Watanabe Minayo

Watanabe Minayo (2009)

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

Profile

• Real Name: Yajima Minayo (矢島美奈代)
• Birthdate: September 28, 1969
• Birthplace: Nishiharu, Aichi Prefecture
• Bloodtype: B

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.

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 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.

Discography

Watanabe Minayo during Onyanko Club

Watanabe Minayo (2007)

Studio Albums

• [1986.11.29] Alfalfa (アルファルファ)
• [1987.05.28] Hopping (ホッピング)
• [1987.12.21] Frill (フリル)
• [1988.07.01] Sweet Little Songs
• [1988.08.09] My Boy -a summer place-
• [1989.02.10] the Heart of Love ~Koishiteru to, ii ne~ (the Heart of Love〜恋してると、いいね〜)

Best Albums

• [1989.12.21] KISS! KISS! KISS!-MINAYO WATANABE BEST
• [1991.10.21] WILL ~MINAYO SELECTIONS~
• [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 渡辺美奈代〜SINGLES〜)
• [2010.04.28] 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

• [1986.07.16] Hitomi ni Yakusoku (瞳に約束)
• [1986.10.15] Yuki no Kaerimichi (雪の帰り道)
• [1987.01.15] TOO ADULT
• [1987.04.15] PINK no CHAO (PINKのCHAO)
• [1987.07.29] Amaryllis (アマリリス)
• [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)
• [1988.05.18] Chotto Fallin' Love (ちょっとFallin’Love)
• [1988.08.03] Daite Ageru (抱いてあげる)
• [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!)
• [1989.06.14] 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)
• [1990.08.22] Pizzicato Princess (ピチカートプリンセス)
• [1991.08.23] Hanako no Kekkon (Hanakoの結婚)
• [1995.04.26] Ofuro de GO! (オフロでGO!)
• [1996.04.24] Iroiro Atta Kedo (いろいろあったけど)

Videos

• [1988.12.20] ZENBU MINAYO
• [1990.11.21] Pizzicato Princess

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!"

Filmography

• [1988] Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera
• [1989 - 1993] Kisetsu wa Zure no Kaigan Mongatari
• [1989] Kyoushi Pinpin Monogatari II
• [1989] Yabou no Kuni
• [1990] Tennis Shoujo Yume Densetsu Ai to Kyouko
• [1990] Ojou
• [1990] Haguregumo
• [1990] Denkizoku
• [1991] Gakkou e Ikou!
• [1991] Yo ni Kimyou na Monogatari
• [1991] Satsurai Keijiryo Jyouhen IV
• [1992] Satsurai Keijiryo Jyouhen V
• [1992] Ai no Mukau ni Dareka Iru!
• [1993] Satsurai Keijiryo Jyouhen VI
• [1993 - 1997] Kinyou Entertainment
• [1993] Chotto Abunai Enchousan
• [1993] Youjyo Densetsu Siren
• [1994] Ladies!!
• [1995] Natsu! The Heart Monogatari
• [1995] Ninshin desu yo 2
• [1995] Tenshi no Wink
• [1995] Ladies!! 2 ~Souchou Saigo no Hi~
• [1998] Itabashi Madames
• [1999] Shiori Densetsu
• [2002] Onna to Ai to Mystery Nande mo Ookura no Jiken

External Links

• Official Profile
• Official Blog
• Wikipedia.jp: 渡辺美奈代
• Encyclopedia Idollica: Watanabe Minayo