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== Profile ==
== Profile ==


* '''Real Name:''' Yajima Minayo (矢島美奈代)
* '''Married Name:''' Yajima Minayo (矢島美奈代)
* '''Birthdate:''' September 28, 1969
* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1969|09|28|mf=yes}}
* '''Birthplace:''' Nishiharu, Aichi Prefecture
* '''Birthplace:''' Nishiharu, Aichi Prefecture
* '''Bloodtype:''' B
* '''Bloodtype:''' B
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== Information ==
== Information ==


Watanabe Minayo first studied music and took lessons at the Japan Artist Office in Aiuchi. She was scouted by CBS Records and was offer a contract with Burning Production. She joined the idol group Onyanko Club on November 1985 when she passed the ''Idol wo Sagase!'' audition. While in the group, she was nicknamed, with [[Watanabe Marina]], Double Watanabe or Watanabes due to they sharing the same last name.  
Watanabe Minayo first studied music and took lessons at the Japan Artist Office in Aiuchi Prefecture. She was scouted by CBS Records and was offer a contract with Burning Production. She then joined the idol group Onyanko Club on November 1985 when she passed the ''Idol wo Sagase!'' audition. While in the group she was nicknamed, with [[Watanabe Marina]], Double Watanabe or Watanabes due to their sharing the same last name.  


She debuted as a solo singer on July 1987 with the single "[[Hitomi ni Yakusoku]]", which shot up to #5 on the [[Oricon]] charts. When Onyanko Club broke up a year later, she started to venture into the acting scene and later on posed nude for photobooks and magazines.  
She debuted as a solo singer on July 1987 with the single "[[Hitomi ni Yakusoku]]", which shot up to #5 on the weekly [[Oricon]] charts. When Onyanko Club broke up a year later, she started to venture into the acting scene and later on posed nude for photobooks and magazines.  


She married a businessman in 1996 and manage a nail salon a year later. She came back for a Onyanko Club reunion in 2002 with several members. In 2009, Minayo now manages a furniture business.
She married a businessman in 1996 and managed a nail salon a year later. She came back for an Onyanko Club reunion in 2002 with several members. As of 2009, Watanabe now manages a furniture business.
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
[[Image:Minayo_onyanko.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Watanabe Minayo during [[Onyanko Club]]]]
[[Image:Minayo_onyanko.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Watanabe Minayo during [[Onyanko Club]]]]
[[Image:Minayo_1.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Watanabe Minayo (2007)]]
[[Image:Minayo_1.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Watanabe Minayo (2007)]]
=== Albums ===
=== Studio Albums ===
* [1986.11.29] [[Alfalfa]] (アルファルファ)
* [1986.11.29] [[Alfalfa]] (アルファルファ)
* [1987.05.28] [[Hopping]] (ホッピング)
* [1987.05.28] [[Hopping]] (ホッピング)
* [1987.12.21] [[Frill]] (フリル)
* [1987.12.21] [[Frill]] (フリル)
* [1988.08.09] [[My Boy -A Summer Place-|My Boy -a summer place-]]
* [1989.02.10] [[The Heart of Love ~Koishiteru to, Ii ne~|the Heart of Love ~Koishiteru to, Ii ne~]] (the Heart of Love〜恋してると、いいね〜)
=== Best Albums ===
* [1988.07.01] [[Sweet Little Songs]]
* [1988.07.01] [[Sweet Little Songs]]
* [1988.08.09] [[My Boy -A Summer Place-|My Boy -a summer place-]]
* [1989.12.21] [[Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! -Minayo Watanabe Best|KISS! KISS! KISS! -MINAYO WATANABE BEST]]
* [1989.02.10] [[The Heart of Love ~Koishiteru to, ii ne~|the Heart of Love ~Koishiteru to, ii ne~]] (the Heart of Love〜恋してると、いいね〜)
* [1989.12.21] [[Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!-Minayo Watanabe Best|KISS! KISS! KISS!-MINAYO WATANABE BEST]]
* [1991.10.21] [[Will ~Minayo Selections~|WILL ~MINAYO SELECTIONS~]]
* [1991.10.21] [[Will ~Minayo Selections~|WILL ~MINAYO SELECTIONS~]]
* [1997.07.21] [[Watanabe Minayo Selection]] (渡辺美奈代 ベスト・コレクション)
* [1997.07.21] [[Watanabe Minayo Selection]] (渡辺美奈代 ベスト・コレクション)
* [2002.11.20] [[Golden Best Watanabe Minayo ~Singles~|GOLDEN☆BEST Watanabe Minayo ~SINGLES~]] (GOLDEN☆BEST 渡辺美奈代〜SINGLES〜)
* [2002.11.20] [[Golden Best Watanabe Minayo ~Singles~|GOLDEN☆BEST Watanabe Minayo ~SINGLES~]] (GOLDEN☆BEST 渡辺美奈代〜SINGLES〜)
* [2010.04.28] [[Golden Best Kawai Sonoko Kokusho Sayuri Jounouchi Sanae Watanabe Minayo Watanabe Marina|GOLDEN☆BEST Kawai Sonoko Kokusho Sayuri Jounouchi Sanae Watanabe Minayo Watanabe Marina]] (GOLDEN☆BEST 河合その子・国生さゆり・城之内早苗・渡辺美奈代・渡辺満里奈)


