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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Congratulations, Akina (and Kiyose Station) ! You're Part of a Train Network!

 

Yes, I am wondering whether she got the good news by telephone or by LINE icons.


I got the good news this morning while I was watching NHK on Jme. Kiyose Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line seems to be the main depot in the city of Kiyose within Metropolitan Tokyo where pop superstar Akina Nakamori（中森明菜）had been raised. Well, in commemoration of the 100th birthday of the station, the new arrival and departure chimes now consist of Akina hits.

The departure chime is based on "Second Love"（セカンド・ラブ）which I had mentioned about in my list of favourite female ballads the other day. And then "Desire"（-情熱-）was designated as the arrival chime. It looks like the locals were also over the moon at the revelation. Now, there is enhanced reason for fans to make that pilgrimage to their heroine's hometown.

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  1. Jim LakerJune 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM

    Yokosuka, of course, has a certain song by a certain singer as its chime. And there's a monument at the Tsugaru straits dedicated to a particular song.

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  2. Brian MitchellJune 12, 2024 at 4:34 AM

    Thanks for the info and keep the Akina news coming!

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    1. J-CanuckJune 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM

      No doubts about that. I think fellow Akina fan Larry may be putting up an article on July 13th...her birthday.

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