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Hiroko Moriguchi

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Hiroko Moriguchi
森口もりぐち博子ひろこ
Birth nameHiromi Hanamura (花村はなむら博美ひろみ)
Born (1968-06-13) June 13, 1968 (age 56)
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active1982–present
LabelsKing Records
Websitewww.mogeshan.net

Hiromi Hanamura (花村はなむら 博美ひろみ, Hanamura Hiromi) (born June 13, 1968, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name Hiroko Moriguchi (森口もりぐち 博子ひろこ, Moriguchi Hiroko) is a female Japanese singer and tarento.[1] Moriguchi is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc., where she also serves as Second Production Department Manager.[2]

Biography

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The youngest of four sisters, Hiromi Hanamura (花村はなむら 博美ひろみ, Hanamura Hiromi) lived with her mother after her parents divorced when she was eight years old. She graduated from Fukuoka City Takamiya Junior High School and Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Chuo High School, then transferred to Horikoshi High School Performing Arts Course. Her classmates included Yōko Oginome, Kumiko Takeda, Miyuki Imori, Sayuri Iwai, Eri Murata, and Mie Takahashi. During her teenage years, Hanamura performed as a backing singer in the Tokyo Music Academy performing arts group "School Mates" (スクールメイツ, Sukūrumeitsu). Before graduating from high school, she participated in several variety shows and quiz programs. She auditioned for several idol singer competitions without success. Hanamura adopted the stage name "Hiroko Moriguchi" as a nod to musician Masaaki Hirao and female golfer Yuko Moriguchi.

After finishing second place in NHK's Winning Song Kayō Tengoku (勝かち抜ぬき歌謡かよう天国てんごく, Kachinuki Kayō Tengoku), Moriguchi signed with King Records and released her debut single "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" (水みずの星ほしへ愛あいをこめて, "From the Aqueous Star with Love") for the anime TV series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The song reached No. 16 on Oricon's charts. Her follow-up songs, however, failed to achieve the same success. In 1987, Moriguchi recorded the song "Kareha-iro no Smile" (枯葉かれは色しょくのスマイル, Kareha-iro no Sumairu, "Dead Leaf-Colored Smile") to promote the Kirin Lemon Whity drink. While the beverage sold well in Japan, the song was unable to make the Top 100 chart.

In 1988, Moriguchi recorded the song "Samurai Heart" (サムライハート, Samurai Hāto) for the anime series Yoroiden Samurai Troopers. Moriguchi also released her first gravure idol book and video Hiroko Moriguchi Photo Album (森口もりぐち博子ひろこ写真しゃしん集しゅう, Moriguchi Hiroko Shashin-shū) that year and her second gravure book Wow! in 1990.

In 1991, Moriguchi recorded "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" (ETERNAL WIND〜ほほえみは光ひかる風ふうの中なか〜, "Eternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~") for the anime film Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The song reached No. 9 on Oricon's charts and stayed in the Top 100 for 27 weeks. It also placed 47th in Oricon's annual ranking and consistently placed in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen for six consecutive years, making it her biggest hit. She also recorded songs for the Fuji TV variety show Yume ga Mori Mori (夢ゆめがMORI MORI, "Dream Is Mori Mori") and was a mainstay during its run from 1992 to 1995. In 1995 an arcade game featuring Moriguchi called ''Moriguchi Hiroko no Quiz de Hyuu! Hyuu!'' [ja] (森口もりぐち博子ひろこのクイズでヒューヒュー) was released. She released her third gravure book Cool in 1997. Throughout the 1990s, Moriguchi appeared in television commercials for companies such as Kao Corporation, National, Daihatsu, and Asahi Breweries.

In 2003, Moriguchi played Hiroko in the NHK TV series Teruteru Kazoku (てるてる家族かぞく, Teruteru Family) and made appearances in the TBS series Ai no Gekijō (愛あいの劇場げきじょう, Theater of Love). In 2005, she was appointed as general manager of the Japan Amateur Baseball Association team Misaki Fukuoka Blossoms (福岡ふくおか美咲みさきブラッサムズ, Misaki Fukuoka Burossamusu). However, she and co-manager Nobuyuki Kagawa resigned following a reorganization of the team, which as since been renamed Fukuoka Oceans 9 (福岡ふくおかオーシャンズ9, Fukuoka Ōshanzu Nain).

