It doesn't elicit quite the interest and gravitas of the question "Who is Keyser Soze?", but for this article, I've been left with the inquiry "Who is Miei Natsuo?". At this point, I've got bupkis.
From the looks on the cover of her single, "Shiroi Toiki de Mon Amour" (White Breath Mon Amour) from 1986, Miei Natsuo（夏生三暎）appears to be one of the sexier and slinkier singers and/or actresses in the 1980s, but I haven't been able to find any other information other than the fact that she's also done some photo shoots for magazines. I don't even know if this was her lone single.
Well, let's go with what we've got here. One Japanese website has a rather tongue-in-cheek description of the cover, describing it as having so much atmosphere and mood to make the author choke, and they even ponder what Natsuo might be wondering (Ahhha...am I truly a good woman? Is this a sin?). Indeed, the music of "Shiroi Toiki de Mon Amour" is bossa nova City Pop in a high-class hotel provided by Meiyu Otani（大谷明裕）and arranged by Makoto Kawaguchi（川口真）with Mayumi Hara（原真弓）providing the lyrics. Natsuo's vocals are suffused with ennui, and again with her draped on what looks like a chaise lounge on the cover, one would be forgiven if the song were assumed to be Fashion Music.
The mystery behind Natsuo is such that I'm wondering whether singing was her primary occupation or whether she was working as a club hostess in Ginza or Akasaka. If any of you readers out there might have some insights, please let us know.
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