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'''Iijima Mari''' (飯島真理) is [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter and a former idol under [[Victor Entertainment Inc.|Victor Entertainment]] and [[Warner Music Japan]]. She is known for her role of ''Lynn Minmay'' in the classic space-opera [[Anime|anime]] [[Macross|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]. She is fluent in both Japanese and English.
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'''Iijima Mari''' (飯島真理) is [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter and a former idol under [[Victor Entertainment Inc.|Victor Entertainment]] and [[Warner Music Japan]]. She is known for her role of ''Lynn Minmay'' in the classic space-opera [[Anime|anime]] ''[[Macross|Choujikuu Yousai Macross]]''. She is fluent in both Japanese and English.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
 
*'''Name:''' Iijima Mari (飯島真理)
 
*'''Name:''' Iijima Mari (飯島真理)
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*'''Birthday:''' May 18th, 1965
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*'''Birthday:''' May 18, 1965
 
*'''Birthplace:''' [[wikipedia:Tsuchiura, Ibaraki|Tsuchiura, Ibaraki]], [[Japan]]
 
*'''Birthplace:''' [[wikipedia:Tsuchiura, Ibaraki|Tsuchiura, Ibaraki]], [[Japan]]
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
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'''Iijima Mari''' started her career in 1982 by voicing and singing for the fictional idol Lynn Minmay (リン・ミンメイ) in the legendary classic space-opera [[Macross|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]. The [[Anime|anime]] series was very popular at that time and it also rose Iijima's popularity as an idol. In 1984, her third single [[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]] was used as the theme song for [[Macross#Macross: The Movie|Macross: Do You Remember Love?]] movie. The song highlighted the film's glorious climax (which totally outdoes the TV series' version) and reached #7 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts, selling 270,510 copies. [[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]] and its B-side, [[Tenshi no Enogu]] which was used as the ending theme / Lynn Minmay's farewell song are still popular even todays. Aside from singing, Iijima also compose most of her songs but the role of Lynn Minmay also became her curse and she was overshadowed by her character.
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'''Iijima Mari''' started her career in 1982 by voicing and singing for the fictional idol Lynn Minmay (リン・ミンメイ) in the legendary classic space-opera ''[[Macross|Choujikuu Yousai Macross]]''. The [[Anime|anime]] series was very popular at that time and it also rose Iijima's popularity as an idol. In 1984, her third single "[[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]]" was used as the theme song for ''[[Macross#Macross: The Movie|Choujikuu Yousai Macross Ai Oboete Imasu ka]]'' movie. The song highlighted the film's glorious climax (which totally outdoes the TV series' version) and reached #7 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts, selling 270,510 copies. "[[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]]" and its B-side, "[[Tenshi no Enogu]]" which was used as the ending theme / Lynn Minmay's farewell song are still popular even todays. Aside from singing, Iijima also compose most of her songs but the role of Lynn Minmay also became her curse and she was overshadowed by her character.
  
 
In 1989, Iijima married and moved to Los Angeles but later divorced in 2001. In United States, she is still singing and releasing albums.
 
In 1989, Iijima married and moved to Los Angeles but later divorced in 2001. In United States, she is still singing and releasing albums.
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[Image:Lynn Minmay.jpg|thumb|250px|Lynn Minmay of [[Macross]], portrayed by Iijima Mari]]
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[[Image:Lynn Minmay.jpg|thumb|220px|Lynn Minmay of ''[[Macross]]'' universe, portrayed by Iijima Mari]]
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[[Image:Iijima Mari - Uncompromising Innocence Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Iijima Mari promoting ''[[Uncompromising Innocence]]'' (2006)]]
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
 
*[1983.09.21] [[Rose (Iijima Mari)|Rosé]]
 
*[1983.09.21] [[Rose (Iijima Mari)|Rosé]]
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*[1987.06.05] [[Coquettish Blue]]
 
