Yoko Minamino
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese idol
, singer, and actress born on June 23, 1967 in Itami
, Hyōgo Prefecture
, Japan
. She graduated from Horikoshi High School
in the Chūō district of Nakano, Tokyo
. She is well known for her role as Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action
Sukeban Deka
TV series, replacing fellow idol star Yuki Saitō. She is currently employed by the K Dash Group talent agency. She has previously worked for the S1 Company, Southern Field, and Sweet Basil talent agencies.
, Minamino successfully passed an audition in 1982. During the summer of her second year of high school, she moved to Tokyo where she attended Horikoshi High School
along with fellow entertainers Miharu Morina and Minako Honda
. Minamino and Honda met when they both took the entrance examination.
Minamino made her debut television role in 1984 in Meimon Shiritsu Jōshi Kōkō. She began working for the talent agency S1 Company at this time. Despite being a mostly unknown face in Japanese entertainment, Minamino was given an unusually large number of photos in a seinen manga
magazine.
This led to her being cast in 1985 in the role of Saki Asamiya in the second season of Fuji TV's
Sukeban Deka, a popular live action TV series about a juvenile delinquent being forced to go undercover for the police in a high school known for its rough gangs. This role made Minamino an instant star, and many phrases from this season became fashionable. She was also nominated at the 11th Annual Japan Academy Prize event as "Rookie of the Year" for her performance in the movie version released in 1987. Her "Saki Asamiya" character was used in a wide range of adverts.
She made her singing debut on 1985-06-23 with her song Hazukashi Sugite. Along with Shizuka Kudo
, Miho Nakayama, and Yui Asaka
, Minamino was considered one of the of the time until she temporarily suspended her career in 1992. In 1988 she played two roles, including the starring role, in the Taiga drama
Takeda Shingen. That same year, she reached the number one spot for sales of publicity photo shots sold, setting a new record. Minamino was also honored by the country of Grenada
when they issued postage stamp
s featuring two different head shot
s.
In 1989, Minamino switched talent agencies, moving from S1 Company to the private Southern Field agency. In the 1992 film Kantsubaki, she made her first nude appearance, closely followed by her second in Watashi o Idaite, Soshite Kiss-shite that same year. Minamino was nominated for the 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (basically "Best Actress") for her performances in both of these films.
Minamino has appeared multiple times in interviews and photo shots in Shueisha's
Weekly Playboy
magazine since 1984. In the 1989-08-01 issue, she appeared on the cover.
chart.
Sources:
Sources:
, Photographer: Seiichi Nomura) (September 1986, Hakusensha
, Photographer: Ryū Ōmatsu) (1987, Bandai Visual
) (November 1988, Wani Books
, Photographer: Seiichi Nomura)
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
, singer, and actress born on June 23, 1967 in Itami
Itami, Hyogo
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city had an estimated population of 194,488 and a population density of 7,790 persons per km². The total area is 24.97 km².The center of Itami became a wealthy town by the middle of Sengoku period...
, Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She graduated from Horikoshi High School
Horikoshi High School
is a Japanese private high school founded in 1923. The school is famous for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. It offers them lenient attendance requirements.- Notable students :* Yumi Adachi* Risa Ai* Jin Akanishi * Yū Aoi...
in the Chūō district of Nakano, Tokyo
Nakano, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nakano City .As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 311,690 with a household number of 176,936 and a density of 19,992.94 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².-Geography:Five special wards...
. She is well known for her role as Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action
Live action
In filmmaking, video production, and other media, the term live action refers to cinematography, videography not produced using animation...
Sukeban Deka
Sukeban Deka
is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as...
TV series, replacing fellow idol star Yuki Saitō. She is currently employed by the K Dash Group talent agency. She has previously worked for the S1 Company, Southern Field, and Sweet Basil talent agencies.
History
While attending the private Shoin High School in KobeKobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Minamino successfully passed an audition in 1982. During the summer of her second year of high school, she moved to Tokyo where she attended Horikoshi High School
Horikoshi High School
is a Japanese private high school founded in 1923. The school is famous for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. It offers them lenient attendance requirements.- Notable students :* Yumi Adachi* Risa Ai* Jin Akanishi * Yū Aoi...
along with fellow entertainers Miharu Morina and Minako Honda
Minako Honda
, born Minako Kudo was a Japanese "idol" pop-star and musical singer. She became famous and popular as "Japan's Madonna" because of her sexy fashion and live performances in the mid to late 1980s...
. Minamino and Honda met when they both took the entrance examination.
Minamino made her debut television role in 1984 in Meimon Shiritsu Jōshi Kōkō. She began working for the talent agency S1 Company at this time. Despite being a mostly unknown face in Japanese entertainment, Minamino was given an unusually large number of photos in a seinen manga
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
magazine.
This led to her being cast in 1985 in the role of Saki Asamiya in the second season of Fuji TV's
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
Sukeban Deka, a popular live action TV series about a juvenile delinquent being forced to go undercover for the police in a high school known for its rough gangs. This role made Minamino an instant star, and many phrases from this season became fashionable. She was also nominated at the 11th Annual Japan Academy Prize event as "Rookie of the Year" for her performance in the movie version released in 1987. Her "Saki Asamiya" character was used in a wide range of adverts.
