Whenever i browse the internet, i can not find enough information on her!
She is an amazing singer and yet i wonder if people have heard of her. I think she was popular in the late 80's and early 90's. Are there any fans of her here??

I'm not a fan in general but has several drama/movie theme songs that she performed.

BTW I'm not sure this is the right forum for a singer. Maybe in 'Japanese Entertainment' ? Mods?

thtl wrote:

BTW I'm not sure this is the right forum for a singer. Maybe in 'Japanese Entertainment' ? Mods?

nah... Koda Kumi is an adult video star and she's in this forum
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monta wrote:

nah... Koda Kumi is an adult video star and she's in this forum

That maybe so but at least I have seen her made cameo appearances in dramas.

thtl wrote:

That maybe so but at least I have seen her made cameo appearances in dramas.

what doramas? really???
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monta wrote:

what doramas? really???

One that comes immediately to mind is "Buso Hitomi ni Koishiteru".

thtl wrote:

One that comes immediately to mind is "Buso Hitomi ni Koishiteru".

i'm so getting that one after mid-term test...

and this is so off topic
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Not a fan, but I loved her songs which were Sleeping Forest themesong, Camouflage. And Shiroi Kage's themesong, Mayonaka no Nightingale^^

And another info on her, is that she's the wife of a popular composer and singer, Yamashita Tatsuro...who often sings dorama/movie themesongs too, like GdLuck's RIDE ON TIME, Ren-ai Shashin(Collages of Life)'s 2000 Ton no Ame...and many, many more^^ I'm a big fan of the husband's songs^^

Oh right, Takeuchi Mariya's song had become a sub-themesong recently, in Matsu Takako's recent drama, Yakusha Damashii. Uhh...I forgot the title

I really like her voice, really unique. And when I heard her, I thought she's this old lady in her 60s Turns out, she was in her 40s, when she sung Camouflage and Mayonaka... And her picture in the Mayonaka single was very pretty too, like a lady in her early 30s! Btw, she's 51 now^^

This is her Wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeuchi_Mariya
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isnt koda kumi the one who sang butterfly and the final fantasy song??

oh and i think yamada yu or someone sang a cover of a famous takeuchi Mariya song Uchi ni Kaerou (my sweet home)

Mariya Takeuchi to release first album in 7 years

Takeuchi Mariya will release a new album titled "TRAD" on September 3.

"TRAD" will be Takeuchi's first album since releasing "Denim" about 7 years and 3 months ago in May 2007. Her upcoming album will feature a total of 15 songs including "En no Ito", which was picked up as the theme song for NHK's morning drama 'Dan Dan'. The album's limited edition will come with a DVD containing PVs as well as unreleased live footage.

In addition, Takeuchi will release her debut 35th anniversary single "Shizuka na Legend" on July 23.

Source: natalie