:Minmi

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{{About|the Japanese musician}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| image =

| name = Minmi

| background = solo_singer

| caption =

| native_name = ミンミ

| native_name_lang =

| birth_name = Michiko Evwana

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|8|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Osaka Prefecture, Japan

| genre = Reggae, hip hop, pop, electropop

| years_active = 1996–present

| label = Victor Entertainment 2002–09 (part of JVC)
Far Eastern Tribe Records 2009– (part of Universal Music Group)

| website = {{Url|www.minmi.jp/}}

}}

Michiko Evwana (born December 8, 1974), better known by her stage name {{Nihongo|Minmi|ミンミ|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese hip-hop and reggae musician,{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307004934/http://stars.udn.com/star/StarsContent/Content18288/ |date=March 7, 2012 |title=MINMI BEST 2002–2008 (Review)}}, United Daily News (in Chinese), August 22, 2008 as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca artist from Japan.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Since 2007, she has been married to {{Nihongo|Wakadanna|若旦那}}, a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze.{{cite web|url=http://www.narinari.com/Nd/2007067613.html|title=女性レゲエ・シンガーのMINMIが妊娠、お相手は湘南乃風の若旦那。|publisher=narinari.com|language=Japanese|date=June 27, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://beauty.oricon.co.jp/news/49812/full/|title=レゲエ歌手MINMIが男児出産|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=November 20, 2007|accessdate=November 12, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100310-OHT1T00261.htm|script-title=ja:MINMIが第2子妊娠...「湘南乃風」若旦那も大喜び|publisher=Sports Hochi|language=Japanese|date=March 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317191552/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100310-OHT1T00261.htm|archivedate=March 17, 2010}}

She began playing reggae music in Japanese clubs in 1996. Her 2002 debut single, "The Perfect Vision", went on to sell over 500,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.co.tt/features/print,0,52311.html|title=A Trini Wine made in Japan|publisher= Trinidad and Tobago Newsday|date=February 13, 2007}}

Biography

Michiko Evwana was born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, on December 8, 1974. She began playing the piano at the age of five, at which time she began to take interest in soul and jazz music. Minmi began her musical career in 1996, performing at rub-a-dub showcases and hip hop events in the clubs of Osaka.{{cite web|url=http://minmi.jp/bio/|title=Minmi Official Site/Bio|language=Japanese|accessdate=November 11, 2010}} She also began to develop her own sound by making her own original tracks around this period. Minmi signed her first recording deal with JVC Records, releasing the reggae song "The Perfect Vision" as her first single in August 2002. Minmi's first single became extremely popular, and was widely accepted and heavily rotated by as many as 20 FM radio stations. "The Perfect Vision," after gradually increasing in popularity, would eventually sell over 500,000 copies. Minmi contributed songwriting and vocals to two theme songs from the popular 2004 anime series Samurai Champloo, including the main ending theme "Shiki no Uta".

In 2005, Minmi released her first soca-influenced song, "Summertime!!," as opposed to her regular reggae and hip-hop sound. Because of this event, she attended the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival in February 2006, performing on stage. In September, she was nominated for best new artist at the Reggae/Soca Music Awards in New York. Minmi attended the festival again in 2007, performing "Sha Na Na (Japanese Wine)" with Machel Montano.

In June 2007, it was suddenly announced that Minmi had married Wakadanna, a member of reggae group Shōnan no Kaze, and was four months pregnant.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/entertainment/45877/|script-title=ja:MINMIと湘南乃風の若旦那が結婚|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=June 27, 2007|accessdate=November 11, 2010}} The two had first met in 2001 in Jamaica, and began dating soon after. In November she gave birth to her first child, a son.

In March 2010, it was announced that Minmi was pregnant with her second child. Her fourth album Mother, released in July when she was roughly eight months pregnant, prominently features her stomach in the photographs. The child, the second boy,{{cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/masterbeau/entry-10629378940.html|title=NY出産7 産声|publisher=Minmi official Ameblog|language=Japanese|date=August 25, 2010|accessdate=November 11, 2010}} was born ten days early on August 4 in New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/100805/gnb1008051849001-n1.htm|script-title=ja:MINMI、スーパー安産で第2子出産|publisher=Sanspo|language=Japanese|date=August 5, 2010|accessdate=November 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819122039/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/100805/gnb1008051849001-n1.htm|archivedate=August 19, 2010}}

On June 10 and July 22, 2015, Minmi released her seventeenth single "Hologram".{{cite news|author=CD Journal Staff|url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/4115042415|title=Minmi / Hologram (single review)|work=CD Journal|date=July 22, 2015|accessdate=July 17, 2016|language=Japanese}}