She made her singing debut on 1985-06-23 with her song Hazukashi Sugite. Along with Shizuka Kudo
Shizuka Kudo
is a Japanese singer and pop idol born in Hamura, Tokyo. She debuted as member no. 38 of the Onyanko Club in May 1986 and went on to a successful solo career with 11 no.1 hits.-Biography:...
, Miho Nakayama, and Yui Asaka
Yui Asaka
is a Japanese actress, a J-Pop singer, and an idol who came to fame in the 1980s.- Biography :Yui was born in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, and later attended Nakano High School. In 1984, she was the Grand Prix Winner for a Young Girls Comics Magazine. Yui was featured as the main character...
, Minamino was considered one of the of the time until she temporarily suspended her career in 1992. In 1988 she played two roles, including the starring role, in the Taiga drama
Taiga drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music...
Takeda Shingen. That same year, she reached the number one spot for sales of publicity photo shots sold, setting a new record. Minamino was also honored by the country of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
when they issued postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s featuring two different head shot
Head shot
A head shot is a photographic technique where the focus of the photograph is a person's face. Headshot is essentially the same as portrait. However, headshot is an image that portrays people as they are and is more of a "mug shot", however simple or stylized it might be. Whereas, a portrait will...
s.
In 1989, Minamino switched talent agencies, moving from S1 Company to the private Southern Field agency. In the 1992 film Kantsubaki, she made her first nude appearance, closely followed by her second in Watashi o Idaite, Soshite Kiss-shite that same year. Minamino was nominated for the 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (basically "Best Actress") for her performances in both of these films.
Minamino has appeared multiple times in interviews and photo shots in Shueisha's
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
Weekly Playboy
Weekly Playboy
also known as or WPB is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966.This magazine is not a regional edition of the American Playboy magazine; the Japanese edition of that magazine was published as Monthly Playboy by Shueisha until its cancellation in January 2009.-People in...
magazine since 1984. In the 1989-08-01 issue, she appeared on the cover.
Filmography
| Film title | Japanese | Role | Release date | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukeban Deka Sukeban Deka is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as... |
スケバン刑事 | Saki Asamiya | February 1987 | Toei Toei Company is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a... |
starring role, nominated for "Rookie of the Year" at 11th Annual Japan Academy Prize event |
| Haikara-san ga Tōru Haikara-san ga Toru , also known as Smart-san or Mademoiselle Anne, is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Waki Yamato. It was serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Shōjo Friend from 1975 to 1977... |
はいからさんが通る | Benio Hanamura | December 1987 | Toei | starring role |
| Badaiju: Rindenbaumu | 菩提樹 リンデンバウム | Mami Nakahara | August 1988 | Toei S1 Company |
starring role |
| The Pale Hand | 白い手 | Sensei | April 1990 | Toho Toho is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group... |
heroine |
| Gold Rush | ゴールドラッシュ | Masami Sanokawa | December 1990 | Wani Books Wani Books is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes one manga magazine Comic Gum.- Wink Up : is an idol magazine published since July 1988.... Toei |
heroine |
| Fukuzawa Yukichi | 福沢諭吉 | August 1991 | Toei | about Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... |
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| Kantsubaki | 寒椿 | Sadako Otani | August 1991 | Toei | starring role, nominated for "Best Actress" at 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize event |