*[1987.06.05] [[Coquettish Blue]]
 
*[1988.04.10] [[Miss Lemon]]
 
*[1988.04.10] [[Miss Lemon]]
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*[1989.05.10] [[My Heart in Red]]
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*[1989.05.10] [[My Heart in Red|MY HEART IN RED]]
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*[1990.09.26] [[It's a Love Thing|It's a love thing]]
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*[1990.09.26] [[It's a Love Thing]]
 
*[1991.10.25] [[Believe (Iijima Mari)|Believe]]
 
*[1991.10.25] [[Believe (Iijima Mari)|Believe]]
 
*[1993.10.25] [[Different Worlds]]
 
*[1993.10.25] [[Different Worlds]]
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*[1997.08.10] [[Europe]]
 
*[1997.08.10] [[Europe]]
 
*[1999.03.25] [[Rain & Shine]]
 
*[1999.03.25] [[Rain & Shine]]
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*[1999.07.16] [[No Limit (Iijima Mari)|No Limit]]
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*[1999.07.20] [[No Limit (Iijima Mari)|No Limit]]
 
*[2001.07.10] [[Right Now]]
 
*[2001.07.10] [[Right Now]]
 
*[2003.08.08] [[Silent Love]]
 
*[2003.08.08] [[Silent Love]]
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*[2004.09.21] [[Wonderful People|ONDERFUL PEOPLE]]
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*[2004.09.21] [[Wonderful People|WONDERFUL PEOPLE]]
 
*[2006.11.05] [[Uncompromising Innocence]]
 
*[2006.11.05] [[Uncompromising Innocence]]
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*[2009.08.xx] [[Echo (Iijima Mari)|Echo]]
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*[2009.09.02] [[Echo (Iijima Mari album)|Echo]]
  
 
===Best Albums===
 
===Best Albums===
 
*[1984.12.05] [[Variee|VARIÉE]]
 
*[1984.12.05] [[Variee|VARIÉE]]
 
*[1986.09.05] [[Super (Iijima Mari)|SUPER]]
 
*[1986.09.05] [[Super (Iijima Mari)|SUPER]]
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*[1987.11.01] [[Gold (Iijima Mari)|GOLD]]
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*[1987.11.01] [[Gold Iijima Mari Best Takes|GOLD Iijima Mari BEST TAKES]] (GOLD 飯島真理 BEST TAKES)
 
*[1989.03.21] [[CD File|CD FILE]]
 
*[1989.03.21] [[CD File|CD FILE]]
 
*[1993.01.25] [[The Classics]]
 
*[1993.01.25] [[The Classics]]
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===Other Albums===
 
===Other Albums===
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*[1985.07.21] [[Starlight, Moonshadow]] (instrumental album)
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*[1985.07.21] [[Starlight, Moonshadow|STARLIGHT, MOONSHADOW]] (instrumental album)
 
*[1986.10.21] [[Choujikuu Yousai Macross Iijima Mari Song Memory|Choujikuu Yousai Macross Iijima Mari SONG Memory]] (超時空要塞マクロス　飯島真理SONGメモリー) ('''Lynn Minmay SINGS FOR YOU''')
 
*[1986.10.21] [[Choujikuu Yousai Macross Iijima Mari Song Memory|Choujikuu Yousai Macross Iijima Mari SONG Memory]] (超時空要塞マクロス　飯島真理SONGメモリー) ('''Lynn Minmay SINGS FOR YOU''')
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*[1989.11.10] [[The Christmas Song]] (mini-album)
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*[1989.11.10] [[The Christmas Song (Iijima Mari mini-album)|The Christmas Song]] (mini-album)
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*[1990.05.25] [[For Lovers Only]] (mini-album)
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*[1990.05.25] [[For Lovers Only|FOR LOVERS ONLY]] (mini-album)
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*[1991.01.25] [[Something Special]]  (live album)
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*[1991.01.25] [[Something Special|SOMETHING SPECIAL]]  (live album)
 
