For his love and support of
Teresa Teng and his beautiful channels of song videos by Teresa Teng in
Japanese, no one else but Mr. Masami Yamashita (征美) deserves the honor of this video dedication.
On the drizzling evening of July 10,
1976, Teresa Teng held her first solo concert in
Japan at RUIDO of
Shinjuku 新宿,
Tokyo. She was wearing a black dress, and her mother was in attendance. The event was sparsely attended. Teresa Teng was not yet widely known in Japan, and her
Japanese language proficiency was barely adequate for the Japanese to understand her. She led the mini concert by herself.
At the opening, a full band performance was chaired by band master 岡本和雄 (Okamoto Kazuo).
The band was organized by 豊岡裕 (
Toyooka Yutaka) and Swing Face (drums, bass, guitar, piano, four trumpets, four trombnes, and five saxophones). Per her contract, she was to hold mini concerts once a month, as a way to fine tune her performance and stage presence skills, and the audiences along with her popularity increased gradually, cumulative to the more formal solo
Concert at
Shimbashi 新橋 , Tokyo, on April 22,
1977. The Shimbashi 新橋 Concert has often been mistaken as her first solo concert in Japan.
Unfortunately for us fans, these mini concerts were not video-taped, and were discovered only years after Teresa Teng's passing.
The following links have been the results of the research by Masami43 (征美)
http://electronic-journal.seesaa.net/article/4323798
.html
http://195419852003.tblog.jp/?eid=203881
In making this video, I have used mostly still pictures and very limited live images. The problem most evident was the extremely low sound volume of the original source audio. After a few tries, I have upped the entire track by 3.4db, and re-edited the talking portions to bring out Miss Teng's interaction with her orchestra when previously this aspect was almost inaudible.
Patience also paid off, as it took several attempts to upload this video and, finally, after
45 minutes of "rendering", 2 hours of "uploading" and over 8 hours of "processing", the video was ready.
Thanks also to Mr. Masami Yamashita (Masami43)'s assistance and his translation, I could correctly place the characters on the video screen, for a more enjoyable viewing and listening pleasure. To Teresa Teng with love! Teresa Teng forever !
Time marks are provided below for individual song selections, if preferred.
(-*) Japanese
Romaji or
Chinese pinyin and
English translation by
..
0:36 1. 雪化粧 Yuki-Geshou "
Snow Scape" - *Masami43
4:11 2. "シクラメンのかほり Shikuramen no
Kaori "The
Fragrance Of
Cyclamen" -* Masami43
5:44 3. 心もよう Kokoro-moyu "A
Frame Of
Mine" -*Masami43
9:11 4. 阿里山的姑娘/高山青
Girls Of
Alishan/
High Mountain Green -*HKships4TeresaTeng2
12:44 5. 再見, 我的愛人
Goodbye, My Love グッド・バイ・マイ・ラブ -*HKships4TeresaTeng2 (Chinese)/-*Masami43 (Japanese)
16:02 6. 空港 Kuukou "
The Airport" -*eric35yt
18:59 7. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
26:51 8. JAMBALAYA
32:02 9. 夕焼け小焼け Yuuyake Koyake "
Sunset Glow" -*Masami43
33:05 10. 淚的小雨 "
Tears Of
Rain Drops"-*HKships4TeresaTeng2/長崎は今日も雨だった
Nagasaki wa Amedatta "We had a rainy day today again in Nagasaki" -*Masami43
35:31 11. Erimo Misaki 襟裳岬 --*Masami43
39:05 12. 女ひとり
Onna Hitori -*Masami43
41:53 13. 夜のフェリーボート Yoru no
Ferry Boat "
Night Ferry Boat" -*Masami43
44:58 14. MY WAY
- published: 23 Oct 2013
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