| The Rocking Horseman | 青春デンデケデケデケ | October 1992 | Toei | ||
| Watashi o Idaite, Soshite Kiss-shite | 私を抱いて、そしてキスして | Keiko | November 1992 | Toei | starring role, nominated for "Best Actress" at 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize event |
| Driving By! | ドライビング・ハイ! | Kaoru | August 1991 | Sega Enterprises Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... |
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| Santabi no Kaikyō | 三たびの海峡 | Chizuru | November 1995 | Santabi no Kaikyō Film Committee | |
| Hissatsu Shimatsujin | 必殺始末人 | Kamome | March 1997 | Shochiku Shochiku is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada... |
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| Hissatsu Shimatsujin II: Midaresaku Joyakusha no Mubudai | 必殺始末人II 乱れ咲く女役者の夢舞台 | Kamome | July 1997 | Shochiku | |
| Hissatsu Shimatsujin III: Jigoku ni Chitta Hanabira Ni-mai | 必殺始末人III 地獄に散った花びら二枚 | Kamome | February 1998 | Shochiku | |
| Ōinaru Kan: Bonno | 大いなる完 -ぼんの- | Takako Ishigura | December 1998 | CIA | heroine |
| Eki ni Sumi yoshi | 駅に住みよし | Yōko Kitano | November 2000 | Firstwood Entertainment | starring role |
| Ōgawa no Itteki | 大河の一滴 | September 2001 | Ōgawa no Itteki Film Committee | ||
| Sennen no Koi: Hikaru Genji Monogatari | 千年の恋 ひかる源氏物語 | Oborozukiyo | December 2001 | Toei | |
| Shin Jingi-naki Tatakai: Bōsatsu | 新・仁義なき戦い 謀殺 | February 2003 | Shin Jingi-naki Tatakai: Bōsatsu Film Committee | ||
| Ghost Shout | ゴーストシャウト | Aiko Yatabe | December 2004 | Tokyo Theatres Company | |
| Shinku | 深紅 | Michiko Ibara | September 2005 | Toei |
Series
| Series title | Role | Dates | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meimon Shiritsu Jōshi Kōkō 名門私立女子高校 |
Nov. 1984 – Jan. 1985 | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
debut role | |
| Sukeban Deka Sukeban Deka is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as... II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu スケバン刑事II -少女鉄仮面伝説- |
Saki Asamiya (Yōko Godai) | Nov. 1985 – Oct. 1986 | Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
first starring role |
| Thursday Theater Toki ni wa Issho ni 木曜劇場｢時にはいっしょに｣ |
Oct. – Dec. 1986 | Fuji TV | co-starring role | |
| Ariesu no Otome-tachi アリエスの乙女たち |
Kaori Mizuho | Apr. – Sep. 1987 | Daiei TV, Fuji TV | starring role |
| Takeda Shingen 大河ドラマ｢武田信玄｣ |
Koi-hime, Okoko | 1988 | NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
Taiga drama Taiga drama is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music... |
| Netsuppai no! 熱っぽいの! |
Apr. – Jun. 1988 | Fuji TV | starring role | |
| Oikaketai no! 追いかけたいの! |
Oct. – Dec. 1988 | Fuji TV | starring role | |
| Aitsu ga Trouble あいつがトラブル |
Missing Persons Section member Reiko Misaki | Dec. 1989 – Mar. 1990 | Fuji TV | starring role |
| Geinō Shakai 芸能社会 |
Jul. – Sep. 1990 | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
co-starring role | |
| Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto 君のためにできること |
Jul. – Sep. 1992 | Fuji TV | regular guest role | |
| Monday Drama-in Aishiteru yo! 愛してるよ! |
Shino Kuji | Oct. – Dec. 1993 | TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
regular guest role |
| Friday Jidaigeki Jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular... Ō-Edo Fūunden 大江戸風雲伝 |
Apr. – Jul. 1994 | NHK | regular guest role | |
| Yureru Omoi 揺れる想い |
Kanako Yokozawa | Jan. – Mar. 1995 | TBS | starring role |
| Shōgun no Onmitsu! Kage Jūhachi Shōgun no Onmitsu! Kage Jūhachi is a television jidaigeki series. It ran in prime time on the TV Asahi network in Japan. The first episode aired on January 27, 1996, and the 19th and final installment was broadcast on June 29 of that year. The series starred Kunihiko Mitamura with Yoko Minamino, Yūji Kishimoto, and Bengal as the... 将軍の隠密!影十八 |
Kunoichi no Miki, Doctor | Jan. – Jun. 1996 | TV Asahi | regular guest role |
| Kitto Dare ka ni Au Tame ni きっと誰かに逢うために |
Jan. – Mar. 1996 | TV Tokyo TV Tokyo is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime... |