*[1992.11.10] [[Merry Christmas, Melody]] (mini-album)
 
*[1992.11.10] [[Merry Christmas, Melody]] (mini-album)
 
*[2002.02.14] [[Lorna Doone -The Soundtrack-|Lorna Doone -the soundtrack-]] (soundtrack album)
 
*[2002.02.14] [[Lorna Doone -The Soundtrack-|Lorna Doone -the soundtrack-]] (soundtrack album)
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===Singles===
 
===Singles===
 
*[1983.04.25] [[Yumeiro no Spoon]] (夢色のスプーン)
 
*[1983.04.25] [[Yumeiro no Spoon]] (夢色のスプーン)
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*[1983.11.05] [[Kitto Ienaru]] (きっと言える)
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*[1983.11.05] [[Kitto Ieru (Iijima Mari)|Kitto Ieru]] (きっと言える)
 
*[1984.06.05] [[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]] (愛・おぼえていますか)
 
*[1984.06.05] [[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]] (愛・おぼえていますか)
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*[1984.11.05] [[1 Gram no Koufuku]] (１グラムの幸福)
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*[1984.11.05] [[1 Gram no Shiawase]] (１グラムの幸福 (しあわせ))
 
*[1985.08.21] [[Cecile no Amagasa]] (セシールの雨傘)
 
*[1985.08.21] [[Cecile no Amagasa]] (セシールの雨傘)
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*[1986.07.21] [[Haruka Naru Hohoemi -Kodou Kougen-]] (遥かな微笑み -黄土高原-)
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*[1986.07.21] [[Haruka na Hohoemi -Kodou Kougen-]] (遥かな微笑み -黄土高原-)
 
*[1987.05.10] [[People! People! People!]]
 
*[1987.05.10] [[People! People! People!]]
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*[1988.03.25] [[Kagami yo! Kagami (I Wanna Marry You)|Kagami yo! Kagami (I wanna marry you)]] (鏡よ！鏡)
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*[1988.03.25] [[Kagami yo! Kagami (I Wanna Marry You)|Kagami yo! Kagami (I wanna marry you)]] (鏡よ、鏡!)
 
*[1988.11.10] [[Blue Christmas]]
 
*[1988.11.10] [[Blue Christmas]]
 
*[1989.04.25] [[Still (Iijima Mari)|Still]]
 
*[1989.04.25] [[Still (Iijima Mari)|Still]]
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*[1990.02.10] [[Nichiyoubi Date]] (日曜日のデート)
 
*[1990.02.10] [[Nichiyoubi Date]] (日曜日のデート)
 
*[1990.05.25] [[Sayonara Ienai ~I Can Never Say Good-bye~|Sayonara Ienai ~I can never say good-bye~]] (さよならが言えない)
 
*[1990.05.25] [[Sayonara Ienai ~I Can Never Say Good-bye~|Sayonara Ienai ~I can never say good-bye~]] (さよならが言えない)
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*[1990.09.26] [[Boku wa Tenshi ja Nai]] (僕らは天使じゃない)
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*[1990.09.26] [[Bokura wa Tenshi ja Nai]] (僕らは天使じゃない)
 
*[1991.10.25] [[Love is a Miracle|Love is a miracle]]
 
*[1991.10.25] [[Love is a Miracle|Love is a miracle]]
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*[1992.10.25] [[Kirari (Iijima Mari)|Ki・ra・ri]] (キ・ラ・イ)
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*[1992.10.25] [[Kirai (Iijima Mari)|Ki・ra・i]] (キ・ラ・イ)
 
*[1993.09.22] [[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]] (re-release)
 
*[1993.09.22] [[Ai Oboete Imasu ka]] (re-release)
 
*[1994.07.25] [[Don't Fade Out! ~Fade Out wa Yamete~|Don't fade out! ~Fade Out wa Yamete~]] (フェイド・アウトはやめて)
 
