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Shizuka Kudo’s famous and popular songs

Let me introduce songs by Shizuka Kudo, a singer and actress who was once active as a member of Onyanko Club.

Shizuka Kudo is also well known as the wife of Takuya Kimura of the national idol group SMAP.

You’ve probably had many chances to hear her songs in various contexts, such as commercials and TV show theme songs.

Her solo debut single, “Forbidden Telepathy,” shot straight to No.

1 on the Oricon chart, and she is said to be one of the “Four Queens” of female idols who were most active in the 1980s.

Shizuka Kudo’s iconic and popular songs (41–50)

passionKudō Shizuka

Shizuka Kudo / Passion [Official Video]
passionKudō Shizuka

Released on November 7, 1996.

It was the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Yuzurenai Yoru,” in which she also appeared.

Miyuki Nakajima not only wrote the lyrics but also composed the music, marking her first major hit in a while.

It peaked at No.

10 and sold 424,000 copies.

With its easy-to-remember melody, it also ranked high on karaoke charts.

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About meKudō Shizuka

Released on September 21, 1990.

With lyrics by Miyuki Nakajima for the first time in a year, it’s a song that evokes a lonely mood similar to “Kōsa ni Fukarete.” It peaked at No.

1 and sold 265,000 copies.

Following the previous single “Senryū no Shizuku,” sales fell below 300,000, and you can sense the struggle at a time when music programs were disappearing from TV.

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