- Agnes Lum
Agnes Nalani Lum, born on
1956-05-21 in Honolulu,Hawaii , is a Chinese-Hawaiiangravure idol star,singer ,actress , andbikini supermodel popular inJapan in the late 1970s and early 1980s.en icon cite web|url=http://www.photojpn.org/books/idols/agnes.html|title=PhotoReviews: Agnes Lum|publisher=PhotoGuide Japan|date=2000-04-27|accessdate=2007-04-22] ja icon cite web|url=http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~tonden/Actress01/movie/agnes.html|title=アグネス・ラム 70年代グラビア・クイーンの水着画像 Agnes Lum|date=2005-08-04|accessdate=2007-04-22] ja icon cite web|url=http://www.interq.or.jp/rabbit/aloysius/voice/lum.html|title=Agnes Lum*アグネス・ラム|publisher=The Voice of Girls|accessdate=2007-04-22] At that time, she was nicknamed "Lum-chan" in Japan, though now that nickname can be confused with that of the fictional characterLum Invader from "Urusei Yatsura ". Agnes Lum was the inspiration for the name of this character as she was extremely popular and well-known at the time themanga was first released (1977).en icon cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/characters/lum.htm|title=Cast of Characters: Lum|publisher=Tomobiki-cho, The Urusei Yatsura Website|accessdate=2007-04-22] In order to avoid confusion withAgnes Chan , another popular idol at the time, "Lum-chan" was used, though many fans called both simply "Agnes". Lum has appeared in numerous calendars, on posters, and magazine spreads, and these items regularly fetch high prices in the collectors market.History
During high school, Lum worked as a model and became well-known in Hawaii. She was named
Miss Hawaii at one point, but the title was taken away. Lum became an overnight success in Japan after becoming the firstClarion Girl in 1975, hired to promote Clarion products in a television and printadvertising campaign . In 1976, she released her first single, titled "Downtown After the Rain". That same year, she made her debut appearance on NHK's "Kōhaku Uta Gassen " variety show. In 1996, Lum appeared, along with her twin sons, in a television commercial for theDaihatsu Pyzar .Discography
ingles
*nihongo|"Downtown After the Rain"|雨あがりのダウンタウン|Ame-agari no Dauntaun
*:Keisuke Yamagawa (lyrics),Yūzō Kayama (composition)
*:Reached 79 on theOricon charts
*nihongo|"I Won't Say Goodbye"|さよならは言わない|Sayonara wa Iwanai
*:Mayo Shōno (lyrics),Masami Koizumi (composition)Albums
*nihongo|"Downtown After the Rain"|雨あがりのダウンタウン|Ame-agari no Dauntaun
*"With Love"
*"I Am Agnes Lum"ja icon cite web|url=http://www.ongen.net/search_detail_album/album_id/al0000017573/|title=I Am Agnes Lum / アグネス ラムです|accessdate=2007-04-22]Books
Listed chronologically, with newest at bottom.
*"Agnes Lum", ISBN 4584170797, ¥2500, 2000, KK Bestsellers, 82 pages
*nihongo|"South of Eden: My Hawaiian Way of Life"|エデンの南-My Hawaiian Way of Life|Eden no Minami - Mai Hawaiian Uei obu Raifu, ISBN 4916115120, ¥2381, 1998, Saibunkan,
*nihongo|"When Agnes Lum Was Here"|アグネス・ラムのいた時代|Agunesu Ramu no Ita Jidai,Kenji Nagatomo andMiho Osada , ISBN 978-4-12-150238-4, ¥840, 2007,Chuokoron Shinsha
*nihongo|"Dankai Punch #4"|団塊パンチ4号|Dankai Panchi Yon-gō, ISBN 978-4-87031-784-0, ¥1200, 2007, Asuka ShinshaSources:ja icon cite web|url=http://home10.highway.ne.jp/isiharta/information.htm|title=Information|date=2007-02-24|accessdate=2007-04-22]
References
Links
*it [http://www.agneslum.com Agneslum.com] (Italian fan website)
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