Draft:Hitomi Tohyama

Hitomi Tohyama
当山ひとみ
Hitomi Tohyama 当山ひとみ
Also known as	Penny
Born	December 28, 1957 (age 67); Koza City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Genres	City Pop, Funk
Labels	Nippon Columbia
Website	https://ameblo.jp/shineon-penny/

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Hitomi Tohyama (当山ひとみ, Tohyama Hitomi, born 28 December 1957), also known as Penny, is a Japanese Singer-songwriter from Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture.^[1]

Biography

Hitomi Tohyama was born in Okinawa during the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. She was educated in Okinawa until her second year of junior high school, after which she and her parents moved to California. There, she enrolled at Oakland High School, Her song "SFO-Oakland" was inspired by her experiences during this time. ^[2]

Tohyama's older sister Keiko Tohyama, also a musician, inspired her to take up a career in singing after she performed the song Sunny at her sisters club.^[1] The two have since collaborated on several songs.

Raised primarily in an English-speaking environment, Tohyama did not learn Japanese until she began performing professionally in Japan. Her producer, Hikaru "Flash" Kanematsu, played a key role in supporting both her language development and vocal training.^[2]

She has performed live with a plethora of popular artists, including Eric Gale, Richard Tee, Randy Jackson, June Yamagishi, and the Water Sisters.^[3] Her music was also featured in the 1987 Animated film Wicked City.

Discography

Studio Albums:

Title	Album details
Just Call Me Penny	Released: 25th May 1981 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Heart Full Of L.A. Mind	Released: 1982 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Next Door	Released: 1983 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Sexy Robot	Released: 1983 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Five Penny's	Released: 1985 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Human Voice	Released: 1985 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Hello Me	Released: 1986 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Lady Ballad	Released: 1986 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
One Scene	Released: 1987 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Imagination	Released: 1988 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Watch Out !	Released: 1988 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
After 5:00 Story	Released: 1989 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Munasawagi	Released: 1992 Label: Nippon Columbia Co

Singles:

Title	Album details
Symphony / シンフォニー (7")	Released: 1981 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
ドア越しのGood Song (So Many Times) / サンフランシスコ―オークランド	Released: 1981 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Our Lovely Days	Released: 1982 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
今のままでいて (7")	Released: 1982 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
言い出しかねて Try To Say	Released: 1983 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Good-Bye / グッバイ	Released: 1983 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
彼女にはわからない	Released: 1985 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
School Band	Released: 1985 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Behind You	Released: 1985 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
Maybe Someday	Released: 1986 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
I belong to you	Released: 1986 Label: Nippon Columbia Co
7 Course no Prologue	Released: 1987 Label: Nippon Columbia Co

References

^ ^a ^b J-DIGS (2022-08-31). HITOMI TOHYAMA, City Pop LEGEND | CITY POP STORIES with BBC RADIO DJ Nick Luscombe. Retrieved 2025-04-13 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "【インタビュー】当山ひとみ、これまでのキャリアを振り返る". BARKS (in Japanese). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
^ "プロフィール| 当山ひとみ | 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト". 日本コロムビア公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[:0-1] J-DIGS (2022-08-31). HITOMI TOHYAMA, City Pop LEGEND | CITY POP STORIES with BBC RADIO DJ Nick Luscombe. Retrieved 2025-04-13 – via YouTube.

[:1-2] "【インタビュー】当山ひとみ、これまでのキャリアを振り返る". BARKS (in Japanese). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[3] "プロフィール| 当山ひとみ | 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト". 日本コロムビア公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-13.

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