Kyoko Koizumi 小泉 今日子
Koizumi in 2024
Background information
Also known as	Kyon Kyon
Born	(1966-02-04)February 4, 1966 (age 60) Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Genres	Japanese pop
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment
Website	www.koizumix.com
YouTube information
Channel	小泉今日子
Years active	2021 -
Subscribers	53.6 thousand
Views	27.6 million
Last updated: 23 November 2024[needs update]

Kyoko Koizumi (小泉 今日子,Koizumi Kyōko) (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed toVictor Entertainment.

In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated in and won theStar Tanjo! programme and released her first single in March 1982. She obtained several number one hits on theOricon charts in 1984: "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical", "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge" and "The Stardust Memory", the latter holding the top spot overthe end of 1984 andthe beginning of 1985, and thereafter established herself as one of Japan's most popular pop idols, alongside rivalsSeiko Matsuda andAkina Nakamori.^[1][2]

Her biggest hit (あなたに会えてよかった) came in 1991, which sold more than a million copies in Japan alone. Koizumi went on to release another single (優しい雨) which also sold over a million copies in 1993.

Koizumi had singles reach the Top Ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken byNamie Amuro.^[3] In the 1990s, she released a few dance remixes on vinyl only under the Koizumix Production moniker. She has worked withYoko Kanno who composed the music for Koizumi's 1996 album,Otoko no Ko Onna no Ko. She had her first hit single in 18 years when her version of the song "Shiosai no Memorī" from the 2013NHKmorning television dramaAmachan, in which Koizumi also acted, reached number 2 on theOricon Singles Chart.^[4][5] With that, Koizumi made her 6th appearance (as a special guest performer) in the annual Red and White Song Festival, having previously participated from 1984 to 1988.

From mid-90s onward, Koizumi shifted her focus onto acting. As an actress, she played in numerous dramas and movies, most notably, she was cast in two of the most successful movies in Japan ever: as the serial killer inBayside Shakedown: The Movie (1998) and as the witch inOnmyoji (2001).

She starred inToshiaki Toyoda's 2006 filmHanging Garden andKiyoshi Kurosawa's 2008 filmTokyo Sonata.^[6] She starred in Kurosawa's 2012 television dramaPenance.^[7]

Koizumi was given the Best Actress award at the 1989Yokohama Film Festival for her work in the filmKaito Ruby.^[8] She won the award for best actress at the 26thHochi Film Awards forKaza Hana.^[9] She also won the award for Best Actress at the 66thMainichi Film Awards forMainichi Kaasan.^[10]

She featured in the French-Japanese film,Umami, directed by Slony Sow and starringGérard Depardieu, which was filmed inHokkaido, Japan andSaumur, France.^[11]

In 2025, she hosts theNetflix-original dating reality showOffline Love alongside Takahira Kuruma and Kemuri Matsui of the comedy duoReiwa Roman.^[12]

She married actorMasatoshi Nagase in 1995,^[13] the couple divorced in 2004.^[14]

As of 2023, Koizumi released 27 original albums, 22 compilation albums, 40 physical singles, 10 digital singles and 17 home-videos.^[15]

• Seito shokun! (1984), Naoko Kitashiro
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
• Kaitō Ruby (1988)
• Bayside Shakedown: The Movie (1998), Manami Hyuga
• Kyohansha (1999)
• Kaza Hana (2000)
• Onmyoji (2001)
• Blue Spring (2001)
• Rockers (2003)
• What the Snow Brings (2005)
• Hanging Garden (2005)
• Survive Style 5+ (2005)
• Tears for You (2006)
• Love My Life (2006)
• Yajikita Dochu Teresuko (2007)
• Sakuran (2007)
• Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
• Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
• Gu-Gu Datte Neko de Aru (2008)
• Tokyo Sonata (2008)^[31]
• Mother Water (2010)
• Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010), Manami Hyuga^[32]
• Mainichi Kaasan (2011)
• Kako: My Sullen Past (2016)
• Before We Vanish (2017)
• Eating Women (2018), Atsuko
• Umami (2022), Taya
• Plastic (2023)^[33]
• Silence of the Sea (2024), Anna Tamura^[34]
• Bushido (2024)^[35]
• Belonging (2024)^[36]
• I Ai (2024)^[37]
• Shinji Muroi: Not Defeated (2024), Manami Hyuga^[38]

• Toge no Gunzo (1982), Tsuru^[39]
• Ato wa Neru Dake (1983)
• Anmitsu Hime (1983)
• Shojo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985)
• Hanayome Ningo wa Nemuranai (1986)
• Aishiatteru Kai (1989)
• Ashita wa Atashi no Kaze ga Fuku (1989)
• Papa to Natchan (1991)
• Anata Dake Mienai (1992)
• Chance (1993)
• Aisuru to Iu Koto (1993)
• Boku ga Kanojo ni Shakkin wo Shita Riyu (1994)
• Mada Koi wa Hajimaranai (1995)
• Melody (1997)
• Kamisan Nanka Kowakunai (1998)
• Owari no Nai Dowa (1998)
• Renai Kekkon no Rule (1999)
• Koi wo Nannen Yasundemasu ka (2001)
• Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike (2002)
• Kawa, Itsuka Umi e (2003)
• Manhattan Love Story (2003)
• Sensei no Kaban (2003)
• Suika (2003)
• Yasashii Jikan (2005)
• Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (2006)
• Hatachi no Koibito (2007)
• Second to Last Love (2012–25)^[40]
• Penance (2012)
• Amachan (2013), Haruko Amano^[41]
• Totto TV (2016), narrator
• Kangoku no Ohimesama (2017), Kayo Baba
• Idaten (2019), Mitsuko^[42]
• First Love (2022)^[43]
• Extremely Inappropriate! (2024), herself^[44]
• Offline Love (2025), herself as co-host^[45]

• Official website
• Kyoko Koizumi atIMDb
• Kyoko Koizumi at theJapanese Movie Database(in Japanese)

• 1966 births
• Living people
• Japanese idols
• Japanese women pop singers
• Japanese film actresses
• Japanese television actresses
• People from Atsugi, Kanagawa
• Actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture
• Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture
• Singing talent show winners
• 20th-century Japanese actresses
• 21st-century Japanese actresses
• 20th-century Japanese women singers
• 20th-century Japanese singers
• 21st-century Japanese women singers
• 21st-century Japanese singers

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