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Saori Yoshida, who won gold in women’s wrestling at three straight Olympics — Athens, Beijing, and London — has been confirmed for a major solo debut as an artist under Tokuma Japan Communications. She’ll release the single “I’m Here” on October 28, with a release event also planned. On 5ch, comments ranged from skepticism about the move (“who’s even the target audience for this?”) to personal well-wishes (“hope she finds happiness”), with a string of posts comparing her singing style to other celebrities-turned-musicians like Mikuru Asakura, Aimyon, and Motoko Obayashi — a mix of bafflement and curiosity over the surprise announcement.
Saori Yoshida confirmed for singing debut — major single “I’m Here,” theme “Going for the win, now” — release event also planned
Former Japan national wrestling team member Saori Yoshida has been confirmed for a major solo debut as an artist under Tokuma Japan Communications. She’ll release the single “I’m Here” on October 28.
Yoshida won gold medals at three consecutive Olympics: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Hasn't she had any luck meeting someone?
Thought it'd be some fired-up fight anthem, but nope — it's an acoustic guitar ballad called I'm Here
She might just breeze past Aimyon
Sensing an economic upturn
And just have his mom write the song too
could've seen this one coming
Take responsibility
is showing up in weird commercials and travel shows
Medalists in super-niche sports really aren't that big a deal
Outside Japan nobody would even notice her, so getting this much exposure here is actually a pretty good deal
Must be bad for that actress's business
Background and key points of this story
Saori Yoshida won gold at three consecutive Olympics, from Athens 2004 to London 2012, and also received Japan’s People’s Honor Award. Tokuma Japan Communications is a real record label spanning genres from enka to anime songs, so this announcement reflects a genuine major-label music contract rather than a one-off publicity stunt. On the thread, skepticism about commercial viability (“is there even demand for this?”) sat alongside comparisons to other non-musicians turned singers like Mikuru Asakura and Aimyon, plus plenty of straightforward support for her new venture — no single view dominated. One thing readers might misread: athletes launching music careers isn’t unheard of, and performers with combat-sports backgrounds releasing songs have precedent, so Yoshida’s case is really an extension of that pattern. That said, specifics like her singing genre or production team hadn’t been announced at the time of writing, so most of the thread’s speculation on those points remains just that — speculation.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[Wrestling] Saori Yoshida confirmed for singing debut! Major single ‘I’m Here’ out October 28, release event also planned.”
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