Kyoko Koizumi (小泉今日子), born February 4, 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa, is a Japa… Read Full Bio ↴Kyoko Koizumi (小泉今日子), born February 4, 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa, is a Japanese singer and actress.

Popularly known as Kyon-kyon, Koizumi made her breakthrough on the TV audition show Staa Tanjou (A Star is Born) in 1981 and her debut followed the next year. The usual string of slickly packaged pop singles, albums, TV dramas and movies followed. She first appeared on the annual New Year's Eve extravaganza Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red-White Song Battle) in 1984, just a week after her movie debut. In 1987, she won the award for the best-selling single in Japan. She was cast quite out of character as the villain in 1997's hit movie Odoru Daisosasen (Bayside Shakedown), which starred Oda Yuji.

Kyoko is one of the few idols from the early '80s to have survived with her image and popular appeal intact. She became less active in her acting career following her marriage to popular actor Nagase Masatoshi in 1995 (she met Nagase when he was taking photos for the magazine AnAn, to which she contributes). But she remained in the public eye through regular TV commercial appearances. While she's old enough to play the stereotypical CM mother, her image remains that of the perky girl next door. Her divorce from Nagase came in early 2004, around the time that she was receiving a lot of offers to get back into acting more. This difficulty in combining marriage and work seems to be a real hurdle for many women in Japanese show business and one of the two usually has to suffer.

The Stardust Memory
小泉今日子 Lyrics

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Stardust Memory
忘れないでいて
星屑が舞い降りてくるこの夜を
丘のテラスに
傾けた Bike の上
ちょっぴりシャクだけど
涙が止まらない
しかたないでしょ

サヨナラ初めてなのよ
少女時代のそうよ今コレが
ピリオドなのね
Stardust Memory
忘れないでいて
星屑が舞い降りてくるこの夜を
二人初めて
くちづけたユートピア
不思議なときめき
涙に変わってく
樫の木ごしに
星たちのシャンデリア
小さなウインク
おわかれをそっと
ささやいてるわ
Stardust Memory
いつか会えたなら
約束よ星のテラスで抱きしめて

泣き顔を見せたくないから
星空見つめてて
Stardust Memory
忘れないでいて
星屑が舞い降りてくるこの夜を
Stardust Memory...
Stardust Memory...

Stardust Memory...
Stardust Memory...

Overall Meaning

The song "The Stardust Memory" by 小泉今日子 is a nostalgic ballad about a girl who is saying goodbye to her past and remembering the memories that she made under the stars. The lyrics describe her sitting on a hilltop terrace, leaning on her bike, as stardust falls around her. The girl is crying and struggling to accept that this goodbye is the end of her youth. The memories flood back to her as she remembers the times she spent with her loved ones, especially her first kiss in a utopia that is now long gone. The girl vows to hold onto these memories and make a promise to reunite someday under the starry terrace.

The use of stardust throughout the song creates a feeling of nostalgia and romanticism. It also symbolizes the fleeting nature of youth and how memories and moments can quickly disappear like stardust. The girl's tears and struggle to accept goodbye evoke emotions of sadness, vulnerability, and fear that everyone at some point in their life may have felt. The chorus of "Stardust Memory" acts as a reminder to hold onto these memories and keep them close to one's heart. The song's gentle melody and calm instrumentation add to its melancholic yet comforting atmosphere.

Line by Line Meaning

忘れないでいて
Don't forget

星屑が舞い降りてくるこの夜を
This night when stardust falls

丘のテラスに
On the terrace of a hill

傾けた Bike の上
On top of a leaning bike

ちょっぴりシャクだけど
Slightly shaky, but

涙が止まらない
The tears won't stop

しかたないでしょ
It can't be helped

サヨナラ初めてなのよ
It's the first time for goodbye

少女時代のそうよ今コレが
This is it, from my girlhood

ピリオドなのね
It's the end

二人初めて
For the first time together