(born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment.
Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated in and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her first single in March 1982. She obtained several number one hits on the Oricon charts in 1984: "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical", "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge" and "The Stardust Memory", the latter holding the top spot over the end of 1984 and the beginning of 1985, and thereafter established herself as one of Japan's most popular pop idols, alongside rivals Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori.
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 by Namie Amuro. In the 1990s, she released a few dance remixes on vinyl only under the Koizumix Production moniker. She has worked with Yoko 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 2013 NHK morning television drama Amachan, in which Koizumi also acted, reached number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart. 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 in Bayside Shakedown: The Movie (1998) and as the witch in Onmyoji (2001).
She starred in Toshiaki Toyoda's 2006 film Hanging Garden and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2008 film Tokyo Sonata. She starred in Kurosawa's 2012 television drama Penance.
Koizumi was given the Best Actress award at the 1989 Yokohama Film Festival for her work in the film Kaito Ruby. She won the award for best actress at the 26th Hochi Film Awards for Kaza Hana. She also won the award for Best Actress at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards for Mainichi Kaasan.
She featured in the French-Japanese film, Umami, directed by Slony Sow and starring Gérard Depardieu, which was filmed in Hokkaido, Japan and Saumur, France.
In 2025, she hosts the Netflix-original dating reality show Offline Love alongside Takahira Kuruma and Kemuri Matsui of the comedy duo Reiwa Roman.
Personal life She married actor Masatoshi Nagase in 1995, the couple divorced in 2004.
Discography As of 2023, Koizumi released 27 original albums, 22 compilation albums, 40 physical singles, 10 digital singles and 17 home-videos.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Single Peak chart positions Formats JPNPhysical1982"Watashi no 16sai"（私の16才） 22 CD, LP, Cassette"Sutekina Lovely Boy"（素敵なラブリーボーイ） 19 CD, LP, Cassette"Hitori Machikado"（ひとり街角） 13 CD, LP, Cassette1983"Harukaze no Yuwaku"（春風の誘惑） 10 CD, LP, Cassette"Makkana Onnanoko"（まっ赤な女の子） 8 CD, LP, Cassette"Hanbun Shojo"（半分少女） 4 CD, LP, Cassette"Ade Sugata Namida Musume"（艶姿ナミダ娘） 3 CD, LP, Cassette1984"Climax Goisshoni"（クライマックス御一緒に） 4 CD, LP, Cassette"Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo"（渚のはいから人魚） 1 CD, LP, Cassette"Meikyuu no Endroller"（迷宮のアンドローラ） 1 CD, LP, Cassette"Yamato Nadeshiko Nana Henka"（ヤマトナデシコ七変化） 1 CD, LP, Cassette"Stardust Memory" 1 CD, LP, Cassette1985"Toko Natsu Musume"（常夏娘） 1 CD, LP, Cassette"Heartbreaker"（ハートブレイカー） 6 CD, LP, Cassette"Majo"（魔女） 1 CD, LP, Cassette"Nantettatte Idol"（なんてったってアイドル） 1 CD, LP, Cassette1986"100% Danjo Kousai"（100%男女交際） 2 CD, LP, Cassette"Yoake no Mew"（夜明けのMEW） 2 CD, LP, Cassette"Kogarashi ni Dakarete"（木枯しに抱かれて） 3 CD, LP, Cassette1987"Mizu no Rouge"（水のルージュ） 1 CD, LP, Cassette"Smile Again" 2 CD, LP, Cassette"Kiss wo Tomenaide" (キスを止めないで) 1 CD, LP, Cassette1988"GOOD MORNING-CALL" 2 CD, LP, Cassette"Kaito Ruby" (快盗ルビイ) 2 CD, LP, Cassette1989"Fade Out" 2 CD, LP, Cassette"Gakuen Tengoku" (学園天国) 2 CD, LP, Cassette1990"Minogashitekure yo" (見逃してくれよ!) 1 CD, Cassette"La La La…" 10 CD, Cassette"Oka wo Koete" (丘を越えて) 10 CD, Cassette1991"Anata ni Aete Yokatta" (あなたに会えてよかった) 1 CD, Cassette1992"Jibun wo Mitsumete" (自分を見つめて) 4 CD, Cassette1993"Yasashii Ame" (優しい雨) 2 CD1994"My Sweet Home" 4 CD"Tsuki Hitoshizuku" (月ひとしずく) 7 CD1995"BEAUTIFUL GIRLS" 14 CD1996"Otokonoko Onnanoko" (オトコのコ オンナのコ) 19 CD1998"Nobody can, but you" 78 CD1999"for my life" 33 CD2013"Shiosai no Memory" (潮騒のメモリー) 2 CD2014"T Jiro" (T字路) 14 CD
Digital singles + List of digital single, with referenced links Year Single Reference2005"Atashinchi no Uta"2008"Innocent Love"2009"Niji ga Kiers made"2011"Uchi e Kaerou""Innocent Love (FPM 4/4 DUB MIX)""Sankagetsu Stretch: Sesuji nobashi-hen ""Sankagetsu Stretch: Koshi hogushi-hen "2012"100%"2022"Natsu no Time Machine 1982-2022"
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon My FantasyReleased: August 21, 1982 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 Utairo no KisetsuReleased: December 16, 1982 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 BreezingReleased: July 5, 1983 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 WhisperReleased: December 16, 1983 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 3 BettyReleased: July 21, 1984 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 3 Today's GirlReleased: February 21, 1985 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 1 FlapperReleased: July 5, 1985 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 Kyoko no Kiyoku Tanoshiku UtsukushikuReleased: February 21, 1986 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 LiarReleased: July 