Masako Mori (singer)
{{short description|Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress (born 1958)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Masako Mori
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| birth_name = {{nihongo|Masako Morita|森田 昌子}}
| native_name = 森 昌子
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|13}}
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| origin = Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
| occupation = {{hlist|Idol|singer|actress}}
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| years_active = 1972–1986, 2006–2019
| label = Tokuma Ongaku Kōgyō (1972–1979)
Pony Canyon (1979–2008)
Ongaku Kōbō (2009–2011)
King Records (2012–present)
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Shinichi Mori|1986|2005|end=div}}
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{{nihongo|Masako Mori|森 昌子||real name Masako Morita; born October 13, 1958}} is a Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress.
Career
She debuted in 1972,{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEUEAAAAMBAJ&q=Masako+Mori+Billboard&pg=PT42 |title=Billboard Magazine, 1973 |date=17 February 1973 |accessdate=March 14, 2016}} at age 13, with the song {{interlanguage link|vertical-align=sup|Sensei (Masako Mori song)|ja|せんせい (森昌子の曲)|lt="Sensei"}} (Professor), receiving numerous music awards for it. The song reached the #3 position on the Oricon charts. Other hits include {{interlanguage link|vertical-align=sup|Dōkyūsei (Masako Mori song)|ja|同級生 （森昌子の曲）|lt="Dōkyūsei"}} (Classmates), "Chugaku Sannensei" (Junior High School Third Grade), "Okaasan" (Mother) and "Ettou Tsubame" (The Wintering Swallow).
In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Junko Sakurada.{{cite book |last=Craig |first=Timothy J. |title=Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |year=2000 |page=[https://archive.org/details/japanpopinsidew00crai/page/317 317] |isbn=0-7656-0561-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/japanpopinsidew00crai/page/317 }} The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (Star Tanjō!); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio").{{cite news |last=Mainichi Daily News staff |title=Bands must dance to producers' beat |work=Mainichi Daily News |date=February 7, 1999}}
She won the Best Singer prize for "Ettou Tsubame" (越冬つばめ) at the 25th Japan Record Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.jacompa.or.jp/record/25.php|title=第25回日本レコード大賞|publisher=Japanese Composer's Association|accessdate=2024-04-18|language=ja}} She retired when she married Shinichi Mori in 1986, but in 2006 returned to the stage with the single "Bara Iro no Mirai".{{cite news |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/222413/ |title=森昌子 │ オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon}} The song reached the #14 position on the Oricon charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/222413/products/single/|title=森昌子 シングル|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=2024-04-18|language=ja}}
In addition to being a singer, she has acted in a number of Japanese movies and TV dramas.
Masako Mori has performed a total of 15 times at Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
In March 2019, Masako Mori announced that she was retiring from showbusiness again.{{cite web |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM3T2VNTM3TULZU003.html |title=森昌子さん、年内で引退へ 「残された時間を考え…」 |date=25 March 2019 |publisher=朝日新聞 |language=ja |accessdate=March 27, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325004800/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM3T2VNTM3TULZU003.html|archivedate=2019-03-25}}
Private life
She married fellow singer Shinichi Mori in 1986, they had three sons together, ONE OK ROCK vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi, Tomohiro (who works at TV Tokyo) and MY FIRST STORY vocalist Hiroki Moriuchi.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20170201/geo17020105020015-n1.html|title=兄弟でも敬語！？ワンオクＴａｋａら育てた森昌子、子育て本発売へ|website=Sanspo|language=Japanese|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014065016/https://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20170201/geo17020105020015-n1.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.nifty.com/article/entame/showbizd/12205-27954/|title=岡田家以外もこんなに！「一家まるごと芸能人」ファミリー|website=@nifty|language=Japanese|date=August 16, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111041633/https://news.nifty.com/article/entame/showbizd/12205-27954/|archive-date=November 11, 2017|url-status=dead}} The couple divorced in 2005.{{Cite web |date=2007-03-12 |title="森進一長男Takaがメジャーデビュー" |url=http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2007/03/09/0000265474.shtml |access-date=2024-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312114841/http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2007/03/09/0000265474.shtml |archive-date=2007-03-12 }}
Discography
= Biggest hits =
Debut single and signature song||align="right"|72-07-01 (#3)
|align="left"|541,000
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|2||align="left"|{{nihongo|Dōkyūsei |同級生|}}||align="right"|72-10-05 (#4)
|align="left"|367,000
|-
|3||align="left"|{{nihongo|Chūgaku Sannensei |中学三年生|}}||align="right"|73-02-05 (#3)
|align="left"|329,000
|-
|4||align="left"|{{nihongo|Yūgao No Ame|夕顔の雨|}}||align="right"|73-05-05 (#7)
|align="left"|202,000
|-
|5||align="left"|{{nihongo|Shirakaba Nikki|白樺日記|}}||align="right"|73-08-25 (#11)
|align="left"|166,000
|-
|6||align="left"|{{nihongo|Kinenjyu|記念樹|}}||align="right"|73-10-30 (#13)
|align="left"|136,000
|-
|7||align="left"|{{nihongo|Shitamachi No Aoi Sora|下町の青い空|}}||align="right"|74-04-20 (#15)
|align="left"|119,000
|-
|8||align="left"|{{nihongo|Kyō Mo Egao De Konnichiwa|今日も笑顔でこんにちは|}}
||align="right"|74-07-01 (#12)
|align="left"|129,000
|-
|9||align="left"|{{nihongo|Okaasan|おかあさん|}}
||align="right"|74-09-01 (#21)
|align="left"|104,000
|-
|10||align="left"|{{nihongo|Haru No Mezame|春のめざめ|}}||align="right"|75-03-01 (#20)
|align="left"|101,000
|-
|11||align="left"|{{nihongo|Omokage No Kimi|面影の君|}}||align="right"|75-06-01 (#15)
|align="left"|137,000
|-
|12||align="left"|{{nihongo|Anata Wo Matte Sannenmitsuki|あなたを待って三年三月|}}||align="right"|75-04-01 (#15)
|align="left"|149,000
|-
|13||align="left"|{{nihongo|Ano Hito Fune Itchatta|あの人の船行っちゃった|}}
||align="right"|75-12-01 (#22)
|align="left"|101,000
|-
|14||align="left"|{{nihongo|Yūbue No Oka|夕笛の丘|}}||align="right"|76-03-01 (#18)
|align="left"|99,000
|-
|15||align="left"|{{nihongo|Namida No Sanbashi|なみだの桟橋|}}||align="right"|77-07-25 (#28)
|align="left"|97,000
|-
|16||align="left"|{{nihongo|Tameiki Bashi|ためいき橋|}}||align="right"|79-10-21 (#28)
|align="left"|82,000
|-
|17||align="left"|{{nihongo|Kanashimi Honsen Nihonkai|哀しみ本線日本海|}}
||align="right"|81-07-10 (#36)
|align="left"|143,000
|-
|18||align="left"|{{nihongo|Ettou Tsubame|越冬つばめ|}}||align="right"|83-08-21 (#27)
|align="left"|111,000
|-
|19||align="left"|{{nihongo|Bara Iro No Mirai|バラ色の未来|}}||align="right"|06-06-07 (#14)
|align="left"|22,000
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References
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External links
- [http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/artist/artist.aspx?artist=44184 Official profile] at King Records
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Category:Musicians from Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Category:Japanese women television personalities
Category:Japanese radio personalities
Category:King Records (Japan) artists
Category:Singing talent show winners
Category:Tokuma Japan Communications artists
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