Miho Nakayama

Miho Nakayama (中山 美穂, Nakayama Miho, born 1 March 1970) is a Japanese singer and actress.[1]

Miho Nakayama
中山 美穂
Born (1970-03-01) 1 March 1970
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Other namesMiporin
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2002⁠–⁠2014)
RelativesShinobu Nakayama (sister)

Biography

History

Nakayama was born in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. She made her debut on 21 June 1985. She also starred in a Famicom Disk System dating sim made by Nintendo titled Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School, in which she played a high school student trying to mask her true identity. Her younger sister is Shinobu Nakayama, who is also an actress and former pop singer.

In 1995, director Shunji Iwai cast Miho in the starring dual roles of Hiroko Watanabe and Itsuki Fujii in the film Love Letter. The film was a huge box-office success, and Miho won Best Actress awards for her role in the film at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards,[2] the 17th Yokohama Film Festival[3] and the 18th Hochi Film Awards.[4]

She was nominated for a Best Actress Japanese Academy Award in 1998 for her role in Tokyo biyori,[5] and has appeared in a number of TV series including Love Story (2001).[6]

Personal life

She married Hitonari Tsuji in 2002 and divorced in 2014.[7] She had lived in Paris during marriage. However, after she divorced, she went back to Japan.

Discography

Original albums
  1. "'C'" (「C」) (1985)
  2. "After School" (1985)
  3. "Summer Breeze" (1986)
  4. "Exotique" (1986)
  5. "One and Only" (1987)
  6. "Catch the Nite" (1988) (Oricon charts No. 1 album)
  7. "Mind Game" (1988)
  8. "Angel Hearts" (1988)
  9. "Hide 'n' Seek" (1989) (Oricon charts No. 1 album)
  10. "Merry Merry" (1989)
  11. "All for You" (1990)
  12. "Jeweluna" (1990)
  13. "Dé Eaya" (1991)
  14. "Mellow" (1992)
  15. "Wagamama na Actress" (わがままな あくとれす, Selfish Actress) (1993)
  16. "Pure White" (1994)
  17. "Mid Blue" (1995)
  18. "Deep Lip French" (1996)
  19. "Groovin' Blue" (1997)
  20. "Olive" (1998)
  21. "Manifesto" (1999)
  22. "Neuf Neuf" (2019)

Compilation albums
  1. "Collection" (1987) (Oricon charts No. 1 album)
  2. "Ballads" (1989)
  3. "Collection II" (1990)
  4. "Miho's Select" (1991) (Oricon charts No. 1 album)
  5. "Dramatic Songs" (1993)
  6. "Blanket Privacy" (1993)
  7. "Collection III" (1990)
  8. "Ballads II" (1996)
  9. "Treasury" (1997)
  10. "Your Selection 1" (2001)
  11. "Your Selection 2" (2001)
  12. "Your Selection 3" (2001)
  13. "Your Selection 4" (2001)
  14. "Collection IV" (2006)
  15. "Complete Singles Box" (2006)
  16. "Perfect Best" (2010)

Other albums
  • "Virgin Flight '86 Miho Nakayama First Concert" (VIRGIN FLIGHT '86 中山美穂ファースト・コンサート) (1993) (live album)
  • "Makin' Dancin'" (1988) (remix album)
  • "Dance Box" (1991) (remix album)
  • "Pure White Live '94" (1994) (live album)
  • "The Remixes Miho Nakayama Meets New York Groove" (1997) (remix album)
  • "The Remixes Miho Nakayama Meets Los Angeles Groove" (1998) (remix album)

