Junko Sakurada was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori.
14 Facts About Junko Sakurada
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Junko Sakurada received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours.
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Junko Sakurada participated for the first time at the 25th edition of the Kohaku Uta Gassen festival in 1974, with her hit single "Kiiroi Ribbon".
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Junko Sakurada would perform for a total of 9 times at the festival.
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Junko Sakurada was the best selling Japanese female musical artist of 1975, and 4th best selling of 1976.
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Junko Sakurada's acting career began in 1973 and lasted through 1993, with roles in 13 films and many television dramas.
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Junko Sakurada received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours.
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In October 2013, Junko Sakurada re-appeared in the public eye after an absence of twenty years since getting married.
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Junko Sakurada held a one-night only concert at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo, to commemorate her 40th year in showbusiness.
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Junko Sakurada released a best of album, Thanks 40, for the occasion.
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Junko Sakurada performed songs from the musical Annie Get Your Gun, as well as her 1981 single Kesho.
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In February 2018, Junko Sakurada released a new album titled My Idology.
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Junko Sakurada is a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea in 1954.
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Junko Sakurada said to journalists that she felt "very happy" to have married a husband selected for her by Moon.