Kudo Shizuka

 (工藤静香) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, and actress. She's also a former idol, a former member of Onyanko Club and former second leader of its sub-unit Ushirogami Hikaretai and a former founding member of Seventeen Club.

She is also a lyricist and composer under the name Aeri (愛絵理).

She graduated from Seventeen Club in 1985, where the group disbanded.

She joined Onyanko Club on May 23, 1986 and graduated on September 20, 1987, where the group disbanded.

Profile

 * Onyanko Club Member Number: 38

Discography
Albums=
 * Albums
 * 1) [1988.01.21] Mysterious (ミステリアス)
 * 2) [1989.02.15] JOY
 * 3) [1990.04.04] rosette
 * 4) [1991.03.06] mind Universe
 * 5) [1992.03.18] Trinity
 * 6) [1993.04.01] Rise me
 * 7) [1994.09.07] Expose
 * 8) [1995.08.02] Purple
 * 9) [1996.05.17] doing
 * 10) [1997.03.19] DRESS
 * 11) [1998.04.29] I'm not
 * 12) [1999.06.02] Full of Love
 * 13) [2002.07.03] Jewelry Box
 * 14) [2005.06.01] Tsukikage (月影; Moonlight)
 * 15) [2017.08.30] Rin (凛; Dignified)


 * Mini Albums
 * 1) [1988.07.21] Shizuka (静香)
 * 2) [1989.10.04] Karelia (カレリア)

