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1980
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Hibiya Ya-on "1st Private Party" concert |
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June |
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Hibiya Ya-on memorial concert for Kosuke Kita, arranger of Kandagawa and other Minami songs |
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1981
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March |
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Switches to Canyon, and launches SOH label |
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July |
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Hibiya Ya-on "2nd Private Party" concert
"1st Summer Picnic" open air concert in Himiko no Sato, Kumamoto Prefecture
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December |
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Performs at Kyushu New Music Festival (Kyuden Gym) with Yosui Inoue, Kaientai and others |
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1982
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July |
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Hibiya Ya-on "3rd Private Party" concert |
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August |
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Appears in NHK TV special "Hoshi ni Utaeba" ("Sing to the Stars")
"2nd Summer Picnic" open air concert in Bochu Campsite, Kumamoto Prefecture
Performs at "1st Mutsusanto" nature conservation charity concert organized by author Masanori Hata
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September |
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First film score for "Kaikyo" ("Strait" - Toho Pictures). Theme song Tomo Arite released as single
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December |
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"Xmas Concert" at Shibuya Kokaido
Moves home from the foot of Mt. Fuji to Kyushu?s Kunisaki Peninsula
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1983
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June |
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Performs at "Suntory Sound Market" (Osaka Baseball Stadium, Korakuen Baseball Stadium) with Takuro Yoshida, Tetsuya Takeda, Junko Yagami, Alfee and others
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July |
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Performs at "2nd Mutsusanto" concert |
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August |
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Performs with John Denver at concert held at Lake Biwa on the eve of the World Lake Conference, and broadcast as TV special by NHK |
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1984
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August |
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"4th Summer Picnic" concert at Koi no Ura, Fukuoka Prefecture
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1985
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May |
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Visits Shanghai for Asahi Broadcasting Corporation 10th Anniversary TV special
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June |
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Performs at "All Together Now" 100,000 person concert held at the National Stadium |
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July |
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Appears as Japan?s representative performer in Fuji Television "Live Aid" African famine relief concert, and as an anchor for concurrent 15-hour live broadcast
Performs at "4th Mutsusanto" concert organized by Masanori Hata |
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August |
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"5th Summer Picnic" concert at Koi no Ura, Fukuoka Prefecture, attracts 20,000 fans.
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October |
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30 concerts throughout Japan for "'85 Aki" ("Autumn '85") tour |
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1986
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February |
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Appears on N
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March |
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50 concerts throughout Japan for "Boku Wa Midori No Kaze" ("Green Wind") tour
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April |
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Visits Australia for TBS Haley Comet TV special, and gives concert in Australia
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June |
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Performs at Meiji Life Insurance Special Concert at the Nippon Budokan with Naoko Ken
Performs at Tochigi Citizens Day Concert at Utsunomiya Baseball Stadium
Appears on NHK TV's "Yuzo Kayama Show"
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July |
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Appears on NHK TV "Hiru no Present" ("Midday Present") one week series titled "Kosetsu Minami Southern Island Tale"
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August |
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"6th Summer Picnic" concert at Koi no Ura, Fukuoka Prefecture, attracts 25,000 fans
Co-produces Hiroshima Peace Memorial Concert (Hiroshima Shudo University) with Kotaro Yamamoto. Holds concert in Saipan
50 concerts throughout Japan for "Boku Wa Midori No Kaze" ("Green Wind") tour
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September |
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Visits Paraguay and Ecuador to appear in Japanese immigration 50th anniversary events and give concerts |
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1987
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April |
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25 concerts throughout Japan for Kosetsu Minami Concert Tour '87
Appears in Ajinomoto Hondashi TV commercial from April to March 1988
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May |
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Appears with Yuzo Kayama and Eigo Kawashima in event to celebrate 1,200th anniversary of the founding of Hiezan Temple, also broadcast nationwide on NHK.
Single Kimi Ga Naita Hi released, and used as Ajinomoto Hondashi TV commercial theme song
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July |
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"7th Summer Picnic" concert at Umi no Nakamichi, Fukuoka Prefecture, attracts 20,000 fans.
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August |
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Produces and performs in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Concerts held on August 5 & 6 at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
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September |
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Concert at Okinawa Convention Center attracts 8,000 fans. Single Kita No Tabibito released
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October |
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Appears as reporter in NHK Hokkaido series "Hokkai Dochu Hizakurige" ("Hokkaido Byways"), visiting four locations. Single Kita No Tabibito is still used as the title song for this series.
35 concerts throughout Japan for Kosetsu Minami Concert Tour '87~'88
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1988
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January |
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Appears in TV-Asahi Morning Show corner "Minami Kosetsu, Nihon Wo Tabi Suru - Bunko No Kodomotachi" ("Kosetsu Minami Travels Japan - Back Country School Kids") |
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February |
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Okinawa Island Concerts in Yakushima, Tanegashima, Tokunoshima, Kumejima and Iejima for TV-Asahi production "Boku Wa Kaze Ni Naritai" ("I Want To Become The Wind")
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March |
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36 concerts throughout Japan for "Mr. Kosetsu Concert Tour"
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July |
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Album Homecoming, a best selection of ten songs re-recorded in Los Angeles in May and June, released |
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July 23-24 |
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"8th Summer Picnic" concert at Kuju-kogen Sawamizu Campsite, Oita Prefecture, attracts 23,000 fans |
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August 5 & 6 |
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Produces and performs in 2nd Hiroshima Peace Memorial Concerts held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
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August
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Yuyake Kaigara (never released as recording) selected for NHK "Minna No Uta" ("Everyone?s Song") daily broadcast
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September |
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35 concerts throughout Japan for "Mr. Kosetsu ~ Homecoming" tour
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1989
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March |
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Begins regular appearances on NHK series "Yukai ni On Stage" ("Happily On Stage")
Writes image song for "Kyushu Ramen (Noodles) Umakachan" TV commercial aired from March to end of July in Kyushu area
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End of March
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Jacket cover photographed in New York Records original album in Los Angeles for release in September
28 concerts throughout Japan for "Mr. Kosetsu Concert '89" tour
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May |
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Performs in Kumamoto Broadcasting "Oya To Ko No Ichiman Nin Charity Concert - Kodomotachi Ni Midori Wo Nokoso" ("Concert for Parents and Children" Preserve Our Forests") at Kumamoto Aspecta
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July 29-30 |
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"9th Summer Picnic" concert Mitsui Green Land, Arao-shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, attracts 17,000 fans
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September 6 |
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Album Stela released |
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September 9 |
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Guest appearance in "Yume De Aimasho" ("Let?s Meet in Our Dreams") memorial concert for Kyu Sakamoto
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From
September 11
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41 concerts throughout Japan for "Mr. Kosetsu Concert Tour '90 - Love Is In My Heart" |
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From
December 16
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First ever dinner shows at 6 locations throughout Japan |
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