Famous Japanese enka singer Nobu Matsubara died of illness at the age of 65

Well-known Japanese enka singer Nobu Matsubara, who became popular with the classic song "Naru no Departure (A Woman's Departure)", was shocked to hear that she passed away at the Shinagawa Ward Hospital in Tokyo on the 14th at the age of 65. She only went to Nagasaki to participate in an event on the 10th of this month. At that time, the staff around her revealed that she was in good spirits. Now the bad news suddenly came out, shocking people in the entertainment industry and fans.

Nobu Matsubara is from Oita Prefecture. She loved singing since she was a child. When she was in high school, she went to Tokyo alone to pursue her dream. In 1979, when she was only 17 years old, she became an instant hit with "A Woman's Departure" and won the Japan Record Awards Newcomer Award and the Japan Cable Awards Newcomer Award. She was appreciated by enka superstar Saburo Kitajima in her early years. She has participated in the NHK Red and White Uta Battle 7 times in her life, and has released masterpieces such as "Enka Road" and "Goodbye Port".

Matsubara Shine had kidney problems when she was young. In her later years, she needed frequent dialysis due to renal failure. In 2009, her brother, who was the president of a brokerage company, donated a kidney to her. After an eight-hour transplant operation, she successfully returned to the music scene. At that time, she was moved and said: "I will never be able to repay my brother in my lifetime."

What is sad is that Matsubara Nobue has been participating in performances and recordings recently. She was originally scheduled to attend a large-scale singing festival in late November, but now she passed away suddenly, leaving countless classic songs for fans to recall.