Pink Lady (γγ³γ―γ»γ¬γγ£γΌ,Pinku redΔ«?) was a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto ("Mie") and Keiko Masuda ("Kei"). In Japan, they are fondly remembered for the incredible run of pop-chart hits they enjoyed from roughly 1976 to 1979, but in the United States, they are best known for their infamously failed 1980 NBC-TV variety show, Pink Lady and Jeff.
Mie and Kei were childhood friends who grew up and attended school together in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture. They first captured the hearts of the Japanese public in March 1976 when they appeared on a prime-time TV talent show called Star Tanjo ("A Star Is Born") (similar to America's Star Search). Mie and Kei's first TV appearance, showcased them as a cute, fresh-faced folk duo dressed in bib overalls. By the time the girls re-appeared on the show a few months later, their image had completely changed - they were now dressed in slinky, beaded, short-skirted white dresses, performing upbeat...
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on Jan 31, 2008
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