Nakahara Meiko

Obara Meiko (小原明子), better known as Nakahara Meiko (中原めいこ), is a former Japanese singer. She debuted in 1982 with the single "Kon'ya dake Dance Dance Dance" (今夜だけDANCE DANCE DANCE) and the album Coconuts House (ココナッツ・ハウス). Her 1984 single Kimitachi Kiwi Papaya Mango dane was the 50th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 237,000 copies sold. She is famously known for providing the opening and ending themes to the Dirty Pair anime series, "Ro Ro Ro Russian Roulette" (ロ・ロ・ロ・ロシアンルーレット) and "Space Fantasy", the former of which won the award for Best Song at the 8th Anime Grand Prix in 1986.

Studio Albums

 * 1) [1982.07.01] Coconuts House (ココナッツ・ハウス)
 * 2) [1982.12.21] 2ji Made no Cinderella -FRIDAY MAGIC- (2時までのシンデレラ -FRIDAY MAGIC-)
 * 3) [1983.09.01] mint
 * 4) [1984.07.21] Lotus no Kajitsu (ロートスの果実)
 * 5) [1985.05.22] CHAKI CHAKI CLUB
 * 6) [1986.03.20] MOODS
 * 7) [1987.03.04] PUZZLE
 * 8) [1988.03.05] Kagami no Naka no Actress (鏡の中のアクトレス; The Actress in The Mirror)
 * 9) [1990.03.21] 303 EAST 60TH STREET
 * 10) [1991.10.30] ON THE PLANET ~Chukuu no Dekigoto~ (ON THE PLANET 〜地球のできごと〜)

Best Albums

 * 1) [1984.02.21] Best Menu (ベスト・メニュー)
 * 2) [1984.11.21] Meiko's BEST SELECTION 10+1
 * 3) [1986.09.03] MOGA -Best Collection-
 * 4) [1987.08.26] New Best Now (ニュー・ベスト・ナウ)
 * 5) [1988.06.05] SELECTION 20 Ballad I
 * 6) [1988.07.06] SELECTION 20 Ballad II
 * 7) [1989.04.26] Happy birthday, Love for you
 * 8) [1998.05.13] TWIN BEST
 * 9) [2000.06.21] 2000 millennium best Millennium Best (2000 millennium best ミレニアム・ベスト)
 * 10) [2004.11.17] GOLDEN☆BEST Nakahara Meiko (ゴールデン☆ベスト)
 * 11) [2005.08.24] NEW BEST 1500

Remix Albums

 * 1) [1991.03.27] HIGH ENERGY -Remixed in N.Y.-

Singles

 * 1) [1982.04.21] Konya Dake DANCE・DANCE・DANCE (今夜だけDANCE・DANCE・DANCE)
 * 2) [1982.09.21] Go Away
 * 3) [1983.03.21] Friday Magic
 * 4) [1983.07.21] Tsukiyo ni Ki wo Tsukete! (月夜に気をつけて!)
 * 5) [1983.11.21] Scorpion (スコーピオン)
 * 6) [1984.04.05] Kimitachi Kiwi Papaya Mango Da ne. (君たちキウイ・パパイア・マンゴーだね. )
 * 7) [1984.09.21] Emotion (エモーション)
 * 8) [1985.05.01] Yakimochi Yaki Rumba Boy (やきもちやきルンバ・ボーイ)
 * 9) [1985.07.21] Ru-Ru-Ru Russian Roulette (ロ・ロ・ロ・ロシアンルーレット)
 * 10) [1986.02.01] Kowareta Peer / DESTINATION (こわれたピアノ/DESTINATION)
 * 11) [1987.02.04] UNBALANCE ZONE
 * 12) [1988.01.25] Kagami no Naka no Actress (鏡の中のアクトレス)
 * 13) [1990.02.21] Diamond Miwakenasai -Is it true love- (ダイヤモンド見分けなさい -Is it true love-)
 * 14) [1991.09.27] Fortune -Gin no Tsukiyo no Honeymoon- (Fortune -銀の月夜のハネムーン-)

12 Inch Singles

 * 1) [1984.11.21] Meiko's SPECIAL PARTY VERSIONS