Singles
  1. "'C'" (「C」) (1985)
  2. "Namaiki" (生意気, Cheeky) (1985)
  3. "Be-Bop-Highschool" (1985)
  4. "Iro White Blend" (色・ホワイトブレンド, Color White Blend) (1986)
  5. "Close Up" (クローズ・アップ, Kurōzu Appu) (1986)
  6. "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu" (JINGI・愛してもらいます, Jingi Gives Me love) (1986)
  7. "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne" (ツイてるねノッてるね, Arriving Riding) (1986)
  8. "Waku Waku Sasete" (WAKU WAKUさせて, Made Nervous) (1986)
  9. "'Hade!!!'" (「派手!!!」, 'Showy!!!') (1987)
  10. "50/50" (1987)
  11. "Catch Me" (1987) (Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  12. "You're My Only Shinin' Star" (1988) (Oricon charts No. 1 single) (written by Toshiki Kadomatsu)
  13. "Ningyo-hime" (人魚姫, Mermaid Princess) (1988) (Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  14. "Witches" (1988) (Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  15. "Rosécolor" (1989) (Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  16. "Virgin Eyes" (1989)
  17. "Midnight Taxi" (1990) (Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  18. "Semi-Sweet no Mahō" (セミスウィートの魔法, Semi-Sweet Magic) (1990)
  19. "Megamitachi no Bōken" (女神たちの冒険, The Goddess' Adventure) (1990)
  20. "Aishiteru tte Iwanai!" (愛してるっていわない!, Don't Say You Love Me!) (1990)
  21. "Kore Kara no I Love You" (これからのI Love You, I Love Yous from Now On) (1991)
  22. "Rosa" (1991)
  23. "Tōi Machi no Dokoka de..." (遠い街のどこかで..., Somewhere in a Far-off Town) (1991)
  24. "Mellow" (1992)
  25. "Sekaijū no Dare yori Kitto" (世界中の誰よりきっと, Surely from Someone in the World) (1992) (with Wands, Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  26. "Shiawase ni naru Tame ni" (幸せになるために, So I Can Be Happy) (1993)
  27. "Anata ni Nara..." (あなたになら..., If I Were You) (1993)
  28. "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" (ただ泣きたくなるの, I Still Want to Cry) (1994) (Oricon charts No. 1 single)
  29. "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" (Sea Paradise -OLの反乱-, Office lady Rebellion) (1993)
  30. "Hero" (1994)
  31. "Cheers for You" (1995)
  32. "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" (Hurt to Heart～痛みの行方～, The Whereabouts of Pain) (1995)
  33. "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru o Tsutsumitai)" (Thinking about you～あなたの夜を包みたい～, I Want to Be Wrapped Up in Your Nights) (1996)
  34. "True Romance" (1995)
  35. "Mirai e no Present" (未来へのプレゼント, Present for the Future) (1996) (with Mayo)
  36. "March Color" (マーチカラー, Māchi Karā) (1997)
  37. "Love Clover" (1998)
  38. "A Place Under the Sun" (1999)
  39. "Adore" (1999)

Filmography

Film
  • Be-Bop High School (1985) – Kyōko Izumi
  • Who Do I Choose? (1989) – Nobuko Kuwata
  • Love Letter (1995) – Itsuki Fujii and Hiroko Watanabe
  • Marmalade Boy (2018)
  • Butterfly Sleep (2018)
  • Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito (2019)
  • 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba (2019) – Ayako
  • Last Letter (2020)

Television
  • Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1985) – Nobuko Takaoka
  • Mama wa Idol[8] (1987-88) – herself
  • Suteki na Kataomoi (1990) – Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi
  • Nemureru Mori (1998) – Minako Ōba
  • W's Tragedy (2019) – Yoshie
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References
  1. "Miho Nakayama | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. 第１７回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９５年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  5. Takenaka, Naoto (18 October 1997), Tokyo biyori, retrieved 17 October 2016
  6. Love Story, 15 April 2001, retrieved 17 October 2016
  7. "Miho Nakayama reportedly to get divorce after 12 years ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion". japantoday.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. Mama wa Idol TV Special 1988 on TBS
Preceded by
Yukiko Okada		 Japan Record Award for Best New Artist
1985		 Succeeded by
Shonentai
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