Utsumi Kazuko

Shimoyama Kazuko (下山和子) née Utsumi (内海) is a Japanese talento, a racing driver, a former idol, a former actress, and a former member of Onyanko Club.

Utsumi started her career in entertainment as a child actress. After that, she began taking extracurricular singing lessons in Hirao Masaaki's musical training school. She joined All nighters in late 1984, and from there auditioned for Onyanko Club. She joined Onyanko Club on April 5, 1985, and graduated on March 30, 1987.

Profile

 * Member Number: 13
 * Hobbies: Cooking, gym, driving, and beauty
 * Special Skills: Korean and car racing

Albums

 * 1) [1987.03.21] Lunch Time

Best Albums

 * 1) [2003.03.19] MY COLLE!CTION UTSUMI KAZUKO BEST (MY これ！クション 内海和子 BEST)
 * 2) [2010.05.19] My Kore! Lite Utsumi Kazuko (Myこれ！Lite 内海和子)

Collaboration Albums

 * 1) [1987.12.16] Triangle (トライアングル) (w/ Nitta Eri and Fukunaga Satomi)

Singles

 * 1) [1986.11.07] Aoi Memories (蒼いメモリーズ; Blue Memories)
 * 2) [1987.02.25] 20 Sai (20歳; 20-Year-Old)
 * 3) [1987.05.14] Mou Kimi no Namae mo Yobenai (もう君の名前も呼べない: I Can't Even Call You By Name Anymore)
 * 4) [1989.07.21] Kaze wa Endless Story (風はエンドレス・ストーリー; Wind is an Endless Story)

Trivia

 * She's the mother of Yulianne.
 * She was one of the only Onyanko Club members early on that had professional level voice training prior to joining, and was said to have perfect pitch. As a result she was chosen for lead vocals on their first single Sailor Fuku wo Nugasanaide, despite not being part of the original lineup.
 * Utsumi was known as the "B-men no Joou" (B面の女王/Queen of the B-Side) by fans because she had two solo songs as Onyanko Club single B-sides prior to her actual solo debut. (Otto CHIKAN! and Osaki ni Shitsurei)
 * On September 16, 2021, she announced that she's been diagnosed with a panic disorder.
 * Before Onyanko Club, she appeared as part of the All nighters with Tatsumi Rika.