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Nakayama Miho

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Nakayama Miho (中山美穂) was a Japanese singer, actress, and a former idol.

She passed away on December 6, 2024 at the age of 54.

History[]

Born in Nagano, Nakayama's parents divorced after her younger sister Shinobu's birth, and her mother took full custody and moved to Gunma. Inspired by the success of Candies, Nakayama aspired to enter entertainment herself. After her mother remarried an aspiring musician, the family relocated to Tokyo. From there Nakayama auditioned for several entertainment opportunities as a child but found little success.

At age 12, she was street scouted in Harajuku and debuted as a model with Box Corporation in 1983. In 1984, she left Box Corporation for BIG APPLE (Burning Production), which helped her land roles in dramas. She gained recognition in the 1984 drama Maido Osawagase Shimasu as a popular supporting character and debuted as an idol singer in 1985. By 1988 she was a top selling musical artist and popular teenage actress.

In 1999, she shifted her career completely to acting and began starring in several hit drama series and movies. She took a sudden hiatus in 2002 after marrying author Tsuji Hitonari and moving to Paris, France, which delayed several projects, causing her to be blacklisted for a short while. Her first child, a boy, was born in 2004 while she was still living in Paris. In 2007 she moved back to Japan and resumed her acting career. She announced her divorce from Tsuji in 2014 and announced that he had recieved full custody of their son. Nakayama then resumed her singing career in 2019.

Around noon on December 6, 2024, Nakayama's staff announced the cancellation of her evening concert from her concert tour Miho Nakayama Christmas Concert 2024 in Billboard Live due to poor health.[1] Later, she was found unresponsive in her Tokyo home and pronounced dead at the scene. According to media, she had collapsed in the bathroom.[2][3][4][5][6] On December 8, 2024, it was announced that the results of her autopsy confirmed that there was no foul play and that the cause of death was an accident that occurred while she was bathing.[7][8]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  1. [1985.08.21] "C"
  2. [1985.12.18] AFTER SCHOOL
  3. [1986.07.01] SUMMER BREEZE
  4. [1986.12.18] EXOTIQUE
  5. [1987.07.15] ONE AND ONLY
  6. [1988.02.10] CATCH THE NITE
  7. [1988.07.11] Mind Game
  8. [1988.12.15] angel hearts
  9. [1989.09.05] Hide'n'Seek
  10. [1989.12.15] Merry Merry
  11. [1990.03.16] All For You
  12. [1990.07.18] Jeweluna
  13. [1991.03.15] Dé eaya (ディーヤ)
  14. [1992.06.10] Mellow
  15. [1993.06.23] Wagamama na Actress (わがままな あくとれす)
  16. [1994.06.08] Pure White
  17. [1995.09.30] Mid Blue
  18. [1996.06.01] Deep Lip French
  19. [1997.06.21] Groovin' Blue
  20. [1998.06.10] OLIVE
  21. [1999.09.16] manifesto
  22. [2019.12.04] Neuf Neuf

Best Albums[]

  1. [1987.11.05] MIHO NAKAYAMA COLLECTION
  2. [1989.03.20] Ballads
  3. [1990.11.21] MIHO NAKAYAMA COLLECTION II
  4. [1991.12.24] Miho's Select
  5. [1993.01.20] Dramatic Songs MIHO NAKAYAMA ON TV THEME
  6. [1993.11.26] Blanket Privacy
  7. [1995.03.01] MIHO NAKAYAMA COLLECTION III
  8. [1996.12.18] Nakayama Miho Ballads II
  9. [1997.04.09] TREASURY
  10. [2001.03.07] Your Selection 1 Miho Nakayama
  11. [2001.03.07] Your Selection 2 Miho Nakayama
  12. [2001.03.07] Your Selection 3 Miho Nakayama
  13. [2001.03.07] Your Selection 4 Miho Nakayama
  14. [2006.02.01] MIHO NAKAYAMA COLLECTION IV
  15. [2010.07.07] Nakayama Miho Perfect Best (中山美穂 パーフェクト・ベスト)
  16. [2013.10.02] Nakayama Miho Perfect Best 2 (中山美穂 パーフェクト・ベスト 2)

Live Albums[]

  1. [1986.08.01] VIRGIN FLIGHT '86 NAKAYAMA MIHO FIRST CONCERT (VIRGIN FLIGHT '86 中山美穂ファースト・コンサート )
  2. [1994.11.23] Pure White Live '94

Remix Albums[]

  1. [1988.10.21] Makin' Dancin'
  2. [1991.07.25] DANCE BOX
  3. [1997.12.03] THE REMIXES MIHO NAKAYAMA MEETS New York GROOVE
  4. [1998.01.09] THE REMIXES MIHO NAKAYAMA MEETS Los Angeles GROOVE

Singles[]

