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.[6] Minmi began her musical career in 1996, performing at rub-a-dub showcases and hip hop events in the clubs of Osaka.[6] 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.[6] Her second single, "T.T.T.," differed stylistically, more influenced by hip-hop. The single was a moderate success, peaking in the top 10. These were followed by Minmi's debut album Miracle, which debuted at No. 2 and has sold more than 600,000 copies. Minmi continued her success in 2004, with her second album Imagine, which was also a high seller.
In 2004, she contributed the song "四季ノ唄" ("Shiki no Uta") to the anime Samurai Champloo, where it appears as the end credits theme.
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,[6] performing on stage. In September, she was nominated for best new artist at the Reggae/Soca Music Awards in New York.[6] 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.[7] The two had first met in 2001 in Jamaica, and began dating soon after.[3] In November she gave birth to her first child, a son.[3]
In March 2010 it was announced that Minmi was pregnant with her second child.[4] 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,[8] was born ten days early on August 4 in New York.[9]
On June 10 and July 22, 2015, Minmi released her seventeenth single "Hologram".[10]
Bibliographyedit
MINMI. (July 1, 2010), Kise Ki to MAMA, PAPA & BABY Kyo Mama Ni Ai Ni Iku Yo (in Japanese), Tokyo: Kobunsha Publishing, ISBN978-4-334-90172-1
MINMI. (August 17, 2013), HOW TO BE A MOTHER VERY x MINMI "Kosodate Shinagara" Maternity no Hibi (in Japanese), Tokyo: Kobunsha Publishing, ISBN978-4-334-97704-7
minmi, this, article, about, japanese, musician, other, uses, disambiguation, this, biography, living, person, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsour. This article is about the Japanese musician For other uses see Minmi disambiguation This biography of a living person includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michiko Evwana born December 8 1974 better known by her stage name Minmi Japanese ミンミ is a Japanese hip hop and reggae musician 1 as well as a singer songwriter and record producer She is the first soca artist from Japan citation needed Since 2007 she has been married to Wakadanna 若旦那 a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze 2 3 4 MinmiミンミBirth nameMichiko EvwanaBorn 1974 12 08 December 8 1974 age 48 Osaka Prefecture JapanGenresReggae hip hop pop electropopYears active1996 presentLabelsVictor Entertainment 2002 09 part of JVC Far Eastern Tribe Records 2009 part of Universal Music Group Websitewww wbr minmi wbr jp She began playing reggae music in Japanese clubs in 1996 5 Her 2002 debut single The Perfect Vision went on to sell over 500 000 copies 5 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Other albums 3 3 Singles 3 3 1 As lead artist 3 3 2 As featured artist 3 3 3 Digital Singles 3 4 DVDs 3 5 Collaborations 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMichiko 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 6 Minmi began her musical career in 1996 performing at rub a dub showcases and hip hop events in the clubs of Osaka 6 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 6 Her second single T T T differed stylistically more influenced by hip hop The single was a moderate success peaking in the top 10 These were followed by Minmi s debut album Miracle which debuted at No 2 and has sold more than 600 000 copies Minmi continued her success in 2004 with her second album Imagine which was also a high seller In 2004 she contributed the song 四季ノ唄 Shiki no Uta to the anime Samurai Champloo where it appears as the end credits theme 