Bibliography

  • {{Citation|author=MINMI.|date=July 1, 2010|title=Kise Ki to MAMA, PAPA & BABY Kyo Mama Ni Ai Ni Iku Yo|publisher=Kobunsha Publishing|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|isbn=978-4-334-90172-1|url=https://www.kobunsha.com/shelf/book/isbn/9784334901721}}
  • {{Citation|author=MINMI.|date=August 17, 2013|title=HOW TO BE A MOTHER VERY x MINMI "Kosodate Shinagara" Maternity no Hibi |publisher=Kobunsha Publishing|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|isbn=978-4-334-97704-7|url=https://www.kobunsha.com/shelf/book/isbn/9784334977047}}
  • {{Citation|author=Mao Abe / Miu Sakamoto / Watanabe Atsuko / Akiko Noma / JILL / MINMI / Ueno Miki / Takahashi Miho|date=December 20, 2017|title=WOMAN Josei Artist 6 Nin Ga Kataru, Renai, Kazoku, Soshite Ongaku |publisher=Rittor Music Inc.|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|isbn=978-4-845-63173-5|url=https://www.rittor-music.co.jp/product/detail/3117313010/|ref={{Harvid|V.A.|2017}}}}

Discography

{{update section|date=July 2018}}

= Albums =

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="1"| Year

! rowspan="1"| Album Information

! colspan="1"| Oricon
Albums
Charts
{{cite web | title=アーティスト: MINMI | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/search.asp?artcd=290182&artist=%82l%82h%82m%82l%82h&ordt=sle&bs=all&bs2=1 | work=Oricon | accessdate=October 15, 2010}}

! colspan="1"| Reported
sales
{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=October 15, 2010}} (subscription only)

align="center"|2003

|Miracle

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|align="center"|2

|align="center"|476,000

align="center"|2004

|imagine

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  • Released: June 30, 2004
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61768)
  • Formats: CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|190,000

align="center"|2006

|Natural

{{smalldiv|

  • Released: March 29, 2006
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61936, VICL-61914)
  • Formats: CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|100,000

align="center"|2010

|Mother

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  • Released: July 7, 2010
  • Label: Universal, Far Eastern Tribe Records (UMCF-1040, UMCF-9537, UMCF-9536)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|64,000

align="center"|2013

|I LOVE

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  • Released: July 24, 2013
  • Label: Universal, Far Eastern Tribe Records (UMCF-1095, UMCF-9634)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|14

|align="center"|

align="center"|2014

|BAD

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  • Released: September 24, 2014
  • Label: Universal (UPCH-1988, UPCH-9953)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|

align="center"|2015

|EGO

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  • Released: August 24, 2015
  • Label: Universal (UPCH-2051, UPCH-7041, D2CJ-1102, D2CJ-1103)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|28

|align="center"|3,000

align="center"|2016

|Life is Beautiful

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  • Released: July 27, 2016
  • Label: Universal (UPCH-7168, UPCH-2087)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|29

|align="center"|

2018

|identity

{{smalldiv|

  • Released: May 23, 2018
  • Label: Universal (UPCH-2161, UPCH-7415)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|57

|align="center"|

= Other albums =

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="1"| Year

! rowspan="1"| Album Information

! colspan="1"| Oricon
Albums
Charts

! colspan="1"| Reported
sales

align="center"|2005

|Friends: Minmi Featuring Works Best

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  • Collaborations compilation album
  • Released: September 22, 2005
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61097)
  • Formats: 2CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|16

|align="center"|71,000

align="center"|2006

|Minmi Natural Show Case 2006 In Zepp Tokyo (Special Edition) - EP

{{smalldiv|

  • Live special album
  • Released: December 6, 2006
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-62674, VICL-62675)
  • Formats: digital download}}

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|

align="center"|2007

|The Love Song Collection 2006—2007

{{smalldiv|

  • 'Love' concept compilation album
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-62674, VICL-62675)
  • Formats: CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|75,000

align="center"|2008

|Minmi Best 2002—2008

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  • Greatest hits album
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VIZL-280, VICL-62829/30)
  • Formats: 2CD, 3CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|230,000

align="center"|2009

|Summer Collection with Music Clips

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  • 'Summer' concept greatest hits album
  • Released: August 19, 2009
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VIZL-341)
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|38,000

align="center"|2011

|The Heart Song Collection

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  • 'Heart' concept album
  • Released: August 24, 2011
  • Label: Universal Music Japan, Far Eastern Tribe Records (UMCF-9591, UMCF-1063)
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|

align="center"|2012

|MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002-2012

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  • Released: August 22, 2012
  • Label: Universal Music Japan, Far Eastern Tribe Records (UMCF-9616, UMCF-1077)
  • Formats: 2CD, 2CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|

align="center"|2014

|MINMI BEST "ORIGIN"

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  • Released: September 24, 2014
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VIZL-736)
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download}}

|align="center"|147

|align="center"|

align="center"|2015

|New MINMI Friends -"Bad" "MINMI" To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka-

