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born June 21, 1965, married name Kozono Iyo, is a Japanese Tarento, singer and actress who achieved significant success as a Japanese idol in the early 1980s. She is currently signed to the Production No Title agency.
In 1982, she was awarded the Newcomer Prize at the 24th Japan Record Awards., along with many other newcomer awards from various TV stations. On January 1, 1983, Matsumoto became the youngest artist to hold a concert in Nippon Budokan at the age of 17 years and 6 months. The record was broken that September by Sayuri Iwai, at 15 years and 1 month.
From 1984 to 1986, Matsumoto hosted the midnight TV show All Night Fuji, while steadily releasing four singles each year.
After the peak of her pop idol career in the late 80s, she shifted her focus onto becoming a TV presenter as well as doing other work, and was well received. In 1992, she starred in the Tokyo TV drama Kinono Watashi Ni Sayonara (Goodbye to the Old Me)Clements, Jonathan, and Tamamuro, Motoko, The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953, Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2003, p. 103 Four years later she participated as a judge on Iron Chef. She teamed up with fellow idols Yū Hayami and Chiemi Hori in 2005 to form the unit Cutie☆Mommy, with whom she released two singles.
In 2009, she released Sweet 16 Box, a box set that compiled all of the albums from her idol career and a bonus CD and DVD. Included was her first new song in 19 years, titled 私の声を聞いて, written by Ami Ozaki.
As a 30-year commemoration of her debut, in 2012 she held a concert at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Stellar Ball and released a best-of album which included a handshake ticket.
On January 13, 2016, while filming a travel programme with Hayami, both of them allegedly onto the track of the Sanin Main Line near Saga-Arashiyama Station in Kyoto without authorization and were almost prosecuted. Both Matsumoto and Hayami were heavily criticized by the media and held separate press conferences apologising after the incident was made public. After the situation was assessed, and both were acknowledged as unaware of the regulations, the charge was dropped.
In 2017, the unit Cutie☆Mommy was renewed, this time with Hiroko Moriguchi replacing Chiemi Hori, and was renamed Cutie☆MoriMori. In February 2024, the unit released a new single, entitled "Soro Soro Fuyu desu nee" (It's almost winter, isn't it?), produced by Noritake Kinashi and written by George Tokoro. The single was billed under each singer's individual discography, particularly on RecoChoku and Apple Music.
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| 1981 | "Sentimental Journey" （センチメンタル・ジャーニー） | 9 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| 1982 | "Love Me Tender" （ラブ・ミー・テンダー） | 11 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "TV no Kuni kara Kirakira" （TVの国からキラキラ） | 15 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Otona ja Nai no" （オトナじゃないの） | 16 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Dakishimetai" （抱きしめたい） | 9 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1983 | "Chinese Kiss" （チャイニーズ・キッス） | 12 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "Taiyou ga Ippai" （太陽がいっぱい） | 12 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Koi no Biorhythm" （恋のバイオリズム） | 16 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Toki ni Ai wa" （時に愛は） | 8 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1984 | "Koi no KNOW-HOW" （恋のKNOW-HOW） | 10 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "Nagareboshi ga Suki" （流れ星が好き） | 24 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Shyness Boy" （シャイネスボーイ） | 24 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Believe" （ビリーヴ） | 11 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1985 | "Anata ni Kaeritai (Dancin' In the Heart)" （あなたに帰りたい） | 16 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "Ponytail wa Musubanai" （ポニーテイルは結ばない） | 21 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Gekka Bijin" （月下美人） | 30 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1986 | "Last Kiss wa Hoho ni Shite" （Last Kissは頬にして） | 22 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "Shinjikata wo Oshiete" （信じかたを教えて） | 17 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| "Sayonara wa Watashi no Tame ni" （サヨナラは私のために） | 18 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1987 | "Omoide wo Kirei ni Shinaide" （思い出をきれいにしないで） | 23 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "Suteki na Jealousy" （すてきなジェラシー） | 19 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1988 | "Samishisa nara Hitotsu" （淋しさならひとつ） | 23 | CD, LP, Cassette | |||||||
| "Sonatine/Nakanaide Gatsby" （泣かないでギャツビー） | 83 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||||||||
| 1989 | "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" （悲しくてやりきれない） | 57 | CD, Cassette | |||||||
| 1990 | "Kitto Wasureru kara" （きっと忘れるから） | - | CD, Cassette | |||||||
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| 2013 | "Watashi no Koe wo Kiite" | |
| 2015 | "Sentimental Journey: Mada 50sai ver." | |
| 2021 | "Sentimental Journey: 40th Anniversary Version" | |
| "Kutenai Hotel" | ||
| "Love Me Tender" | ||
| 2022 | "Toki ni Ai wa (2022 New Vocal Version)" | |
| "Shinjikata wo Oshiete (2022 New Vocal Version)" | ||
| 2024 | "Chotto Suteki na Journey" | |
| "Soro soro Fuyu desu nee"As part of the unit Cutie☆MoriMori, billed individually | ||
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| + List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Iyo Matsumoto |
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