Iyo Matsumoto
Iyo Matsumoto (松本伊代, Matsumoto Iyo, born June 21, 1965), married name Iyo Ozono (小園伊代, Ozono Iyo), was a popular pop idol in the early '80s. She is now a Japanese TV personality, singer and actress, and is currently signed to Production No Title.
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| Birth name | Matsumoto Iyo (松本伊代) |
| Born | June 21, 1965 Ōta, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | Cutie Mommy[1] |
Early life
Matsumoto was born in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. She attended Morimura Academy (森村学園, Morimura Gakuen) from kindergarten through middle school and continued to Horikoshi High School a private high school in the Nakano section of Tokyo. She completed her studies at Toita Women's College also in the city.
Career
Matsumoto debuted in the entertainment business in 1981 when she was 15 years old, after being scouted by the agency Bond Kikaku while shopping in Shinjuku. Dubbed "Toshihiko Tahara's little sister", her singing career was launched October the same year with the single "Sentimental Journey" which was an instant hit, making it to no. 9 on the Oricon Chart. The single went on to sell over 300,000 copies, and remain as her biggest hit.
In 1982, she was awarded the Newcomer Prize at the 24th Japan Record Awards.,[2] along with many other newcomer awards from various TV stations. On January 1, 1983, Matsumoto became the youngest artist to hold a concert in Nippon Bodukan at the age of 17 years and 6 months. The record was broken that September by Sayuri Iwai, at 15 years and 1 month.
From 1984 to 1986, Matsumoto hosted the midnight TV show All Night Fuji, while steadily releasing four singles each year.
After the peak of her pop idol career in the late 80's, she shifted her focus onto becoming a TV presenter as well as doing other work, and was well-received. In 1992, she starred in the Tokyo TV drama Kinono Watashi Ni Sayonara (Goodbye to the Old Me)[3] Four years later she participated as a judge on Iron Chef.[4] She teamed up with fellow idols Yū Hayami and Chiemi Hori in 2005 to form the unit Cutie Mommy, with whom she released two singles.
In 2009, she released Sweet 16 Box, a box set that compiled all of the albums from her idol career and a bonus CD and DVD. Included was her first new song in 19 years, titled "Watashi no Koe wo Kiite" (私の声を聞いて), written by Ami Ozaki.
As a 30-year commemoration of her debut, in 2012 she held a concert at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Stellar Ball and released a best-of album which included a handshake ticket.
On January 13, 2016, while filming a travel programme with Hayami, both of them allegedly trespassed onto the track of the Sanin Main Line near Saga-Arashiyama Station in Kyoto without authorization and were almost prosecuted. Both Matsumoto and Hayami were heavily criticized by the media and held separate press conferences apologising after the incident were made public. After the situation was assessed, and both were acknowledged as unaware of the regulations, the charge was dropped.[1]
Personal life
In 1993, she married Japanese comedian Hiromi. She is the mother of two children.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart position (Oricon) |
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| 1981 | "Sentimental Journey" (センチメンタル・ジャーニー) |
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| 1982 | "Love Me Tender" (ラブ・ミー・テンダー) |
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| "TV no Kuni kara Kirakira" (TVの国からキラキラ) |
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| "Otona ja Nai no" (オトナじゃないの) |
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| "Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい) |
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| 1983 | "Chinese Kiss" (チャイニーズ・キッス) |
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| "Taiyou ga Ippai" (太陽がいっぱい) |
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| "Koi no Biorhythm" (恋のバイオリズム) |
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| "Toki ni Ai wa" (時に愛は) |
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| 1984 | "Koi no KNOW-HOW" (恋のKNOW-HOW) |
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| "Nagareboshi ga Suki" (流れ星が好き) |
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| "Shyness Boy" (シャイネスボーイ) |
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| "Believe" (ビリーヴ) |
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| 1985 | "Anata ni Kaeritai (Dancin' In the Heart)" (あなたに帰りたい (Dancin' In The Heart)) |
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| "Ponytail wa Musubanai" (ポニーテイルは結ばない) |
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| "Gekka Bijin" (月下美人) |
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| 1986 | "Last Kiss wa Hoho ni Shite" (Last Kissは頬にして) |
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| "Shinjikata wo Oshiete" (信じかたを教えて) |
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| "Sayonara wa Watashi no Tame ni" (サヨナラは私のために) |
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| 1987 | "Omoide wo Kirei ni Shinaide" (思い出をきれいにしないで) |
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| "Suteki na Jealousy" (すてきなジェラシー) |
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| 1988 | "Samishisa nara Hitotsu" (淋しさならひとつ) |
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| "Sonatine/Nakanaide Gatsby" (Sonatine / 泣かないでギャツビー) |
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| 1989 | "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" (悲しくてやりきれない) |
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| 1990 | "Kitto Wasureru kara" (きっと忘れるから) |
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Studio albums
- Sentimental I-Y-O (センチメンタルI・Y・O) (1981)
- Something I-Y-O (サムシングI・Y・O) (1982)
- Only Seventeen (オンリー・セブンティーン) (1982)
- Endless Summer (エンドレス・サマー) (1983)
- Yume Hitotsu Shinkirou (夢ひとつ蜃気楼) (1983)
- Sugar Rain (1984)
- Believe (ビリーヴ) (1984)
- Sentimental Dance Club (センチメンタル ダンス クラブ) (1985)
- Tenshi no Baka (天使のバカ) (1986)
- Kaze no You ni (風のように) (1987)
- Private File (1989)
- Innocence (1989)
- MARiAGE (1991)
Compilation albums
- Always I-Y-O (30th Anniversary BEST ALBUM) (オールウェイズI･Y･O [30th Anniversary BEST ALBUM])
Other songs
- "BOYFRIEND A GOGO" (from Beautiful Katamari)
- "Watashi no Koe wo Kiite" (私の声を聞いて)
References
- "Idol pair from '80s in hot water for walk along Kyoto railroad tracks". Japan Times. February 10, 2017.
- Be Company Iyo Matsumoto, archived from the original on April 17, 2008, retrieved October 23, 2015
- Clements, Jonathan, and Tamamuro, Motoko, The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953, Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2003, p. 103
- https://ironchefdb.com/judges/iyo-matsumoto
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