Naomi Sagara is the stage name of Nahoko Yamaguchi, an award-winning Japanese popular singer who was prolific between 1967 and 1980.
11 Facts About Naomi Sagara
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Naomi Sagara won numerous awards as a singer and composer, branching into acting.
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Naomi Sagara has periodically returned to television in guest appearances and in 2010 resumed singing and composing.
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Naomi Sagara suffered from severe shyness from childhood, but had a love for music.
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Naomi Sagara enrolled in Nihon University College of Arts to study television direction and originally wanted to produce music programming for Fuji TV.
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Naomi Sagara became known for her distinctive style and had many hits throughout the country.
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Naomi Sagara was a featured actress in the final season of the program.
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Naomi Sagara was selected as the featured singer for the inaugural Hiroshima Flower Festival, and sang the theme song, Hanaguruma.
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Naomi Sagara denied the alleged affair and the woman retracted her statement, but the damage was done, as invitations to the premier award shows disappeared.
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Naomi Sagara was told that after the surgery she would be unable to sing for a year.
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Naomi Sagara's focus is on rescuing dogs and cats and improving animal welfare.