{"id":251,"date":"2012-06-07T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/2012\/06\/07\/hubpages-wednesday-akina-nakamori-one-of-the-greatest-singers-youve-ever-heard\/"},"modified":"2012-06-07T06:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T06:10:00","slug":"hubpages-wednesday-akina-nakamori-one-of-the-greatest-singers-youve-ever-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/2012\/06\/07\/hubpages-wednesday-akina-nakamori-one-of-the-greatest-singers-youve-ever-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubpages Wednesday: Akina Nakamori, one of the greatest singers you’ve ever heard."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yes, one of. She’s gonna be pretty high up there. Trust me, I know a thing or two about great Asian singers.<\/p>\n

Akina Nakamori <\/b>is one of THE women from the Golden Ages of J-pop, also known as the 1980s. Her deep and sultry voice outranked her peers’  vocals, and while they all did the “girl next door” song and dance, Akina was showing a more striking image that would later be called a “vamp” image.<\/p>\n

Akina was one of the very first “oldies” artists I started listening to, and she was basically my gateway drug into the whole subgenre. She’s released over 20 original albums, over 20 best albums and collections, and numerous amazing<\/i> cover albums. I implore all my readers to check her out below because she’s just, well, amazing. You don’t need to know Japanese to appreciate a woman of this caliber.<\/p>\n

As for the hubs I’ve written about her, I recommend starting with Akina Nakamori: The Vamp of Classic J-pop<\/a>. You can then hop on over and start exploring her extensive discography<\/a>. I also have plans on writing up an article about her best songs and albums, but for now, I recommend checking out the videos below!<\/p>\n

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