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
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* [1987.01.15] [[Too Adult|TOO ADULT]]
* [1987.01.15] [[Too Adult|TOO ADULT]]
* [1987.04.15] [[Pink no Chao|PINK no CHAO]] (PINKのCHAO)
* [1987.04.15] [[Pink no Chao|PINK no CHAO]] (PINKのCHAO)
* [1987.07.29] [[Amaryllis (Wanatabe Minayo)|Amaryllis]] (アマリリス)
* [1987.07.29] [[Amaryllis (Watanabe Minayo)|Amaryllis]] (アマリリス)
* [1987.11.18] [[Girls on the Roof]] (ガールズ・オン・ザ・ルーフ)
* [1987.11.18] [[Girls on the Roof]] (ガールズ・オン・ザ・ルーフ)
* [1988.02.26] [[Ryoute Ippai no Memory]] (両手いっぱいのメモリー)
* [1988.02.26] [[Ryoute Ippai no Memory]] (両手いっぱいのメモリー)
* [1988.05.18] [[Chotto Fallin' Love]] (ちょっとFallin’Love)
* [1988.05.18] [[Chotto Fallin' Love]] (ちょっとFallin’Love)
* [1988.08.03] [[Daite Ageru]] (抱いてあげる)
* [1988.08.03] [[Daite Ageru]] (抱いてあげる)
* [1988.11.09] [[Ii ja nai]] (いいじゃない)
* [1988.11.09] [[Ii Janai]] (いいじゃない)
* [1989.01.26] [[Ai ga Nakucha, nee!]] (愛がなくちゃ、ネッ!)
* [1989.01.26] [[Ai ga Nakucha, nee!]] (愛がなくちゃ、ネッ!)
* [1989.06.14] [[Winter Spring Summer Fall]] (WinterスプリングSummerフォール)
* [1989.06.14] [[Winter Spring Summer Fall]] (WinterスプリングSummerフォール)
* [1989.11.21] [[Romance Kouitten]] (恋愛紅一点)
* [1989.11.21] [[Romance Kouitten]] (恋愛紅一点)
* [1990.08.22] [[Pizzicato Princess (single)|Pizzicato Princess]] (ピチカートプリンセス)
* [1990.08.22] [[Pizzicato Princess (Watanabe Minayo single)|Pizzicato Princess]] (ピチカートプリンセス)
* [1991.08.23] [[Hanako no Kekkon]] (Hanakoの結婚)
* [1991.08.23] [[Hanako no Kekkon (single)|Hanako no Kekkon]] (Hanakoの結婚)
* [1995.04.26] [[Ofuro de Go!|Ofuro de GO!]] (オフロでGO!)
* [1995.04.26] [[Ofuro de Go!|Ofuro de GO!]] (オフロでGO!)
* [1996.04.24] [[Iroiro Atta Kedo]] (いろいろあったけど)
* [1996.04.24] [[Iroiro Atta Kedo]] (いろいろあったけど; '''Minayo''')
 
=== Compilations / Others ===
 
* [1986.06.01] ''[[Hit! Hit! Hit!]]''
* [1986.11.21] ''[[Idol Hit Box 60|Idol Hit BOX 60]]''
* [1987.02.26] ''[[Super Idol Hits!|SUPER IDOL HITS!]]''
* [1987.07.22] ''[[Super Idol Hit!]]''
* [1987.08.20] ''[[Single Hit Chart 14]]''
* [1987.08.26] ''[[Lovely Idol Land]]''
* [1987.11.21] ''[[Hit! Hit! Hit!]]''
* [1988.04.01] ''[[Super Idol Hit!]]''
* [1988.06.22] ''[[Natsuyasumi -Idol Summer Song Collection-]]''
* [1988.07.21] ''[[Super Idol Hits!|SUPER IDOL HITS!]]''
* [1988.08.26] ''[[Single Hit Chart 14]]''
* [1988.11.21] ''[[Christmas no Idol-tachi]]''
* [1988.11.21] ''[[Idol Calendar '89]]''
* [1988.12.21] ''[[Super Idol Hits!|SUPER IDOL HITS!]]''
* [1989.08.21] ''[[Super Idol Hit!]]''
* [1989.10.21] ''[[Ore Special Collection 2 ~4nin no Idol-tachi~|ORE Special Collection 2 ~4nin no Idol-tachi~]]''
* [1990.04.21] ''[[Super Idol Best Hit 16]]''
* [1999.11.03] ''[[20 Seiki Best / Idol History Vol. 3|20 Seiki BEST / Idol History Vol. 3]]''
* [2000.11.22] ''[[Seishun Uta Nenkan '86 Best 30|Seishun Uta Nenkan '86 BEST 30]]''
* [2002.11.27] ''[[Zoku Seishun Uta Nenkan 1987 Plus|Zoku Seishun Uta Nenkan 1987 PLUS]]''
* [2004.11.17] ''[[Idol Miracle Bible Series Idol Christmas]]''
* [2006.12.13] ''[[Moonriders no Ii Shigoto! Sony Music Hen]]''


