Yamaguchi Momoe

山口百恵

also known as: Momoe Yamaguchi

major - disbanded (1972 - 1980)

Yamaguchi Momoe is one of the many artists who has yet to achieve outstanding popularity from Western audiences, despite her popularity within Japan. Known as one of the undisputed rulers of the popular music industry during her short career, Yamaguchi asserted herself as a charismatic starlet in countless dramas. Due to the emergence of her fame in the 1970s along with Mori Masako and Sakurada Junko, the three were dubbed as the “Schoolgirl Trio.”

However, her musical career greatly aided her in establishing herself as a remembered artist. Possessing a bewitching presence onstage, charming looks, and a voice that holds an air of power and grace, it is no wonder that Yamaguchi Momoe remains as influential within Japan today as she did in the peak of her career.

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