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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Kaori Momoi -- Make Ni-juu-san Byou(メイク23秒)

 

Actress Kaori Momoi(桃井かおり)isn't known too much for her time behind the microphone in the recording booth, but up to now, she has had four entries here on "Kayo Kyoku Plus", including her duet with singer-songwriter Takao Kisugi(来生たかお)for their ballad "Nejireta Heart de" (ねじれたハートで)from 1982.

Well, earlier in August 1981, Momoi self-produced her own single titled "Make Ni-juu-san Byou" (Make-Up in 23 Seconds) with the help of lyricist Yoshiko Miura(三浦徳子)and composer Kyohei Tsutsumi(筒美京平). A saucy pop number which kinda reflects the nature of the actress herself, Momoi sultrily sings about a lady who can keep her youthful looks day after day with some of those wonderful Shiseido products even with the demands of a paramour. And yep, if this does sound like the premise for a commercial, that's because "Make Ni-juu-san Byou" was used in a Shiseido ad...with special guest R2-D2! Of course, the average droid knows where it's at!

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