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Junko Iwao

Person · female · Japan · Beppu · born 1970 · recording since 1995

Japanese voice actress and singer

pop music

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Also known as Junko Iwao · 岩男潤子 · Iwao Junko · いわおじゅんこ · いわおじゅんこ · 叶雪 · +3 more

Debut: 1995
Recording span: 20 years
Release groups: 40
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 21
Wiki language versions: 17

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Timeline

21 events▣ Album 18◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1970s
1. 18 February 1970 · Birth
  Born 1970-02-18
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. 17 March 1995 · Debut release
  Debut release: シャッターチャンスの連続
  First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 5 April 1995 · Album
  Album: はじめまして
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1 November 1995 · Album
  Album: 18番街の奇跡
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 19 July 1996 · Album
  Album: Entrance
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 19 September 1997 · Album
  Album: kimochi
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 3 March 1999 · Album
  Album: Favorite Songs
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 7 July 1999 · Album
  Album: alive
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 17 November 1999 · Album
  Album: appear
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 4 October 2000 · Album
  Album: 妖しのセレスドラマアルバム天女の歌声～The Heavenly Voice～
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 6 December 2000 · Album
  Album: CANARY
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 15 May 2002 · Album
  Album: 1/f
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1 May 2005 · Album
  Album: sora no iro...umi no iro...
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 9 October 2005 · Album
  Album: Love Songs
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1 July 2006 · Album
  Album: ibuki
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 12 December 2006 · Album
  Album: winter songs
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 27 October 2007 · Album
  Album: be natural
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 30 January 2008 · Album
  Album: anime on bossa
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 26 October 2011 · Album
  Album: Anison Acoustics
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 16 August 2015 · Album
  Album: JUNKO
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 2022 · Award
  Won: Kazue Takahashi Award
  source: wikidata

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	17	76.4th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	40	92.7th
Studio albums	18	95.8th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	21	94.3th
Recording span (years)	20	45.6th
Genres	2	74th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (40 release groups · 18 studio albums)

