I guess Mie & Kei never really bothered to seriously learn English. They recorded 'Kiss' phonetically. Hit #37 in Billboard. How'd it do in Japan? God bless!
This invasion happened back in the late 1970's and they WERE the number one recording act in 1978. I still love and miss them very much. I wish they had never left us here in the U.S. I for one wanted to keep them.
I LOVED this song when it was out, but now looking back it's hard to see why. I've watched some of their Japanese hits and it's kind of hard to see what all the hubbub was about. I remember seeing this when it was on TV.
@disneyfan81 Anime's another matter. I know it has a huge market around the world. It's probably the best way japanese artists get good foreign exposure. I don't recall hearing pink lady in anime films but it's possible.
What an AWESOME find,although the end is a little inane. Not a huge hit, but, again, great disco at a time when that was what we wanted! We actually played this at our wedding when my wife, good sport that she was, asked me to have the DJ,on the band's breaks, play an international block of songs- you can't get any more international than Japanese! Thanks a milion JeffB1959!
rayva1: There had been questions about whether those were Mie and Kei's voices or if that had been an early case of "Milli Vanilli" disease, but yeah, it was them.
It is only Pink Lady and seiko.matsuda with kyu.sakamoto which it sang music called sukiyaki in elsewhere that was in the Billboard100 rank with a Japanese
Leif was my idol back when I was about 13 to 15 years old!!! Too bad he wasn't smart enough to manage his own career.. Now he looks like any guy who's on parole or probation :(
Groovy special effects, *lol*! I love Pink Lady so much... If only they'd gotten more of a chance to perform here. Bring them back to the US now! I wish they let them sing instead of lip sync, but oh well. SUCH a cute little thing at the end with Leif guy... "THANK YOU!" <3
Yet another example of just how strange the Japanese are.
pkim07 1 day ago
Pink Lady was a 70's Japanese version of Bananarama. I had this song on 45 record back in the day..... :)
coreystuart 3 months ago
Dang! He didn't know what arigato meant. He was so strung out on the heroin he didn't even know a future Styx hit when he heard one!
Zzyyxxyyxx 3 months ago
WOW! I bought a copy of their 1979 LP yesterday...how could I have never previously known about them???
SKOTP69 4 months ago
i still have the 45 :)
sasithornamy 4 months ago
Great footage!
pewmanfustudios 7 months ago
How much English did Mie and Kei, actually learn?
DaveWollenberg 8 months ago
@DaveWollenberg : Well, to quote that old joke....just enough to be dangerous.
JeffB1959 8 months ago
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oneofthejapanese 1 year ago
I have this song on a 45 inch vinyl, but never seen this video Thanks for posting it! I remember when I was a teen ager dancing to it!
dool86jm 1 year ago
so sad. they memorized dialogues they didnt even understnad...
thatSaori 1 year ago
解毒には、野菜！や、果物！青いうちに！
体造りには、鳥皮！と、コラーゲン気分に、成れるホルモン＝牛や、豚の腸！を、
一緒に食べれば、乳酸菌も出来るから、
あとは、イソフラボンの大豆食品！を、
御飯の代わりに食べて居れば、大丈夫！
ItsumoKokoroniTaiyou 1 year ago
Omg, I remember this show
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
I guess Mie & Kei never really bothered to seriously learn English. They recorded 'Kiss' phonetically. Hit #37 in Billboard. How'd it do in Japan? God bless!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
Leif is so hot and the girls are great singers!
ForeverLeif 2 years ago
Leif is sooooo adorable!!!!!!!!
eunlovesleif 2 years ago
This vid is my first introduction to Pink Lady. I LOVE this song, LOVE their vocal harmony!!! Aregato.....THANK YOU for sharing this!!!
writerforlifeify 2 years ago
This invasion happened back in the late 1970's and they WERE the number one recording act in 1978. I still love and miss them very much. I wish they had never left us here in the U.S. I for one wanted to keep them.
barristerwolf 2 years ago 4
That makes two of us, my friend! ^_^
JeffB1959 2 years ago
@JeffB1959 Make that 3, Jeff.
