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Yoshiko Miura

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Yoshiko Miura
三浦徳子
Born
Yoshiko Takahara

1949 (1949)
Died (aged 75)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesAilin
OccupationLyricist

Yoshiko Takahara (Japanese: 高原 徳子, 1949 – November 6, 2023), better known under the stage name Yoshiko Miura (Japanese: 三浦徳子), was a Japanese lyricist.

Life and career

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Born in Hirosaki, Miura started her professional career in 1978, and the same year she had her breakthrough penning the Junko Yagami's hit "Mizuiro no Ame".[1] She is internationally best known for her anime theme songs, notably Anri's "Cat's Eye" and Takako Ōta's "LOVE Sarigenaku" (from Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel).[1][2]

Miura penned songs for Yōko Oginome, Yu Hayami, Hiromi Go, Seiko Matsuda, Miki Matsubara, Shizuka Kudo, Kenji Sawada and Yoshie Kashiwabara, Junko Yagami among others.[1][2][3] Among her later hits, was Sexy Zone's "Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu".[1] She died of pneumonia on 6 November 2023, at the age of 75.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "作詞家三浦徳子さん死去 「みずいろの雨」「青い珊瑚礁」「嵐の素顔」「モニカ」など多数のヒット作". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Komatsu, Mikikazu (15 November 2023). "Japanese Lyricist Yoshiko Miura Passes Away at 74". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "作詞家の三浦徳子さん死去「青い珊瑚礁」「お嫁サンバ」「嵐の素顔」:朝日新聞デジタル". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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