On February 28, 2012, Moriguchi joined Yoko Minamino and Tomomi Nishimura to form the trio "Blooming Girls". Their debut single "Knock!! Knock!! Knock!!" peaked at No. 66 on Oricon's singles charts on June 13. In 2015, Moriguchi released the single "I Wish ~Kimi ga Iru Konomachi de~" (I wish〜君くんがいるこの街まちで〜, "I Wish ~In This Town Where You Are~") to commemorate her 30th anniversary in the music business. Since 2017, Moriguchi has been a participant in Nippon BS Broadcasting's Momoiro Uta Gassen (ももいろ歌合戦うたがっせん), held every New Year's Eve.

Moriguchi released Gundam Song Covers on August 7, 2019, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Gundam franchise. The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart on August 16, making it her first top-10 album since 1991's Eternal Songs.[3] On November 16, 2019, the album was announced as one of six recipients of the Planning Award at the 61st Japan Record Awards, which was held on December 30.[4] Moriguchi's follow-up album Gundam Song Covers 2 was originally planned for release on June 10, 2020, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed to September 16, 2020.[5][6]

In June 2021, Moriguchi announced the release of her 35th anniversary album Aoi Inochi (蒼あおい生命せいめい, Blue Life) on August 4. It was her first original studio release since her 1997 album Happy Happy Blue. Moriguchi also hosted a special concert at the Tokyo International Forum Hall C on October 3.[7] In December 2021, Moriguchi announced the release of Gundam Song Covers 3 on March 9, 2022.[8]

Following the release of Gundam Song Covers 3, Bandai Namco announced that Moriguchi would record "Ubugoe" as the theme song of the film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island.[9] "Ubugoe" peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's charts, becoming her first top-10 since "Whistle" in 1993.[10]

On March 4, 2023, Moriguchi announced the release of Anison Covers on May 24. The album features her covers of popular anime theme songs from the 1980s and 1990s.[11]

In February 2024, Moriguchi, along with Yu Hayami and Iyo Matsumoto released the single "Soro soro fuyu desu nee" (そろそろ冬ふゆですネェ, It's almost winter, isn't it?) as part of the concert unit Cutie☆MoriMori, which she joined in 2017 (replacing original member Chiemi Hori).[12] The single was produced by Noritake Kinashi and written by George Tokoro.[13] It was billed under each singer's individual discography, particularly on RecoChoku and Apple Music.[14][15]

Moriguchi currently co-hosts the variety show Anison Days alongside singer/songwriter Mikio Sakai on BS11.[16] She is also the host of her own radio show Kiss & Smile on Bay FM 78.[17]

Personal life

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During the 1990s, Moriguchi suffered from cold sensitivity. Starting in 2000, she changed her diet and sleeping habits to remedy her condition.[18][19][20][21]

Discography

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Main article: Hiroko Moriguchi discography

Bibliography

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  • Hiroko Moriguchi Photo Album
    (森口もりぐち博子ひろこ写真しゃしん集しゅう, Moriguchi Hiroko Shashin-shū) (Fresh Scholar, 1988 May)[22]
  • Wow (Scholar, 1990 April)
  • Cool (Bunkasha, 1997 June)
  • Gekkan wa Kata ★ Rensai-chū
    (月刊げっかんはかた　★連載れんさい中ちゅう) (2015 April)

Filmography

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TV

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Kōhaku Uta Gassen appearances

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Year / Broadcast Appearance Song Appearance order Opponent
1991 (Heisei 3) / 42nd Debut "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" 4/28 Smokey Mountain
1992 (Heisei 4) / 43rd 2 "Speed" 1/28 SMAP
1993 (Heisei 5) / 44th 3 "Whistle" 13/26 Takashi Hosokawa Also performed a cover of "Moonlight Densetsu" with Fuyumi Sakamoto and Hikaru Nishida in a special segment.
1994 (Heisei 6) / 45th 4 "Let's Go" 6/25 SMAP
1995 (Heisei 7) / 46th 5 "Anata to Itatokikan" 7/25 Fumiya Fujii
1996 (Heisei 8) / 47th 6 "Shisen" 17/25 Kenichi Mikawa