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  • Released: July 22, 2015
  • Label: Universal Music Japan (UPCH-2047)
  • Formats: CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|117

|align="center"|

align="center" rowspan="2"|2017

|ALL TIME BEST:ADAM

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  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Label: Universal Music Japan (UPCH-2116)
  • Formats: CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|69

|align="center"|

ALL TIME BEST:EVE

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  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Label: Universal Music Japan (UPCH-2117)
  • Formats: CD, digital download}}

|align="center"|75

|align="center"|

= Singles =

== As lead artist ==

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2"| Release

! rowspan="2"| Title

! colspan="3"|Chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Oricon
sales

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

!width="35"|Oricon Singles Charts

!width="35"|Billboard Japan Hot 100
{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |title=Hot 100{{pipe}}JAPAN Charts{{pipe}}Billboard JAPAN |publisher=Billboard |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122212055/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100 |archivedate=November 22, 2010 }}

!width="35"|RIAJ digital tracks†
{{cite web | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html | script-title=ja:有料音楽配信チャート| publisher=RIAJ | language=Japanese}}

rowspan="2"|2002

| align="left"|"The Perfect Vision"

| 4

| —

| —

| align="right"|353,000

|align="left" rowspan="2"|Miracle

align="left"|"T.T.T."

| 8

| —

| —

| align="right"|74,000

rowspan="1"|2003

| align="left"|"Another World"

| 17

| —

| —

| align="right"|37,000

|align="left" rowspan="2"|Imagine

rowspan="2"|2004

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Ai no Mi"|アイの実

"Fruit of Love"}}

| 19

| —

| —

| align="right"|15,000

align="left"|"Are Yu Ready"

| 45

| —

| —

| align="right"|7,000

|align="left" rowspan="3"|Natural

rowspan="1"|2005

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Summertime!!"|サマータイム!!|Samātaimu!!}}

| 19

| —

| —

| align="right"|27,000

rowspan="2"|2006

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Nishiazabu Densetsu"|西麻布伝説

Nishiazabu Legend}}

| 78

| —

| —

| align="right"|3,000

align="left"|"I Love You Baby"

| 42

| —

| —

| align="right"|9,000

|align="left" rowspan="2"|Love Song Collection

rowspan="1"|2007

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Sha Na Na"|シャナナ☆

}

| 17

| —

| 13*

| align="right"|36,000

|-

| rowspan="2"|2009

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Ave Maria"|アベマリア|Abe Maria}}

| 14

| 16

| 2

| align="right"|18,000

|align="left" rowspan="3"|Mother

|-

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Ashita Moshi mo Kimi ga Inai..."|アシタもしもキミがいない...||"What If You're Not There Tomorrow"}}

| 25

| 42

| 7

| align="right"|7,000

|-

| rowspan="2"|2010

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Hibiscus"|ハイビスカス|Haibisukasu}}

| 27

| 30

| 8

| align="right"|7,000

|-

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Pa to Hanasaku" feat. Verbal|パッと花咲く||"Blooming with a Bang"}}

| 58

| 70

| 25

| align="right"|2,000

|align="left" rowspan="1"|MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002–2012

|-

| rowspan="2"|2012

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|" La La La ~Ai no Uta~"|ラララ 〜愛のうた〜|La La La ~Song of Love}}

| 58

| —

| —

| align="right"|

|align="left" rowspan="3"|I LOVE

|-

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Engage Ring"|エンゲージリング}}

| 35

| —

| —

| align="right"|

|-

| rowspan="1"|2013

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Sakura ~Eien~" feat. Shonannokaze|さくら ~永遠~||Cherry Blossom ~Eternity~}}

| 28

| —

| —

| align="right"|

|-

| rowspan="1"|2014

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Ite itai yo"|いていたいよ||I want a lot.}}

| 45

| —

| —

| align="right"|

|align="left" rowspan="1"|BAD

|-

| rowspan="1"|2015

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"hologram"|ホログラム}}

| 116

| —

| —

| align="right"|

|align="left" rowspan="1"|EGO

|-

|colspan="8"|* charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart.
†Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009.

|}

== Digital Singles ==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! rowspan="2"| Release

