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==Biography==
==Biography==
Endō was born in Kōtō-ku, [[Tokyo]].<ref>Nikkan Gendai 1985年5月8日</ref><ref name="nichigai"/> She took night classes at Aoyama Public High School.<ref name="nichigai" /> In her fifth year of elementary school, she joined the [[Himawari Theatre Group]] but left due to poor grades. In her second year of junior high school she was scouted by Box Corporation. At that same office was pre-debut [[Miho Nakayama]] and they became friends. Endō began professional activities in 1983. She modeled in magazines including ''[[Hana to Yume]],<ref name="hanatoyume">{{Cite magazine|title=花とゆめ|date=1983-07-20}}</ref> Olive,<ref name="olive">{{Cite magazine|title=Olive|date=1984-06-03}}</ref> GORO,<ref name="GORO">{{Cite magazine|title=GORO|date=1985-08-08}}</ref> Deluxe Jump,<ref name="deluxejump">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Jump|date=February 1986}}</ref> Lemon Pie<ref name="lemonpie">{{Cite magazine|title=Lemon Pie|date=January 1986}}</ref> Momoco,<ref name="Momoco">{{Cite magazine|title=Momoco|date=November 1985}}</ref> Beppin,<ref name="Beppin">{{Cite magazine|title=Beppin|date=1985-11-11|issue=16}}</ref> Suppin,<ref name="Suppin">{{Cite magazine|title=Suppin|date=May 1985}}</ref> Heibon Punch,<ref name="Heibon Punch">{{Cite magazine|title=Heibon Punch|date=1984-08-27}}</ref> Penthouse Japan,<ref name="Penthouse">{{Cite magazine|title=Penthouse|date=December 1985}}</ref> THE Shashin,<ref name="theshashin">{{Cite magazine|title=THEshashin|date=August 1985}}</ref> Deluxe Magazine<ref name="deluxemagazine">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=December 1984|issue=11}}</ref><ref name="deluxemagazine2">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=October 1985|issue=16}}</ref><ref name="deluxemagazine3">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=October 1984|issue=10}}</ref><ref name="deluxemagazine4">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=July 1984}}</ref>'',''mc Sister'',<ref name="mcSister">{{Cite magazine|title=mcSister|date=July 1985}}</ref><ref name="mcSister2">{{Cite magazine|title=mcSister|date=October 1985|issue=189}}</ref> and ''The Sugar''<ref>{{cite magazine |editor-last=Mizuno |editor-first=Masafumi |date=1986-02-01 |title=アイドルパッケージ |trans-title=Idol Package |language=ja |magazine=THE SUGAR |location=[[Tokyo, Japan]] |publisher={{nihongo|Kōyūsha|[[:ja:マガジン・マガジン|マガジン・マガジン]]}} |issue=February 1986 |page=39-41}}</ref> and appeared in commercials for [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[Sapporo Ichiban]], and Nagatanien.
Endō was born in Kōtō-ku, [[Tokyo]].<ref>Nikkan Gendai 1985年5月8日</ref><ref name="nichigai"/> Her subpar academic performance was her rationale for leaving elementary school in her fifth year to join the [[Himawari Theatre Group]]. She took night classes at Aoyama Public High School.<ref name="nichigai" /> In her second year of junior high school she was scouted by Box Corporation. At that same office was pre-debut [[Miho Nakayama]] and they became friends. Endō began professional activities in 1983. She modeled in magazines including ''[[Hana to Yume]],<ref name="hanatoyume">{{Cite magazine|title=花とゆめ|date=1983-07-20}}</ref> Olive,<ref name="olive">{{Cite magazine|title=Olive|date=1984-06-03}}</ref> GORO,<ref name="GORO">{{Cite magazine|title=GORO|date=1985-08-08}}</ref> Deluxe Jump,<ref name="deluxejump">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Jump|date=February 1986}}</ref> Lemon Pie<ref name="lemonpie">{{Cite magazine|title=Lemon Pie|date=January 1986}}</ref> Momoco,<ref name="Momoco">{{Cite magazine|title=Momoco|date=November 1985}}</ref> Beppin,<ref name="Beppin">{{Cite magazine|title=Beppin|date=1985-11-11|issue=16}}</ref> Suppin,<ref name="Suppin">{{Cite magazine|title=Suppin|date=May 1985}}</ref> Heibon Punch,<ref name="Heibon Punch">{{Cite magazine|title=Heibon Punch|date=1984-08-27}}</ref> Penthouse Japan,<ref name="Penthouse">{{Cite magazine|title=Penthouse|date=December 1985}}</ref> THE Shashin,<ref name="theshashin">{{Cite magazine|title=THEshashin|date=August 1985}}</ref> Deluxe Magazine<ref name="deluxemagazine">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=December 1984|issue=11}}</ref><ref name="deluxemagazine2">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=October 1985|issue=16}}</ref><ref name="deluxemagazine3">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=October 1984|issue=10}}</ref><ref name="deluxemagazine4">{{Cite magazine|title=Deluxe Magazine|date=July 1984}}</ref>'',''mc Sister'',<ref name="mcSister">{{Cite magazine|title=mcSister|date=July 1985}}</ref><ref name="mcSister2">{{Cite magazine|title=mcSister|date=October 1985|issue=189}}</ref> and ''The Sugar''<ref>{{cite magazine |editor-last=Mizuno |editor-first=Masafumi |date=1986-02-01 |title=アイドルパッケージ |trans-title=Idol Package |language=ja |magazine=THE SUGAR |location=[[Tokyo, Japan]] |publisher={{nihongo|Kōyūsha|[[:ja:マガジン・マガジン|マガジン・マガジン]]}} |issue=February 1986 |page=39-41}}</ref> and appeared in commercials for [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[Sapporo Ichiban]], and Nagatanien.