regular guest role | |
| Shinkansen '97 Koi Monogatari 新幹線'97恋物語 |
Kyōko Tsumura | Apr. – Jun. 1997 | TBS network | regular guest role |
| Hitsuyō no Nai Hito 必要のない人 |
Ai Miyamoto | Oct. – Dec. 1998 | NHK | regular guest role |
| Shin Nanbu Daikichi Kōban Nikki 新・南部大吉交番日記 |
1999-08-12 – 1999-08-26 | NHK BS-2 NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
regular guest role | |
| Ai no Gekijō Ikkaku Senkin Yume Kazoku 愛の劇場｢一攫千金夢家族｣ |
Jun. – Jul. 1997 | TBS network | starring role | |
| Friday Jidaigeki Haru ga Kita 春が来た |
Sep. – Nov. 2002 | NHK | ||
| Ai no Gekijō Ikkaku Senkin Yume Kazoku 2 愛の劇場｢一攫千金夢家族2｣ |
Jun. – Jul. 2003 | TBS network | starring role | |
| Drama 30 Ya • Ku • So • Ku ドラマ30｢ヤ・ク・ソ・ク｣ |
Kyōko Tsumura | May – Jul. 2005 | MBS Mainichi Broadcasting System is a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc... , TBS network |
starring role |
| Yaoh 夜王〜YAOH〜 |
Kōko Suizenji | 2006-01-13 – current | TBS | guest star in episode 1 |
| Wednesday Drama 7-nin no Onna Bengoshi 木曜ドラマ｢7人の女弁護士｣ |
Chiharu Tashiro | Apr. – Jul. 2006 | TV Asahi | regular guest role |
| Shukan Akagawa Jiro 週刊赤川次郎 |
Jul. - Sep. 2007 | TV Tokyo | regular guest role | |
| Scrap Teacher スクラップ・ティーチャー〜教師再生〜 |
Akimi Gotokuji | Oct. - Dec. 2008 | NTV | regular guest role |
One-shot dramas
| Title | Role | Date | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Dramaland Toki o Kakeru Shōjo Toki o Kakeru Shojo is a soft science fiction novel by Japanese writer and actor Yasutaka Tsutsui which tells the story of Kazuko Yoshiyama, a schoolgirl who accidentally acquires the ability to time travel... 月曜ドラマランド｢時をかける少女｣ |
Kazuko | 1985-11-04 | Fuji TV | first starring role performed theme song |
| Monday Dramaland Sailor-fuku Ren'ai Kyōshitsu: Ai no Lesson A! B! C! 月曜ドラマランド｢セーラー服恋愛教室 愛のレッスンA!B!C!｣ |
1986-01-06 | Fuji TV | ||
| Monday Dramaland Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera 2 "Blue Train Blues" 月曜ドラマランド 藤子不二雄の夢カメラ2｢ブルートレインブルース｣ |
Masami Otagiri | 1987-03-02 | Fuji TV | starring role |
| Jikan Desu yo Special Haru no Megami ga Yattekita 時間ですよスペシャル｢春の女神がやってきた｣ |
1988-03-30 | TBS | ||
| Minamino Yoko no Okashi na Okashi na Ōdasō 南野陽子のおかしなおかしな大脱走 |
Sakura and Maria Itami | 1988-10-05 | TBS | |
| Kaikyoku 30-shūnen Kinen Shinshun 3-jikan Drama Special Shuntō 開局30周年記念新春3時間ドラマスペシャル｢春燈｣ |
Ryōko Iwata | 1989-01-02 | TV Asahi | starring role |
| Akahige 赤ひげ |
Masae | 1989-04-01 | TBS | |
| Monday Drama Special Dai-san no Onna 月曜ドラマスペシャル｢第三の女｣ |
Akane Nagahara | 1989-10-16 | TBS | |
| Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari Dai-1 Series Ososugita Koibito 世にも奇妙な物語第1シリーズ｢遅すぎた恋人｣ |
1990-08-09 | Fuji TV | ||
| 24 Jikan TV Drama Special Itsuka Mita Aoi Sora! 24時間テレビ ドラマスペシャル｢いつか見た青い空!｣ |
1990-08-25 | NTV | performed theme song | |
| Otoko to Onna no Mystery Gokumontō 男と女のミステリー｢獄門島｣ |
1990-09-28 | Fuji TV | ||
| Nenmatsu Jidaigeki Special Katsu Kaishū 年末時代劇スペシャル｢勝海舟｣ |
Junko Katsu | 1990-12-30 – 1990-12-31 | NTV | |
| Keishun Drama Special Shinshun Kon'yoku Medetai Ryokan Monogatari 迎春ドラマスペシャル｢新春・混浴・めでたい旅館物語｣ |
1991-01-01 | Fuji TV | ||
| Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari Fuyu no Tokubetsuhen "Ō-sama no Mimi wa Roba no Mimi" 世にも奇妙な物語｢冬の特別編 ｢王様の耳はロバの耳｣｣ |
Kyōko | 1991-01-03 | Fuji TV | |
| Wednesday Grand Roman Mitsuai 2.26 ni Chitta Koi 水曜グランドロマン｢密愛 2.26に散った恋｣ |
Komaki | 1991-02-20 | Fuji TV | starring role |
| Monday Drama Special Onii-chan Kaisatsuguchi 月曜ドラマスペシャル｢お兄ちゃん 改札口｣ |
Machiko Saiki | 1991-10-14 | TBS | |
| Ōgata Jidaigeki Special Surōnin Burai Tabi 大型時代劇スペシャル｢素浪人無頼旅｣ |
1991-10-31 | TV Asahi | co-starring role | |
| Friday Drama Theater Kisetsuhazure no Kaigan Monogatari '91 Aki 金曜ドラマシアター｢季節はずれの海岸物語'91秋｣ |
1991-11-08 | Fuji TV | ||
| Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari Dai-2 Series Ayashii Kagami 世にも奇妙な物語第2シリーズ｢あやしい鏡｣ |
1991-11-14 | Fuji TV | ||
| Chūshingura Chushingura is the name for fictionalized accounts of the historical revenge by the Forty-seven Ronin of the death of their master, Asano Naganori. Including the early , the story has been told in kabuki, bunraku, stage plays, films, novels, television shows and other media... 忠臣蔵 |
