Chieko Matsumoto

Chieko Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本ちえこ, 12 November 1959 –17 November 2019) was a Japanese idol, tarento, singer and actress. She was famous for starring in television commercials for Shiseido's Basubon (Japanese: バスボン). Her song Koibito Shiken (Japanese: 恋人試験) (1976) reached number 5 on the Japanese singles chart. She was awarded the graph award (Japanese: グラフ賞) at the 14th Golden Arrow Awards in 1976.

Music Four of her albums, not previously released on CD, were released for streaming in 2022. Her music includes Christmas music.

Discography She released the following singles: Boyfriend (Japanese: ボーイフレンド) (1974) Mabushii Kare (Japanese: まぶしい彼) (1974) Koibito Shiken (Japanese: 恋人試験) (1976). This single reached number 5 on the Oricon chart. This single was number 7 in the chart published in Cash Box on 28 August 1976, but no chart was published the following week. Koibito Gansho (Japanese: 恋人願書) (1976). This single reached number 20 on the Oricon chart, according to the Oricon website. Omoidebusoku (Japanese: おもいで不足) (1977) Flower Message (Japanese: フラワー・メッセージ) (1977) Wonderful Hero (Japanese: ワンダフル・ヒーロー) (1978) Kawaii Anata (Japanese: かわいい貴方) (1979)

She released the following studio albums: Chieko No Viva Animals!! (Japanese: ちえこのViva Animals!!) (1976) Chieko No Hello Winter (Japanese: ちえこのハロー・ウインター) (1976) Hi! Jugyochu (Japanese: ハイ！授業中) (1977) Hi! Tomodachi (Japanese: ハーイ！ともだち) (1977) Kankaku Toshi (Japanese: 感覚都市) (1978) Wonder Caravan (Japanese: ワンダー・キャラバン) (1978)

In 1987, a compilation album was included in the Playback Series (Japanese: プレイバック・シリーズ).