=== Videos ===
=== Videos ===
* [1988.12.20] [[Zenbu Minayo|ZENBU MINAYO]]
* [1988.12.20] [[Zenbu Minayo|ZENBU MINAYO]]
* [1990.11.21] [[Pizzicato Princess (Video)|Pizzicato Princess]]
* [1990.11.21] [[Pizzicato Princess (Watanabe Minayo video)|Pizzicato Princess]]


=== Books ===
=== Books ===
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* [1997.04.01] EGOIST
* [1997.04.01] EGOIST
* [2000.04.16] J!Essay "Itsumade mo Idol!"
* [2000.04.16] J!Essay "Itsumade mo Idol!"
* [2008.11.19] Hitori de Dekiru Gel Nail BOOK (ひとりでできるジェルネイルBOOK)


=== Filmography ===
== Filmography ==
=== Doramas ===
* [1988] [[Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera]]
* [1988] [[Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera]]
* [1989 - 1993] [[Kisetsu wa Zure no Kaigan Mongatari]]
* [1989 - 1993] [[Kisetsu wa Zure no Kaigan Mongatari]]
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* [1993] [[Chotto Abunai Enchousan]]
* [1993] [[Chotto Abunai Enchousan]]
* [1993] [[Youjyo Densetsu Siren]]
* [1993] [[Youjyo Densetsu Siren]]
* [1994] [[Ladies!!]]
* [1995] [[Natsu! The Heart Monogatari]]
* [1995] [[Natsu! The Heart Monogatari]]
* [1995] [[Ninshin desu yo 2]]
* [1995] [[Ninshin desu yo 2]]
* [1995] [[Tenshi no Wink]]
* [1995] [[Ladies!! 2 ~Souchou Saigo no Hi~]]
* [1998] [[Itabashi Madames]]
* [1998] [[Itabashi Madames]]
* [1999] [[Shiori Densetsu]]
* [1999] [[Shiori Densetsu]]
* [2002] [[Onna to Ai to Mystery Nande mo Ookura no Jiken]]
* [2002] [[Onna to Ai to Mystery Nande mo Ookura no Jiken]]
=== Movies ===
* [1994] [[Ladies!!]] - ''''Kizuyama Satomi'''
* [1995] [[Tenshi no Wink]] - Inose Rinko
* [1995] [[Ladies!! 2 ~Souchou Saigo no Hi~]] - ''''Kizuyama Satomi'''
* [2009] [[Inubaka]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A1%E8%BE%BA%E7%BE%8E%E5%A5%88%E4%BB%A3 Wikipedia.jp: 渡辺美奈代]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A1%E8%BE%BA%E7%BE%8E%E5%A5%88%E4%BB%A3 Wikipedia.jp: 渡辺美奈代]
* [http://idollica.com/watanabemi/WatanabeMinayo.html Encyclopedia Idollica: Watanabe Minayo]
* [http://idollica.com/watanabemi/WatanabeMinayo.html Encyclopedia Idollica: Watanabe Minayo]
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[[Category: Aichi Artists]]
[[Category: Aichi Artists]]
[[Category:Former Japanese Girl Group Members]]

Latest revision as of 11:39, 5 March 2013

Watanabe Minayo (2009)

Watanabe Minayo (渡辺美奈代) was a Japanese pop idol singer and Onyanko Club member #29.

Profile

  • Married Name: Yajima Minayo (矢島美奈代)
  • Birthdate: September 28, 1969 (1969-09-28) (age 55)
  • Birthplace: Nishiharu, Aichi Prefecture
  • Bloodtype: B

Information

Watanabe Minayo first studied music and took lessons at the Japan Artist Office in Aiuchi Prefecture. She was scouted by CBS Records and was offer a contract with Burning Production. She then joined the idol group Onyanko Club on November 1985 when she passed the Idol wo Sagase! audition. While in the group she was nicknamed, with Watanabe Marina, Double Watanabe or Watanabes due to their sharing the same last name.

She debuted as a solo singer on July 1987 with the single "Hitomi ni Yakusoku", which shot up to #5 on the weekly Oricon charts. When Onyanko Club broke up a year later, she started to venture into the acting scene and later on posed nude for photobooks and magazines.

She married a businessman in 1996 and managed a nail salon a year later. She came back for an Onyanko Club reunion in 2002 with several members. As of 2009, Watanabe now manages a furniture business.

Discography

Watanabe Minayo during Onyanko Club
Watanabe Minayo (2007)

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Singles

Compilations / Others

Videos

Books

  • [1988.11.25] LOOK AT
  • [1990.05.29] Darling
  • [1991.12.16] No Problem
  • [1992.09.28] BLOOMING MINAYO SEPTEMBER 28
  • [1994.01.06] Trap
  • [1995.08.25] POSE
  • [1997.04.01] EGOIST
  • [2000.04.16] J!Essay "Itsumade mo Idol!"
  • [2008.11.19] Hitori de Dekiru Gel Nail BOOK (ひとりでできるジェルネイルBOOK)

Filmography

Doramas

Movies

External Links