Nana Okada (Japanese idol)

Nana Okada (岡田 奈々, Okada Nana, b. Hiroko Yai on February 12, 1959[1]) is a former Japanese idol and actress.

Biography

Nana Okada got her start in show business in the TV Asahi program "Anata o Star Ni!" (You Are a Star!) in 1974.[2] She was signed to NAV Records and released her first single, "Hitorigoto" (Soliloquy), in May 1975.[3]

In the Spring of 1976 she released her biggest hit and signature song "Seishun no Sakamichi" (The Hills of Youth), which reached the Oricon top 30. Other top 40 hits would follow, such as "Wakai Kisetsu" (The Young Season), "Teami no Present" (Hand-knitted Present) and "Soyokaze to Watashi" (The Breeze And I).[4] Her last single was released in 1980.

Nana Okada has also acted in movies[5] and drama series.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 明星 (Star). 1976.
  2. ↑ 現代女性名鑑. 野田経済データサービス株式会社. 1988. p. 348.
  3. ↑ Nenkan Jimbutsu Joho Jiten vol. 3. 1981. p. 113.
  4. ↑ 樋口, 尚文 (2009). ロマンポルノと実錄やくざ映画. 平凡社. p. 98.
  5. ↑ 映画年鑑. 時事通信社. 1981.
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