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 6 performing on stage In September she was nominated for best new artist at the Reggae Soca Music Awards in New York 6 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 7 The two had first met in 2001 in Jamaica and began dating soon after 3 In November she gave birth to her first child a son 3 In March 2010 it was announced that Minmi was pregnant with her second child 4 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 8 was born ten days early on August 4 in New York 9 On June 10 and July 22 2015 Minmi released her seventeenth single Hologram 10 Bibliography editMINMI July 1 2010 Kise Ki to MAMA PAPA amp BABY Kyo Mama Ni Ai Ni Iku Yo in Japanese Tokyo Kobunsha Publishing ISBN 978 4 334 90172 1 MINMI August 17 2013 HOW TO BE A MOTHER VERY x MINMI Kosodate Shinagara Maternity no Hibi in Japanese Tokyo Kobunsha Publishing ISBN 978 4 334 97704 7 Mao Abe Miu Sakamoto Watanabe Atsuko Akiko Noma JILL MINMI Ueno Miki Takahashi Miho December 20 2017 WOMAN Josei Artist 6 Nin Ga Kataru Renai Kazoku Soshite Ongaku in Japanese Tokyo Rittor Music Inc ISBN 978 4 845 63173 5Discography editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2018 Albums edit Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts 11 Reportedsales 12 2003 Miracle Released March 19 2003 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 61097 Formats CD digital download 2 476 0002004 imagine Released June 30 2004 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 61768 Formats CD digital download 3 190 0002006 Natural Released March 29 2006 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 61936 VICL 61914 Formats CD digital download 6 100 0002010 Mother Released July 7 2010 Label Universal Far Eastern Tribe Records UMCF 1040 UMCF 9537 UMCF 9536 Formats CD CD DVD digital download 5 64 0002013 I LOVE Released July 24 2013 Label Universal Far Eastern Tribe Records UMCF 1095 UMCF 9634 Formats CD CD DVD digital download 142014 BAD Released September 24 2014 Label Universal UPCH 1988 UPCH 9953 Formats CD CD DVD digital download 172015 EGO Released August 24 2015 Label Universal UPCH 2051 UPCH 7041 D2CJ 1102 D2CJ 1103 Formats CD CD DVD digital download 28 3 0002016 Life is Beautiful Released July 27 2016 Label Universal UPCH 7168 UPCH 2087 Formats CD CD DVD digital download 292018 identity Released May 23 2018 Label Universal UPCH 2161 UPCH 7415 Formats CD CD DVD digital download 57Other albums edit Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts 11 Reportedsales 12 2005 Friends Minmi Featuring Works Best Collaborations compilation album Released September 22 2005 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 61097 Formats 2CD digital download 16 71 0002006 Minmi Natural Show Case 2006 In Zepp Tokyo Special Edition EP Live special album Released December 6 2006 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 62674 VICL 62675 Formats digital download 2007 The Love Song Collection 2006 2007 Love concept compilation album Released November 21 2007 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 62674 VICL 62675 Formats CD digital download 3 75 0002008 Minmi Best 2002 2008 Greatest hits album Released November 21 2007 Label Victor Entertainment VIZL 280 VICL 62829 30 Formats 2CD 3CD digital download 2 230 0002009 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 0002011 The Heart Song Collection Heart concept album Released August 24 2011 Label Universal Music Japan Far Eastern Tribe Records UMCF 9591 UMCF 1063 Formats CD DVD digital download 102012 MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002 2012 Released August 22 2012 Label Universal Music Japan Far Eastern Tribe Records UMCF 9616 UMCF 1077 Formats 2CD 2CD DVD