is a Japanese actress and singer. She is nicknamed "Good-P" short for Good Personality. She has had prominent roles in a number of television series, feature films and stage productions. As a singer she has released ten albums. Following the prominence of idols such as Momoe Yamaguchi in the 1970s, and Seiko Matsuda, Akina Nakamori, Kyoko Koizumi, and Yoko Minamino in the 1980s, the 1990s was characterized as the "Idol Winter" due to a decline in the genre's popularity. During this period, the media referred to Takahashi as "the last orthodox idol of the 20th century."
She has been represented with several agencies, including Big Apple, Hirata Office, Toho Entertainment, and Konni.
Discography Those not listed in the publisher is released from Victor Entertainment (formerly Victor music industry).
Singles Date Title Notes 21 Apr 1990 Step by Step/Kimi ni Tomaranai – My Girl, My Life NTV anime Mashin Hero Wataru 2 theme song 21 Sep 1990 Fight!/Niji no Kanatani NTV anime Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Super Fighting Story theme song 21 Jan 1991 Egao no Mahō/Kaze no Oka 5 Jun 1991 To-ki-me-ki/Alps no Shōjo Cover of the same masterpiece of Megumi Asaoka, a girl in the Alps of Coupling also a cover of Asaoka 16 Oct 1991 Genki! Genki! Genki!/Suki nante Ienai kurai Game software Sega CD Yumimi Mix ending theme 5 Feb 1992 Itsuka Aou ne/Ano Ni kara Boku wa 3 Jun 1992 Côte d'Azur de Aimashou/Taiyō no Ballerina Garfield image song broadcasting at Wowow 21 Oct 1992 Achichitchi -fire version-/Konnani soba ni Iru Another version of the songs included in the album paradise; Sega CD software game Yumimi Mix opening Theme 16 Dec 1992 Daisuki/Futari no Symphony Theatre version Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song theme song 24 Feb 1993 Good Love/My Melodies CX drama Onegai Darling! theme song 23 Jun 1993 Hajimari wa Ima/Deaerutteīne NTV Ultra Seven O'Clock opening theme 3 Nov 1993 yell/Anata dake o NTV drama Mōhitotsu no J-League insert song 21 Jan 1994 Tomodachide īkara/Kondo Deaeru Tokiniha EX drama Minami-kun no Koibito theme song 21 Apr 1994 Good-bye Tears/Point 1 TX anime Haō Taikei Ryū Knight theme song 22 Jun 1994 Sonna no Muri!/Omoide agenai NHK E Soriton: Kin no Ono Gin no Ono image song 21 Oct 1994 3-Nen Sugita Koro ni wa/Jikan o Tomete 24 May 1995 Suki... Demo Suki/Aisazu ni Irarenai EX drama Saikō no Koibito theme song 22 Nov 1995 Saijōkyū I like you/Nani mo Ienakute 3 Mar 1996 Makete mo ī yo/Hitori kiri no Yoake CX drama Īhitabidachi: 4tsu no Sotsugyō ending theme 24 Jul 1996 Will You Marry Me?/Chottomatte chōdai, keda mono-san TBS series Sekai Ulrun Taizai-ki Ending Theme 22 Jan 1997 Ima made donna Koi o shite kita 'ndarou/Dōni kashite! EX drama Nagare Itashichinin insert song 22 Oct 1997 Waratteru dake janai/Cotton Time NTV series Mogmog Gombo ending theme 23 Jul 1998 Futari no Kyori/Okujō 24 Feb 1999 Rasen no Tsuki/Restart Virtually her last single
Albums Original albums Date Title No. Notes 16 Dec 1990 Scarlet VICL-2045 The first edition came with a mini photo book 21 Jul 1991 Peace! VICL-174 In the first edition, colour photograph (person's face picture) disc label 4 Mar 1992 dream VICL-275 22 Jul 1992 Paradise VICL-323 24 Mar 1993 Reality VICL-386 21 Jul 1993 Prelude VICL-427 21 Jul 1994 Tenderly VICL-551 23 Nov 1994 Working on Xmas Day VICL-23075 Limited Edition 7 Aug 1996 Everything is Fine VICL-797 21 Nov 1997 Kibun Jōjō VICL-60153
Best albums Date Title No. Notes Ref. 16 Dec 1993 Steps -Single Collection- VIZL-15 First Press CD Book Package VICL-491 Normal Edition 21 Jun 1995 for Boys VICL-5278 Selection by male staff for Girls VICL-5279 Selection by female staff 22 Sep 2004 Steps -Single Collection- VICL-41114 Recurring machine 16 Sep 2009 Golden Best VICL-63455 Re-released 18 Aug 2010 29 Sep 2010 Complete Single Collection "The Steps" 20th Anniversary Special Edition VIZL-393 5 discs (4 CDs + 1 DVD) 22 Apr 2015 Golden Best VICL-70164 SHM re-released 20 Sep 2015 Deluxe Pack 25th Anniversary Special VIZL-869 2 CDs + Photo Album
Omnibus Year Title Label 2006 Hi Kōnin! Seikima II Cover Album Voice BMG Japan
Musical Recordings Year Title Production Role Notes 2002 Mozart! Toho Nannerl Mozart Japan premiere live recording board; Yoshio Inoue edition, Akinori Nakagawa version end of sale end (out of print) 2003 Les Misérables Fantine Performance casting in 2003; participated in Toho E-0308Y (Yuichiro Yamaguchi (Orange) version) and Toho E-308B (Tetsuya Bessho (Green) version), while 4 patterns were released 2005 Mozart! Nannerl Mozart Highlight Studio Recording CD 2006 Golf The Musical Parco Theater Ruri Itoman Live CD