1991-12-13 | Fuji TV | ||
| Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but... 徳川家康 |
1992-01-03 | TV Asahi | ||
| Surōnin Burai Tabi II 素浪人無頼旅II |
1992-03-30 | TV Asahi | ||
| Kaigai Tokusen Mystery Hong Kong Meikyūgyō 海外特選ミステリー｢香港迷宮行｣ |
1992-07-03 | Fuji TV | ||
| Suisei Retsu no Nagaragawa Aisaretakute 水清冽の長良川 愛されたくて |
1992-10-08 | TV Asahi | ||
| Drama City '93 Furare Jōzu ドラマシティー'93｢ふられ上手｣ |
1993-02-04 | YTV Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation is a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958... |
starring role | |
| Kako o Ou Onna 過去を追う女 |
Ritsuko, Kiyomi | 1993-03-26 | TBS | |
| Shinshun Ōgata Jidaigeki 3-jikan Special Iemitsu Bōsatsu: Sandai Shōgun Shogun A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor... ni Semaru Nazo no Ansatsu Gundan! 新春大型時代劇3時間スペシャル｢家光謀殺 -三代将軍に迫る謎の暗殺軍団!-｣ |
1995-01-03 | TV Asahi | ||
| Friday Entertainment Sengo 50-nen Tokubetsu Kikaku Onna-tachi no Sensō 金曜エンタテイメント 戦後50年特別企画｢女たちの戦争｣ |
1995-08-18 | Fuji TV | co-starring role | |
| Shinshun Jidaigeki Inochi Sasagesōrō: Yume Oi Saka no Kettō Kiru! Ai mo Namida mo Kiraneba naranu! 新春時代劇｢命捧げ候 -夢追い坂の決闘・斬る! 愛も涙も斬らねばならぬ!｣ |
Sae Iemoto | 1996-01-03 | NHK | |
| Ninja Kaeshi Mizu no Shiro: Utsunomiya Tsuritenjō no Nazo 忍者返し水の城 宇都宮釣り天井の謎 |
1996-04-30 | TV Asahi | ||
| Nemuri Kyōshirō: Kyō Atte Ashita-naki Inochi o Ikiru Mono! 眠狂四郎 今日あって明日なき命を生きる者! |
Tomoe, Shizuno | 1996-09-19 | TV Asahi | |
| Friday Entertainment Asami Mitsuhiko Series 3: Karatsu Sayo-hime Densetsu Satsujin Jiken 金曜エンタテイメント｢浅見光彦シリーズ3 唐津佐用姫伝説殺人事件｣ |
Hisako Narusawa | 1996-11-22 | Fuji TV | |
| Shinshun Jidaigeki Special Benkei: Kairikimusō no Arahōshi! Ai to Yume o Motome Tatakai Tsuzuketa Haran no Shōgai 新春時代劇スペシャル｢弁慶 怪力無双の荒法師! 愛と夢を求め戦い続けた波乱の生涯｣ |
1997-01-04 | TV Asahi | ||
| Monday Drama Special Isshiki Kyōtarō Jiken Note 6: Kyōto Himatsuri Kimen Satsujin Jiken 月曜ドラマスペシャル｢一色京太郎事件ノート6 京都火祭り鬼面殺人事件｣ |
Misato | 1997-12-22 | NTV | |
| 12 o'clock Super Wide DramaIeyasu ga Mottomo Osoreta Otoko: Sanada Nobushige 12時間超ワイドドラマ｢家康が最も恐れた男 真田幸村｣ |
Oe no Kata | 1998-01-02 | TV Tokyo | |
| RCC Kaikyoku 45-shūnen Tokubetsu Bangumi: Ōbayashi Nobuhiko Gensaku • Sōkantoku Manuke-sensei RCC開局45周年特別番組 大林宣彦原作・総監督｢マヌケ先生｣ |
1998-01-24 | TBS network | ||
| Saturday Wide Gekijō 20-shūnen Tokubetsu Kikaku Mikeneko Holmes no Tasogare Hotel 土曜ワイド劇場20周年特別企画｢三毛猫ホームズの黄昏ホテル｣ |
1998-02-21 | TV Asahi | ||
| Monday Drama Special Seimu Chōsakan • Madogiwa Tarō no Jikenbo 4 月曜ドラマスペシャル｢税務調査官・窓際太郎の事件簿4｣ |
Naomi Higuchi | 2000-02-28 | TBS | |
| Onna to Ai to Mystery Kita Alps Sangaku Kyōjotai • Saimon Kazuki 1: Kita Alps Hotaka Renpō Satsujin Jiken 女と愛とミステリー｢北アルプス山岳救助隊･紫門一鬼1 北アルプス穂高連峰殺人事件｣ |
Miyako Katagiri | 2001-03-04 | TV Tokyo | |
| Friday Entertainment Onna Manager Kaneko Kaoru Kanashimi no Jikembo 1 金曜エンタテイメント｢女マネージャー金子かおる 哀しみの事件簿｣1 |
2002-02-08 | Fuji TV | ||
| Watashi wa Watashi: Watashi no Ai Dakara 私は私 私の愛だから |
2002-09-07 | Fuji TV | ||
| Onna to Ai to Mystery Morimura Seiichi Suspense: Kishibo no Batsuei 女と愛とミステリー｢森村誠一サスペンス 鬼子母の末裔｣ |
2003-09-10 | TV Tokyo | ||
| Saturday Wide Gekijō Nishimura Kyōtarō Travel Mystery Seikan Tokkyū Satsujin Route 土曜ワイド劇場 西村京太郎トラベルミステリー｢青函特急殺人ルート｣ |
2003-09-13 | TV Asahi | ||
| Monday Mystery Gekijō Kage no Kisetsu 7: Seisan 月曜ミステリー劇場｢陰の季節7 精算｣ |
2004-11-29 | TBS | ||
| Wada Akiko Tokubetsu Kikaku Drama The Kaigo Banchō 和田アキ子特別企画ドラマ｢ザ・介護番長｣ |
2005-04-07 | TBS | ||
| Drama Complex Keishichō Tokushubutai 512 ドラマ・コンプレックス｢警視庁特殊部隊512｣ |
2005-11-29 | NTV | ||
| Monday Mystery Gekijo Mukoiri Deka 2 月曜ミステリー劇場｢ムコ入り刑事2｣ |
2005-12-26 | TBS | ||
| 12 O'clock Super Wide Drama Tokugawa Fu-un Roku 12時間超ワイドドラマ｢徳川風雲録｣ |
2008-01-02 | TV Tokyo | ||
| Saturday Wide Gekijo Onna Keiji Futari 2 土曜ワイド劇場｢女刑事ふたり2｣ |
2008-03-08 | TV Asahi |
Singles
Singles marked with "※" reached #1 on OriconOricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
chart.