digital download 72014 MINMI BEST ORIGIN Released September 24 2014 Label Victor Entertainment VIZL 736 Formats CD DVD digital download 1472015 New MINMI Friends Bad MINMI To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka Released July 22 2015 Label Universal Music Japan UPCH 2047 Formats CD digital download 1172017 ALL TIME BEST ADAM Released March 3 2017 Label Universal Music Japan UPCH 2116 Formats CD digital download 69ALL TIME BEST EVE Released March 3 2017 Label Universal Music Japan UPCH 2117 Formats CD digital download 75Singles edit As lead artist edit Release Title Chart positions Oriconsales 12 AlbumOricon Singles Charts 11 Billboard Japan Hot 100 13 RIAJ digital tracks 14 2002 The Perfect Vision 4 353 000 Miracle T T T 8 74 0002003 Another World 17 37 000 Imagine2004 Ai no Mi アイの実 Fruit of Love 19 15 000 Are Yu Ready 45 7 000 Natural2005 Summertime サマータイム Samataimu 19 27 0002006 Nishiazabu Densetsu 西麻布伝説 Nishiazabu Legend 78 3 000 I Love You Baby 42 9 000 Love Song Collection2007 Sha Na Na シャナナ 17 13 36 0002009 Ave Maria アベマリア Abe Maria 14 16 2 18 000 Mother 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 7 0002010 Hibiscus ハイビスカス Haibisukasu 27 30 8 7 000 Pa to Hanasaku feat Verbal パッと花咲く Blooming with a Bang 58 70 25 2 000 MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002 20122012 La La La Ai no Uta ラララ 愛のうた La La La Song of Love 58 I LOVE Engage Ring エンゲージリング 35 2013 Sakura Eien feat Shonannokaze さくら 永遠 Cherry Blossom Eternity 28 2014 Ite itai yo いていたいよ I want a lot 45 BAD2015 hologram ホログラム 116 EGO charted on monthly Chaku uta Reco kyō Chart Japan Hot 100 established February 2008 RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009 As featured artist edit Release Title Notes Chart positions Oriconsales 12 AlbumOricon Singles Charts 11 Billboard Japan Hot 100 13 RIAJ digital tracks 14 2006 Win and Shine Ukarats FC Co wrote lyrics music 48 6 000 We Love We We Love Winning Eleven 2007 Dream Lover Infinity 16 welcomez Shōnan no Kaze Minmi Moomin 10 5 74 000 Foundation Rock Manatsu no Orion 真夏のオリオン Midsummer Orion Infinity 16 welcomez Minmi 10 Feet 14 27 25 000 Kiseki キセキ Miracle Teruteru Babys Charity single wrote song featured vocals 39 7 0002008 Dream Mix Vol 01 INFINITY 16 welcomez Shonan no kaze MINMI MOOMIN 10 FEET MUNEHIRO Non album single Dream Believer Hoshi ni Negai o 星に願いを Wishing on a Star Infinity 16 welcomez Minmi Wakadanna amp Han kun from Shōnan no Kaze Goki 19 13 11 14 000 Welcomez2010 Kinkyu Jitai 緊急事態 Emergency RED SPIDER feat MINMI HAN KUN KENTY GROSS BES APOLLO KIRA NG HEAD DOZAN11 Kinkyu Jitai One Sound Dance Live 20102012 Ame Nochi Hare 雨のち晴れ Rain then sunny INFINITY 16 welcomez MINMI amp JAY ED 98 MY LIFE2013 Pan Pan Papan RED SPIDER feat feat Minmi Kenty Gross Arm Strong amp Bes WHAT THE SPIDER HANDS UP RED SPIDER feat Minmi Bes NG Head Kenty Gross Boogie Man amp Shingo Nishinari Tokyo 東京 Shingo Nishinari feat MINMI Okage samadesu おかげさまです I am sorry 2016 Ah Murderz RED SPIDER feat MINMI BES APOLLO KENTY GROSS J REXXX KIRA NATURAL WEAPON amp DOZAN11 Title is to be announced ALL JAPANESE REGGAE DUB MIX CD 2018 Slave of Love YOSA amp TAAR feat Taichi Mukai amp MINMI Modern Disco Tours All In Shella Posse feat MINMI Non album single NO NO RED SPIDER feat MINMI APOLLO KENTY GROSS amp NATURAL WEAPON ｃｏｍｐａｃｔ ｄｉｓｃDigital Singles edit Release Title Notes Album2009 A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin cover Non album single2010 Pink Boushi no Do Re Mi Fa So ピンク帽子の ドレミファソ The Heart Song Collection2012 Teo Teo D I N C feat DOBERMAN INC MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002 20122013 Sumaho Season II スマホ ＳｅａｓｏｎＩＩ feat Shingo Nishinari New MINMI Friends Bad MINMI