Temptation 誘惑 New Mix Version - Música

Minako Honda 本田 美奈子 Honda Minako? Born Minako Kudo 工藤 美奈子 Kudō Minako July 31 1967 - November 6 2005 Was A Japanese "idol" Pop-Star And Musical Singer. She Became Famous And Popular As "Japan's Madonna" Because Of Her Sexy Fashion And Live Performances In The Mid To Late 1980s. As With Most Teenaged "idol" Singers Her J-Pop Career Was Spectacular But Short. In 1989 At The Advanced Age Of 22 She Made A Last-Ditch Attempt To Revive Her Flagging Career And Attain "street Cred" By Forming The Edgy All-Girl Band "Minako With Wild Cats". This Effort Was Unsuccessful And It Seemed That She Would Fade Into Obscurity. A Further Personal Tragedy Occurred As Her Parents Divorced. In 1992 However She Had Reinvented Herself. She Took Formal Acting And Singing Lessons And Became A Notable Theatrical Singer And Actress. In The Auditions For The Tokyo Production Of Miss Saigon She Won Out Over 12 000 Other Candidate For The Part Of Kim To The Point That She Became "Tokyo's Miss Saigon". She Also Appeared In Numerous Other Theatrical Performances. Towards The End Of Her Life She Released Several Classical Albums Demonstrating Her Soprano Singing Voice Including Religious Works Such As Amazing Grace And Ave Maria. She Also Sang The Theme Songs For Several Anime Programs. She Did Not Abandon Pop Music In Her Adult Career Although She Enhanced Her Adult Pop Music With The Skills She Acquired In Maturity. Her Song "Tsubasa" Wings Is Famous For The "long Note" That She Holds For 30 Seconds. Her Career Was Cut Short By Leukemia. After She Became Ill She Served A Celebrity Spokesperson For The Live For Life Project A Campaign For The Treatment Of Leukemia. Since Her Death Numerous Posthumous Albums And Videos Have Been Released Including Some Previously-Unreleased Songs. read less