Afterwards, she switched to Hirata Office, and in 1985 made her acting debut in the TV drama ''Okusama wa Fuyou Shoujo!? Osanadzuma''.<ref name="nichigai" /> In that same year's broadcast of the first ''[[Sukeban Deka]]'' starring [[Yuki_Saito_(actress)|Yuki Saito]] as Saki Asamiya, Endō gained attention for her role as Ayumi Mizuchi.<ref name="middleedge">{{Cite web|url=https://middle-edge.jp/articles/UOIJw|title=若くして亡くなった事が悔やまれる昭和の芸能人/有名人（16名）|website=Middle Edge（ミドルエッジ）}}</ref><ref name="excite1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Menscyzo_7103/|title=アイドルを死に追い込む「芸能界の孤独 (2011年5月16日) – エキサイトニュース(2/2)|website=エキサイトニュース}}</ref>
Afterwards, she switched to Hirata Office, and in 1985 made her acting debut in the TV drama ''Okusama wa Fuyou Shoujo!? Osanadzuma''.<ref name="nichigai" /> In that same year's broadcast of the first ''[[Sukeban Deka]]'' starring [[Yuki_Saito_(actress)|Yuki Saito]] as Saki Asamiya, Endō gained attention for her role as Ayumi Mizuchi.<ref name="middleedge">{{Cite web|url=https://middle-edge.jp/articles/UOIJw|title=若くして亡くなった事が悔やまれる昭和の芸能人/有名人（16名）|website=Middle Edge（ミドルエッジ）}}</ref><ref name="excite1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Menscyzo_7103/|title=アイドルを死に追い込む「芸能界の孤独 (2011年5月16日) – エキサイトニュース(2/2)|website=エキサイトニュース}}</ref>

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Yasuko Endō
Born(1968-10-21)October 21, 1968
Tokyo, Japan
DiedMarch 30, 1986(1986-03-30) (aged 17)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Model, Actress
Known forSukeban Deka

Yasuko Endō (遠藤康子, Endō Yasuko, October 21, 1968 – March 30, 1986)[1] was a Japanese model and actress whose idol singer debut was derailed by her suicide at age 17.[2] She is not to be confused with narrator Yasuko Endō (遠藤泰子) or actress Yasuko Endō (遠藤靖子).

Biography

Endō was born in Kōtō-ku, Tokyo.[3][1] Her subpar academic performance was her rationale for leaving elementary school in her fifth year to join the Himawari Theatre Group. She took night classes at Aoyama Public High School.[1] In her second year of junior high school she was scouted by Box Corporation. At that same office was pre-debut Miho Nakayama and they became friends. Endō began professional activities in 1983. She modeled in magazines including Hana to Yume,[4] Olive,[5] GORO,[6] Deluxe Jump,[7] Lemon Pie[8] Momoco,[9] Beppin,[10] Suppin,[11] Heibon Punch,[12] Penthouse Japan,[13] THE Shashin,[14] Deluxe Magazine[15][16][17][18],mc Sister,[19][20] and The Sugar[21] and appeared in commercials for Kentucky Fried Chicken, Sapporo Ichiban, and Nagatanien.

Afterwards, she switched to Hirata Office, and in 1985 made her acting debut in the TV drama Okusama wa Fuyou Shoujo!? Osanadzuma.[1] In that same year's broadcast of the first Sukeban Deka starring Yuki Saito as Saki Asamiya, Endō gained attention for her role as Ayumi Mizuchi.[22][23]

Suicide

Although she had been scheduled to debut as an idol singer on May 21, 1986 with Riv.Star Records song "In the Distance" (composed by Tetsuo Sakurai with arrangement by Yūji Toriyama and lyrics by Masako Arikawa), earlier that same year on March 30, she jumped from the roof of a seven floor building in Asakusabashi, Taito-ku and killed herself.[1][24] On that day at 5:40 PM, Endō went with Hirata Office manager to the cafe her mother ran, where the three had a meeting to prepare for her singing debut. The discussion ended at 7:10, after talking to her mother about 20 minutes she left the shop with the words "I'm sorry Mama"(ママごめんね). After that, she proceeded to enter the building next to the cafe, left an earring on the rooftop, and jumped.[25] At 8:34, she was found collapsed in the road by passersby and taken to a hospital in Sumida-ku, where death was confirmed at 9:30 PM, aged 17.

