Minmi

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Minmi bigraphy, stories - Japanese singer

Minmi : biography

December 8, 1974 –

, United Daily News (in Chinese), August 22, 2008 is a Japanese hip-hop, soca, and reggae musician, as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca artist from Japan. Since 2007, she has been married to , a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze.

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.

Discography

Original albums

Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts Reportedsales (subscription only)
2003 Miracle

  • Released: March 19, 2003
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61097)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 476,000
2004 imagine

  • Released: June 30, 2004
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61768)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3 190,000
2006 Natural

  • Released: March 29, 2006
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61936)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6 100,000
2010 Mother

  • Released: July 7, 2010
  • Label: Universal (UMCF-1040)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5 64,000

Other albums

Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts Reportedsales
2005 Friends: Minmi Featuring Works Best

  • Collaborations compilation album
  • Released: September 22, 2005
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61097)
  • Formats: 2CD, digital download
16 71,000
2007 The Love Song Collection 2006—2007

  • ‘Love’ concept compilation album
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-62674)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3 75,000
2008 Minmi Best 2002—2008

  • Greatest hits album
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VICL-61097)
  • Formats: 2CD, digital download
2 230,000
2009 Summer Collection with Music Clips

  • ‘Summer’ concept greatest hits album
  • Released: August 19, 2009
  • Label: Victor Entertainment (VIZL-341)
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
5 38,000

Singles

As lead artist

Release Title Chart positions Oriconsales Album
Oricon Singles Charts Billboard Japan Hot 100† RIAJ digital tracks†
2002 "The Perfect Vision" 4 353,000 Miracle
"T.T.T." 8 74,000
2003 "Another World" 17 37,000 Imagine
2004 19 15,000
"Are Yu Ready" 45 7,000 Natural
2005 19 27,000
2006 78 3,000
"I Love You Baby" 42 9,000 Love Song Collection
2007 17 13* 36,000
2009 14 16 2 18,000 Mother
25 42 7 7,000
2010 27 30 8 7,000
58 70 25 2,000 TBA
* charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart.†Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009.