Singles= Video Releases= Box Sets=
 * Best Albums
 * 1) [1988.11.30] graduation
 * 2) [1989.12.06] HARVEST
 * 3) [1990.11.14] unlimited
 * 4) [1991.12.11] intimate
 * 5) [1992.11.20] Best of Ballade Empathy
 * 6) [1993.11.19] Super Best
 * 7) [1996.12.16] She Best of Best
 * 8) [1998.11.18] Best of Ballade Current (Best of Ballade カレント)
 * 9) [2000.03.15] Millennium Best (ミレニアム・ベスト)
 * 10) [2001.12.05] MY COLLE!CTION KUDO SHIZUKA BEST (MYこれ!クション 工藤静香BEST)
 * 11) [2007.08.29] Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best
 * 12) [2008.03.05] 20th Anniversary B-side collection
 * 13) [2010.05.19] My Kore! Lite Kudo Shizuka (Myこれ！Lite 工藤静香)
 * 14) [2014.03.27] Kudo Shizuka  Best Hit 15 (工藤静香 ベストヒット15)
 * 15) [2015.02.18] My Treasure Best -Nakajima Miyuki × Goto Tsugutoshi Collection- (My Treasure Best -中島みゆき×後藤次利コレクション-)
 * 16) [2016.03.09] My Heartful Best ~Goro Matsui Collection~ (My Heartful Best～松井五郎コレクション～)
 * Cover Album
 * 1) [2002.10.30] Showa no Kaidan Vol.1 (昭和の階段 Vol.1; Showa Staircase Vol.1)
 * 2) [2008.08.20] MY PRECIOUS -Shizuka sings songs of Miyuki-
 * 3) [2019.06.12] Deep Breath
 * 4) [2021.03.10] Aoi Honoo (青い炎; Blue Flame)
 * 5) [2022.07.20] "Kanju" Shizuka Kudo 35th Anniversary self-cover album (「感受」Shizuka Kudo 35th Anniversary self-cover album; "Receptivity" Shizuka Kudo 35th Anniversary self-cover album)
 * Remix Mini Albums
 * 1) [2000.09.20] EURO Kudo Shizuka (EURO 工藤静香)
 * Singles
 * 1) [1987.08.31] Kindan no Telepathy (禁断のテレパシー; Forbidden Telepathy)
 * 2) [1987.12.02] Again
 * 3) [1988.03.02] Daite Kuretara Ii no ni (抱いてくれたらいいのに; I Wish You Could Hold Me)
 * 4) [1988.06.01] FU-JI-TSU
 * 5) [1988.08.24] MUGO.N...Iroppoi (MUGO･ん･･･色っぽい; ''MUGO.mmm...Sexy)
 * 6) [1988.12.28] Koi Hitoyo (恋一夜; One Night in Love)
 * 7) [1989.05.03] Arashi no Sugao (嵐の素顔; The True Face of the Storm)
 * 8) [1989.09.06] Kousa ni Fukarete (黄砂に吹かれて; Blown by Yellow Sand)
 * 9) [1990.01.10] Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku (くちびるから媚薬; Aphrodisiac Lips)
 * 10) [1990.05.09] Senryuu no Shizukuu (千流の雫; A Drop in the Ocean)
 * 11) [1990.09.21] Watashi ni Tsuite (私について; About Me)
 * 12) [1991.01.23] Boyaboya de Kinai (ぼやぼやできない; I Can't Do It in a Blur)
 * 13) [1991.05.15] Please
 * 14) [1991.10.23] Metamorphose (メタモルフォーゼ)
 * 15) [1992.01.29] Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai (めちゃくちゃに泣いてしまいたい; I Want to Cry so Badly)
 * 16) [1992.05.21] Urahara (うらはら; Contrary)
 * 17) [1992.08.21] Koe wo Kikasete (声を聴かせて; Let Me Hear Your Voice)
 * 18) [1993.02.03] Doukoku (慟哭; Tears of Sorrow)
 * 19) [1993.06.02] Watashi wa Knife (わたしはナイフ; I'm a Knife)
 * 20) [1993.10.06] Anata Shikainai Desho (あなたしかいないでしょ; You're the Only One)
 * 21) [1994.03.18] Blue Rose
 * 22) [1994.07.21] Jaguar Line
 * 23) [1994.11.18] Ice Rain
 * 24) [1995.05.19] Moon Water
 * 25) [1995.11.20] 7
 * 26) [1996.03.21] Chou (蝶; Butterfly)
 * 27) [1996.06.05] Yuu (優; Excellent)
 * 28) [1996.11.07] Gekijou (激情; Passion)
 * 29) [1997.05.28] Blue Velvet
 * 30) [1997.11.19] Kama Sutra no Densetsu (カーマスートラの伝説; The Legend of Kama Sutra)
 * 31) [1998.02.18] Setsu . Getsu . Ka (雪・月・花; Snow . Moon . Flowers)
 * 32) [1998.07.17] Kirara (きらら; Mica)
 * 33) [1998.11.06] Isshun (一瞬; Moment)
 * 34) [1999.04.07] Blue Zone
 * 35) [2000.11.08] Shinku no Hana (深紅の花; Crimson Flowers)
 * 36) [2002.04.24] maple
 * 37) [2005.02.16] Lotus ~Umareshi Hana~ (Lotus～生まれし花～; Lotus ~Newborn Flower~)
 * 38) [2005.04.27] Kokoro no Chikara (心のチカラ; Emotional Strength)
 * 39) [2006.09.06] Clāvis -Kagi- (Clāvis－鍵－; Clāvis -Key-)
 * 40) [2007.05.23] Amayo no Tsuki ni (雨夜の月に; Moonlight on a Rainy Night)
 * 41) [2008.11.05] NIGHT WING / Yukigasa (NIGHT WING/雪傘; NIGHT WING / Snow Umbrella)
 * 42) [2012.10.17] Kimi ga Kureta Mono (キミがくれたもの; What You Gave Me)
 * 43) [2023.08.02] Yuusha no Hata (勇者の旗)
 * Digital Singles
 * 1) [2021.12.02] Shima Yori (島より; From the Island)
 * Video Releases
 * 1) [1988.11.02] Kudo Shizuka First Concert Shizuka ~ Hajime no Ippo (工藤静香ファーストコンサート　静香～はじめの一歩)
 * 2) [1990.02.21] Shizuka no Concert'89 Aki Special (静香のコンサート '89・秋スペシャル)
 * 3) [1990.10.21] Shizuka no Concert'90 Haru (静香のコンサート '90・春)
 * 4) [1991.09.21] Shizuka no Concert'91 (静香のコンサート'91)
 * 5) [1992.02.05] female
 * 6) [1992.09.16] Shizuka no Concert '92 "Koe wo Kikasete" (静香のコンサート'92 “声を聴かせて”)
 * 7) [1993.07.21] female II
 * 8) [1993.10.21] Shizuka no Concert'93 Rise me (静香のコンサート'93 Rise me)
 * 9) [1994.11.18] female III
 * 10) [1995.03.17] '94 "Expose" Concert tour 1994 in Yoyogi
 * 11) [1996.01.05] female IV
 * 12) [1997.06.18] female V
 * 13) [1997.07.18] 1997 "DRESS" CONCERT TOUR
 * 14) [1998.10.07] "I'm not" Concert Tour 1998
 * 15) [1999.02.17] female VI
 * 16) [1999.09.17] "Full of Love" Concert Tour 1999
 * 17) [2003.07.16] female I & II
 * 18) [2003.07.16] female III & IV
 * 19) [2003.08.20] female V & VI
 * 20) [2017.12.20] Shizuka Kudo 30th Anniversary Live "Rin" (Shizuka Kudo 30th Anniversary Live “凛”)
 * 21) [2022.12.21] Kudo Shizuka 35th Anniversary Tour 2022 ~Kanju~ (工藤静香 35th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～ 感受～)
 * Box Sets
 * 1) [2002.10.30] My Favorite Songs ~Original Best~
 * 2) [2007.09.19] Shizuka Kudo THE LIVE DVD COMPLETE BOX
 * 3) [2012.10.30] SHIZUKA KUDO ORIGINAL ALBUM COLLECTION
 * 4) [2018.06.20] Aeri Complete Album (愛絵理コンプリートアルバム)

Trivia

 * She is designated as one of the four "Idol Shitenno" (アイドル四天王/Four Heavenly Idol Queens,) or idols of the late '80s era that continued to have great success as idols into the 1990s. The other three are Nakayama Miho, Asaka Yui, and Minamino Yoko.
 * She's married to former SMAP member Kimura Takuya and has two daughters.
 * During her time with Seventeen Club, she lived in the Sony Music employee dormitory and was floormates with Kokusho Sayuri, Watanabe Minayo, and Jounouchi Sanae, meaning she was acquainted with them before she tried out for Onyanko Club.
 * Her favorite hobby outside of singing is painting. She occasionally auctions her artwork.