Seiko performs "Aoi Sangoshu" on Japanese TV (December 1983)

As you can see, Seiko the performer has begun to blossom. Compare this to the previous page and you will see that the formal, polite girl who performed "Hadashi No Kisetsu " a year and a half earlier now wants to dance...and dance...she seems to be more comfortable on the stage, and it is if she wants to own it...during the course of the video, she is up and down and all around. Seiko decided very early in her career that she would establish a connection with her audience and not merely be a passive performer.

If you are a Seiko fan and don't own "Bon Voyage: Best Of Clips And Lives" (it's the source of these pictures), I urge you to buy it. It really is a beautiful overview of her Sony years. As a bonus, the 1995 Seiko "pops in" from time to time and comments on the clips that are being shown. Many people want to collect Seiko's videos and ask me "which one should I buy first?" My answer: this one.

On a technical note: those of you familiar with Seiko's earlier videos know that the lighting was often very light or very dark...and in this case, both. I decided that the "historical significance" of the pics outweighed the technical difficulties, so I hope you enjoy them.

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