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Taeko Onuki

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Taeko Ōnuki (大貫 妙子, Ōnuki Taeko; born November 28, 1953) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician who achieved success and popularity during the 1970s and 80s in the city pop music scene.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and career

Taeko Onuki was born in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, in 1953. Her father was Kenichiro Onuki, a member of the Japanese Special Attack Units during the Second World War.[7]

In 1973, she formed the group Sugar Babe with Tatsuro Yamashita and Kunio Muramatsu.[1] Audiences did not respond very warmly, and the group disbanded three years later.[2] In 1976, Onuki began her solo career by releasing the album Grey Skies, which carried the same sound as Sugar Babe. Her second landmark album, Sunshower was released the following year in 1977 and had a much different style, mixing pop music and jazz. In 1978 she released her third album, Mignonne, in which she worked with producer Eji Ogura, but the album didn't sell as well as hoped.[2] She took a two year break from music afterwards. Beginning from 1980, she released her "Europe" trilogy of albums: Romantique, Aventure and Cliché, taking on a more electronic sound.[2]

Later career

In 1998, she won the 21st Japan Academy Award for Best Music Award in the movie Tokyo Biyori. She sung the theme song for the Japanese dub of Kirikou and the Sorceress, "Hadaka no Kiriku".[8]

From October 5, 2005, she served as Wednesday navigator (DJ) of the program "Night Stories / The Universe" of FM radio station J-WAVE in Tokyo. On November 2, 2006, the soundtrack for the Game Boy Advance game Mother 3 was released, featuring the song "We miss you ~ The theme of love ~", which Onuki sang. She also sang the theme song for Animal Crossing: The Movie based on Nintendo's Animal Crossing video game series.[9]

In 2009, Onuki covered Eiichi Ohtaki's song "Kimi wa Tennen Shoku" for the album A Long Vacation.[10] In 2020, the movie Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop was released, for which Onuki sang the insert song "Yamazakura".[11]

On March 11, 2022, Onuki participated in the Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami tribute concert "One Last Live", performing "Tokai" and "Mon doux Soleil".[12]

On February 7, 2026, Onuki performed live at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, marking the first time she had performed outside of Japan.[13]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. 12"大貫妙子". tower.jp. Tower. August 1, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. 1234St. Michel, Patrick (December 22, 2017). "Taeko Onuki of Sugar Babe on Her Journey in Japanese Music". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "シティポップの金字塔、大貫妙子『DUCHA DE SOL』アナログレコード再プレス決定" . Ototoy. 22 de febrero de 2019 . Consultado el 22 de noviembre de 2019 .
  4. ↑金子, 厚武 (1 de julio de 2016). "大貫妙子が語る、何かを成すのではなく未来へ繋げるという人生観" . Cinra . Consultado el 22 de noviembre de 2019 .
  5. ^ "大貫妙子 Taeko Onuki / perfil" . onukitaeko.jp . Consultado el 21 de junio de 2016 .
  6. ↑ «Taeko Ohnuki» . discotecas . Consultado el 21 de junio de 2016 .
  7. ↑ "鴻上尚史さんのベストセラー『不死身の特攻兵』が生まれたワケ" . LIBRO J-CASTウォッチ. 6 de agosto de 2018 . Consultado el 2 de diciembre de 2019 .
  8. ↑ "「キリクと魔女」" .大貫妙子 Taeko Onuki (en japonés) . Consultado el 17 de abril de 2025 .
  9. ↑劇場版 「どうぶつの森」 / 主題歌(en japonés). doubutsunomori-movie.jp. Archivado del original el 22 de enero de 2007. Consultado el 10 de diciembre de 2018 .
  10. ^ "大滝詠一の歴史的名盤『UNA LARGAS VACACIONES』、女性が歌って"秋サウンドに"" . Oricon (en japonés). 23 de octubre de 2009 . Consultado el 15 de abril de 2018 .
  11. ↑ "サイダーのように言葉が湧き上がる / MÚSICA / ARTISTA" (en japonés) . Consultado el 28 de diciembre de 2021 .
  12. ^ "村上"ポンタ"秀一トリビュート ～Un último EN VIVO～" . Vaya . Consultado el 5 de junio de 2022 .
  13. ↑ Chik, Kalai (18 de febrero de 2026). "La leyenda del city pop Taeko Onuki ofrece su primer concierto en el extranjero en 50 años" . Revista MELODIC . Consultado el 2 de mayo de 2026 .
  • Discografía de Taeko Ohnuki en Discogs
  • Taeko Ohnuki en AllMusic
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