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Sanae Jōnouchi

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Sanae Jōnouchi
城之内じょうのうち早苗さなえ
Born17 May 1968 (1968-05-17) (age 56)
Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Sanae Kimura (Japanese: 木村きむら 早苗さなえ; born 17 May 1968), known by her birth name of Sanae Jōnouchi (Japanese: 城之内じょうのうち早苗さなえ), is a Japanese enka singer, actress and radio presenter.

Life and career

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Born in Kamisu, while in her second year of junior high school Jōnouchi made her singing debut participating in the 'All Japan Enka Championship', a music competition organized by Tokyo 12 Channel (now TV Tokyo) and CBS Sony.[1] In 1985 she entered the popular idol group Onyanko Club, and in 1986 she made her solo record debut with the single Ajisai-bashi; the song topped the Oricon Singles Chart, the first song in the enka genre to achieve this result.[1] After the group disbanded, she appeared in several television shows, started an acting career on stage, and hosted the radio program Jōnouchi sanae no hātofuru daiarī ("Sanae Jonouchi's Heartful Diary").[1] In 1995, she married the television director and producer Tadahiro Kimura.[1]

In 2016, Jōnouchi was the recipient of the Japan Society of Composers Excellence Award at the 58th Japan Record Awards.[2] On 23 October 2019, she released Sanae Uta, her first studio album in 32 years.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 80-nendai aidoru collection. Bessatsu Takarajima. 2017. p. 81. ISBN 978-4-8002-7122-8.
  2. ^ "『第だい58回かいレコード大賞たいしょう』候補こうほ10作品さくひん決定けってい 宇多田うただ、AKB48、桐谷きりたに健太けんたら". Oricon News. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "城之内じょうのうち早苗さなえが32年ねんぶりのオリジナルアルバムを発売はつばい PRイベントには、33年ねんぶりの「あの人ひと」がサプライズで登場とうじょう！？". うたびと (in Japanese). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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