Mizue Takada


Mizue Takada is a Japanese female singer and idol.

Biography

She debuted on March 25, 1977 with the single Garasu Zaka which became an Oricon top 10 hit. Between 1977 and 1985 she released 26 singles. All of these charted on the Oricon top 100 chart list and 17 reached the top 40. Her music was an unusual blend between Kayōkyoku and Enka.
At the 1977 Japan Record Awards, the FNS Music Festival, the Tokyo Music Festival, the Nippon Television Music Festival, the Ginza Music Festival, the Shinjuku Music Festival and at the Japan Cable Awards, Takada all won the Best Newcomer award.
Takada was promoted alongside Idols Ikue Sakakibara and Yukiko Shimizu, who also debuted in 1977. They were dubbed the "Fresh San'nin Musume". Before them Junko Sakurada, Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori were promoted in the same fashion.
She performed for a total of 7 times at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen festival between 1977 and 1984.
Mizue Takada retired from show business in 1985 after marriage to Wakashimazu Mutsuo, and is the okamisan at Nishonoseki stable.
On August 8, 2015 she sang at the NHK "Omoide no Melody" music show, her first public performance in 30 years.

Top 40 singles

#TitleRelease Date/Chart Position
1Garasu Zaka
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the 19th Japan Record Awards. Performed at the 28th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.		1977
2Dakedo... 1977
3Vidro Kozaiku 1977
4Hana Shigure
Performed at the 29th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.		1978
5Purple Shadow1978
6Onna Tomodachi1978
7Shiosai No Melody1979
8Watashi Wa Piano
Performed at the 31st edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.'		1980
9Ai No Imagination
1981
10Namida No Jitterbug
Performed at the 32nd edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.		1981
11Persian Blue1981
12Ai No Owari Ni1982
13Garasu No Hana
Performed at the 33rd edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.		1982
14Torisugita Kaze1983
15Sonna Hiroshi Ni Damaserete
Performed at the 34th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.		1983
16Akifuyu
Performed at the 35th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen''.		1984
17Harajuku Memory1984