| Mizue Takada | |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Genre: | Kayokyoku |
| Years Active: | 1977–1985 |
| Associated Acts: | Teichiku |
Mizue Takada (高田 みづえ Takada Mizue, born June 23, 1960) is a former Japanese female singer and idol.
She debuted on March 25, 1977 with the single Garasu Zaka (The Slopes Of Glass) which became an Oricon top 10 hit. Between 1977 and 1985 she released 26 singles. All of these charted on the Oricon top 100 chart list and 17 reached the top 40. Her music was an unusual blend between Kayōkyoku and Enka.
At the 1977 Japan Record Awards, the FNS Music Festival, the Tokyo Music Festival, the Nippon Television Music Festival, the Ginza Music Festival, the Shinjuku Music Festival and at the Japan Cable Awards, Takada all won the Best Newcomer award.[1]
Takada was promoted alongside Idols Ikue Sakakibara and Yukiko Shimizu, who also debuted in 1977. They were dubbed the "Fresh San'nin Musume" (three fresh girls). Before them Junko Sakurada, Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori were promoted in the same fashion.
She performed for a total of 7 times at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen festival between 1977 and 1984.
Mizue Takada retired from show business in 1985 after marriage to Wakashimazu Mutsuo, and is the okamisan at Nishonoseki stable.
On August 8, 2015 she sang at the NHK "Omoide no Melody" music show, her first public performance in 30 years.[2]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Physical [3] | |||
| 1977 | ""
| 9 | CD, LP, Cassette |
| "" | 6 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| "" | 9 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| 1978 | ""
| 10 | CD, LP, Cassette |
| "Purple Shadow" | 16 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| "" | 19 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| 1979 | "" | 25 | CD, LP, Cassette |
| 1980 | ""
| 5 | CD, LP, Cassette |
| 1981 | "" | 19 | CD, LP, Cassette |
""
| 22 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| "Persian Blue" | 28 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| 1982 | "" | 28 | CD, LP, Cassette |
""
| 34 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| 1983 | "" | 28 | CD, LP, Cassette |
""
| 6 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| 1984 | "" | 22 | CD, LP, Cassette |
| "Harajuku Memory" | 35 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Original First |
| - |
| Video Zaiku |
| - |
| Dream of Dream |
| - |
| Furimukeba Aki |
| - |
| Imagination |
| - |
| Koibitotachi |
| - |
| Prism |
| - |
| Glass no Hana/Natsu no Owari ni |
| - |
| Ai wo Atatamete |
| - |
| Ai no Monologue |
| - |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Ano Hi ni Kaeritai |
| - |
| Seishun no Uta wo Utau (青春の詩を唄う) |
| - |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| First Concert |
| - |
| Final Concert |
| - |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Mizue no Heya (みづえの部屋) |
| - |
| Shiosai no Melody/Original Best 12 (潮騒のメロディー／オリジナル･ベスト12) |
| - |
| Yume Densetsu: Persian Blue (夢伝説〜ペルシャン・ブルー) |
| - |
| Super Hit 12/Junai Sagashi (スーパー・ヒット12／純愛さがし) |
| - |
| Sonna Hiroshi ni Damasarete: Private Collection (そんなヒロシに騙されて〜プライベート・コレクション) |
| - |
| Akifuyu: Kisetsu Meguri (秋冬〜季節めぐり) |
| - |
| My Memory (マイ・メモリー) |
| - |
| Zenkyokushuu (全曲集) |
| - |
| Best Collection (ベスト・コレクション) |
| - |
| Best Collection II (ベスト・コレクション II) |
| - |
| Memoria Best (メモリアル・ベスト) released only for FC members |
| - |
| Super Selection Vol.1 Super Selection Vol.2 (スーパー・セレクション) |
| - |
| Single Best 30 (シングル・ベスト30) |
| - |
| Tenban Best (定番ベスト) |
| - |
| Complete Singles (コンプリート・シングルズ) |
| - |
| Tenban Best Single Watashi wa Piano/Glass Zaka Sonna Hiroshi ni Damasarete/Shiosai no Melody (定番BEST SINGLE 私はピアノ／硝子坂/そんなヒロシに騙されて／潮騒のメロディー) |
| - |
| Complete Singles & More (コンプリート･シングルズ&モア) |
| - |
| Teichiku Million Series (テイチク ミリオンシリーズ) |
| - |
| Best☆BEST |
| - |