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Kuninaka Ryoko
Kuninaka Ryoko was born in 1953 on Amami Oshima, an island where traditional folk music was part of daily life. She moved to Tokyo at twenty, working as a...
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Furusato
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Gakusei Machi No Kissaten
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Gomen ne...
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Husabue no fukou yo
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KO-HI-SHOPPU de
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Karu no kaze
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Kusabue no fukou yo
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Namida kun sayonara
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Ryukyu Moon
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Samui asa
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Tomodachi
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Tooku de
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Watashi no mama de...
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White; kimi ni ienakatta koto
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shiroi BURANKO
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White; kimi ni ienakatta koto)
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Kuninaka Ryoko was born in 1953 on Amami Oshima, an island where traditional folk music was part of daily life. She moved to Tokyo at twenty, working as a session singer before her debut single 'Furusato' came out in 1981. That song, with its theme of hometown longing, connected with listeners during Japan's period of rapid change.
Her career included more than twenty albums, with songs like 'Gakusei Machi No Kissaten' and 'Gomen ne...' showing her range from folk to pop styles. In 1998, she faced public scrutiny after an arrest for marijuana possession, which brought media attention and criticism. She returned to recording in 2002 with the album 'Kokoro' and continued making music afterward.
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