23, 1986 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 8 HippiesReleased: March 5, 1987 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 PhantasienReleased: July 21, 1987 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 3 BEAT POP: Koizumi Kyoko Super SessionReleased: April 5, 1988 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 NatsumeloReleased: December 17, 1988 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 10 Koizumi in the HouseReleased: May 21, 1989 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 9 No.17Released: July 21, 1990 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 9 AfropiaReleased: July 26, 1991 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 1 Travel RockReleased: November 21, 1993 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 13 Otoko no Ko Onna no KoReleased: November 21, 1996 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 24 KyoReleased: October 7, 1998 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 29 Atsugi I.C.Released: April 23, 2003 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 53 Nice MiddleReleased: November 26, 2008 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 48 Koizumi ChansonnierReleased: October 24, 2012 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 21
EPs + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Separation KyokoReleased: September 5, 1983 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 3 Kyon Kyon ClubReleased: May 3, 1984 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape, digital download, streaming 2 Inner BeautyReleased: May 21, 1999 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape, digital download, streaming - Kyō 2Released: February 21, 2001 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape, digital download, streaming - "—" denotes items which did not chart
Soundtrack albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Boku no Onna ni Te wo DasunaReleased: 1987 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape, LP - Kaito RubbyReleased: 1988 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape, LP - "—" denotes items which did not chart
Live albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon KKPP: Tour 2020 Live at Nakano Sunplaza HoleReleased: September 21, 2022 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD - "—" denotes items which did not chart
Remix albums + List of remix albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Fade Out: Super Remix TracksReleased: 1989 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape 35 Super Remix Tracks IIReleased: 1990 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape 49 BambinaterReleased: 1992 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape 18 Master Mix PartyReleased: 1993 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 19 89–99 Collection: Koizumix ProductionReleased: 1999 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD - Koizumi Kyoko Night Tempo Presents The Showa GrooveReleased: 2022 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: digital release, streaming - "—" denotes items which did not chart
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Super Best: Thank You KyokoReleased: November 21, 1983 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: Cassette tape 6 CelebrationReleased: December 5, 1984 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: LP, Cassette tape, CD 4 Do you love meReleased: December 5, 1985 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape 10 The BestReleased: December 16, 1986 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape, LP 4 Ballad ClassicsReleased: December 1, 1987 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape, LP 3 Best of Kyong KingReleased: December 17, 1988 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape, LP 7 Ballad Classics IIReleased: December 17, 1989 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape 16 K2 Best SellerReleased: March 21, 1992 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD, Cassette tape 2 AnytimeReleased: December 1, 1994 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 12 Kyon 3, Koizumi the Great 51Released: December 18, 2002 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 23 K25 Kyoko Koizumi All Time BestReleased: March 21, 2007 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 23 CollaborakyonReleased: February 16, 2011 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 110 Kyon30: Nantetatte 30nen!Released: March 21, 2013 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 11 Koizumi Chronicle: Complete Single Best 1982-2017Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Victor Music Entertainment Formats: CD 5
Digital albums + List of digital albums, with referenced links Year Single Reference2008"Ura K25: KOIZUMI KYOKO ALL TIME BEST 19→38"2012"Kyon30 extra"2013"KP20: 89-08 RARE & MORE COLLECTION"2022"KOIZUMI 3D"
Home video + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Timeless WorldReleased: September 5, 1982 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: VHS, LD - Documentary: Hashiri Tsuzukeru Miss Hero KyokoReleased: December 25, 1985