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Notes

! rowspan="2"| Album

rowspan="1"|2009

| align="left"|"A Natural Woman"

| align="left"| Aretha Franklin cover

| {{non-album single}}

rowspan="1"|2010

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"Pink Boushi no "Do Re Mi Fa So""|ピンク帽子の "ドレミファソ"}}

| align="left"|

|align="left" rowspan="1"|The Heart Song Collection

rowspan="1"|2012

| align="left"| "Teo Teo ~D.I.N.C~" feat. DOBERMAN INC

| align="left"|

|align="left" rowspan="1"|MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002–2012

rowspan="1"|2013

| align="left"| {{Nihongo|"Sumaho (Season II)"|スマホ (SeasonII)}} feat. Shingo Nishinari

| align="left"|

|align="left" rowspan="1"|New MINMI Friends -"Bad" "MINMI" To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka-

rowspan="1"|2014

| align="left"|{{Nihongo|"#Yacchaitai"|#ヤッチャイタイ}}

| align="left"|

|align="left" rowspan="1"|BAD

rowspan="2"|2015

| align="left"|"MOVE"

| align="left"|

|align="left" rowspan="2"|EGO

align="left"|{{Nihongo|"hologram"|ホログラム}}

| align="left"|

rowspan="1"|2018

| align="left"|Winner (Yokohama Futtou Version)

| align="left"|Yokohama F. Marinos Official Half Time Supporting Song

|{{Non-album single}}

= DVDs =

class="wikitable"

! colpan="1"| Title

! colspan="1"| Release date

! colspan="1"| Oricon rank{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/290182/products/release/|script-title=ja:MINMIのリリース一覧|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|accessdate=November 11, 2010}}

align="left" |Minmi Live Tour 2004 "Imagine" (sunshine)September 24, 2004

| align="center" |—

align="left" |Minmi Video Clips 2002—2005: SummerJuly 27, 2005

| align="center" |37

align="left" |Minmi Natural Show Case 2006 in Zepp TokyoNovember 22, 2006

| align="center" |69

align="left" |Freedom '08December 3, 2008

| align="center" |17

align="left" |Minmi Live: Freedom in AwajishimaDecember 2, 2009

| align="center" |33

align="left" |LIVE TOUR "Himawari" ~Road to 10th Anniversary~ at Saitama Super ArenaJune 27, 2012

| align="center" |36

align="left" |MINMIDVDDecember 24, 2014

| align="center" |127

align="left" |MINMI LIVE TOUR 2014 "BAD"May 27, 2015

| align="center" |40

= Collaborations =

class="wikitable"

! colpan="1"| Title

! colpan="1"| Artist

! colspan="1"| Release date

align="left" |"Tornade"Silver KingSeptember 2000
align="left" |"Shot Dem Up"Jumbo Maatch from Mighty Jam RockOctober 2001
align="left" |"3 Minute Special"Silver KingMay 22, 2002
align="left" |"Parasite"VaderMay 22, 2002
align="left" |"I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend"Boogie ManJuly 2002
align="left" |"Journey Into..."Takafin from Mighty Jam RockAugust 2002
align="left" |"Cry"Shōnan no KazeJuly 2003
align="left" |"Independent Woman"PushimDecember 17, 2003
align="left" |"THE ROCK CITY"VaderJune 2, 2004
align="left" |"Shiki No Uta"NujabesJune 23, 2004
align="left" |"Irie Music"Home GrownAugust 4, 2004
align="left" |"Set Mi Free, Let Mi Be"Home GrownAugust 4, 2004
align="left" |"My Way"Shōnan no KazeAugust 18, 2004
align="left" |"Who's Theme"NujabesSeptember 22, 2004
align="left" |"Keep On Steppin'"SAL The SoulNovember 26, 2004
align="left" |"Rastaman Drive Mi Crazy"Anthony B2005
align="left" |"Day Dreamer"MunehiroMay 21, 2005
align="left" |"Cherry Blossom"10-FeetApril 18, 2006
align="left" |"Lotta Love"M-FloJuly 26, 2006
align="lefT" |"Sha Na Na – Japanese Wine"Machel MontanoMarch 6, 2007
align="lefT" |"Happy Today"Shōnan no KazeApril 18, 2007
align="left" |"Spider City (Rock City 3)"Kenty-GrossFebruary 7, 2007
align="left" |"Spider Time (Summer Time!!)"Kenty-GrossFebruary 7, 2007
align="left" |"Missing You"MinmiFebruary 7, 2007
align="left" |"Spider (Aira)"MinmiFebruary 7, 2007
align="left" |"Nande"Rudebwoy FaceApril 25, 2007
align="left" |"Suirenka"Shōnan no KazeJune 6, 2007
align="left" |"Saving All My Love For You"MinmiJanuary 1, 2011
align="left" |"I'm Your Baby Tonight"Junior KellyApril 3, 2012
align="left" |"Hoshino Raburetaa"Sergio MendesJanuary 1, 2013
align="left" |"Konoyo ga Yami Dato Iwanaide Okure"SambomasterOctober 9, 2013
align="left" |"Nadeshiko (Soul Remix)"KIRAFebruary 4, 2015
align="left" |"Heisei no Otome"Kenty-GrossAugust 26, 2015
align="left" |"Outta Love"Che'NelleJune 14, 2017
align="left" |"Dame"DJ SWING & TarantulaJuly 5, 2017

See Also

References

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