Career
She is a former popular idol. She is a high school dropout. Miyoko Asada debuted as an idol in April of 1973 with the single "Akai Fuusen" (The Red Balloon), which sold over 800,000 copies and peaked at #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart list.
That same year she was nominated as Best Newcomer of the Year at the 15th Japan Record Awards, but lost the title to Junko Sakurada.