Akina Nakamori has been played on NTS in shows including NTS x MCM: The Travel Tapes, featured first on 7 November 2016. Songs played include ニュー・ジェネレーション, Solitude and 赤い鳥逃げた.

Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan) is a multi-award winning j-pop singer and actress who debuted on May 1 of 1982. As a singer Akina came to be known for her mature yet rebellious style and powerhouse vocals, but also for her ever changing image both visually and musically as opposed to the conservative J-Pop scene. Together with Seiko Matsuda she dominated the 80's J-Pop scene and they were…