In 1967, Ouyang Fei Fei made her musical debut at the Central Hotel, a theatre in Taipei, before coming to Japan to start a recording career.[1] Her debut single "Ame no Midōsuji" (Rainy Midōsuji), released in September 1971, sold over a million units and reached the No. 1 position on the Oricon charts.[2] The song was composed by The Ventures with lyrics written by Haruo Hayashi.[3] The same year, she won the Best Newcomer prize at the 13th Japan Record Awards.[4]
Her second Japanese single release, "Ame no Airport" (Rainy airport), reached the No. 4 position on the Oricon charts and sold nearly 400,000 copies.[5] The song won her the Grand Prize at the 5th Japan Cable Awards.[6]
In 1982, Ouyang released "Love Is Over" as a single in Japan. It had first been released as the B-side to her single "Uwasa no Disco Queen" (Disco Queen rumors), which only sold about 3,000 units.[7]"Love Is Over" reached the No. 1 position on the Oricon charts, selling over half a million units.[5] At the 25th edition of the Japan Record Awards, "Love Is Over" won her the Long Seller prize.[8]
Ouyang appeared three times on Kōhaku Uta Gassen. The first time was in 1972, performing "Koi no Tsuiseki" (Love chase).[9] The second time in 1973, performing "Koi no Jūjiro" (The crossroads of love),[10] and one final time in 1991, performing "Love Is Over".[11]
In April 1978 Ouyang married Sokichi Shikiba, a former Japanese racing driver. They were married until his death in 2016.[1]