| Single title | Japanese | Release date | Lyrics | Composition | Arrangement | Notes | |
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| 1 | Hazukashi Sugite | 恥ずかしすぎて | 1985-06-23 | Kan Chinfa | Shunichi Tokura | Masaaki Ōmura | |
| 2 | Sayonara no Memai | さよならのめまい | 1985-11-21 | Etsuko Kisugi | Takao Kisugi Takao Kisugi , born November 16, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer and composer.After the working with Yosui Inoue's band, Kisugi debuted as a singer-songwriter with single "Asai Yume", released in 1976. He became known by domestic hit in Japan, "My Luxury Night" performed by Hatsumi Shibata, Mainly in... |
Mitsuo Hagita | |
| 3 | Kanashimi Monument | 悲しみモニュメント | 1986-03-21 | Etsuko Kisugi | Kisaburō Suzuki | Hiroshi Shinkawa | |
| 4 | Kaze no Madrigal | 風のマドリガル | 1986-07-21 | Reiko Yukawa | Daisuke Inoue Daisuke Inoue is a Japanese businessman best known as the inventor of the karaoke machine. Inoue, a musician in his youth employed in backing businesspeople who wanted to sing in bars, invented the machine as a means of allowing them to sing without live back-up... |
Mitsuo Hagita | |
| 5 | Approach | 接近 (アプローチ) | 1986-10-01 | Yumi Morita | Toshio Kameto | Mitsuo Hagita | |
| 6 | Rakuen no Door | 楽園のDoor | 1987-02-01 | Megumi Ogura | Takao Kisugi | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 7 | Hanashi Kaketakatta | 話しかけたかった | 1987-04-01 | Nobumi Tozawa | Masayuki Kishi | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 8 | Pandora no Koibito | パンドラの恋人 | 1987-07-01 | Shun Taguchi | Toshio Kameto | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 9 | Aki no Indication | 秋のIndication | 1987-09-23 | Eiko Kyo | Mitsuo Hagita | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 10 | Haikara-san ga Tōru Haikara-san ga Toru , also known as Smart-san or Mademoiselle Anne, is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Waki Yamato. It was serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Shōjo Friend from 1975 to 1977... |
はいからさんが通る | 1987-12-02 | Megumi Ogura | Wataru Kuniyasu | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 11 | Toiki de Net | 吐息でネット | 1988-02-26 | Shun Taguchi | Toshihiko Shibaya | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 12 | Anata o Aishitai | あなたを愛したい | 1988-06-18 | Shun Taguchi | Mitsuo Hagita | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 13 | Aki kara mo, Soba ni Ite | 秋からも、そばにいて | 1988-10-13 | Megumi Ogura | Tamashiro Itō | Mitsuo Hagita | ※ |
| 14 | Namida ha Doko e Itta no | 涙はどこへいったの | 1989-02-15 | Kan Chinfa | Toshihiko Shibaya | Mitsuo Hagita | |
| 15 | Trouble Maker | トラブル・メーカー | 1989-06-21 | Yoko Minamino | Yasuhiro Kido Yasuhiro Kido Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.-Early years:Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and... |
Mitsuo Hagita | |
| 16 | Film no Mukōgawa | フィルムの向こう側 | 1989-11-29 | Ryo Aska Chage and Aska or Chage and Asuka are a Japanese popular music duo composed of two singer-songwriters from Fukuoka Prefecture, and . To date they have sold over 31 million albums and singles in Japan.... |
Ryo Aska | Jun Satō | ※ |
| 17 | Doublegame | ダブルゲーム | 1990-06-01 | Toyohisa Araki | Takashi Miki | Kei Wakakusa | |
| 18 | Hen na no!! | へんなの!! | 1990-07-01 | Chiroru Tanibo | Toshihiko Shibaya | Toshihiko Shibaya | |
| 19 | Mimi o Sumashite Goran | 耳をすましてごらん | 1990-08-01 | Daichi Yamada | Jōji Yuasa Joji Yuasa is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.-Biography:Born in Kōriyama, Fukushima, he is self-taught as a composer.In 1951 or 1952, together with the composer Tōru Takemitsu and other contemporary artists and musicians, he founded Jikken Kobo , an organization dedicated to the... |
Mitsuo Hagita | |
| 20 | Kiss-shite Loneliness | KISSしてロンリネス | 1990-11-21 | Tomoko Aran | Tetsurō Oda Tetsurō Oda is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter.In the 1990s, Oda composed a number of hit songs such as B.B.Queens' "Odoru Pompokolin", Zard's "Makenaide", and Noriko Sakai's "Aoi Usagi".... |
Masao Akashi | |
| 21 | Natsu no Obaka-san | 夏のおバカさん | 1991-06-08 | Yasushi Akimoto Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese television writer, lyricist, record producer, professor and vice president at Kyoto University of Art and Design. He also created some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise.- Career :... |
Yoko Minamino | Masao Akashi | |
| 22 | Haikara-san ga Tōru / Toiki de Net | はいからさんが通る/吐息でネット | 2005-07-27 | as above for each song | as above for each song | as above for each song | self cover |
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Albums
The majority of albums released after 1991 are "Best of" albums.| Album title | Japanese | Release date | Release label | Catalog no(s). | Format | Notes |
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| Gelato | ジェラート | 1986-04-21 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-397 | CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu Original Soundtrack | スケバン刑事II 少女鉄仮面伝説オリジナル・サウンドトラック | 1986-05-21 | CBS-Sony | |||