Other already released song recording board Soundtracks Date Title No. Songs 16 Dec 1992 Chibi Maruko-chan –My Favorite Song: Original Soundtrack MVCD-10001 "Daisuki" 24 Mar 1993 Oshare Kozō wa Hana 'maru': Original Soundtrack VICL-382 "Hare nochi Kumori no chi Hare" 7 Jun 1995 Saikō no Koibito: Original Soundtrack "Suki... Demo suki (drama version)", "Suki... Demo suki (Instrumental)"
Mashin Hero Wataru series Date Title Notes 21 Jun 1990 Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Ongaku-hen I "Step by Step", "Kimi ni Tomaranai –My Girl, My Love–" 21 Nov 1990 Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Chō Gekitō-hen Ongaku-hen I "Fight!", "Niji no kanata ni" 21 Mar 1991 Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Sotsugyō Kinen Best Album: Vocal Collection Four songs 3 Dec 1997 Mashin Hero Wataru Single Collection -1988 May–1993 Sept.- 24 Sep 2014 Mashin Hero Wataru CD-Box Vocal Complete Collection VTZL-78; four songs; new interview posting 25 Sep 2020 Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Music Collection Four songs
Haō Taikei Ryū Knight series Date Title Songs 21 Jul 1994 Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: CD Cinema 1 "Bravo Toride no Kettō" "Good-bye Tears (short version)" 24 Aug 1995 Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Original Soundtrack 1 "Good-bye Tears", "Good-bye Tears (Instrumental)" 23 Nov 1995 Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu Legend Original Soundtrack 1 "Good-bye Tears", "Point 1 (Instrumental)" 3 Apr 1996 Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Vocal Collection "Good-bye Tears", "Point 1"
Compilations Date Title No. Songs 21 Jul 1991 I Love "Dance Number" 'July, 1991 || || "To-ki-me-ki", "Egao no Mahō" |- | 24 Feb 1993 || Eiga mitaina Koi shitai -Love me like a Movie- || || "Daisuki" |- | 30 Nov 1994 || 94 Anime Shudaika Collection "Good-bye Tears" 12 Jul 1995 Saishin Anime Shudaika-shū 16 Nov 1995 Saishin Anime Shudaika-shū: TV-Radio-hen 22 Nov 1995 Ladies' Pops Hit Collection "Suki... Demo suki" 3 Nov 1999 20 Seiki Best Idol History Victor Entertainment-hen 1 "Fight!"20 Seiki Best Idol History Victor Entertainment-hen 2 "Tomodachide īkara" 21 Aug 2002 Emotion 20 Shūnenkinen Theme Collection: TV-hen "Good-bye Tears"Emotion 20 Shūnenkinen Theme Collection: OVA & Gekijō-hen "Point 1" 22 Sep 2005 Anime Song Selection: Idol-hen "Step by Step" 19 Dec 2007 Debut! –Victor Idol Pops: Debut Single History– 21 May 2008 Heroine! Aishi no Joyū Song Collection 1970 - 90s "Itsuka Aou ne" 24 Sep 2008 The Victor Recordings/Victor Recordings (7) 1988-1997 VICL-62915 - 6 "Tomodachide īkara" 19 Sep 2012 Idol! Idol! Aidoru! 80's-90's 21 Nov 2012 Debut! –Victor Idol Pops: Debut Single History– (re-release) "Step by Step" 26 Dec 2012 Kyōhei Tsutsumi Golden History Nante ttatte Idol VICL-63974 - 5 "Genki! Genki! Genki!" 19 Mar 2014 Idol Pops Golden Age VICL-41345 "Tomodachide īkara"
LD/VHS Date Title Notes 27 Mar 1991 Sweet Dressing 27 Sep 1991 Promotion -Yumiko Takahashi First Live LD version was recorded live audio track called "Kaizoku-ban" on Side-2 27 Mar 1992 Wonderland As the initial version, not only the VHS version but also the S-VHS version were sometimes released 6 Nov 1992 Yumiko Takahashi Concert '92 Natsuda! Yumiko da! Zenin Shūgō! 21 Apr 1993 Profile 21 May 1993 Aquarium 7 Dec 1994 Yumiko Takahashi Concert Tenderly Tour '94 At the same time a video CD version was also released (LD and VHS versions exist for all of the above works, and the DVD version was released on 19 November 2008) Date Title Publisher Notes 20 Apr 1992 Minami no Shima ni Ikōyo Adex Person's image video, songs are not included; VHS version only
Bibliography Essays Date Title Publisher ISBN Jan 1993 Oshaberi Tenshi Wani Books
Photo albums Date Title Photographer Publisher ISBN Notes 21 Jun 1991 pure mint Harushi Kimura Victor Books Three sides back boxed 1 Nov 1991 Bomb! Momoco Tokubetsu Henshū Power Bomb Yumiko Takahashi Perfect Photo Book Shohan Gakken Belt is pink 25 Jun 1992 Blue Harushi Kimura Wani Books Three sides back boxed 25 Jun 1993 Il Dinja Shinji Hosono Gakken 1 Apr 1994 Taiwan version 25 Jun 1994 Coloreado Harushi Kimura Victor Books 1 Sep 1994 Bomb! Momoco Tokubetsu Henshū Power Bomb Yumiko Takahashi Perfect Photo Book Saihan Gakken Band is white, the CD labels of the appendix are "Tomodachide īkara" and "Sonna no Muri!" 10 Mar 1995 Eiga Toki no Kagayaki Making Book Modern Art Scene 1 May 1995 Il Dinja Deluxe Shinji Hosono Gakken Hard cover version (1993 version is soft cover) 30 Jul 1996 Toriolore Wani Books Three-way back boxed, three books set 10 Dec 1998 Breath 12 Jul 2001 Yumiko Sony Magazines Cardboard boxed
Filmography TV dramas