[Song Review #26]
"Soyokaze no prologue " by Eriko Tamura
Hi. Today's song is "Soyokaze no prologue" (Istanbul version) by "Eriko Tamura".
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Song data
| Title | Soyokaze no prologue |
|---|---|
| Artist | Eriko Tamura |
| Album Title | |
| Catalog Number | TOCT-5828 |
| Track No. | 2 |
| Duration | 4:36 |
| Released | 1990 |
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| Composer | |
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About the creators
Yoshiko Miura is one of the best known lyricist in the main stream J-pop, active since 1977.
She was particularly good at writing songs for the young female idol stars. So, she is perhaps a member of the busiest lyricists from late '70s to the '80s, when the young idol stars were the most flourish.
"Mark Davis", also known as Kōji Makaino is a leading composer and arranger in the main stream J-pop since 1972.
As you see on the list of his works in Wikipedia, it is a huge number, and quite a bit of them are hit songs.
He has also been active in the anime song field, and composed many theme music for the hit animes.
Nowadays, he is regarded as a sort of hero for anime fans because of his historic creative works.
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Sound impression
Cute & fancy
This is a cute, fancy and rhythmic, typical girls pop music for the young idol stars for the main stream market.
They say it requires different type of skills to create main stream pop musics.
Because the wide range of listeners, in other words, from school boys to granmas, would enjoy listening songs and often sing them.
To satisfy such variety of listeners, lyrics need to be easy but attractive, and melodies has to have a familiar feel, but some new twists.
To do such stunt, the creators always need to hone their special skills for writing songs appeal to all tastes.
That may be one of the reason why a few of leading song writers dominate on the creative works of the main stream pop music.
By the way, an "Istanbul version" is a new arrangement of the same song from her last album "Myself".
Some says that the "Istanbul version" means recorded in Istanbul.
We don't know if it is true or not, but just an input for you.
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The role model of the idol stars
Eriko Tamura debuted in 1989 with single "locomotion dream" (A dream of the honeymoon by maglev train). Since then, 16 singles, and 8 original, 5 best albums has been released until now.
(Wikipedia, Eriko Tamura)
Eriko Tamura is one of the super idol star throughout '90s. Her footsteps on the entertainment business seems to be a ideal role model for the young idol stars in Japan. Here are some.
- "Grand prix"(Champion ship) on famous public audition program on TV.
In 1987 at her 14, she challenged for a popular TV audition program, and won the 1st prize.
The prize was almost equal to a priority pass, since the program was actually functioning as a main gate for the idol stars. What a lucky.
- Hit songs and awards winning.
After the debut, she enjoyed oppotunities to appear on the music varieties on TV, and quickly entered a spotlight.
Luckily, her 3rd single "Honki(serious)" became a smash hit and almost monopolized the music awards of the 1989.
- "Aidoru Densetsu Eriko"
(Legend of Eriko, the idol star)"Idol Densetsu Eriko" was a TV animation for girls ran in Japan from 1989 to 1990, which featured a real idol star Eriko Tamura, that the story was fiction though.
The program became fairly popular, and Eriko Tamura eagerly supported the anime, through singing songs or sending messages for the viewers.
The animation was later broadcasted in overseas like Spain, France, Italy and some other countries, and acquired reasonable popularity.
Such was a real privilege rarely seen even in the industry. Lucky enough.
- Actress in TV and movies.
She has been active as an actress on the TV drama or the movies. The number of the drama series she has participated is many, and proving her popularity.
- Challenge in America.
In 2000, she initiated a new challenge in the United States, and started working as an anchor woman of a TV program.
In 2007, she appeared on the NBC's TV drama "Hero". Since then, she has made some appearances on the various movies.
So, what she has achieved up to now is like a dream for the ordinal idol stars. That is why we think she is a role model for them.
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Japanese Letters
| Song Title | そよ風のプロローグ |
|---|---|
| Artist | 田村英里子(Eriko Tamura) |
| Album Title | Behind the Heart |
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