Yoshie Hayasaka, a very popular “balladol” of the ’90s, reveals why she is still in the spotlight!

Amon Miyamoto’s big selection

Hayasaka was living a busy and hectic life. Work was exciting and fun, but one feeling grew stronger day by day. I want to sing!” He was so busy with his work that it was exciting and fun, but one thought grew stronger by the day. At that time, he received an offer that would be a turning point in his career. It was an offer to appear as a regular on “THE Yoru mo Hippare” (Nippon Television Network), which started in April 1995.

Hippare” is a variety show, but it is a program in which hit songs are arranged and women sing men’s songs. I can’t introduce my own songs, but I was really happy to be given the opportunity to sing on TV.”

Hayasaka also sang in high keys, such as “Gelende ga Torokuhodoki Koiitai (I Want to Love You So Much That You Melt the Slope)” by Kamie Hirose, and she sang it beautifully. Her spontaneous singing caught the attention of director Amon Miyamoto, who decided to cast her in his first full-fledged musical, “Tropical Festival Theatre Maui.

The musical will be performed almost every day over the span of one to two months. If I sang only by feel as I had done before, my throat would collapse. It was a great learning experience for me to undergo full-fledged voice training for the first time.

Another factor that changed Hayasaka’s life was her love of professional wrestling. Influenced by his two older brothers, Hayasaka became hooked on live pro wrestling broadcasts at an early age and became a big fan of Jumbo Tsuruta, Antonio Inoki, Atsushi Onita, and others. He was also connected to his married partner through professional wrestling.

I met him (masked wrestler Spell Delphine) in the fall of 2003 through a mutual acquaintance. When he wasn’t masked, he was very active in his love life. He seemed to be a fan of mine and asked me a hundred times to ‘marry him,’ so three months after we met, on Christmas Eve, we entered into marriage.”

At her husband’s request, they temporarily moved to Okinawa, where Hayasaka was born. However, when their daughter started kindergarten, they moved back to Osaka, where they had lived when they were first married.

At the recommendation of the president of an ice cream company she met in Okinawa, she became the owner and manager of a store at Kansai International Airport in April 2011. But I had never even had a part-time job before because of all my entertainment activities, so it was too much for me. I was busy from early morning stocking up and managing staff shifts. Since I was also performing, I didn’t even have time to see my daughter. It was a valuable experience, but I felt I had reached my limits and had to quit after about five years.

After her experience at the ice cream store, Hayasaka decided to save her work and spend more time with her family. Now that she has settled down, her dream is to travel abroad with her daughter.

From the June 2, 2023 issue of FRIDAY