Yoshiko Miura

Yoshiko Miura
三浦徳子
Born
Yoshiko Takahara

1949 (1949)
Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Died (aged 75)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesAilin
OccupationLyricist

Yoshiko Takahara (Japanese: 高原 徳子, 1949 – November 6, 2023), better known under the stage name Yoshiko Miura (Japanese: 三浦徳子), was a Japanese lyricist.

Life and career

Born in Hirosaki, Miura started her professional career in 1978, and the same year she had her breakthrough penning the Junko Yagami's hit "Mizuiro no Ame".[1] She is internationally best known for her anime theme songs, notably Anri's "Cat's Eye" and Takako Ōta's "LOVE Sarigenaku" (from Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel).[1][2]

Miura penned songs for Yōko Oginome, Yu Hayami, Hiromi Go, Seiko Matsuda, Miki Matsubara, Shizuka Kudo, Kenji Sawada and Yoshie Kashiwabara, Junko Yagami among others.[1][2][3] Among her later hits, was Sexy Zone's "Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu".[1] She died of pneumonia on 6 November 2023, at the age of 75.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "作詞家三浦徳子さん死去　「みずいろの雨」「青い珊瑚礁」「嵐の素顔」「モニカ」など多数のヒット作". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Komatsu, Mikikazu (15 November 2023). "Japanese Lyricist Yoshiko Miura Passes Away at 74". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "作詞家の三浦徳子さん死去「青い珊瑚礁」「お嫁サンバ」「嵐の素顔」：朝日新聞デジタル". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.