Yoko Nagayama

Japanese female singer, Tsugaru-jamisen player, actress. Born January 13, 1968 in Tokyo. Made her debut as an idol pop singer in 1984, before switching to enka in 1993. She was a member of ビクター少年民謡会 of the 1980s when she was a child. She participated in recording "ホームラン音頭" "ヤットデタマンブギウギ音頭" that as ビクター少年民謡会. ビクター少年民謡会 are clubs with a long history and a group of children dedicated to Victor Records. It is made up of boys and girls and the members are not fixed. They are active from early 60's to the present. On 6th April 2009 she married an American businessman, Mark Smith, who lives in Japan.