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| Pink Lady Best Selection | ||||
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| Released | 18 December 1996 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, disco | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
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Mie & Kei ~Pink Lady Best Selection~ is a greatest hits album released by Japanese duo Pink Lady in 1996 to commemorate the duo's 20th anniversary. The album featured one new single, "Pink Eyed Soul", written by the duo. [1]
Pink Lady are a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mie and Keiko Masuda. In Japan, they are remembered for a run of pop-chart hits from roughly 1976 to 1979, but in the United States, they are best known for their short-lived 1980 NBC TV variety show Pink Lady, later released on DVD under the title Pink Lady and Jeff.
Mitsuyo Nemoto is a Japanese singer and actress, better known by her stage name Mie. She is a member of the popular 1970s idol group Pink Lady, known in the United States for their self-titled TV program. Mie is represented by her own management firm MHO Artist Co., Ltd.
Keiko Masuda is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She is better known by her nickname Kei, and is one half of Pink Lady, the top idol group in Japan in the 1970s. In the United States, they are known for their self-titled TV program. Masuda is represented by her own management firm Kei-Office.
"Pepper Keibu" is the debut single by the Japanese hit duo Pink Lady. The single was released on August 25, 1976, under the Victor label. "Pepper Keibu" reached a peak chart position of number four, with a total of 1,050,000 sales. The titular song won the duo the Newcomer Award at the 18th Japan Record Awards. It was also nominated for the Best New Artist Award, but lost to "Omoide Boro Boro" by Yasuko Naitō. The original recording did not have the signature "Pepper Keibu yo" at the end, as the live performances did. Subsequent recordings and covers do, however, include the line. A number of reissues have been made, including 8 cm and 12 cm CD versions.
"Carmen '77" is Pink Lady's third single release in Japan. Inspired by the novella Carmen, the song was written by Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura, and was released on March 10, 1977. The single sold in excess of 1,100,000 copies, and reached the number-one position on the Oricon charts in April 1977, and maintained its place at number one for five weeks. It also reached the number-one position on the Japanese Music Labo charts.
"Nagisa no Sindbad" is Pink Lady's fourth single release, released on June 10, 1977, with a total of 1,450,000 sales, This single stayed at the number-one spot for eight weeks.
"Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" (ウォンテッド (指名手配), Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai), lit. "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)") is the fifth single released by Pink Lady on September 5, 1977. The single topped the Japan charts at number one, having sold 1,650,000 copies, and spent twelve weeks at the top.
"S.O.S." is a song Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura wrote for Japanese idol duo Pink Lady. It was released as the group's second single in November 1976, and became their first number-one hit on the Japanese Oricon singles chart in the following year.
"Southpaw" is Pink Lady's seventh single release, released on March 25, 1978. This became their sixth number-one hit on the Oricon Chart in Japan. The single sold 1,800,000 copies, and spent nine weeks at number one on the chart.
"Zipangu" is Pink Lady's 11th single. Peaking at number 4 on the Oricon charts, it was the duo's first single since "Pepper Keibu" in 1976 to not reach number 1. and number 2 on the Japanese Music Labo charts. The single sold over a million copies.
"Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" (ピンク・タイフーン (In the Navy), Pinku Taifūn (In za Nebī)) is Pink Lady's twelfth single, released in May 1979. It peaked at number six on the Oricon charts and number five on the Japanese Music Labo chart. It was the duo's first single to not be written by Shunichi Tokura and Yū Aku.
"Nami Nori Pirates" is the 13th single by Pink Lady. It was released on 5 July 1979, with a peak position on the Oricon charts of #4, and also a #4 position on the Japanese Music Labo chart. It was also the duo's last top-five single.
"Monday Mona Lisa Club" is the 15th single by Japanese duo Pink Lady, released only five days after their previous single "Kiss in the Dark". The song was produced by Robby Adcock, and was recorded in Los Angeles.
Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin is a 1978 Japanese anthology film directed by Tsugunobu Kotani and starring the J-pop duo Pink Lady.
Pink Lady Twin Best is a greatest hits album released by Japanese duo Pink Lady in 1995. The album contains all their singles up to 1990, B-sides, and several rare songs.
MEGA HITS!! is a compilation album by Japanese duo Pink Lady, released on February 22, 2006 to commemorate the duo's 30th anniversary. The two-disc album features 12 of the duo's classic songs and their karaoke versions, as well as a medley of the tracks.
Pink Lady History ~ Pink Lady Complete Singles Collection ~ is a compilation album by Japanese duo Pink Lady. The album was released on December 1, 1990.
Best One is a compilation album by Japanese duo Pink Lady. Released on December 1, 1993, the album includes two new songs: "2-nen me no Jinx" and "Pororoca".
Bad Friends is a 2009 tribute album, is kade from Akuyū (悪友), which translates to "Bad friend" and is the origin of Yū Aku's name.
Pink Babies was a 14-member Japanese female idol group that was active from 2014 to 2017. Created by songwriter/producer Shunichi Tokura as part of his "Pan-Pacific Project", the group was a tribute to the 1970s J-pop duo Pink Lady, performing only songs written by Tokura.
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