![]() However, due to the risque nature of the lyrics at the time (it's about a young motorcycle-girl who flirts shamelessly) her record label decided to debut with something safer to soften Akina's image with the Japanese public. Like her mature idol Momoe, Akina (who was asked to use the stage name "Asuna" but rejected it) wanted to take an equally mature route with her music and the song " Shoujo A" ( Trans: Girl A) was written for her. She accumulated a record 392 points and easily won herself a contract with Warner-Pioneer. However, on her third attempt in 1981, Akina swept the judges' votes by singing her idol Momoe Yamaguchi's song "Yumesaki Annainin". She returned the next year at age 14 with Seiko Matsuda's song "Hadashi no Kisetsu" but still did not pass. Akina sang Hiromi Iwasaki's "Natsu ni Dakarete" but failed to impress the judges due to them feeling the song was too mature for her age. ![]() ![]() ![]() She made her first attempt in 1979 at age 13 when she enrolled into the national television event "Star Tanjyou!" ( Trans: Birth of a Star), a show akin to today's "American Idol". ![]()
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