Although it has been said that her office was opposed to the continuation of her relationship with her lover,[1][26] her mother[27] and associates of Hirata Office deny this. According to her mother, she had been acting strangely for about a month before her death, and until that time had been reading things like Shūsaku Endō's essay Ai to Jinsei wo Meguru Dansō, suddenly she started reading hard-boiled novels such as The Beast to Die, Senshi no Banka, and Kako (Remember), Endō herself also began frequently saying the word "death", and the pressure of very busy work with no break may have led to exhaustion. Also, Endō was said to have been preoccupied with the lyrics of the B-side track to her scheduled debut single, "Telephone". Producer Yukio Hashi commented: "I pepped her up saying 'Surpass Miho Nakayama', she cheerfully and brightly replied 'Yes'. She was the kind of girl who said things directly and even though she said so clearly 'I'll definitely do it for sure'...I still don't believe it even now."

Shortly after Endō's death, idol Yukiko Okada also jumped from the roof of the Sun Music building. Endō is considered to have been the inspiration for Okada's suicide, and the term Okada and Yukko syndrome entered the vernacular.[28]

Tributes

Two years after Endō's death, Miho Nakayama performed a song, "Long Distance to Heaven," during a 1988 concert tour. As an homage to the title of Endō's cancelled debut single "In the Distance", Nakayama's song was intended as a requiem for Endō. Nakayama wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the song. It was included in her July 1988 album Mind Game, and mentioned in her 1991 essay collection P.S. I Love You. Without specifying Endō's name, Nakayama wrote about her in her 2009 photo essay collection Nazenara Yasashii Machi ga Atta Kara[29]

Roles

TV

  • '85nen Gata Kazoku Awase（1985, TBS）as Sachiko Kubota
  • Sukeban Deka as Ayumi Mizuchi[30]
  • Getsuyou Drama Land Osanadzuma Okusama wa Furyou Shoujo!? Osanadzuma（1985, CX）

Movie

  • Mashō no Natsu Yotsuya Kaidan（1981）

Commercials

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 日外アソシエーツ編集部, ed. (2010-11-25). 新撰芸能人物事典 明治〜平成. Nichigai Assosiates (日外アソシエーツ). p. 139. ISBN 978-4-8169-2283-1.
  2. ^ "女性自身". 1986-04-22. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Nikkan Gendai 1985年5月8日
  4. ^ "花とゆめ". 1983-07-20. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Olive". 1984-06-03. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ "GORO". 1985-08-08. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ "Deluxe Jump". February 1986. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. ^ "Lemon Pie". January 1986. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  9. ^ "Momoco". November 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. ^ "Beppin". No. 16. 1985-11-11. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  11. ^ "Suppin". May 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  12. ^ "Heibon Punch". 1984-08-27. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  13. ^ "Penthouse". December 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  14. ^ "THEshashin". August 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  15. ^ "Deluxe Magazine". No. 11. December 1984. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  16. ^ "Deluxe Magazine". No. 16. October 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  17. ^ "Deluxe Magazine". No. 10. October 1984. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  18. ^ "Deluxe Magazine". July 1984. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  19. ^ "mcSister". July 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  20. ^ "mcSister". No. 189. October 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  21. ^ Mizuno, Masafumi, ed. (1986-02-01). "アイドルパッケージ" [Idol Package]. THE SUGAR (in Japanese). No. February 1986. Tokyo, Japan: Kōyūsha (マガジン・マガジン). p. 39-41.
  22. ^ "若くして亡くなった事が悔やまれる昭和の芸能人/有名人（16名）". Middle Edge（ミドルエッジ）.
  23. ^ "アイドルを死に追い込む「芸能界の孤独 (2011年5月16日) – エキサイトニュース(2/2)". エキサイトニュース.
  24. ^ "自殺した女性芸能人たち…岡田有希子、日テレアナ、可愛かずみ…彼女たちが命を絶った理由（2ページ目） – 記事詳細｜Infoseekニュース". Infoseekニュース.
  25. ^ 『女性セブン』 1986年4月24日号、56頁
  26. ^ 「遠藤康子さんの恋人が涙の告白」『週刊平凡』4月25日号、105ページ
  27. ^ "自殺した女性芸能人たち…岡田有希子、日テレアナ、可愛かずみ…彼女たちが命を絶った理由". ビジネスジャーナル/Business Journal | ビジネスの本音に迫る.
  28. ^ William Wetherall, "Japanese youth and the Yukko Syndrome", Far Eastern Economic Review, July 17, 1986, available at [1]
  29. ^ Miho Nakayama (2009). Nazenara Yasashii Machi ga Atta Kara. Shueisha. pp. 89–91. ISBN 9784087805253.
  30. ^ "スケバン刑事 ３部作一挙見Ｂｌｕ－ｒａｙ | 東映ビデオオフィシャルサイト". 東映ビデオ株式会社. October 9, 2020.
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