BaBe may have had a brief time in the spotlight as singing duos go and the baton was passed over to Wink from the late 1980s into the early 1990s, but Tomoko Kondo(近藤智子)and Yukari Nikaido(二階堂ゆかり)left a still-recognizable and memorable sound in my head, thanks to singles like their Eurobeat-y "I Don't Know!".
Written by Ken Takahashi(高橋研)and composed by Mayumi Horikawa(堀川まゆみ), I think BaBe and the powers-that-be behind them were trying to retool their sound somewhat into something more urban contemporary and sophisticated with "She has a dream". I certainly like the melody here and it was hoped that they would smash a hit out of the park. The song was even adopted as the official theme for the 1989 World Sports Fair taking place in Japan; the annual event lasted between 1983 and 1992 and included introducing various sports from around the globe.
Alas, "She has a dream" did just OK by peaking at No. 37 and sold around 14,000 copies. The song was also included on BaBe's 4th album from April 1989, "Brand-new". However, about a year later in March 1990, it was decided that BaBe would disband.
Their pre-debut.
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Thanks for the information, YMOfan04. I read about BaBe's previous incarnation as Heartbreakers with Saori Saito but wasn't aware of the even earlier time with Mariko Saeki.
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