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Saki Kubota

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Sayuri Kume (Japanese: 久米小百合),[1][2] also known as Saki Kubota (Japanese: 久保田早紀 (Kubota Saki)), is a singer-songwriter[3][4][5] whose song Ihojin (1979) (Japanese: 異邦人)[6] sold more than 1.4 million copies[7] and reached number 1 in the Japanese singles chart.[8][9] The song was used in the "Silk Road" television commercial for Sanyo.[10][11][12]

Her album Yumegatari (Japanese: 夢がたり) stayed at number one in the Oricon chart for seven consecutive weeks from 31 December 1979 to 11 February 1980.[13] Her album Tenkei (Japanese: 天界) also charted in 1980.[14]

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