Hiroko Moriguchi

Moriguchi released Gundam Song Covers on August 7, 2019 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Gundam franchise. The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart on August 16, making it her first top-10 album since 1991's Eternal Songs. On November 16, 2019, the album was announced as one of six recipients of the Planning Award at the 61st Japan Record Awards, which will be held on December 30. Moriguchi's follow-up album Gundam Song Covers 2 was originally planned for release on June 10, 2020, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed to September 16, 2020.

On February 28, 2012, Moriguchi joined Yoko Minamino and Tomomi Nishimura to form the trio "Blooming Girls". Their debut single "Knock!! Knock!! Knock!!" peaked at No. 66 on Oricon's singles charts on June 13. In 2015, Moriguchi released the single "I Wish ~Kimi ga Iru Konomachi de~" (I wish〜君がいるこの街で〜 , "I Wish ~In This Town Where You Are~") to commemorate her 30th anniversary in the music business. Since 2017, Moriguchi has been a participant in Nippon BS Broadcasting's Momoiro Uta Gassen (ももいろ歌合戦 ) , held every New Year's Eve.

In 2003, Moriguchi played Hiroko in the NHK TV series Teruteru Kazoku (てるてる家族 , Teruteru Family) and made appearances in the TBS series Ai no Gekijō (愛の劇場 , Theater of Love) . In 2005, she was appointed as general manager of the Japan Amateur Baseball Association team Misaki Fukuoka Blossoms (福岡美咲ブラッサムズ , Misaki Fukuoka Burossamusu) . However, she and co-manager Nobuyuki Kagawa resigned following a reorganization of the team, which as since been renamed Fukuoka Oceans 9 (福岡オーシャンズ9 , Fukuoka Ōshanzu Nain) .

In 1991, Moriguchi recorded "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" (ETERNAL WIND〜ほほえみは光る風の中〜 , "Eternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~") for the anime film Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The song reached No. 9 on Oricon's charts and stayed in the Top 100 for 27 weeks. It also placed 47th in Oricon's annual ranking and consistently placed in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen for six consecutive years, making it her biggest hit. She also recorded songs for the Fuji TV variety show Yume ga Mori Mori (夢がMORI MORI , "Dream Is Mori Mori") and was a mainstay during its run from 1992 to 1995. Moriguchi released her third gravure book Cool in 1997. Throughout the 1990s, she appeared in television commercials for companies such as Kao Corporation, National, Daihatsu, and Asahi Breweries.

During the 1990s, Moriguchi suffered from cold sensitivity. Starting in 2000, she changed her diet and sleeping habits to remedy her condition.

In 1988, Moriguchi recorded the song "Samurai Heart" (サムライハート , Samurai Hāto) for the anime series Yoroiden Samurai Troopers. Before graduating from high school, she participated in several variety shows and quiz programs. Moriguchi also released her first gravure idol book and video Hiroko Moriguchi Photo Album (森口博子写真集 , Moriguchi Hiroko Shashin-shū) that year and her second gravure book Wow! in 1990.

Hiromi Hanamura (花村 博美 , Hanamura Hiromi) (born June 13, 1968 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name Hiroko Moriguchi (森口 博子 , Moriguchi Hiroko) is a female Japanese singer and tarento. Moriguchi is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc., where she also serves as Second Production Department Manager.