Albums · 18

はじめまして
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:21
1はじめまして1:57
2泣かないWeekend5:14
3食卓にルールを4:35
4ぶらんこ降りたら4:35
5恋がひとつ消えてしまったの4:37
6June brideになれなくて4:06
7朝のキスを5:53
8シャッターチャンスの連続4:23
92年あとのプロポーズ5:26
10坂道3:35
18番街の奇跡
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 37:00
1Prologue1:07
2Jingle Bells2:55
3バレエ教室のクリスマス1:56
4Silent Night2:43
5サンタと煙突0:45
6Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town2:18
7チュチュをはじめて着た日1:37
8Winter Wonderland3:26
9クリスマスケーキの宝箱1:44
10White Christmas3:17
11祈りをこめて1:19
12Angel Calling 〜天使の声が聴こえる6:16
13イヴの猫1:31
14ずっとあなたを捜してた〜18番街の奇跡5:05
15Epilogue1:01
Entrance
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:31
1太陽のくに4:32
2夜明けのFrench Kiss4:22
3運命のエントランス4:47
4三日月(クレッセント)の誘惑4:23
5あなたを忘れたい4:29
6勘違いの輪舞曲4:18
7鳥籠姫4:23
8追憶のエチュード4:39
9晩夏4:42
10ねこ曜日4:56
kimochi
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 52:12
1Dream Dream4:22
2はじめてのさよなら4:22
3好きな人がいるの5:45
4風のジャンヌ5:37
5おひさま4:12
6SHIPPO2:51
7あそびにいこうよ！4:08
8パタパタ5:30
9May Storm5:36
10翼になれ5:45
11ここにいるよ4:04
Favorite Songs
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:48
1朝のキスを5:45
2ぶらんこ降りたら4:35
3坂道3:35
4追憶のエチュード4:37
5鳥籠姫4:23
6晩夏4:40
7太陽のくに4:31
8あなたを忘れたい4:27
9May Storm5:37
10翼になれ5:45
11ここにいるよ4:03
12手のひらの宇宙5:50
alive
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 29:24
1野性の太陽4:56
2空色の風4:39
3Shiny day5:35
4海へ行こうよ4:43
5卒業4:53
6dream on.4:38
appear
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:02
1私に帰ろう5:01
2I'm gonna make it4:23
3粉雪のプロローグ4:22
4fairly garden3:38
5おもちゃ4:44
6しあわせの向こう側4:12
7雨4:16
8hurt4:50
9Forever dream5:18
10那由多の夢7:18
妖しのセレスドラマアルバム天女の歌声～The Heavenly Voice～
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
1GeSANG
2スカーレット(100sec.edit)
3羽衣伝説
4沖縄へ
5珠呂と敬
6天女の歌声～エンディング・テーマ「Cross My Heart」
7無限の風
CANARY
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:02:59
1月蝕3:58
2ディープ･パープル (Album Ver.)5:09
3Rising4:18
4Key of Love5:20
5CANARY (Album Ver.)4:03
6僕を笑って (Album Ver.)5:07
7スカーレットVer.II (Album Ver.)5:34
8September Wind4:27
9白い花の咲く河4:15
10紅い花の伝説4:24
11虹の見える丘4:56
12手のひらの宇宙 (New Ver.)5:26
13Angel Calling (New Ver.)6:02
1/f
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 46:19
1グルクン〜赤い魚の燦華〜5:44
2時間の船5:14
3洗いたての青空4:33
4Samba de Salut!5:26
5夕焼け空5:04
6つむじ風4:07
7涙5:14
8Freedom5:36
9雲の行方5:21
sora no iro...umi no iro...
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 15:57
1海の色5:37
2小さな窓4:27
3Sound collage #11:38
4空の色4:15
Love Songs
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks
1生命は煌めきながら
2こだま
3Sound collage #2
4All my Love
ibuki
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks
1Ever green
2いぶき
3夏のお月様
4Sound collage #3
5with a smile
winter songs
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks
1冬が好き
2いつかあなたと
3What child is this （グリーンスリーブス）
4Happy Christmas
5- piece - (Instulmental)
be natural
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks
1坂道
2be natural～素顔のままで～
3夜をこえて
4たいせつな存在
5時間の船
anime on bossa
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:45
1キューティーハニー3:55
2スカーレット5:28
3BIN■KANルージュ3:46
4想い出がいっぱい5:15
5ETERNAL BLAZE5:35
6ロックリバーへ4:29
7海のトリトン5:26
8魔法使いサリー4:04
9手のひらの宇宙6:45
10ラムのラブソング4:04
11シャッターチャンスの連続4:18
12残酷な天使のテーゼ4:40
Anison Acoustics
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 53:42
1微笑みの爆弾5:14
2GHOST SWEEPER4:50
3嵐の中で輝いて4:26
4水の星へ愛をこめて4:28
5STEP5:01
6ロマンティックあげるよ5:05
7ブルーウォーター4:47
8残酷な天使のテーゼ4:37
9創聖のアクエリオン6:40
10空へ・・・4:28
11約束はいらない4:06
JUNKO
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 45:09
1Realize4:54
2Gun Chance4:47
3Door6:38
4I have a dream4:44
5Alive6:56
6Long Wrong Rolling5:48
7Moments6:58
8Fade4:24

Single · 19

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1995	シャッターチャンスの連続Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 18:00 1シャッターチャンスの連続4:24 2恋がひとつ消えてしまったの4:38 3シャッターチャンスの連続（オリジナルカラオケ）4:24 4恋がひとつ消えてしまったの（オリジナルカラオケ）4:34		17 March 1995
1995	恋人が宇宙人なら / STARSHIP 1996Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks 1恋人が宇宙人なら 2STARSHIP 1996 3恋人が宇宙人なら（オリジナル・カラオケ） 4STARSHIP 1996（オリジナル・カラオケ）		1 November 1995
1996	空のオカリナSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 11:11 1空のオカリナ2:58 2ハーブガーデン2:39 3空のオカリナ (オリジナルカラオケ)2:58 4ハーブガーデン (オリジナルカラオケ)2:36		21 February 1996
1996	魔法使いTai! Special 3Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:44 1BUD GIRLの独白4:23 2謎の訪問者編〜愛川茜のまき7:01 3BUD GIRLの独白 (ORIGINAL KARAOKE)4:20		12 June 1996
1996	Fire!Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks 1ファイア! 2ビリーヴ・イン・ユアセルフ 3ファイア!(オリジナル・カラオケ) 4ビリーヴ・イン・ユアセルフ(オリジナル・カラオケ)		21 December 1996
1997	THE ENDSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 21:50 1The End5:29 2Warfare-Beware5:28 3THE END (original karaoke)5:29 4Warfare-Beware (original karaoke)5:24		23 April 1997
1997	手のひらの宇宙Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 18:41 1手のひらの宇宙5:54 2Dream Dream4:28 3手のひらの宇宙 (オリジナルカラオケ)8:19	Soundtrack	18 July 1997
1997	キィのララバイSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 18:41 1Key no Lullaby5:38 2Message from Tokiko13:03	Soundtrack,Audio drama	1 October 1997
1998	ひざの上の同居人 ~Kitty on your lap~ APPENDIX CD EXTRASearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 4:56 1KE・MO・NO1:33 2ひざの上に~アイム・ユア・ペット~3:23		12 March 1998
1998	悠久幻想曲キャラクターシリーズ Vol.4Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 18:44 1翼広げて…3:58 2Green Waltz (クレアのテーマ)3:15 3クレアからの手紙5:28 4翼広げて… (カラオケ)3:58 5Soul Courageous (アルベルトのテーマ)2:05		17 June 1998
1998	空色の風Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 19:36 1空色の風4:45 2月の静寂に5:05 3空色の風 (Instrumental)5:06 4月の静寂に (Instrumental)4:40		18 December 1998
1999	卒業Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 9:51 1卒業4:57 2卒業 (voice off)4:54		17 February 1999
1999	dream on.Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 9:33 1dream on.4:48 2dream on. (Instrumental)4:45		21 April 1999
1999	私に帰ろうSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 19:38 1私に帰ろう5:04 2那由多の夢7:19 3私に帰ろう (Instrumental)7:15		20 October 1999
2000	スカーレットSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 24:24 1スカーレット4:56 2hurt(single mix)4:55 3グルクン～赤い魚の燦華4:46 4スカーレット(voice off)4:55 5hurt(voice off)4:52		19 April 2000
2000	僕を笑ってSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 27:53 1僕を笑って5:10 2風の記憶4:20 3雨4:30 4僕を笑って(voice off)5:10 5風の記憶(voice off)4:20 6雨(voice off)4:23		19 July 2000
2000	ディープ・パープルSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks 1ディープ・パープル 2CANARY 3スカーレット ver.II 4ディープ・パープル(voice off) 5CANARY(voice off)		18 October 2000
2001	FestazinhoSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 16:11 1Festazinho4:28 2B+ ~In Summer Holiday~5:38 3Sazanami6:05		1 August 2001
2002	EverSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:13 1Ever6:18 2Far Away4:36 3二人だけのX'mas4:19		15 November 2002