To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka 2014 Yacchaitai ヤッチャイタイ BAD2015 MOVE EGO hologram ホログラム 2018 Winner Yokohama Futtou Version Yokohama F Marinos Official Half Time Supporting Song Non album singleDVDs edit Title Release date Oricon rank 15 Minmi Live Tour 2004 Imagine sunshine September 24 2004 Minmi Video Clips 2002 2005 Summer July 27 2005 37Minmi Natural Show Case 2006 in Zepp Tokyo November 22 2006 69Freedom 08 December 3 2008 17Minmi Live Freedom in Awajishima December 2 2009 33LIVE TOUR Himawari Road to 10th Anniversary at Saitama Super Arena June 27 2012 36MINMIDVD December 24 2014 127MINMI LIVE TOUR 2014 BAD May 27 2015 40Collaborations edit Title Artist Release date Tornade Silver King September 2000 Shot Dem Up Jumbo Maatch from Mighty Jam Rock October 2001 3 Minute Special Silver King May 22 2002 Parasite Vader May 22 2002 I Don t Wanna Be Your Friend Boogie Man July 2002 Journey Into Takafin from Mighty Jam Rock August 2002 Cry Shōnan no Kaze July 2003 Independent Woman Pushim December 17 2003 THE ROCK CITY Vader June 2 2004 Shiki No Uta Nujabes June 23 2004 Irie Music Home Grown August 4 2004 Set Mi Free Let Mi Be Home Grown August 4 2004 My Way Shōnan no Kaze August 18 2004 Who s Theme Nujabes September 22 2004 Keep On Steppin SAL The Soul November 26 2004 Rastaman Drive Mi Crazy Anthony B 2005 Day Dreamer Munehiro May 21 2005 Cherry Blossom 10 Feet April 18 2006 Lotta Love M Flo July 26 2006 Sha Na Na Japanese Wine Machel Montano March 6 2007 Happy Today Shōnan no Kaze April 18 2007 Spider City Rock City 3 Kenty Gross February 7 2007 Spider Time Summer Time Kenty Gross February 7 2007 Missing You Minmi February 7 2007 Spider Aira Minmi February 7 2007 Nande Rudebwoy Face April 25 2007 Suirenka Shōnan no Kaze June 6 2007 Saving All My Love For You Minmi January 1 2011 I m Your Baby Tonight Junior Kelly April 3 2012 Hoshino Raburetaa Sergio Mendes January 1 2013 Konoyo ga Yami Dato Iwanaide Okure Sambomaster October 9 2013 Nadeshiko Soul Remix KIRA February 4 2015 Heisei no Otome Kenty Gross August 26 2015 Outta Love Che Nelle June 14 2017 Dame DJ SWING amp Tarantula July 5 2017References edit MINMI BEST 2002 2008 Review at the Wayback Machine archived March 7 2012 United Daily News in Chinese August 22 2008 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 in Japanese narinari com June 27 2007 a b c レゲエ歌手MINMIが男児出産 in Japanese Oricon November 20 2007 Retrieved November 12 2010 a b ＭＩＮＭＩが第２子妊娠 湘南乃風 若旦那も大喜び in Japanese Sports Hochi March 11 2010 Archived from the original on March 17 2010 a b A Trini Wine made in Japan Trinidad and Tobago Newsday February 13 2007 a b c d e Minmi Official Site Bio in Japanese Retrieved November 11 2010 ＭＩＮＭＩと湘南乃風の若旦那が結婚 in Japanese Oricon June 27 2007 Retrieved November 11 2010 NY出産7 産声 in Japanese Minmi official Ameblog August 25 2010 Retrieved November 11 2010 ＭＩＮＭＩ スーパー安産で第２子出産 in Japanese Sanspo August 5 2010 Archived from the original on August 19 2010 Retrieved November 11 2010 CD Journal Staff July 22 2015 Minmi Hologram single review CD Journal in Japanese Retrieved July 17 2016 a b c d アーティスト MINMI Oricon Retrieved October 15 2010 a b c d オリコンランキング情報サービス you大樹 Oricon Retrieved October 15 2010 subscription only a b Hot 100 JAPAN Charts Billboard JAPAN in Japanese Billboard Archived from the original on November 22 2010 a b 有料音楽配信チャート in Japanese RIAJ ＭＩＮＭＩのリリース一覧 in Japanese Oricon Retrieved November 11 2010 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Minmi at Oricon in Japanese Agency profiles Minmi at Victor Entertainment in Japanese Minmi at Universal Music Group Japan in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minmi amp oldid 1176767312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