References

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  1. ^ "森口もりぐち博子ひろこ". Idol.ne.jp. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. ^ "Company Profile". NoReason Inc. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. ^ "森口もりぐち博子ひろこ、「ガンダム」カバーで28年ねん2ヶ月かげつぶりのTOP10入いり 「80代だいまで歌うたい続つづけたい」". Oricon. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ "Winners and Nominees for the 61st Japan Record Awards Announced". Arama! Japan. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  5. ^ "あの大だいヒットアルバムの続編ぞくへん『GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2』2020年ねん6月がつ10日とおかリリース決定けってい！！". Hiroko Moriguchi Official Website. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  6. ^ Moriguchi, Hiroko (2020-05-14). "大切たいせつなお知しらせ" [Important Notice]. Mori Mori Blog. Ameba. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. ^ "「水すいの星ほしへ愛あいをこめて」アカペラVer.などガンダムソングも多数たすう収録しゅうろくした森口もりぐち博子ひろこ 35周年しゅうねん記念きねんオリジナルアルバム『蒼あおい生命せいめい』8月がつ4日にちリリース決定けってい！35周年しゅうねんアニバーサリーコンサート開催かいさい決定けってい！" [Hiroko Moriguchi's 35th Anniversary Original Album "Aoi Inochi" will be released on August 4th, including many Gundam songs such as "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete (Acapella Ver.)". 35th Anniversary Concert to be held!]. Yahoo! Japan. 2021-06-07. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  8. ^ "「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3」 2022年ねん3月がつ9日にちにリリース決定けってい!!!" ["Gundam Song Covers 3" will be released on March 9, 2022!!!]. Hiroko Moriguchi Official Website. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (2022-04-24). "Hiroko Moriguchi Sings Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Anime Film's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  10. ^ "Ubugoe(初回しょかい限定げんてい盤ばん) | 森口もりぐち博子ひろこ". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  11. ^ Moriguchi, Hiroko (2023-03-04). "森口もりぐち博子ひろこ NEW ALBUM「ANISON COVERS」5月がつ24日にち リリース決定けってい". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  12. ^ "早見はやみ優ゆう、森口もりぐち博子ひろこ＆松本まつもと伊代いよとの「キューティーモリモリ」で熱唱ねっしょう報告ほうこく ３ショットに「素晴すばらしい」". スポーツ報知ほうち (in Japanese). 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  13. ^ "松本まつもと伊代いよ・早見はやみ優ゆう・森口もりぐち博子ひろこ、アイドルユニット活動かつどうで「若返わかがえっている」 "生涯しょうがいアイドル"宣言せんげんも". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  14. ^ "松本まつもと伊代いよ,早見はやみ優ゆう,森口もりぐち博子ひろこ 「そろそろ冬ふゆですネェ」". recochoku.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  15. ^ Sorosoro Fuyudesunee - Single by Iyo Matsumoto, Yu Hayami & Hiroko Moriguchi on Apple Music, 2024-02-06, retrieved 2024-04-16
  16. ^ "Anison Days". Nippon BS Broadcasting. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  17. ^ "Kiss & Smile". Bay FM. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  18. ^ "［歌手かしゅ 森口もりぐち博子ひろこさん］冷ひえ性しょう（１）１７歳さいでデビュー、大だいヒット" [Singer Hiroko Moriguchi: Cold Sensitivity (1) Debut at Age 17, a Huge Hit]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  19. ^ "［歌手かしゅ 森口もりぐち博子ひろこさん］冷ひえ性しょう（２）握手あくしゅしたら「手てが冷つめたい」" [Singer Hiroko Moriguchi: Cold Sensitivity (2) "Hand Is Cold" After Shaking Hands]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  20. ^ "［歌手かしゅ 森口もりぐち博子ひろこさん］冷ひえ性しょう（３）体調たいちょう壊こわす前まえに常つねに予防よぼう" [Singer Hiroko Moriguchi: Cold Sensitivity (3) Always Prevent Before Illness]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  21. ^ "［歌手かしゅ 森口もりぐち博子ひろこさん］冷ひえ性しょう（４）感謝かんしゃの大切たいせつさ 気付きづかされた" [Singer Hiroko Moriguchi: Cold Sensitivity (4) The Importance of Gratitude Was Noticed]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  22. ^ "Profile". Hiroko Moriguchi. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
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