima worked as a Teacher of Japanese Literature and usually participated in some music performances. Soon it was 1975, a year of great significance to Miyuki Nakajima.
This year, after failing to apply for a job and her father seriously ill, Miyuki Nakajima experienced the darkest year of her life. It was also the year that the 23-year-old reappeared on stage and competed in music competitions again.
"Now it's so painful,
The tears have long since dried up,
There will probably never be another chance to smile. ”
Out of concern and grief about her father's illness and the difficulties of her work, Miyuki Nakajima wrote this poem "Times". With this original song, she won the Japanese pop competition "PopCon".
Subsequently, in the 9th Pop Song Competition, she won several awards for the song "Wounded Wings", and was recognized by Genichi Kawakami, president of Yamaba Music, and became an artist under her umbrella.
Since then, Miyuki Nakajima's singing career has officially begun.
In 1976, Miyuki Nakajima released her debut album Can You Hear Me?
The album contains a total of 12 songs, including not only her popular "Time" and "Thistle Girl's Lullaby" when she participated in the music competition, but also a song, which was her reply to the judge Tanigawa Shuntaro who was 4 years late.
"'OTow for You.""
"Please don't say anything more
Hold this hand quietly
Let this silent song pass through the palm of your hand
Gently pass into your atrium
No matter how sad the sad and tearful days
Please accept the song in your hand
Please take my heart."
Some people say that the song had a certain political orientation at that time, which meant to express the dissatisfaction of the people with Us imperialism, and some people said that the song was written for the youth who participated in the student movement.
We can't be sure exactly what the facts are, but one thing is certain, that is, whatever the intention, it is An expression of Nakajima's inner world. Her lyrics are not an innocent moan, but what she sees and thinks.
For her, music is no longer just an interest, but more often, a vehicle for expressing her heart, transmitting emotions, and strengthening her faith. As a singer, you should not simply sing for the melody, but also for yourself, for the thoughts, but also for life, for society.
With such self-confirmation, Miyuki Nakajima began her own musical era.
In September 1977, her original single "Parting Song" beat the popular idol group "Pink Lady" at the time to reach the top of the song charts.
In 1981, her transformational work "Wicked Girl" sold 800,000 copies, becoming another number one single, and the subsequent album containing the song also won the annual sales number one record that year.
In 1992, she wrote the theme song "Shallow Sleep" for the Japanese drama "To Dear People", which was even more crowded, and set a new personal record with more than one million sales.
In 2000, one of her songs, "Stars on the Ground", which praised the selfless dedication of the Japanese economy, won the recognition of fans from all walks of life, and after its release, its sales were long in the top 100 charts for 183 weeks, creating a rare long-selling miracle in the Japanese recording industry.
It is said that stars have a shelf life, and it is not easy to be invincible for a long time in the entertainment industry of newcomers, but Miyuki Nakajima has done it.
Debut 44 years, wrote more than 500 original songs, personal influence spanning the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00 four years, it is difficult to believe that a person will have such a great musical energy.
Miyuki Nakajima once said: I often wonder how far life can be. Perhaps it is because of this doubt that she pursues her musical limits as much as possible.
She is the resolute woman in "Lipstick" who hurts for love but does not lose her coldness:
"When I followed him to this place in order to chase him
Lipstick is only a faint cherry blossom color
In order to chase that person, keep recognizing the wrong person
Unconsciously, I got used to crying."
It is the "Bamboo Song" that superficially praises bamboo and actually calls for environmentalists who love the environment:
"The sun and the moon revolve around the five stars
Moonrise fire bright rain into wood
Dance for the golden and return to the earth and the sun
If asked where I want to stay
It's the land of bamboo that goes deep into the earth."
It is also an inspirational benchmark for singing for dreams and inspiring people in "Riding on the Back of the Silver Dragon":
"Sadness, turn into wings."
Scars, turn into compasses
Like a chick that still can't fly, I lament my own incompetence
Before the dream came, yesterday I waited in vain with trembling
Tomorrow I will ascend the cliff and go to the bottom of the dragon's feet
I will shout: Let's go! ”
Miyuki Nakajima has never been a simple "love first" female singer, her lyrics, not only write about the sentimentality of the little woman, she also pays attention to the values of growth, but also focuses on the pain points of the times.
It's like the debut declaration of the past: praise for you, not only for yourself, but also for life, for society, for the country. Because of this, Miyuki Nakajima's lyrics can always hit people's hearts, and even the post-90s and post-00s are addicted to her music.
As the only singer to have won the singles chart in four years since the opening of Japan's Oricon Chart, it is undeniable that Miyuki Nakajima is a national idol across age boundaries.
In our country, there is a god-level evaluation of Miyuki Nakajima: she has nurtured half of the Chinese music scene.
Although the wording is a bit exaggerated, it is impossible to deny her influence on Chinese pop music. According to incomplete statistics, her more than 70 original songs have been repeatedly covered by Hong Kong and Taiwan singers nearly 300 times.
