Kahoru Kohiruimaki

is a Japanese singer who debuted in 1985. She had great success in the next ten years with around thirty singles, fifteen original albums and various compilations. Kohiruimaki is the most well known in the West for the song "", the first opening theme song from the anime series City Hunter in 1987, and for the ending theme song for the OVA Gall Force in 1986. Kahoru Kohiruimaki’s sixth album Time The Motion was recorded at the studio of the iconic Prince, Paisley Park in Minnesota,in the US, in 1989. Two of the tracks were written and produced by Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr. Kahoru Kohiruimaki’s manager, Seijiro Udo, had promoted Prince’s Japanese concerts on the Lovesexy Tour, and Udo had asked Prince to provide some tracks for Kohiruimaki, leading to the recording of the two tracks, Mind Bells and Bliss.

Discography Albums Call My Name (November 21, 1985) No Problem (July 21, 1986) I'm Here (April 1, 1987) Hearts On Parade (January 21, 1988) SO REAL (November 11, 1988) TIME THE MOTION (November 11, 1989) DISTANCE (October 10, 1990) silent (September 25, 1991) FRONTIER (September 10, 1992) KOHHY 1 (May 25, 1994) KOHHY 2 (February 8, 1995) Anniversary Nights (December 15, 1997) (independent album, fan club only) This Is My Love Song (February 5, 1998) (reprise) Kaleidoscope (May 20, 1997) LOVE solution (December 20, 2001) (independent album, fan club only) Tree Diagram (July 20, 2011) KOHHY 3 (November 10, 2016) KOHHY 4 (December 10, 2018) KOHHY 5 (January 10, 2019)

Live albums TIME THE MOTION LIVE (July 25, 1990) silent fiction tour 1991 (January 25, 1992) FRONTIER LIVE '92 (February 25, 1993)

Compilation albums The Best (December 15, 1989) KOHHY'S SINGLES (July 25, 1991) Dreamin' '89-'92 (March 25, 1992) Ballade Collection (March 25, 1993) Keep on dreamin' remix (February 25, 1995) Black Kohhy Best '85-'89 (July 1, 1995) White Kohhy Best '89-'95 (July 21, 1995) STAR BOX EXTRA (December 5, 2001) THE LEGEND (January 1, 2003) Golden Best (ゴールデン☆ベスト) (January 26, 2005) Kohiruimaki Kahoru – 20th Anniversary Selection (June 29, 2005）

Singles "NEVER SAY GOOD-BYE" (October 21, 1985) (Ponytail wa Furimukanai theme song) "" (July 2, 1986) (OVA Gall Force ending theme) "" (December 21, 1986, theme song from the Nippon TV drama ) "Hold On Me" (February 26, 1987) "" (May 10, 1987) (City Hunter opening theme song) "I'm Here" (May 21, 1987) "COME ON" (September 21, 1987) "On The Loose" (January 1, 1988) "" (May 21, 1988) "TONIGHT" (October 21, 1988) "TOGETHER" (November 21, 1988) "DREAMER" (September 25, 1989) "" (live version, February 1, 1990) "Twilight Avenue" (May 10, 1990) "LIKE A FACTORY" (November 10, 1990) "MOVING ACTION / CRAZY LOVER" (January 1, 1991) "TIMES GO BY" (March 25, 1991) "SMILE FOR ME" (April 25, 1992) "" (August 25, 1992) "" (October 25, 1992) "" (January 25, 1994) "SUMMER FACTOR" (April 1, 1994) "HELLO AGAIN" (May 10, 1994) "Step by Step" (November 22, 1994) "Ride On" (November 30, 1994, ending theme) "Super Hero" (December 7, 1994) "Justify My Love" (January 1, 1995) "Respect" (July 21, 1995) "" (May 27, 1996) "Oh My Friend" (September 2, 1996) "Just as... I don't wanna fall in love again" (April 23, 1997) "What A Wonderful World" (January 21, 1998) "DANCING QUEEN" (August 30, 2000) "Blue Sky" (August 25, 2004) "" (July 1, 2014)

Videos

TIME THE MOTION LIVE silent fiction tour 1991 KOHHY'S SINGLES VIDEO DREAMER