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Miyoko Asada debuted as an idol in April 1973 with the single "Akai Fuusen" (The Red Balloon), which sold over 800,000 copies and peaked at #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart list.[1][2] That same year she was nominated as Best Newcomer of the Year at the 15th Japan Record Awards,[2] but lost the title to Junko Sakurada.
^長田, 暁二 (2002). 『歌謡曲おもしろこぼれ話』. 社会思想社. p. 213. ISBN4390116495.
^ ab"浅田美代子、42年ぶり「赤い風船」披露で大緊張「本当に怖かった」" [Miyoko Asada is nervous about showing "The Red Balloon" for the first time in 42 years "I was really scared"]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
