Candies (group)

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Candies (キャンディーズ, Kyandīzu) was a Japanese idol trio formed in 1973, their first single being "Anata ni Muchū" (あなたに夢中, "Crazy For You"). Candies was composed of three girls: Ran (ラン) (Ran Itō (伊藤蘭, Itō Ran)), Sue (スー, Sū) (Yoshiko Tanaka (田中好子, Tanaka Yoshiko)), and Miki (ミキ) (Miki Fujimura (藤村美樹, Fujimura Miki). Songwriters included Michio Yamagami, Kōichi Morita, Yūsuke Hoguchi, and Kazuya Senka.^[1] The group was popular among young Japanese people.

History[]

Biography[]

The Candies had eight top 10 songs: "Toshishita no Otokonoko (年下の男の子, "The Younger Boy"), "Haru Ichiban" (春一番, "Spring's First Breeze"), "Natsu ga Kita!" (夏が来た!, "Summer Has Come!"), "Yasashii Akuma" (やさしい悪魔, Yasashī Akuma, "My Sweet Devil"), "Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" (暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer's Greetings"), "Un, Deux, Trois" (アン・ドゥ・トロワ, An Du Torowa), "Wana" (わな, "The Trap"), and "Hohoemi Gaeshi" (微笑がえし, "Return of a Smile"). They were a representative idol group of Japan in the 1970s along with Pink Lady.

In 1977, at the height of their popularity, they dropped out of the music business with the famous phrase of "Futsū no on'nanoko ni modoritai" (普通の女の子に戻りたい, "We want to return to being ordinary girls.") Their farewell concert was held at the Korakuen Stadium on April 4, 1978.

A few years after leaving the industry, Ran and Sue came back as actresses. Miki returned to singing, but quit shortly after getting married.

In 2008, there were plans for a Candies reunion tour to celebrate 35 years since their debut and 30 years since their epic farewell concert. The tour never came about, mainly due to Sue's acting schedule and Miki's desire to remain out of the public eye for the sake of her family. However, the trio contributed pictures and essays to release a commemoration "Time Capsule" best-of album instead and did not meet during production.

Sue died from breast cancer in April 2011.^[2] Ran and Miki delivered the eulogy at her funeral. Sue also left behind a recording of her final thoughts. In this recording (as well as in Miki's eulogy), it was revealed that all three members never again had the chance to reunite, yet have always desired to perform again. (In 2019, Ran Ito started performing again as a solo singer)

In 2011, the Japanese music program Music Station listed them in their Top 50 Idols of All-time based on their sales figures. They were placed no. 32, with sales exceeding 5,000,000.^[3]

Discography[]

See also[]

• Japanese idol
• Pink Lady
• Momoe Yamaguchi
• Junko Sakurada

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Candies discography at MusicBrainz
• Candies discography at Discogs
• Candies at Oricon
• Candies at Idol.ne.jp