Sayuri Iwai
Sayuri Iwai | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 岩井小百合 |
| Born | August 10, 1968 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Kayōkyoku |
| Years active | 1983 - 1990 |
| Labels | Toshiba EMI |
Sayuri Iwai (岩井小百合 Iwai Sayuri, born 10 August 1968) is a retired Japanese actress and idol who had success in the 1980s. She is the youngest female solo act to perform at the Nippon Budokan, aged fifteen years old.
Early life and education
Sayuri Iwai was born on August 10, 1968, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] In elementary school, she participated in the TV Tokyo program Chibikko Uta Mane Best Ten, a children's singing competition, where she won the grand prize.[2] She later attended Hadano Municipal Daikon Junior High School,[3] and Horikoshi High School, which she attended alongside Kumiko Takeda, Yōko Oginome, and Hiroko Moriguchi, all of whom would also go on to be actresses and idols.[4][5]
Career
Iwai made her film debut in an adaptation of Toshiko Takagi's Garasu no Usagi (ガラスのうさぎ) (lit. "The Glass Rabbit") in 1979 at the age of ten.[6][7]
In 1983, Iwai was promoted as a "younger sister" mascot for Japanese rockabilly band Yokohama Ginbae.[8] She made her debut as an idol on January 12, 1983 with the single "Dream Dream Dream" (ドリームドリームドリーム),[8] which peaked at number 19 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[9] "Dream Dream Dream" was written and composed by Yokohama Ginbae member Taku.[10][11] Iwai released four further singles in 1983, all of which charted within the top 20 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[9] On July 1, 1983, Iwai won the Diamond Award for Best Newcomer at the Megalopolis Music Festival with "Dream Dream Dream".[12][13]
Iwai's first album, Ginbae Ikka Chūgaku 3-Nen 7-Kumi Iwai Sayuri (銀蝿一家中学3年7組いわいさゆり 発売日 lit. "Ginbae Ikka Junior High School 3rd Year Class 7 Sayuri Iwai") was released on July 20, 1983.[14]
On September 24, 1983, Iwai performed a concert at the Nippon Budokan, aged fifteen years old, making her the youngest female solo artist to ever perform at the historic venue.[15] In 2012 and 2014 respectively, girl bands Tokyo Girls' Style and Babymetal would set new records for the youngest female group to perform at the Budokan, but Iwai remains the youngest female solo act to do so.[16][17] Iwai Sayuri in Budokan (岩井小百合イン武道館), a live album of recordings from Iwai's concert, was released on December 21, 1983.[18][19]
At the 14th Japan Music Awards on November 11, 1983, Iwai won the Music Newcomer Award with her fourth single, "Koi Anata Shidai!" (恋・あなた・し・だ・い!) (lit. "Love is Up To You!").[20] At the 25th Japan Record Awards on December 31, 1983, Iwai was nominated for the Newcomer Award.[21] Iwai also recieved a Golden Arrow Award in the Best Music Newcomer category in 1983.[22][23]
On 27 April 1984, Iwai made her television acting debut in a starring role in Fuji TV drama series Kurukuru Kurin, an adaptation of Miki Tori's manga series of the same name.[24] Iwai also recorded the theme song for Kurukuru Kurin, "Parallel Girl" (パラレルガール), which was released as a single and peaked at number 36 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[9][25] On July 25, 1984, Iwai released her second studio album, Fairy, Sayuri.[26] She released her third studio album, Romantic★Street (ロマンティック★ストリート) on November 5 the same year.
On April 22, 1985, Iwai starred in a two-hour television film broadcast on TV Asahi, Ima, Ijime ga Bakuhatsu Suru! (今、いじめが爆発する！ lit. "Bullying is About to Explode!").[27] In the film, Iwai portrays a schoolgirl who is the victim of extreme bullying by her classmates. Iwai's performance was well-received, as her idol image contrasted against the dark subject matter of the film.[28][29]
On March 5, 1986, Iwai released her fourth and final studio album, Naturally (ナチュラリー).[30] The album contains original lyrics and compositions by Iwai, as well as lyrics written in collaboration with prolific songwriter Minako Yoshida.[15][31]
In 1987, Iwai starred in a stage production of Princess Sara as the titular protagonist, Sara Crewe.[32]
Personal life
References
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- ↑ "秦野市立大根中学校出身の有名人". jimbutsu.jitenon.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "武田久美子、同期の岩井小百合との2ショットに「二人とも美しい」「お若くて綺麗」の声". times.abema.tv (in Japanese). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "岩井小百合 初デートでボーイフレンドが急死". nikkan-gendai.com (in Japanese). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "WORKS". studiocube.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "東京大空襲 ガラスのうさぎ". nfad.nfaj.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "【帰ってきたアイドル親衛隊】日本武道館単独ライブの最年少記録はまだ破られていない岩井小百合". naigaitimes.com (in Japanese). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "岩井小百合のランキング情報". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "仏恥義理 斗璃美勇徒 Ginbae Family Tribute Album【通常盤】". ginbae.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "ドリーム・ドリーム・ドリームの歌詞". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "50代におすすめのいい歌。邦楽の名曲、人気曲 ドリーム ドリーム ドリーム". ragnet.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "1983". biglobe.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "銀蝿一家中学 3年7組 いわいさゆり - 岩井小百合". recochoku.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "IDOL DIRECTORY アイドル名鑑". e.usen.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "【ライブレポート】東京女子流、非公開だった年齢を公表。日本武道館公演で女性グループ史上最年少記録樹立". barks.jp (in Japanese). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "BABYMETAL、武道館単独公演で史上最年少記録". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "岩井小百合in武道館". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "岩井小百合 / イン・武道館". fanfan1.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "日本歌謡大賞‥第11-20回(1980-89年)の受賞者って？". entamedata.com (in Japanese). 18 September 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "第25回日本レコード大賞". jacompa.or.jp (in Japanese). 公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会. Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "GOLDEN ARROW AWARDS 受賞者一覧" (.pdf). j-magazine.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 読売ニユース総覧 (in Japanese). 読売新聞社. 1984. p. 759. Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "クルクルくりん". tvdrama-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "岩井小百合の『パラレルガール』". recochoku.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Fairy,Sayuri (妖精)". ototoy.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "今、いじめが爆発する！ 茶巾しぼり、白墨チーズ、リンチ、自殺･････70％の子供がいじめられる!!（今いじめが爆発する！…誤り）". tvdrama-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "壮絶すぎて再放送出来ない？いじめドラマにチャレンジしたアイドル達". middle-edge-neo.jp (in Japanese). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Takatori, Miyako (5 October 2025). "低迷し始める東京宝映". gendai.media (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Naturally". ototoy.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "ナチュラリー". vividsound.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "上演実績". imagine-musical.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2026.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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