Wink (Japanese band)
| Wink | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 1988–1996 |
| Labels | PolyStar |
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Wink (ウィンク?) was a J-pop female duo in the late 1980s and early-to-mid-1990s composed of Sachiko Suzuki (鈴木早智子 Suzuki Sachiko?, b. February 22, 1969) and Shōko Aida (相田翔子 Aida Shōko?, b. February 23, 1970). They released their first single on April 27, 1988, and their final release was on March 31, 1996. Many of their singles topped the Oricon charts in Japan, including their biggest hit, "Samishii Nettaigyo", which has since been covered by W (Double You).
In 1987, Suzuki and Aida both entered a beauty contest given by the magazine "Up to boy". Suzuki won the grand prize, while Aida was one of the runners-up. As a result, Wink was formed the next year, and in April they debuted with the single "Sugar Baby Love", a cover of an English song by The Rubettes. Indeed, many Wink songs were covers of Western songs, but with different lyrics in Japanese.
"Sugar Baby Love" and their next single, "Amaryllis", did decently, but it wasn't until the release of their third single "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It Into Love)" (a cover of Kylie Minogue's "Turn It Into Love") the next year that they became popular. It quickly became No. 1 on the Oricon charts, along with many of the singles that followed it.
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