In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori.
[3] In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori.
[4] Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo described Sakurada as a 1970s music idol, like Pink Lady and Linda Yamamoto.
contest in 1972, with highest ever points and jury votes,[9] she released her first single in February 1973 called "Tenshi Mo Yume Miru" (The Dreams of an Angel) which was written by Yu Aku, and sold over 120,000 copies while peaking at number 12.
[13] Following the success of her single "Hajimete No Dekigoto", the song "Hitori Aruki" (Walking Alone) (which was the theme song for her first ever movie production "Spoon Ippai No Shiawase" (Spoonful of Happiness) was released in March 1975 and peaked at number 4, grossing over 350,000 copies.
[17] Sakurada's acting career began in 1973 and lasted through 1993, with roles in 13 films and many television dramas.
[22] In October 2013, Junko Sakurada re-appeared in the public eye after an absence of twenty years since getting married.
[23] In April 2017, Junko Sakurada performed as a guest at the Screen Music Feast held at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo.
[25] Sakurada is a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea in 1954.
"[26] One of Sakurada's last roles as a star was in the television piece Don't Call Me Auntie (Obasan Nante Yobanai de) on NHK.
[30] According to The Daily Yomiuri, "This was one of Junko Sakurada's last starring roles before she fell out of favor with the public.
Moon's Unification Church mass marriage in Seoul in August, it is said that her commercial contracts have evaporated.