As part of Tower Records’ Shinjuku store’s idol project “NO MUSIC, NO IDOL?” VOL.303, Momoko Kikuchi, who celebrates her 40th anniversary since her debut this year and will release her ultimate greatest hits album “Eternal Best” filled with her history on Wednesday, September 18th, will appear in this poster for the first time.
Momoko Kikuchi made her screen debut in the film “Pantsu no Ana” in 1984 and her singing debut in “Seishun no Ijiwaru” in the same year. Since then, she has enjoyed immense popularity and continues to shine as both an actress and a singer. This year marks the 40th anniversary of her debut.
The “Eternal Best” album to be released this time includes hit songs from her heyday, written by Tetsuji Hayashi and other talented writers, songs she wrote herself, and even songs by the legendary band “RAMU.” It is the ultimate best album filled with her history and charm.
The fingertips that touched your photo
Warm your memory
–From “Glass Meadow”
Momoko Kikuchi
To commemorate this, Tower Records has produced a “NO MUSIC, NO IDOL?” collaboration poster. This collaboration poster will be given to anyone who purchases the target work “Eternal Best[2CD + booklet]” at all Tower Records, TOWERmini, TOWER RECORDS mini stores, Tower Records Online, including the Shinjuku store, which proposed the “NO MUSIC, NO IDOL?” project. In addition, the first in-store event in Momoko Kikuchi’s career has been decided, and all stores will be livening up the 40th anniversary.
Tower Records Online News Page
https://tower.jp/article/news/2024/09/04/n101
“NO MUSIC, NO IDOL?” Special collaboration poster giveaway
Tower RecordsCustomers who purchase “Eternal Best[2CD + Booklet]” at all TOWERmini and TOWER RECORDS mini stores and Tower Records Online will receive a collaboration poster as a bonus.
* Posters are available in limited quantities and will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. Posters will be available only while stocks last at each store.
*Stores holding in-store events will give out both the poster and an event participation ticket.
Participating stores: Tower Records, TOWERmini, TOWER RECORDS mini all stores + Tower Records Online
*TOWER RECORDS CAFE is not included.
Target product information
Artist: Momoko Kikuchi
Target title: Eternal Best[2CD+booklet]
Price: 6,600 yen (tax included)
Release date: Wednesday, September 18th
Product number: VPCB-87128
Label: VAP
Contents
◆CD Disc 1
1 OCEAN SIDE
2 Adventure
3 BLIND CURVE
4. The meanness of youth
5. Graduation
6 Say Yes!
7 Summer Unrequited Love
8. BROKEN SUNSET
9 We may never meet again
10 LOVE LETTER Written in the Snow
11 BOY’s Theme
12 Find an Idol
13 Glass Grassland
14 Mystical Composer
15 Nile in Blue
◆CD Disc 2
1. Love is a work of the heart
2. The Boy Kills the Angel
3 Tokyo Barbarians
4 Aoyama Killer Story
5. Rainy Night Lady
6. One and Only
7 Love Talk
8. Girlfriend
9 Today is the 100th fight
10 Hello Mister Mandy
11. The Night the Dream Boat Comes Out
12 I’ll be waiting
13 Fall in love…
14. Mirror
15 Starry Sky
◆Booklet
Packed with treasured content from Momoko Kikuchi’s 1980s idol heyday.
Includes internal documents and magazine article clippings that have been stored by the label VAP for 40 years, as well as other cuts of artist photos and jacket photos from that time.
Tower Records in-store event information
Momoko Kikuchi to hold first in-store event of her career!
Eternal Best Release Commemorative Event: Momoko Kikuchi TALK & LIVE at TOWER RECORDS
◎Wednesday, September 18, 2024 18:00 Start time Tower Records Shinjuku Store Event Space
◎Friday, October 4, 2024, 19:00 start Tower Records Umeda NU Chayamachi Store Event Space
★Bonus: Original mini colored paper with a reproduction autograph of Momoko Kikuchi
More details here https://tower.jp/store/event/
Momoko Kikuchi Profile
In 1984, she made her screen debut as the heroine of the movie “Pantsu no Ana” (Anatomy of the Pants), and in the same year, she also debuted as a singer in “Seishun no Ijiwaru” (The Meaningful Youth). She gained popularity as an idol, and in 1985, she performed at the Nippon Budokan at the age of 17, the youngest performer at the time, and released “Graduation” that same year, which was her first to reach number one on the Oricon Weekly Chart, and since then, seven consecutive releases have topped the Oricon weekly charts. Since her debut as an idol singer, she has won numerous awards, including the New Artist Award at the 26th Japan Record Awards, the Japan Record Sales Award, and the Elan d’or Awards New Artist Award.
The worldview created by composer Tetsuji Hayashi, who was responsible for almost all of the songs from that time, was different from idol songs in the 1980s, but in recent years, the boom in Japanese city pop, mainly overseas, has led to a reevaluation of the songs, and the cover of “Blind Curve” from the album “OCEAN SIDE” has become a hot topic overseas. Furthermore, in July 2021, all of the songs from that time were made available on music streaming services, and the following month, Momoko Kikuchi was featured in the popular re-edit series “Showa Groove” by producer/DJ Night Tempo. Not only the popular singles, but many of the songs continue to fascinate listeners around the world.
2024 marks the 40th anniversary of her debut as a singer. In April, her debut month, Momoko Kikuchi released the EP “Eternal Harmony,” which she produced entirely by herself. In May, her birthday month, she held a solo concert at the Gloria Chapel of Shinagawa Church of Christ. In September, she is scheduled to release her best album “Eternal Best” to commemorate her 40th anniversary.
(From the label’s materials)
[Momoko Kikuchi related URLs]
Official website:https://momoko-kikuchi.com/
40th Anniversary Special Site:https://www.vap.co.jp/momokokikuchi_40th_anniversary/
Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momoko_kikuchi_official/
Official X:https://twitter.com/momoko_kikuchi_
Official TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@momoko_kikuchi
Fan Club:https://fanicon.net/fancommunities/5792
