Chiemi Hori


Chiemi Amako, better known as Chiemi Hori, is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Horipro, and later Shochiku Geino. Her stage name is Chiemi.

Career

Chiemi Hori debuted in 1982, when she was only 14 years old. She steadily gained popularity and was tipped to be one of the most recognised idols in 1984 after producing a string of top 5 hits and starring in a few well-received dramas. In the same year, she was selected to perform in the NHK Red and White Song Festival - a prestigious annual year end programme. However, an exhausted Hori eventually got burnt out, forcing her to quit show business in 1987, at the age of only 20.
Hori returned in late 1989, but could no longer match her earlier success. From mid 1990s, she began to host TV programmes catered to housewives, and did some acting.
Hori is mother to five biological children from her first two marriages, in addition to being the stepmother of the two children of her current husband.
In February 2019, Hori announced that she has stage 4 tongue cancer and tumors on the lymph nodes on the left side of her neck. She underwent surgery to have the tumors and half of her tongue removed.

Filmography

TV series

Regular appearances
YearTitleNetworkNotes
Chi-chin PuipuiMBSThursday appearances
Shittoko!MBSIrregular guest appearances
Kiyoshi Nishikawa no go Endesu!THKIrregular guest appearances
1993Tsūkai! EverydayKTVFriday appearances
2000Kon'ya mo anata no PartnerNHK E
2003Oshare KōbōNHK E
2008Shūmatsu no Tanken-ka Yume RashinbanABCSaturday appearances
2009That's a Dramatic Change! Season IIABC
2009Omoikkiri Don!NTV
2010Shiritagari!Fuji TV

Other appearances
YearTitleNetworkNotes
2005Quiz! Hexagon IIFuji TVQuasi-regular appearances
2008Chiemi Hori 25-shūnen! Star to Gourmet de Dai Kansha-saiKTV
Variety Seikatsu ShouhyakkaNHK G
2011Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!NTV

Dramas

Former TV appearances

Films