Career
In 1972 Midori Kinouchi was the runner up in the NTV program "Mission Teen Contest". She debuted as a singer in May, 1974 with the song "Mezame" (Wake Up), which was written by famous Japanese lyricist Yū Aku. She debuted as an actress in 1976 in the drama "Watashi Mo Moeiteru" and starred in the 1977 television series "Keiji Inu Curl".
In early 1978 she scored her biggest hit with "Yokohama Eleven", which reached the Oricon top 30.
