Actress Sakai Noriko (42) will release a new mini-album titled "Namida Hitotsubu" on January 22, 2014. 

The title track is Sakai's first original song in about 9 years with "Tenka Muteki no Ai" being her last in June of 2004. The album will also include another new song called "Traveler" as well as covers of Teresa Teng's "Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase" and Imai Miki's "PRIDE".

In the DVD, there will be music videos of the title track and the Chinese version music video of her song "Aoi Usagi" (1995). 

Prior to the CD release, it will be available for download on December 18. On the same day, she will hold a Christmas dinner show at Ebisu Act Square where she will perform "Namida Hitotsubu" for the very first time.

Source & Image: Oricon