The file for aidoru Mikako Hashimoto（橋本美加子）is still a small one but I remember when Marcos V. launched it back in 2018 with her Eurobeat "Touch My Heart" from 1987. A few more songs were added including "Mellow Season"（メロウ・シーズン）which was her debut single from March 1985.
A new addition is here in the form of Hashimoto's 2nd single "Aoi Tokimeki" (A Blue Thrill) which was released in June 1985, and like "Mellow Season", it follows the conventional 1980s aidoru line. Written by SHOW and composed by Seishiro Kusunose（楠瀬誠志郎）, I'm still a sucker for those twinkling synths and the smooth strings. "Aoi Tokimeki" did rather modestly by scoring a No. 47 ranking at its peak and it was used for a Ban antiperspirant commercial.
At least this song made it into the top 50, but I think it should have made it into the top 20! I think Mikako Hashimoto’s voice is so clear and so strong. I’m not sure how much range she has, but her voice is easy to listen to, and the music is epic. I think I want to listen to more of her discography.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Hashimoto would love to hear your opinion on her song. I guess that there were just so many young women going in and out of the revolving door during the Golden Era of aidoru that it was awfully to stand out even with a decent voice.
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