Miho Nakayama

Miho Nakayama
中山 美穂
Born(1970-03-01)1 March 1970
Saku, Nagano, Japan
Died6 December 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 54)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesMiporin (ミポリン)
Mizuho Kitayama (北山 瑞穂)
Issaque (一咲)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • lyricist
  • actress
Years active1985–2024
AgentBig Apple
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Spouse
Hitonari Tsuji
(m. 2002; div. 2014)
Children1
RelativesShinobu Nakayama (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsKing Records
Formerly of
  • Toshiki Kadomatsu
  • Wands
  • Mayo Okamoto
Japanese name
Kanji中山 美穂
Hiraganaなかやま みほ
Katakanaナカヤマ ミホ
Websitenakayamamiho.com

Miho Nakayama (中山 美穂, Nakayama Miho, 1 March 1970 – 6 December 2024) was a Japanese singer and actress. She was born in Saku, Japan. Her career began in 1985.[1]

Nakayama released her debut single, "C" around the same time she appeared in her first movie Be-Bop High School. She became one of the most popular idols during its "Golden Age" in the 1980s. Her role in the 1985 drama Maido Osawagase Shimasu made her popular.[2][3]

Her best known songs were "Waku Waku Sasete", "50/50", "Catch Me" and "You're My Only Shinin' Star". She also starred in Love Letter (1995).

Nakayama was found dead in her home in Tokyo, Japan on 6 December 2024 at the age of 54.[4][5]

References

  1. https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/2916982/remembering-j-pop-star-miporin-found-dead-at-54?tbref=hp. Retrieved 2024-12-10
  2. "女優・中山美穂さん、東京の自宅で死亡…54歳". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. "【詳報】中山美穂さんが急死、自宅浴槽で発見される、今日6日のライブは公演中止が急きょ発表された". TV Asahi (in Japanese). 6 December 2024. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. "俳優の中山美穂さんが死亡 54歳" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. 6 December 2024. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. "Miho Nakayama: J-pop star and actress found dead at 54". BBC News. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

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