| Virginal | ヴァージナル | 1986-11-01 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-540 | CD | |
| Sukeban Deka Original Soundtrack | スケバン刑事オリジナル・サウンドトラック | 1987-03-05 | CBS-Sony | 28KH-2067 | Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| Bloom | ブルーム | 1987-05-02 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-653 | CD | |
| Garland | ガーランド | 1987-11-01 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-830 | CD | |
| Haikara-san ga Tōru Haikara-san ga Toru , also known as Smart-san or Mademoiselle Anne, is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Waki Yamato. It was serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Shōjo Friend from 1975 to 1977... Original Soundtrack |
はいからさんが通るオリジナル・サウンドトラック | 1987-12-21 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-863 | CD | |
| Nanno Singles | 1988-03-21 | CBS-Sony | CD | "Best of " album | ||
| Global | グローバル | 1988-07-15 | CBS-Sony | 38DH-5081 | CD | first press included a bonus disc titled |
| Yoko's Favorites | 1988-07-21 | "Best of " album, includes a mini album featuring "B-side A-side and B-side A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or... " songs with commentary |
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| Badaiju: Rindenbaumu Original Soundtrack | 菩提樹 リンデンバウム オリジナル・サウンドトラック | 1988-08-13 | CBS-Sony | 28AH-5103 -- |
LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... CD |
not all songs by Minamino |
| Snowflakes | スノーフレイクス | 1988-12-14 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-5173 | CD | |
| ORE Special Collection: 5-nin no Idol-tachi | OREスペシャル・コレクション 〜5人のアイドルたち〜 | 1988 | CBS-Sony | 32DH-5144 | CD | |
| Gauche | ゴーシュ | 1989-07-12 | CBS-Sony | 28AH-5273 | LP | |
| Dear Christmas | ディアー・クリスマス | 1989-12-01 | CBS-Sony | CSCL-1045 | CD | |
| Gather | ギャザー | 1990-06-23 | ||||
| Nanno Songless | 1990-07-15 | |||||
| Nanno Singles II | 1991-01-01 | "Best of " album | ||||
| Natsu no Obaka-san | 夏のおバカさん | 1991-07-01 | CBS-Sony | SRCL-1987 | CD | same title as the single release |
| Diamond Smile | ダイヤモンド・スマイル | 1992-03-25 | CBS-Sony | SRCL-2351 | CD | "Best of " album |
| Pearl Tears | パール・ティアーズ | 1992-03-25 | "Best of " album | |||
| Affairs of Yesterday | 1992-06-21 | "Best of " album featuring songs selected by Minamino herself | ||||
| Dear My Best | 1992-11-21 | "Best of " album, 2 discs | ||||
| Golden J-Pop: The Best Minamino Yoko | ゴールデンJポップ ザ・ベスト南野陽子 | 1998-08-21 | CBS-Sony | SRCL-4333/4 | CD | "Best of " album, 2 discs |
| 2000 My Best | 2000-06-21 | "Best of " album | ||||
| Bakumatsu 2001 Original Soundtrack | 幕末2001オリジナル・サウンドトラック | 2001-10-23 | ||||
| Rakuen no Door | 楽園のDoor | 2002-10-09 | Dream Price 1000 | |||
| Nanno Singles III + My Favorites | 2003-07-16 | "Best of " album, 2 discs | ||||
| Nanno Box | ナンノ・ボックス | 2005-06-22 | CBS-Sony | MHCL-561 | CD | 11 discs and a DVD |
| Hit Style: No. 1 History | 2006-01-25 | CBS-Sony | MHCL-779 | CD | 2 discs, omnibus album featuring 32 different #1 hit J-pop J-pop , an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene... stars |
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| Nanno Soundtracks + Songless | ナンノ・サウンドトラックス+ソングレス | 2006-06-21 | CBS-Sony | MHCL-830 | CD | 6 discs, soundtrack songs from movies in which she starred, also Nanno Songless and Nanno Compatibility Diagnosis Game |
| Sukeban Deka Last Memorial: Asamiya Saki yo Eien ni | スケバン刑事 ラスト・メモリアル 〜麻宮サキよ永遠に〜 | 2006-09-20 | CBS-Sony | MHCL-891 | CD | also features Yuki Saitō and Yui Asaka Yui Asaka is a Japanese actress, a J-Pop singer, and an idol who came to fame in the 1980s.- Biography :Yui was born in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, and later attended Nakano High School. In 1984, she was the Grand Prix Winner for a Young Girls Comics Magazine. Yui was featured as the main character... |
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Commercial tie-ins
Minamino has performed the theme songs for multiple television series and movies, and her music has been used in many commercials. Following is a list of some of them.| Song title | Japanese title | Description of use | Notes |
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| Sayonara no Memai | さよならのめまい | Insert song for Sukeban Deka Sukeban Deka is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as... II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu series |
for Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
| Approach | 接近 (アプローチ) | Theme song for Toki o Kakeru Shōjo Toki o Kakeru Shojo is a soft science fiction novel by Japanese writer and actor Yasutaka Tsutsui which tells the story of Kazuko Yoshiyama, a schoolgirl who accidentally acquires the ability to time travel... |
for Fuji TV |
| Kanashimi Monument | 悲しみモニュメント | Theme song for Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu series | for Fuji TV |
| Kaze no Madrigal | 風のマドリガル | Theme song for Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu series | for Fuji TV |
| Rakuen no Door | 楽園のDoor | Theme song for the movie Sukeban Deka | |