EP · 1

EP release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2014	やさしさの種子Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 27:57 1やさしさの種子4:59 2友へ4:40 3夜の歌4:33 4やさしさの種子4:33 5友へ4:33 6夜の歌4:39		6 July 2014

Other · 2

Other release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2014	岩男潤子夏コミCD 2014Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 8 tracks · 25:34 1岩男潤子の声優教室3:04 2声優教室〜早口言葉〜3:56 3声優教室〜巻き舌〜3:21 4声優教室〜アフレコ編〜1:06 5アフレコ〜学園恋愛もの〜4:57 6アフレコ〜社会人編〜5:25 7声優教室〜エンディング〜2:31 8エピローグ1:14	Audiobook	15 August 2014
	2014	岩男潤子冬コミCD 2014: 復活ラジオ!? 岩男潤子のスーパー少コミペンギンパークトップ10!Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 27:25 1オープニングからのフリートーク1:45 2ふつうのおたよりコーナー7:21 3ラジオドラマ12:34 4フリートークからのエンディング4:33 5プルプルペンギン1:12	Audiobook	28 December 2014

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Junko Iwao head-to-head →

Junko Iwao metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	17	76.4th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	40	92.7th
Studio albums	18	95.8th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	21	94.3th
Recording span (years)	20	45.6th
Genres	2	74th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2022	Kazue Takahashi Award		won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To
シスターラビッツ(band)	—	present
シスターラビッツ(band)	—	present
シスターラビッツ(band)	March 1986	1987

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JunkoIwao.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ea3f98d1-6c31-4c50-8f34-603d1b28ab24
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ea3f98d1-6c31-4c50-8f34-603d1b28ab24
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242743
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242743
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Iwao
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Iwao

Why this artist is in the database

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Timeline

1970s

Born 1970-02-18

1990s

Debut release: シャッターチャンスの連続

Album: はじめまして

Album: 18番街の奇跡

Album: Entrance

Album: kimochi

Album: Favorite Songs

Album: alive

Album: appear

2000s

Album: 妖しのセレス ドラマアルバム 天女の歌声 ～The Heavenly Voice～

Album: CANARY

Album: 1/f

Album: sora no iro...umi no iro...

Album: Love Songs

Album: ibuki

Album: winter songs

Album: be natural

Album: anime on bossa

2010s

Album: Anison Acoustics

Album: JUNKO

2020s

Won: Kazue Takahashi Award

Biography

Biography

Drama CDs

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (40 release groups · 18 studio albums)

Albums · 18

Single · 19

EP · 1

Other · 2

Stats & PK

Awards & honours

Line-up

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Album: 妖しのセレスドラマアルバム天女の歌声～The Heavenly Voice～