Warabe (group)
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| Origin |  Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 1982 – 1985 |
| Labels | For Life Record |
Warabe (わらべ) was a J-pop musical trio active between 1982 and 1985.
History of the band
[edit]The group was established as part of the Net TV's variety show Kinchan no Doko Made Yaru no? hosted by Kinichi Hagimoto.[1] The group consisted of Atsumi Kurasawa, Tomoko Takabe and Mami Takahashi and made the first appearance in the show in September 1982.[2] Warabe's major hit was the song ""Moshimo Ashita ga..." ("If tomorrow...") which topped the Oricon Singles Chart for six weeks.[3]
In June 1983, the weekly magazine Focus published a photograph of Tomoko Takabe allegedly smoking on her bed. Following the incident she was suspended, and took part in the program on the phone expressing her remorse and singing " Medaka no Kyôdai"; her segment of the show recorded a massive 42 percent share of viewers.[4] She was supposed to return but two months later Takabe's ex-boyfriend, who had provided the photo to the magazine, committed suicide, and she decided to withdraw from the program and from the group.[4] The two remaining members eventually disbanded the group in 1985.
Group members
[edit]- Atsumi Kurasawa (Japanese: 倉沢 淳美, born 20 April 1967), nicknamed Kanae.
- Tomoko Takabe (Japanese: 高部 知子, born 27 August 1967), nicknamed Nozomi.
- Mami Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 真美, born 20 September 1967), nicknamed Tamae.
Discography
[edit]- Albums
- 1983 : Nozomi, Kanae, Tamae - Medaka no Kyôdai
- 1984 : Moshi mo Ashita ga...
- 1995 : Medaka no Kyôdai (Compilation)
- 2011 : Imokin Trio & Warabe - Golden Best (Compilation)
References
[edit]- ^ "ikizama ni akogareta Shōwa no otoko-tachi# 3 shikō no terebi gei o kataru hagimoto kin'ichi". Showa 40 Man. August 2020. Creta Publishing. p.35.
- ^ Nagata, Gyoji (1985). Shōwa no dōyō arakaruto. sengo. Gyōsei. ISBN 4324001243.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Hoizumi, Kaoru (1998). Warabe" furuki yoki kodomo"-tachi ga enjita san'ninsan'yō no meitoan. MediaWorks. pp.76-79.
External links
[edit]- Warabe discography at Discogs
- Warabe discography at MusicBrainz
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