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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.  
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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 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 [[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.  
  
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She married a businessman in 1996 and manage a nail salon a year later. She came back for an Onyanko Club reunion in 2002 with several members. In 2009, Minayo now manages a furniture business.
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She married a businessman in 1996 and manage 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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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 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 married a businessman in 1996 and manage 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

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!"

Filmography

External Links

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