Agnes Nalani Lum (/lʌm/; born May 21, 1956), or Lum-chan, is an American former model, singer, and actress who gained popularity in Japan in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
[5] While attending Kailua High School, she continued with her cheerleading and began working as a model, becoming well-known in Hawaii.
[6] Following that job, she became a sensation and was requested for additional modeling work in Japan, appearing in advertisements for Coca-Cola, Lion, Toyota, Asahi Kasei, and Kodak.
[2][4][6][8] She was often referred to as "Lum-chan" in order to avoid confusion with Agnes Chan, a popular idol at the time in Japan.
[15] A short promotional video, Sun Lover: Agnes Lum (太陽の恋人 アグネス・ラム, Taiyō no Koibito: Agunesu Ramu), was released in September.
[4] Her second single, I Won't Say Goodbye (さよならは言わない, Sayonara wa Iwanai), was released in March 1978 along with her second and final non-collection album, With Love.
[4] She appeared as "Flora" in the Toho film The Young General Who Returned (帰ってきた若大将, Kaettekita Wakadaishō) in February 1981.
[4][18] Lum married a childhood friend in 1986, and had twin sons born in 1987, and retired from full-time modeling work.
[1][20] When Agnes Lum Was Here (アグネス・ラムのいた時代, Agunesu Ramu no Ita Jidai) by Kenji Nagatomo and Miho Osada was released in February 2007.
[20] September 2012 saw the release of The Gravure Idol: Fairy of Paradise: Agnes Lum Photobook (The グラビアアイドル 楽園の妖精 アグネス・ラム写真集, Za Gurabia Aidoru: Rakuen no Yōsei: Agunesu Ramu Shashinshū) by Kenji Nagatomo.
An ebook, Agnes Lum: Lover of Sandy Beaches (アグネス・ラム 砂浜の恋人, Agunesu Ramu: Sunahama no Koibito) by Kenji Nagatomo and Hogara Iketani, was released in July 2019.