Mina Aoe Explained

Mina Aoe
Background:solo_singer
Native Name Lang:jpn
Birth Date:7 May 1941
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Genre:Enka, jazz
Years Active:1966–1999
Label:Victor Entertainment

, professionally known as, was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.[1]

With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname "Queen of the Blues". She appeared 18 times on the annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen show. After her death, a memorial to Aoe was established in the Isezakichō shopping area in Yokohama.

Selected discography

Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances

YearSongNo.VSRemarks
1966 (Showa 41)/17th1Koukotsu No Blues (恍惚のブルース)9/25Jyou Takuya
1968 (Showa 43)/19th2Isezakichou Blues (伊勢佐木町ブルース)14/23Ai JyojiReturned after 2 years
1969 (Showa 44)/20th3Ikebukuro No Yoru (池袋の夜)1/23Akira FuseFirst Batter
1970 (Showa 45)/21st4Kokusaisen Machiaishitsu/International Lobby (国際線待合室/インターナショナル・ロビー)2/24Saburō KitajimaSecond Finale
1971 (Showa 46)/22nd5Nagasaki Miren (長崎未練)7/25Hiroshi Itsuki
1972 (Showa 47)/23rd6Nipponrettō Bunseki Minato Machi (日本列島・みなと町)21/23Hiroshi Itsuki (2)
1973 (Showa 48)/24th7Nagasaki Blues (長崎ブルース)18/22Shinichi Mori
1974 (Showa 49)/25th8Ginza Blue Night (銀座ブルーナイト)22/25Frank Nagai
1975 (Showa 50)/26th9Kobe Kita Hotel (神戸北ホテル)12/24Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five
1976 (Showa 51)/27th10Onna Kare Otoko Eno Tegami (女から男への手紙)22/24Saburō Kitajima (2)
1977 (Showa 52)/28th11Minato Blues (みなとブルース)17/24Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five (2)
1978 (Showa 53)/29th12Furareguse (ふられぐせ)17/24Hachiro Kasuga
1979 (Showa 54)/30th13Morioka Blues (盛岡ブルース)21/23Hideo Murata
1980 (Showa 53)/31st14Yoi Gokoro (酔心)21/23Hideo Murata (2)
1981 (Showa 53)/32nd15Anata Ni Yurarete (あなたにゆられて)15/22Hideo Murata (3)
1982 (Showa 53)/33rd16Isezakichou Blues (2)10/22Frank Nagai (2)
1983 (Showa 53)/34th17Osaka Blues (大阪ブルース)15/21Southern All Stars
1990 (Heisei 2)/41st18Koukotsu No Blues (2)12/29Toshiyuki NishidaReturned after 7 years

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mina Aoe (1945–2000) . . 14 June 2022 .