Natsumi Abe
Japanese singer and actress
Natsumi Abe (安倍 なつみ , Abe Natsumi , born August 10, 1981) is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume , and a member of Dream Morning Musume .
Biography
She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō , Japan.
Career
On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watashi," which means "Me, 22 years old,"[ 1] just a few days after her 22nd birthday. Her first full-length album, Hitoribotchi , was then released on February 4, 2004,[ 2] containing many solo versions of Morning Musume songs. In August 2005, her fifth single, "Koi no Hana," which means "Flower of Love," was released,[ 3] and she also became a member of the Hello! Project special unit Def.Diva together with Maki Goto , Rika Ishikawa and Aya Matsuura in October.[ 4] The single "Takaramono" was also released in November credited as "Sen", who is the main character of the drama "Takaramono", played by Abe. In the spring of 2006, Abe released a new single, "Sweet Holic",[ 5] together with a new album, "2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~".[ 6] June 2006 saw Abe release "The Stress ," a cover of the 1989 song by pop idol Chisato Moritaka .[ 7]
In October of the same year "Amasugita Kajitsu" was released,[ 8] reaching 5th on the Oricon Chart , the highest place she achieved since "Koi no Telephone Goal" in 2004.
On October 5, 2008, Abe performed in an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the Sunshine City building in Ikebukuro . She was joined by other artists who were popular in the 1980s, such as Hiroko Moriguchi and Ayumi Nakamura .[ 9] It was announced on October 19, 2008, on the official Hello! Project website, that Abe will graduate from Hello! Project along with the rest of Elder Club on March 31, 2009.[ 10]
On September 15, 2010, Abe released her 12th single, "Ameagari no Niji no Yō ni" (雨上がりの虹のように , "Like a Rainbow After the Rain") .[ 11] In 2010, it was announced that Natsumi Abe was going to form a new group named "Dream Morning Musume" with several other former Morning Musume members.
In summer 2011, Natsumi Abe was cast in the live action drama Arakawa Under the Bridge as P-ko.
Traffic accident
On October 7, 2007, Abe's car collided with a motorcyclist in Shibuya, Tokyo . The motorcyclist suffered minor injuries, but Abe was unhurt. She had obtained her driver's license only in July of that year.[ 12] [ 13]
Personal life
Abe married fellow actor Ikusaburo Yamazaki in December 2015.[ 14] The couple has three sons. They welcomed their first child, on July 27, 2016,[ 15] [ 16] their second child on October 31, 2018,[ 17] [ 18] and their third child on December 27, 2022, respectively.[ 19] [ 20]
Discography
Singles
Title
Release date
Peak chart position
Copies sold
Miscellaneous info
"Haha to Musume no Duet Song" (母と娘のデュエットソング )
April 30, 2003
18
15,689
A duet with Okeisan (おけいさん )
"22 Sai no Watashi" (22歳の私 )
August 12, 2003
2
81,460
Used as the theme song for 17 Sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~ (17才〜旅立ちのふたり〜 ) .
"Pi~hyara Kōta" (ピ~ヒャラ小唄 )
November 19, 2003
22
16,410
Abe is credited as "Pudding-chan" (プリンちゃん ) , the song was a double A-side together with MiniHams (ミニハムズ ) 's Mirakururun Grand Purin! (ミラクルルン グランプリン! ) .
"Datte Ikitekanakucha" (だって 生きてかなくちゃ )
June 1, 2004
7
55,113
"Koi no Telephone Goal" (恋のテレフォン Goal )
August 10, 2004
5
47,351
"Yume Naraba" (夢ならば )
April 19, 2005
5
36,248
"Koi no Hana" (恋の花 )
August 30, 2005
9
30,450
"Takaramono" (たからもの , "Treasure")
November 30, 2005
23
11,851
Abe is credited as "Sen" (千 ) on this release.
"Sweet Holic" (スイートホリック )
April 12, 2006
8
17,087
"The Stress " (ザ・ストレス )
June 28, 2006
14
14,015
Chisato Moritaka cover.
"Amasugita Kajitsu" (甘すぎた果実 )
October 4, 2006
5
22,204
"Too Far Away ~Onna no Kokoro~" (Too far away ~おんなの心~ )
May 9, 2007
15
11,817
"Iki o Kasanemashō" (息を重ねましょう )
October 24, 2007
13
11,531
"16sai no Koi Nante" (16歳の恋なんて )
January 16, 2008
9
14,538
A duet with Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美 ) of °C-ute .
"Screen" (スクリーン )
December 3, 2008
29
6,474
"Ameagari no Niji no Yō ni" (雨上がりの虹のように , "Like a Rainbow After the Rain")
September 15, 2010
22[ 21]
3,741[ 21]
Albums
Title
Release date
Peak chart position
Copies sold
Type
Hitoribotchi (一人ぼっち )
February 4, 2004
2
79,483
Studio album
2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~ (2nd~染みわたる想い~ )
March 29, 2006
9
23,972
Studio album
25 ~Vingt-Cinq~
March 14, 2007
21
12,825
Mini album
Dreams
June 17, 2015
85
Studio album
Filmography
Television
Dramas
Aiken Rosinante no Sainan ~Mukai Ryūta no Dōbutsu Nikki! (向井荒太の動物日記~愛犬ロシナンテの災難~ , January – March 2001)
Nurseman (ナースマン , January – March 2002)
Angel Hearts (2002)
Koinu no Waltz (仔犬のワルツ , April – June 2004)
Takaramono (November 2005)
Arakawa Under the bridge (2012)
Radio
Movies
Morning Cop
Pinch Runner
Tokkaekko
Last Present
Koinu Dan no Monogatari
Prison Girl
Tokyo Decibels
Dubbing
Publications
Photobooks
Title
Release date
ISBN
Photobook information
Solo
Natchi (ナッチ ) [ 24]
December 1999
ISBN 4-8470-2556-3
First solo photobook.
