Born on 1st March 1970, in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Miho Nakayama (中山 美穂,
Nakayama Miho) was a renowned Japanese singer, songwriter, and actor who first
rose to fame in the mid-1980s, setting a high standard with her performance in
the 1985 drama Maido Osawagase Shimasu. This formed the catalyst for the release
of her debut single, "C," a synth-pop teen bop written by Takashi Matsumoto and
Kyōhei Tsutsumi, which won multiple awards, went to number 12 on Japan's singles
chart, and sealed her fate as a pop starlet. Soon after, she became one of the
country's most beloved idols, gar...