Among them, the more well-known ones are:
Teresa Teresa, "Walking the Path of Life" ("Habit of Solitude")
Faye Wong, "The Woman Who Is Vulnerable" (Lipstick)
Faye Wong, "The Human World" ("Clear Stream")
Ren Xianqi, "Sad Pacific" ("Happiness")
Ren Xianqi "Tianya" ("Bamboo Song")
Rene Liu, "Turns Out You're Here Too" ("The Flower That Is Loved and the Flower That Isn't Loved")
Fan Weiqi, "The First Dream" ("Riding on the Back of the Silver Dragon")
These are songs that have been sung and widely circulated in China, and Faye Wong also saved her singing career that was originally at a low ebb with the adapted "Vulnerable Woman".
In April 1995, Miyuki Nakajima held an overseas concert at the Hong Kong Cultural Center, and the popularity of the famous Hong Kong writer and songwriter Wong Chinese lyrics was evident.
The love song about Miyuki Nakajima, in "Another Aesthetic", the Japanese writer Yuko Matsumoto once described it like this:
"The woman in Nakajima's song seems weak and helpless at first, but in her bones she is not self-pitying, but she is determined and calm, not easy to be hurt, and this kind of woman who is both sentimental and cold is undoubtedly the most attractive symbol today."
It is true that Miyuki Nakajima's love songs are all based on sadness, but sentimentality is by no means her style. Dashing and casual, although she longs for love, but is not attached to love, this is her attitude towards the love of men and women.
Anyone familiar with Miyuki Nakajima knows that she is 67 years old and has not yet married, and her emotional experience is quite poor, and the only thing that is discussed is the story between her and Takuro Yoshida, the father of Japanese folk songs.
The two were together when they were young, and unfortunately the relationship did not end well. Since then, Takuro Yoshida has been married three times, and Miyuki Nakajima has been alone.
In 1995, 49-year-old Takuro Yoshida asked Miyuki Nakajima to sing when his creative power was exhausted: I want a song like a suicide note. Soon after, he received "Give Me a Lie Forever."
In 2006, at Takuro Yoshida's concert, Miyuki Nakajima sang the song with him.
"Please give me an eternal lie
Don't tell me the truth at any point
Give me a lie forever
Tell me it's all because you love me."
In the spotlight, Miyuki Nakajima is elegantly singing in a white shirt, although a little shy, but between her shallow smiles and low eyebrows, it is indifferent to the past of the two. In the vicissitudes of the mulberry field, they are already fifty or sixty years old.
After the song was sung, the two looked at each other and shook hands, and after Nakajima Miyuki bowed, she waved her hands and smiled and left the stage in a dashing manner.
Talking about the relationship, she said: Maybe I'm too stupid. There are no complaints, no regrets, some are just the relief of the past. As she sang in her song:
"A person who works hard and is self-reliant for a lifetime
Wouldn't it be nice to spend your life like this?
If you don't involve everyone, you won't hurt others
Isn't it also beyond reproach that it ended like this?"
Love and marriage have never been a woman's necessity, and when fate forgets to give you gifts, you can live alone.
Domestic media once commented on Miyuki Nakajima:
As a female singer born in 1952, Miyuki Nakajima has never been married, but she has a strong creative force. With this, it is enough to be a role model for many women who have their own unique perspective and way of getting along with the world. She knows what is needed, she listens to her heart, lives in this world independently and radiantly, and she is the representative of this era, independent and excellent women. ”
The lack of love did not affect Miyuki Nakajima's music composition, because she is better at listening to her spiritual world and talking to herself than drawing inspiration from real life.
Obviously, she is an extremely independent-minded musician.
She has been focusing on lyrics and composing music for decades, infecting fans with a burning life-style singing voice. She is low-key, unassuming, and never attends publicity occasions, but is keen to approach listeners as a host on the radio. She wrote and directed her own stage plays, to the greatest extent possible to bloom her musical charm and transmit positive social influence.
It can be said that Miyuki Nakajima's soul is free with nature, she never goes with the flow, only wants to do everything in her heart.
Today, 68-year-old Miyuki Nakajima lives with her old mother, and although she has not started a family, she is not afraid of the eyes of the world. Her beloved music career is still sticking, and her face is still full of simple and clean girlishness.
In her, we see the independence and tenacity of contemporary outstanding women.
I remember at an all-Japan concert tour, Miyuki Nakajima said to the audience:
"I want to give you a word as a gift, just a very short sentence, please put it in the corner of your pocket and bring it back – how grateful to live in the same era as you." 」
I would like to send this sentence to her as a listener, how fortunate we are to live in the same era as you and witness your style.
Years will never fail anyone who works hard to live, I believe that time passes, Miyuki Nakajima will always be the legendary diva who sings for herself, for life, and for her ideals.
Likewise, she will always be the independent woman who deserves everyone's respect.
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