On April 1, 2019, Japan announced its New Year's name: Reiwa. It is reported that "Reiwa" is the 248th year number in Japan, derived from the Japanese Washo "Manyo Collection", which has been officially implemented since May, which means that the current era name "Heisei" will withdraw from the historical stage in one month.
From 1989 to 2019, during the 30 years of Heisei, Japan experienced the bursting of the bubble economy, the deflation quagmire, and several major natural disasters, and the emergence of "Heisei abandoned houses" also represented the living conditions of some young people. However, for the Japanese music industry, a large number of singers emerged during the "Heisei" years have become a rare treasure. The Beijing News combed the Ta who debuted in the 30 years of Heisei - the front note, a wave of "memory killing" struck.
SMAP
Debut: Heisei 3 (1991)
Masterpieces: "The Only Flower in the World" and so on
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SMAP, which belongs to The Janis Office in Japan, consisted of five members, Takuya Kimura, Masahiro Nakai, Goro Inagaki, Shingo Katori, and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi in April 1988, and on September 9, 1991, he released the single CD "Can't Stop!" -LOVING-" officially debuted. Some Japanese media once commented on SMAP: "Among all of our citizens, I am afraid that there is not a single person who has not been influenced by these 5 people", which shows the influence of this idol elder group.
Namie Amuro
Debut: Heisei 7 (1995)
Representative works: "CAN YOU CELEBRATE", "PLAY", etc
Before her solo debut, Namie Amuro had experience as a beautiful girl group, and after releasing works in her personal capacity, her influence quickly spread throughout Asia. After Anma officially issued a retirement statement last year, not only was the whole country in Japan talking about the retirement, but the Tokyo Tower at night also lit up the "Amuro color" for her, commemorating the end of an era.
Debut studio album DANCE TRACKS VOL.1 (1995)
Mitsuru Utada
Debut: Heisei 10 (1998)
Representative works: "First Love", "Automatic", etc
Hikaru Utada, who has been playing orchestras with his parents since he was a child, has always shown a strong musical talent. On December 9, 1998, she released her debut Japanese single "Automatic/time will tell" under the stage name of "Utada", after signing with Toshiba EMI, and released her debut album "First Love" in 1999. The album's single quickly topped the Oricon Credible Chart for 40 years, when she was only 16 years old.
First Studio Album (1999)
Ayumi Hamasaki Step
Representative works: "SEASONS", "To Be", etc
Curly blonde hair, big eyes, and the Hamasaki walk in the early 2000s were not only the voices of resident tapes and Walkmans, but also the fashion leaders of thousands of high school girls. Bu Jie, who has strong personal characteristics, has also become a muse borrowed by Hong Kong and Taiwan singers such as Jolin Tsai in their debut stage.
Debut studio album A Song for ×× (1999)
Kuraki Mai
Debut: Heisei 11 (1999)
代表作：《Love, Day After Tomorrow》《Secret of my heart》等
Unlike Ayumi Hamasaki, who is also the "Heisei Three Singers", Kuraki Mai maintained a simple and frank musical style and a simple and casual style after his debut. She has sung the theme song of "Detective Conan" many times - and now the schoolboy known as "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era" is also going to become "Sherlock Holmes of the Reiwa era".
Debut studio album Delicious Way (2000)
Lan
Representative works: "A・RA・SHI", "Love So Sweet", etc
On September 15, 1999, Arashi held a debut press conference on a cruise ship in Honolulu, Hawaii, which began another idol era that made thousands of girls crazy. However, not long ago, Arashi announced that the group event would only be until December 31, 2020, which shocked and heartbroken fans around the world.
Arashi No.1- Storms Call Storms (2001)
Kosuke Naka
Representative works: "Each Far Away" and so on
Since he was a child, Nakasaka loved to listen to Teresa Teng's songs, and became interested in Chinese culture. In 1996, at the age of 16, Takasuke Naka learned to sing island songs on his own because he was influenced by the female island singer Moto Chitose. Later, he also participated in the movie "Cape Seven" - hearing the perfect true and false tone conversion in "Each Far Away", he felt the customary sea breeze of the Pacific Ocean.
Atari, The Sound Room ( 1999)
Mika Nakajima
Debut: Heisei 13 (2001)
Representative works: "Snow Flower" and so on
Mika Nakajima has never been on the axis of "sexy" and "cute", she always uses her unique singing voice to control rock, reggae, jazz and other diverse genres, at the same time, her masterpiece "Snow Flower" is probably one of the most popular Asian songs that have been covered the most times - whether it is Japanese singers Ryoko Moriyama, Hideaki Tokunaga, Masaharu Takeda, or Korean singers Park Hyo-shin and Seo Young-eun, have performed this song on different occasions. In 2008, Jay Chou held a concert at the Budokan in Tokyo and sang this song "Snow Flower" by himself.
Debut studio album TRUE (2002)
Love Otsuka
Debut: Heisei 15 (2003)
Representative works: "Astrological Instrument" and so on
Ai Otsuka has a strong creative talent and a clear and transparent sweet singing voice, as the theme song of the Japanese drama "Fancy Man", her "Astrological Instrument" also perfectly records the surging girl's heart that post-80s and post-90s girls have had!
Debut studio album LOVE PUNCH (2004)
AKB48
Debut: Heisei 17 (2005)
Representative works: "Into a Cherry Blossom Tree", "365 Days of Paper Airplane", etc
"Cherry Blossom Petals" EP Seal
As a phenomenon-level girl group in the Japanese song industry, AKB48, which has debuted for nearly 14 years, has not only captured the hearts of all otaku and dedicated many popular songs, but also opened up another "cultivation system" idol breeding path in today's era.
Debut studio album "チーム K 1st Stage" (2007)
Yonezu Genshi
Debut: Heisei 24 (2012)
Representative works: "Lemon", etc
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Mi Sheng knotted strings, Mi Guo Xuanshi... No matter how many ways the name "Yonezu Genshi" is stored in the minds of netizens who have opened their minds, his masterpiece "Lemon" always has only one melody that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Today, "Hachiya" is also the producer of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, once again proving the eternal truth: gold always shines.
The cover of last year's popular EP "Lemon"
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