Miki Asakura is a Japanese singer known in the 1980s as the “queen of Western cover songs”, best remembered for “ヒーロー”, her version of Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero”.[1]
Career
A former fashion model, Asakura debuted in 1981 at 21 with “ミスティ・トワイライト”, a commercial song for the clothing brand Onward, and later reached No. 9 on TBS’s The Best Ten with “黄昏ダンシング”.[1] Her Japanese-language covers became drama themes: “ホワット ア フィーリング 〜フラッシュダンス” (1983) for スチュワーデス物語, “ヒーロー” (1984) for スクール☆ウォーズ, which made her a top singer, and “RUNAWAY” (1985), a Bon Jovi cover, for 乳姉妹.[1]
Later work
From the mid-1990s Asakura worked in musical theatre. After treatment for breast cancer in 2017 she returned to the stage that July and in 2018 co-founded the screening campaign ピンクリボンふじさわ with former Princess Princess drummer Kyoko Tomita.[1]
Discography
Notable songs
- “ミスティ・トワイライト” ↗1981
- “ヒーロー” ↗1984
References
- “麻倉未稀”. Wikipedia (Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
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