Akina Nakamori, the Showa-era diva, lost consciousness due to overwork and went to the hospital with a sprained right knee during rehearsals… “Kohaku” of Akina Nakamori, the Showa-era diva

The title “Girl A” was deemed unsuitable for broadcast on NHK.”

At that time, on the day of the announcement of the participating members, “Kohaku” announced the results of a questionnaire asking 3,600 viewers aged 7 to 60 across Japan to name their three favorite singers, 15 pairs each for Kohaku and 15 pairs each for Kohaku.

According to the results, the top male singer was Itsuki Hiroshi, followed by Kitajima Saburo and Mori Shinichi. In contrast, female No. 1 was Masako Mori, with Seiko Matsuda already in second place, and Aki Yashiro in third. Akina Nakamori’s name was in 13th place in the red group.

Matsumoto and Hayami, who competed for the newcomer award, were not named. The only newcomers were Shibukitai and Akina, who placed 15th in the white group. Those who were ranked 15th in each group but did not participate were Hibari Misora, Miyuki Nakajima, and Chiharu Matsuyama, who withdrew from the competition.

Newspaper articles at the time stated, “In parallel with this questionnaire, a questionnaire of 167 broadcast managers and sales directors (average age of 45) of NHK’s regional stations was also conducted, and overall, they did not receive the entry,” and further, “The title of ‘Girl A’ was deemed unsuitable for NHK’s broadcast. In any case, it was a good result for the first year of their debut.

The following year, the Raiu duo returned to the “quiet” world with “Second Love,” which was a big hit. The following year, they returned to the “quiet” world with “Second Love,” which was a big hit. “The Myth of 1/2,” “Twilight,” and “Forbidden Zone” followed in a series of “stillness, movement, and stillness,” selling 6.7 billion yen in records, and rising to a respectable 4th place in the “3,600 person survey.

Despite a series of troubles Akina’s first appearance in Kohaku… “Akina withdrew from Kohaku! and a hoax called ……

She made her first appearance without complaint, but on the day of the announcement, she coolly commented, “I still don’t feel it yet. However, 10 days before the show, she lost consciousness after the show due to overwork and was diagnosed with acute bronchitis. He managed to recover during rehearsals for “Kohaku. However, she sprained her right knee during a dance scene during the night rehearsal and again went to the hospital for a thorough examination. For a while, there was even a rumor that “Akina withdrew from Kohaku! Akina withdrew from Kohaku!

Then came the big New Year’s Eve. She received the “Golden Idol Award,” a newly established award given to singers in their second year, at the “Record Awards,” which she had not been able to attend the previous year, and went to the NHK Hall, the venue of the “Kohaku” event.

Young singers usually sang in the first half of the show, but Akina was in a good position to sing at the top of the second half of the show.

The following year, she continued to boast the No. 1 record sales record, and her song “Jukkai-1984” was nominated for the “Song of the Year Award,” while “North Wing” was nominated for the “Record Award” and passed as the No. 1 song in the Gold Award nominations. The song “Jukkai-1984” was nominated for the “Song of the Year Award” and “North Wing” was nominated for the “Record Award”. In the “Kohaku” contest, she sang “Jukai-1984,” which finally placed second to Masako Mori in the year’s survey results, surpassing Seiko Matsuda, who placed third.

Around this time, the media began to report that Seiko Matsuda was in love with Hiromi Go and Akina Nakamori with Masahiko Kondo. and so on. The media had also been reporting that Seiko Matsuda was in love with Hiroko Goh and Akina Nakamori was in love with Masahiko Kondo.