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The modest file we have on 80s aidoru Mikako Hashimoto（橋本美加子）has been created by me and Marcos V. with Marcos introducing her to us with her Eurobeat "Touch My Heart" from 1987 and then I came along a few years later with her "Juu-go no Melancholy"（15のメランコリー）from December 1985 which also had an AOR rock beat.
Today, we go right back to the beginning with Hashimoto's debut single from March 1985, "Mellow Season". It's also a rather dynamic song but it's back to the conventional summer aidoru pattern thanks to lyricist Yoshiko Miura（三浦徳子）and composer Yuuichiro Oda（小田裕一郎）who had also come up with Seiko Matsuda's（松田聖子）big hit "Aoi Sangoshou"（青い珊瑚礁）in 1980. To make it even more memorable, the single was released right on Hashimoto's birthday that year. The somewhat bizarre catchphrase attached to it though was "If you see little Miss Eyebrows, please give her my regards"! I don't think they're quite that bushy.
"Mellow Season" managed to peak at No. 37 on Oricon. Of course, it came with a cute music video although at times, I wondered whether parts of it were being used as a visual psych evaluation on little Miss Eyebrows. Do love seeing the nostalgic 80s fashion in there.
Owing to the fact that this was her debut song I think the music video you posted of Mikako Hashimoto most likely counted as PR.
ReplyDeleteNo doubts there, Brian. There seems to be a pattern of these videos being filmed through gauze.
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