Keiko Masuda is better known by her nickname Kei, and is one half of Pink Lady, the top idol group in Japan in the 1970s.
15 Facts About Keiko Masuda
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Keiko Masuda Kobayashi was the second daughter of Shohei and Fusae Kobayashi.
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In 1972, a year after transferring to Suehiro Junior High School, Keiko Masuda met Mitsuyo Nemoto.
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Keiko Masuda became "Kei" while Nemoto took the stage name "Mie".
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Keiko Masuda put her solo career on hiatus in 1986, but in 1989, she made her debut in France with the album Simples Confidences, which consisted of six French-language and four English-language songs.
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In 2001, Keiko Masuda starred as Vi Moore in the Japanese adaptation of the Footloose stage musical.
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In 2019, Keiko Masuda starred as Julietta in the stage musical Tom and Jerry: Purr-Chance to Dream.
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Keiko Masuda announced the release of the compilation album Soshite, Koko kara.
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In 1979, Keiko Masuda had a publicized relationship with singer Goro Noguchi.
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On June 23,2002, Keiko Masuda married Tomoji Kuwaki, president of the sound production company Guild Japan.
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On December 16,1977, Keiko Masuda collapsed backstage after a Pink Lady show.
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Keiko Masuda was rushed to the hospital, where doctors discovered that she had a burst appendix.
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Keiko Masuda revealed that her elder sister has Graves' disease.
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Keiko Masuda has since kept her condition stable with proper treatment.
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Keiko Masuda said that she experienced sudden hearing loss during her late 20s and was diagnosed with the disease in 2010 when she started developing the same symptoms.