  1. [1985.06.21] "C"
  2. [1985.09.21] Namaiki (生意気)
  3. [1985.12.18] BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL
  4. [1986.02.05] Iro White Blends (色・ホワイトブレンド)
  5. [1986.05.16] CLOSE UP (クローズアップ)
  6. [1986.07.15] JINGI Aishite Moraimasu (JINGI・愛してもらいます)
  7. [1986.08.21] Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne (ツイてるね ノッてるね)
  8. [1986.11.21] WAKU WAKU Sasete (WAKU WAKUさせて)
  9. [1987.03.18] "Hade!!!" (「派手!!!」)
  10. [1987.07.07] 50/50
  11. [1987.10.07] CATCH ME
  12. [1988.02.07] You're My Only Shinin' Star
  13. [1988.07.11] Ningyo Hime mermaid (人魚姫 mermaid)
  14. [1988.11.24] Witches (ウィッチズ)
  15. [1989.02.21] ROSÉCOLOR
  16. [1989.07.21] virgin eyes
  17. [1990.01.15] Midnight Taxi
  18. [1990.03.21] Semi-Sweet no Mahou (セミスウィートの魔法)
  19. [1990.07.11] Megamitachi no Boken (女神たちの冒険)
  20. [1990.10.22] Aishiteru tte Iwanai! (愛してるっていわない！)
  21. [1991.02.12] Korekara no I LOVE YOU (これからの I LOVE YOU)
  22. [1991.07.16] Rosa (ローザ)
  23. [1991.11.01] Toi Machi no Doko ka de... (遠い街のどこかで…)
  24. [1992.04.01] Mellow
  25. [1992.10.28] Sekaiju no Dare Yori Kitto (世界中の誰よりきっと)
  26. [1993.04.01] Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni (幸せになるために)
  27. [1993.07.07] Anata ni Nara... (あなたになら…)
  28. [1994.02.09] Tada Nakitaku Naru no (ただ泣きたくなるの)
  29. [1994.06.08] Sea Paradise -OL no Hanran- (Sea Paradise －OLの反乱－)
  30. [1994.12.14] HERO
  31. [1995.05.17] CHEERS FOR YOU
  32. [1995.07.21] Hurt to Heart ~Itami no Yukue~ (Hurt to Heart ～痛みの行方～)
  33. [1996.02.16] Thinking about you ~Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsu Mitai~ (Thinking about you ～あなたの夜を包みたい～)
  34. [1996.06.07] True Romance
  35. [1996.11.01] Mirai e no Present (未来へのプレゼント)
  36. [1997.06.14] March Color (マーチ カラー)
  37. [1998.04.08] LOVE CLOVER
  38. [1999.05.19] A Place Under the Sun
  39. [1999.09.16] Adore

Digital Singles[]

  1. [2000.07.07] Stardust (2000 Version) Take23
  2. [2000.10.20] Lagrimas Negras
  3. [2000.12.16] Kimi ga Iru Kara (キミがいるから)

Video Releases[]

  1. [1985.11.21] na ma i ki
  2. [1986.07.21] VIRGIN FLIGHT '86 MIHO NAKAYAMA FIRST CONCERT
  3. [1988.04.05] CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88
  4. [1988.12.21] Kokoro no Yoake L'Aube de mon cœur (心の夜明け)
  5. [1989.07.05] WHUU!! NATURAL Live at Budokan '89
  6. [1990.09.10] Bi Fanatsy / Nakayama Miho Oshare no Subete (美・ファンタジー／中山美穂おしゃれのすべて)
  7. [1990.12.05] LOVE SUPREME Miho Nakayama Selection '90
  8. [1990.12.21] Destiny
  9. [1991.07.21] MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE
  10. [1992.07.04] Mellow
  11. [1992.12.04] LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
  12. [1993.12.10] MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '93 On My Mind
  13. [1996.03.16] Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '95 f
  14. [1996.12.21] Miho Nakayama Concert Tour '96 Sound of Lip
  15. [1998.12.23] MIHO NAKAYAMA TOUR '98 Live O Live

Box Sets[]

  1. [2003.07.14] Miho Nakayama Complete DVD BOX
  2. [2006.03.01] Miho Nakayama Complete SINGLES BOX
  3. [2015.07.22] 30th Anniversary Miho Nakayama THE PERFECT SINGLES BOX

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • She was the elder sister of Nakayama Shinobu.
  • She was a lyricist under the pen names Kitayama Mizuho (北山瑞穂) and Issaku (一咲)
  • She was designated as one of the four "Idol Shitenno" (アイドル四天王; Four Heavenly Idol Queens) aka idols of the late '80s era that continued to have great success as idols into the 1990s. The other three are Kudo Shizuka, Asaka Yui, and Minamino Yoko
    • She was also close friends with Kudo until their friendship ended in the early 1990s, supposedly due to jealousy.
  • She married writer, composer, painter and film director Tsuji Hitonari in 2002. She gave birth to her first son in January 2004. The couple divorced in 2014. After the divorce, Tsuji took primary custody of their son.
  • She was in a romantic relationship with Tahara Toshihiko from roughly 1989[9] to 1992, however they broke up due to disputes around an eventual marriage.[10] She also briefly dated musician Shibuya Keiichiro from 2014 to 2015.
  • She starred in her own video game in 1989, Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki Highschool
  • Endo Yasuko was the first friend she made in the entertainment industry. After Endo's death in 1986, Nakayama wrote a song about her called "LONG DISTANCE TO THE HEAVEN." It was later featured on her 1988 album Mind Game.
  • During her early career, she often played more mature roles despite being a teenager. This led to her having fans across many generations, and many fans did not believe she was really a teenager due to her mature looks and personality.
    • She also had a large number of female fans, which was unusual for female idols at the time.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2357829/full/
  2. ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/602521
  3. ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/602527
  4. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2357902/full/
  5. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2357873/full/
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy8xzly5yro
  7. ↑ 中山美穂の検死結果についてのご報告
  8. ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/602773
  9. ↑ Nakayama also has said 1986, but was unclear as to whether it was a one sided crush at this point or a full on relationship. The two were confirmed to be living together in 1989.
  10. ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f1682999f106e91d9736bc849accd2ff9a32723e

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