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Teresa's debut in Japan
The 1st of March 1974, Teresa Teng's first
single record "Kon-ya kashira
Asita
kashira" (Maybe tonight,
Maybe tomorrow)
was released by Japan Polydor
record.
She had came Japan from Hong Kong on 15th
February, before the record was released
and the press conferrence was held. The media
catchphrase was "The Red Rose of Hong
Kong". She had been already a big star
in Asian countries, but she desired to sing
in Japan. Shinichi Mori, whom she was respected
as a great singer belonged to the same music
prodction, "Watanabe Production"
and Office "Sun's".
In this year, some young Chinese female singer
debuted, maybe for following up Agnes Chan,
who debuted 1972 and had been already popular
in Japan. Teresa was introduced on the some
magazines with the headline "Catch up
Agnes and get ahead!"
"Kon-ya kasira Ashita kasira "(Rylics
by Michio Yamagami/ Composed by Kyohei Tsutumi/
Arranged by Hiroshi Takada)was a kind of
girl's pop music. It ranked disappointing
75th on the music sales chart.
It is sayed that at the time
she had moved
to Japan, the cause of worrying
her was language.
She needed a interpreter when
she was interviewed,
she could not understand Japanese
menu at
the restaurant, nor can enjoy
conversation
with Japanese people. I guess
she had made
great effort to work in Japan.
Her second single record "Kuko"(Airport),
(Rylics by Michio Yamagami/ Composed by Kosho
Inomata/ Arranged by Ken-ichiro Mori) was
released on 1st July. This song was a kind
of "Enka" which brought out her
beautiful voice more. Her costumes were changed
mini skirt to long skirt. "Kuko"
marked good sales day by day. She won the
aword for the new singer at the 16th Japan
Record Award, with the new singers as Yoko
Aso(Grand prix of new singer), Michiru Jo,
Mineko Nishikawa and Tsutomu Arakawa. Then
she started to sing mainly "Enka"
in Japan. |
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