Natsumi Abe
| Natsumi Abe 安倍 なつみ |
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Natsumi promoting "Dreams"
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| Born |
安倍 なつみ (Natsumi Abe) August 10, 1981 Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Ikusaburo Yamazaki (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Asami Abe (younger sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals | |
Natsumi Abe (安倍 なつみ Abe Natsumi?, born August 10, 1981) is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and currently a member of Dream Morning Musume.
She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan.
On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watashi," which means "Me, 22 years old," just a few days after her 22nd birthday. Her first full-length album, Hitoribotchi, was then released on February 4, 2004, containing many solo versions of Morning Musume songs.
In August 2005, her fifth single, "Koi no Hana," which means "Flower of Love," was released, and she also became a member of the Hello! Project special unit Def.Diva together with Maki Goto, Rika Ishikawa and Aya Matsuura in October. The single "Takaramono" was also released in November credited as "Sen", who is the main character of the drama "Takaramono", played by Abe. In the spring of 2006, Abe released a new single, "Sweet Holic", together with a new album, "2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~". June 2006 saw Abe release "The Stress," a cover of the 1989 song by pop idol Chisato Moritaka.
In October of the same year "Amasugita Kajitsu" was released, reaching 5th on the Oricon Chart, the highest place she achieved since "Koi no Telephone Goal" in 2004.
On October 5, 2008, Abe performed in an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the Sunshine City building in Ikebukuro. She was joined by other artists who were popular in the 1980s, such as Hiroko Moriguchi and Ayumi Nakamura.
It was announced on October 19, 2008, on the official Hello! Project website, that Abe will graduate from Hello! Project along with the rest of Elder Club on March 31, 2009.
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