Natsumi Abe, right, and Hiroko Moriguchi

Natsumi Abe performs at event to mark 30th anniversary of Sunshine City

Tuesday 07th October, 05:58 AM JST

TOKYO —

Ex-Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe, 27, this week performed at an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the Sunshine City building in Ikebukuro. She was joined by other artists who were popular in the 1980s, such as Hiroko Moriguchi and Ayumi Nakamura.

Abe, who sang two songs on the stage at the four-story hall, said, “This is the first time for me to perform here. I’m very overwhelmed by people who are looking at me from above.”

12 Comments

rjdsr at 07:43 AM JST - 7th October

wow, thanks for letting us know when to avoid the area!
neverknow2 at 08:03 AM JST - 7th October

She was joined by other artists that no one cares about now.
Dornier at 08:25 AM JST - 7th October

Is it a news???
borscht at 09:02 AM JST - 7th October

Most of these former 80s pop stars could walk down the street and not be recognized except by an otaku or two. I wonder if any of them made any money during their heyday.
Pukey2 at 09:40 AM JST - 7th October

I’m very overwhelmed by people who are looking at me from above

Certainly makes a change from people who are looking at you from below, hey?
thepro at 10:32 AM JST - 7th October

How sad it must be heading towards 30 years of age and your claim to fame is, 'I was once a member of Morning Musume...'
Otaru at 11:32 AM JST - 7th October

I would have been excited to see this! Happy to see she is still performing. Those Morning Musume girls work pretty darn hard for what they really make. btw...what's Sunshine City?
borscht at 01:12 PM JST - 7th October

Otaru,

A building.
shayouzoku at 04:24 PM JST - 7th October

she's still one of the cutest members MM ever had. that's good enough for me!
temporaryVisa at 06:59 PM JST - 7th October

Nacchi is da bomb. One of Hokkaido's finest.
magpie at 02:18 PM JST - 8th October

Cannot possibly imagine Morning Museme will be able to celebrate their 30th Anniversary and sure hope they won't. The concept will be better off facing an early demise...
shayouzoku at 02:54 PM JST - 8th October

I think it's more economical to put a lot of cute girls together in one group than to have them all doing solo careers. though standouts like nana tanimura are acceptable (musical talent aside).