| 17
Jan 1959 |
Yamaguchi
Momoe was born in a hospital at Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. A 8-month premature
baby, she weighted a mere 2800g.
Right
after being discharged from the hospital, she was left in the care of her
maternal grandparents. Momoe has many fond memories, as her grandparents
and auntie doted on her.
more
photos...
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| Jan
1963 |
She
returned to her parents shortly after turning 4. photos... |
| Apr
1963 |
The
family moved to Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken. Momoe started schooling at
Esei Kindergarten at Seya. photos... |
| 1964 |
Momoe's sister was born.
In the same year, her parents seperated. |
| Apr
1965 |
Momoe
entered Seya Primary in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken. |
| Dec
1966 |
| Her
mother, Momoe and her younger sister moved to Yokosuka-shi. Hence, Momoe
transferred to Tsuru Kubo Primary. |
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| Apr
1971 |
Momoe
entered Funyuto Secondary in Yokosuka-shi. photos... |
| 15
Oct 1972 |
Momoe
passed the 1st and 2nd qualifying rounds of "Star Tanjo" at the Yomiuri
Hall in Yuraku-cho, Tokyo. She was chosen (out of almost 700) for the preliminary
round. |
| 01 Nov 1972 |
Preliminary
round of "Star Tanjo" at Kourakuen Hall. Her total scores were 392. |
| 03 Dec 1972 |
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Grand Final of "Star Tanjo"
at Kourakuen Hall too. Momoe sang "Kaiten Mokuma" and came in 2nd. After
which, she recieved some 11 name cards of different recording companies
that were interested in signing her as their artiste. |
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| Dec 1972 |
Momoe
decided to sign with Holi Production. |
| Feb 1973 |
Momoe made her debut as
an actress with TBS TV drama "Keiji-kun". |
| Mar 1973 |
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Momoe moved to Tokyo to
stay with a female manager of her producing company. |
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| Apr 1973 |
Momoe transferred to Shinagawa
Secondary, which is a private school in Tokyo. There, she befriended Sakurada
Junko. |
| 14 Apr 1973 |
Momoe made her debut on
the big screne with "Toshigoro". |
| 21 May 1973 |
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Momoe made her debut as
a singer with the single "Toshigoro" (CBS Sony). |
May 1974, Momoe with her beloved
mother and sister in Izu |
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| Jun 1973 |
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Together with Mori Masako
and Sakurada Junko, the trio are labeled "Hana no Chu-san Trio". |
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| Apr 1974 |
Momoe entered Hiji Girl
Gakuen Senior High, which is also a private school. |
| May 1974 |
Momoe met Tamokazu for
the first time. They were shoting a CM in a park. Momoe was 14 then and
Tomokazu was 22. |
| 04 Oct 1974 |
Momoe played the main
role in the TBS Aka series "Akai
Meiro". |
| 28 Dec 1974 |
Momoe played the main
actress in the big screne with Toho's "Izu
no Odoriko". |
| 31 Dec 1974 |
Momoe
made her first appearance on NHK Utagassen,
singing "Hito Natsu no Keiken". |
| 27 Mar 1977 |
"Hana no Ko-san Trio"
(Momoe, Masako and Junko) Disband Concert at Japan Budo-kan, Tokyo Kudan. |
| Jun 1977 |
As Momoe's attendance
at Hiji Girl Gakuen Senior High was insufficient, she graduated in June,
while the rest of her classmates graduated in March. |
| Jan 1979 |
Tomokazu formally proposed
to Momoe in Hawaii. Momoe accepted his proposal promptly. She even suggested
that she would retire after their marriage. |
| 20 Oct 1979 |
Momoe announced her relationship
with Miura Tamokazu during her concert at Osaka Kousei Nenkin Hall. |
| 07 Mar 1980 |
Momoe and Tomokazu held
a press conference to announce their wedding date and Momoe's plan to retire
after marriage. |
| 05 Oct 1980 |
The last day of Momoe's
Farewell Concert at Japan Budo-kan. |
| 15 Oct 1980 |
Momoe retired officially
from show business. |
| 19 Nove 1980 |
Momoe and Tomokazu were
married at the Reinan Church in Akasaka, Tokyo. |
| 06 Dec 1980 |
Momoe's last movie "Koto"
was shown. |
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