*[1994.07.25] [[Don't Fade Out! ~Fade Out wa Yamete~|Don't fade out! ~Fade Out wa Yamete~]] (フェイド・アウトはやめて)
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*[1995.08.25] [[Ai wo Sagashite ~Is There Anybody Out There~|Ai wo Sagashite ~Is there anybody out there?~]] (愛を探して)
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*[1995.08.25] [[Ai wo Sagashite ~Is There Anybody Out There~|Ai wo Sagashite ~Is There Anybody Out There?~]] (愛を探して)
 
*[1996.07.10] [[Forever Young ~Kimi ni Aitai~]] (君に会いたい)
 
*[1996.07.10] [[Forever Young ~Kimi ni Aitai~]] (君に会いたい)
 
*[1997.08.25] [[Mikazuki no Canoe ~A Crescent Moon Canoe~]] (日月のカヌー)
 
*[1997.08.25] [[Mikazuki no Canoe ~A Crescent Moon Canoe~]] (日月のカヌー)
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*[1997.11.21] [[Friends ~Toki wo Koete~]] (時空を越えて) (with [[Sakurai Tomo]])
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*[1997.11.21] [[Friends ~Jikuu wo Koete~]] (時空を越えて) (with [[Sakurai Tomo]])
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*[2002.09.04] [[Eternal Love ~Hikari no Tenshi Yori~]] (光の天使より)
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*[2002.09.04] [[Eternal Love (Iijima Mari)|Eternal Love ~Hikari no Tenshi Yori~]] (光の天使より)
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*[2003.06.27] [[Eternal Love ~Hikari no Tenshi Yori~|Eternal Love 2003]]
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*[2003.06.27] [[Eternal Love (Iijima Mari)|Eternal Love 2003]]
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*[2009.10.14] [[Iki wo Shiteru Kanjiteiru]] (息をしてる　感じている) (with [[FIRE BOMBER]], [[May'n]] and [[Nakajima Megumi]])
  
 
===VHS / DVD===
 
===VHS / DVD===
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[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:1965 Births]]
 
[[Category:1965 Births]]
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[[Category:Irabaki Artists]]
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[[Category:Ibaraki Artists]]
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[[Category:Seiyuu]]
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[[Category:Songwriter]]
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[[Category:English Fluent]]

Latest revision as of 13:33, 16 February 2015

Iijima Mari promoting Echo (2009)

Iijima Mari (飯島真理) is Japanese pop singer-songwriter and a former idol under Victor Entertainment and Warner Music Japan. She is known for her role of Lynn Minmay in the classic space-opera anime Choujikuu Yousai Macross. She is fluent in both Japanese and English.

Profile

Information

Iijima Mari started her career in 1982 by voicing and singing for the fictional idol Lynn Minmay (リン・ミンメイ) in the legendary classic space-opera Choujikuu Yousai Macross. The anime series was very popular at that time and it also rose Iijima's popularity as an idol. In 1984, her third single "Ai Oboete Imasu ka" was used as the theme song for Choujikuu Yousai Macross Ai Oboete Imasu ka movie. The song highlighted the film's glorious climax (which totally outdoes the TV series' version) and reached #7 on the Oricon weekly charts, selling 270,510 copies. "Ai Oboete Imasu ka" and its B-side, "Tenshi no Enogu" which was used as the ending theme / Lynn Minmay's farewell song are still popular even todays. Aside from singing, Iijima also compose most of her songs but the role of Lynn Minmay also became her curse and she was overshadowed by her character.

In 1989, Iijima married and moved to Los Angeles but later divorced in 2001. In United States, she is still singing and releasing albums.

Discography

Lynn Minmay of Macross universe, portrayed by Iijima Mari
Iijima Mari promoting Uncompromising Innocence (2006)

Albums

Best Albums

Other Albums

Singles

VHS / DVD

Seiyuu Role

External Links

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