18 Facts About Rimi Natsukawa

Rimi Natsukawa continued to win competitions, and in 1984 won the MBS TV show Shiroto Meiji-kai's grand prize.

Rimi Natsukawa moved to Tokyo, and started preparing for her debut.

Rimi Natsukawa debuted later in 1989 as an enka singer with the name "Misato Hoshi," under Pony Canyon.

Rimi Natsukawa released three singles in three years, and did not find much success.

Rimi Natsukawa felt defeated after this, and after living for four years in Tokyo, she moved back to Okinawa.

Rimi Natsukawa lived with her older sister in Naha, and helped out in her restaurant, singing for patrons daily.

Rimi Natsukawa was signed under Victor Entertainment, and re-debuted with the single "Yubae ni Yurete".

Rimi Natsukawa was finding similar success to her debut, as neither of her first singles charted.

Rimi Natsukawa was asked to perform the song at the 2002 Kohaku Uta Gassen, which made the song break the top 10.

Rimi Natsukawa released a string of Okinawan song-based released from this time until 2004.

In 2004, Rimi Natsukawa's music changed to centre more around original songs, with her third album Kaze no Michi.

Rimi Natsukawa started a trend in her music for collaborating with high-profile musicians.

Rimi Natsukawa's releases began dropping in sales, with "Sayonara Arigato" being her most recent top 50 single, with its 2006 re-release.

In 2007, Rimi Natsukawa ended her contract with her production office.

Rimi Natsukawa continued to release music under Victor such as her 5th album Umui Kaji.

The result of this was the "Uta Sagashi" project, where Rimi Natsukawa worked on covering mainly Japanese popular songs.

Since this, Rimi Natsukawa has continued to release original material and compilations.

Rimi Natsukawa married percussionist Masaaki Tamaki on January 1,2009.