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Otome 19 by Futaba Akiko

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Akiko Futaba 二葉 あき子 Futaba Akiko Born Yoshie Kato 加藤 芳江 February 2 1915-August 16 2011 Was A Japanese Popular Music Ryūkōka Singer. As Of The End Of The World War II She Was One Of The Most Popular Female Singers In Japan Competing With Hamako Watanabe And Noriko Awaya. In Addition She Had Taken Part In The Kōhaku Uta Gassen Japan's One Of Most Famous Year-End Shows 10 Times. She Was Born In Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture And Raised In Miyoshi Hiroshima Prefecture. She Graduated From The Tokyo Music School. Impressed By Takeo Masunaga Also Known As Ichiro Fujiyama At A Performance Held By The Music School She Debuted In 1936. Her Famous Song "Furuki Hanazono" 古き花園 Lit. "Old Flower Garden" Was Released In 1939. On August 6 1945 She Narrowly Avoided The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima Because She Was Riding A Train Traveling Through A Tunnel At The Time Of The Explosion. She Ceased Activity As A Singer In 2003 And Retired In Hiroshima Prefecture.

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