Natsumi (なつみ ) [ 25]
November 11, 2001
ISBN 4-8470-2685-3
Second solo photobook.
Deai (出逢い ) [ 26]
February 25, 2004
ISBN 4-8470-2794-9
Third solo photobook.
Natsumi Abe in Hello! Project 2004 Summer [ 27]
September 28, 2004
ISBN 4-8124-1836-4
Fu (Fū) (Fu (ふう) ) [ 26]
May 27, 2005
ISBN 4-8470-2864-3
Fourth solo photobook.
Abe Natsumi – Triangle Energy (後浦なつみ Triangle Energy ) [ 26]
July 6, 2005
ISBN 4-8124-2249-3
Abe Natsumi – Alo-Hello! (Abe Natsumi アロハロ! ) [ 26]
November 1, 2005
ISBN 4-04-894262-X
Fifth solo photobook.
Écru [ 26]
June 12, 2006
ISBN 4-8470-2938-0
Sixth solo photobook.
sCene [ 26]
March 28, 2007
ISBN 978-4-04-894487-8
Seventh solo photobook.
Cám Ơn [ 26]
November 25, 2007
ISBN 4-8470-4053-8
Eighth solo photobook. Photographed in Vietnam .
Subway [ 26]
August 2012
ISBN 978-4-8470-4476-2
Photographed in New York City.
Fin no Hito [ 26]
November 14, 2015
ISBN 978-4-8470-4801-2
Photographed in Finland .
Group
Pocket Morning Musume (Vol.2) (ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉 ) [ 28]
September 2003
ISBN 4-8463-0526-0
Natsumi Abe & Berryz Kobo – Hello! Project 2005 Summer [ 26]
May 25, 2005
ISBN 4-902577-05-4
Natsumi Abe & v-u-den – Hello! Project 2006 Winter [ 26]
April 2006
ISBN 4-8124-2677-4
Essay books
Calendars
Natsumi Abe 2004 Calendar (安倍なつみ 2004カレンダー , Released October 2003)
Natsumi Abe 2005 Calendar (September 2004)
Natsumi Abe 2006 Calendar (October 12, 2005)
Natsumi Abe 2007 Calendar (October 2006)
References
^ "22 Sai no Watashi" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
^ "Hitoribotchi" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
^ "Koi no Hana" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
^ "Suki Sugite Baka Mitai" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on July 30, 2009.
^ "Sweet Holic" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
^ "2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
^ "The Stress" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
^ "Amasugita Kajitsu" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
^ "Sunshine City × Tokyo FM ~KiseKi~ Premium Live" (in Japanese). Sunshinecity Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
^ "Elder Club members to graduate from Hello! Project" . Hello!Online. October 19, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008 .
^ 雨上がりの虹のように(初回生産限定盤)(仮)/安倍なつみ (in Japanese). E-hon CD. Retrieved July 22, 2010 .
^ "Abe Natsumi involved in traffic accident" . Hello!Online. October 8, 2007.
^ "Ex-Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe causes traffic accident in Shibuya" . Japan News Review. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
^ "山崎育三郎&安倍なつみが結婚 交際4年実らせ" . ORICON NEWS . December 29, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "安倍なつみが第1子の男児出産「夫婦そろって感動し涙し感謝」" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "安倍なつみ、第1子男児出産 夫・山崎育三郎と「夫婦そろって感動し涙し感謝」" . ORICON NEWS . July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "安倍なつみ、第2子出産 夫・山崎育三郎と連名で発表<コメント全文> - モデルプレス" . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). October 5, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "安倍なつみが第2子男児出産 夫・山崎育三郎と連名で発表「2人で大切に育てていきます」" . ORICON NEWS . November 2, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "安倍なつみ、第3子の出産を報告「この先も穏やかで楽しく、、」 夫は山崎育三郎(日テレNEWS)" . Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "安倍なつみが第3子を出産 「母子共に健康です!」" . サンスポ (in Japanese). December 27, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ a b "シングル 週間ランキング -ORICON STYLE ランキング" . Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon . Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
^ "パウ・パトロール ザ・ムービー -日本語吹き替え版" . Fukikaeru . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "劇場版「パウ・パトロール」で安倍なつみ続投「はなまる満点パウパウ気分です!」" . Natalie . June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 .
^ "Amazon.co.jp" ナッチ―安倍なつみ写真集 (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "Amazon.co.jp" 安倍なつみ写真集 なつみ (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hello! Project Photobook Release Schedule" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008.
^ "安倍なつみ in Hello! Project 2004 summer" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉安倍なつみ・矢口真里・後藤真希・飯田圭織" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "ALBUM―1998‐2003" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "Amazon.co.jp" 安倍なつみせんせいのどうようきょうしついっしょにうたおう!—クイズつき童謡全集 (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "Amazon.co.jp" 安倍なつみ 22歳のなっち (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "安倍なつみBelieve" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
^ "Amazon.co.jp" 安倍なつみフォト&エッセイ 陽光(ひかり) (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007 .
External links
Former members Studio albums Cover albums Compilations Sub-groups
Up-Front Promotion (Hello! Project )
Up-Front Create / Up-Front Works
J.P Room Labels
Zetima
Hachama
Piccolo Town
Rice Music
Chichūkai Label
Up-Front Works (record label)
Frame
Gothuall
One Up Music
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