| Yuki no Kahen | 雪の花片 | Commercial for the Onkyo Onkyo is a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, specializing in home cinema and audio equipment including receivers and surround sound speakers. The word Onkyo translates as "sound harmony".The company started under the name of Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K in 1946... "Radian" |
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| Hiruyasumi no Yūutsu | 昼休みの憂鬱 | Commercial for Fujitsu Fujitsu is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues.... Personal Computers FM77AV40EX model |
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| Aki no Indication | 秋のIndication | Commercial for Cecil Chocolate from Glico | |
| Haikara-san ga Tōru | はいからさんが通る | Used multiple times:
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| Ame no Mukōgawa | 雨のむこうがわ | Commercial for the Onkyo "Radian" | |
| Toiki de Net | 吐息でネット | Commercial for "Fitnet Lipstick" and the "Spring Bazaar" from Kanebo | |
| Aki kara mo, Soba ni Ite | 秋からも、そばにいて | Commercial for "Almond Chocolate" and "Pocky Pocky is a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan.-History:Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin . The original was followed by... " from Glico |
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| Carib ni Ikitai | カリブに行きたい | Commercial for the FM77AV40EX computer by Fujitsu Personal Computers | |
| Anata o Aishitai | あなたを愛したい | Used multiple times:
West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:... "WENS" service |
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| Just Sweet Love | Commercial for "Cecil Chocolate" from Glico | ||
| Soft no Shita de Aimashō | リフトの下で逢いましょう | Commercial for "Ski Train JR Spur-gō" for JR West | |
| Namida ha Doko e Itta no | 涙はどこへいったの | Commercial for "WENS" service from JR West | |
| Hitomi no Naka no Mirai | 瞳のなかの未来 | Opening theme song for the NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... series Aoi Blink Aoi Blink Aoi Blink or Blue Blink is a sci-fi anime series created by Osamu Tezuka. The anime is based from classic film Konjok-gorbunok by Ivan Ivanov-Vano. The film in turn is based from Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov's The Little Humpbacked Horse.... |
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| Summer Fragrance | サマー・フレグランス | Commercial for JR West | |
| Mimi o Sumashite Goran | 耳をすましてごらん | Theme song for Itsuka Mita Aoi Sora on Nippon Television Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
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| Omoi no Mama ni (new version) | 思いのままに | Message song for the NTV Nippon Television 24-Hour "TV-Ai wa Chikyū o Sukū" campaign | |
| Kiss-shite Loneliness | KISSしてロンリネス | Commercial for "Cool, Nikki, Basshon" candy drops from Asadaame | |
| Lonely Blue | Commercial for the Nagoya Railroad Nagoya Railroad , often abbreviated as , is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.Some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows... "MediaCard" |
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Video
- Tokimeki, Kudasai (1986-06-21)
- First Concert (1986-11-01)
- Nanno Club (1987-07-22)
- Summer Concert (1987-11-21)
- From Summer Concert (1987-11-21)
- Colorful Ave. (1988-08-01)
- Etu du Cinema Yoko Minamino Summer Concert '88 (1988-12-21)
- Omoi no Mama ni: Yoko Minamino Summer Concert '89 (1989-11-22)
- Just Sweet Love (1989-11-24, promo item never offered for sale)
- Abend (1990-11-21)
- Toki no Nagare ni: The Last Day of Tour 1991 in Sunplaza Hall by Yoko Minamino (1991-11-21)
- Dear My Best (1992-11-21)
- Nanno DVD Box (2005-09-28, complete compilation of her performances in movies)
Photo
(April 1986, KodanshaKodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
, Photographer: Seiichi Nomura) (September 1986, Hakusensha
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....
, Photographer: Ryū Ōmatsu) (1987, Bandai Visual
Bandai Visual
, is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai Co., Ltd. and a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc., which is based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Since the reorganisation of Namco Bandai Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual now heads the group's Visual and...
) (November 1988, Wani Books
Wani Books
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes one manga magazine Comic Gum.- Wink Up : is an idol magazine published since July 1988....
, Photographer: Seiichi Nomura)
- My Dear (January 1991, CBS-Sony Shuppan, Photographers: Seiichi Nomura, et al.)
- Great (April 1991, Kodansha, Photographers: Hajime SawatariHajime Sawatariis a renowned Japanese photographer. He is known for his fashion and advertising photography as well as his nudes of girls and women. He earned his degree from Nihon University's College of Art with a major in photography....
, et al.) - Flowers (October 2004, ShueishaShueishais a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
, Photographer: Yorihito Yamauchi)