DaveWollenberg 8 months ago
Thanks for this great posting of a the very influential Pink Lady
jokyaku 2 years ago
Coke hadn't been criminalized yet...obviously...This was hot for about 3 nano seconds cuz, lets face it, these were two pretty hawt Japanese chicks
evilutioncalling 2 years ago
I LOVED this song when it was out, but now looking back it's hard to see why. I've watched some of their Japanese hits and it's kind of hard to see what all the hubbub was about. I remember seeing this when it was on TV.
RUDYNATACHA 2 years ago
Leif is hot like always!!!I think his voice is so sexy!!!xD
brandisfan 3 years ago 2
Here in the States we've had the British Invasion, the Aussie Invasion, and the Latin Invasion.
It's time for the Japanese Invasion!
SailorBarsoom 3 years ago 2
does pearl harbour count?
Puffy,, ayumi and utada should have been bigger in usa
and about a million other acts
KingFahtah 2 years ago
@KingFahtah How about anime?
disneyfan81 7 months ago
@disneyfan81 Anime's another matter. I know it has a huge market around the world. It's probably the best way japanese artists get good foreign exposure. I don't recall hearing pink lady in anime films but it's possible.
KingFahtah 7 months ago
Does it matter who sang on the record? Disco was all a big show.. A great big FUN show! And besides, We were all to high on coke to care.
Ahhh, The good ol' days
CheckMyFrequency 3 years ago 2
What an AWESOME find,although the end is a little inane. Not a huge hit, but, again, great disco at a time when that was what we wanted! We actually played this at our wedding when my wife, good sport that she was, asked me to have the DJ,on the band's breaks, play an international block of songs- you can't get any more international than Japanese! Thanks a milion JeffB1959!
pevpittmd 3 years ago 2
Glad to have been of service, pevpittmd! ^_^
JeffB1959 3 years ago
rayva1: There had been questions about whether those were Mie and Kei's voices or if that had been an early case of "Milli Vanilli" disease, but yeah, it was them.
JeffB1959 3 years ago
Is that really their voices? It sounds different from their Japanese version songs.
rayva1 3 years ago
It is only Pink Lady and seiko.matsuda with kyu.sakamoto which it sang music called sukiyaki in elsewhere that was in the Billboard100 rank with a Japanese
日本人でビルボード100位内に入ったのはsukiyakiという曲を歌っていた坂本九と他にはピンクレディと松田聖子だけです
sei2001111 3 years ago
Leif was my idol back when I was about 13 to 15 years old!!! Too bad he wasn't smart enough to manage his own career.. Now he looks like any guy who's on parole or probation :(
Joyous80s 3 years ago
当時週刊誌で、アメリカ人には「キッス・イン・ザ・ドアー」に聴こえるらしい。と読んだことがある。
arakan001 3 years ago
That little bit at the end is so cute!
sushibabyx 3 years ago
紹介してくれた子はスケボー上手なレイフ・ギャレット！
この時代特有の甘いマスクですね
sayurin2008 3 years ago
Does anybody have footage of Miracle TV It was a japanese variety show that had one showing in the US.Pink lady was on that show!
iuhxsevb 4 years ago
They turned Japan into 150 million basket cases!
MuscleJacker 4 years ago
Nope,it is 127 million japanese that turned basket case,thankx to "ink Lady"!!!
rainbowlewd 3 years ago
Groovy special effects, *lol*! I love Pink Lady so much... If only they'd gotten more of a chance to perform here. Bring them back to the US now! I wish they let them sing instead of lip sync, but oh well. SUCH a cute little thing at the end with Leif guy... "THANK YOU!" <3
crystallinecoley 5 years ago
I was big fan of PINLKLADY!!
Please posting more PL in USA!!
babyron 5 years ago
My favorite disco song Kiss in the Dark by Pink Lady!
reached #37 USA - Japan #19 charts.
ferminmaria 5 years ago
Leif is sooo adorable!!!!
GreatKM 5 years ago