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'''Watanabe Minayo''' {渡辺美奈代} was a J-Pop singer and [[Onyanko Club]] member #29.
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'''Watanabe Minayo''' (渡辺美奈代) was a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] [[Idol|idol]] singer and [[Onyanko Club]] member #29.
  
 
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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 they sharing the same last name.  
  
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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 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.
 
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.
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== Discography ==
 
== Discography ==
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[[Image:Minayo_onyanko.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Watanabe Minayo during [[Onyanko Club]]]]
 
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[[Image:Minayo_onyanko.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Watanabe Minayo during [[Onyanko Club]]]]
 
 
=== Albums ===
 
=== Albums ===
 
* [1986.11.29] [[Alfalfa]] (アルファルファ)
 
* [1986.11.29] [[Alfalfa]] (アルファルファ)
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* [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-]]
 
* [1988.08.09] [[My Boy -A Summer Place-|My Boy -a summer place-]]
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* [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〜)
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* [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]]
 
* [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~]]
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=== Singles ===
 
=== Singles ===
  
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* [1986.07.16] [[Hitomi ni Yakusoku]] {瞳に約束}
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* [1986.07.16] [[Hitomi ni Yakusoku]] (瞳に約束)
 
* [1986.10.15] [[Yuki no Kaerimichi]] (雪の帰り道)
 
* [1986.10.15] [[Yuki no Kaerimichi]] (雪の帰り道)
 
* [1987.01.15] [[Too Adult|TOO ADULT]]
 
* [1987.01.15] [[Too Adult|TOO ADULT]]
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* [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)
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* [1990.08.22] [[Pizzicato Princess (Single)|Pizzicato Princess]] (ピチカートプリンセス)
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* [1990.08.22] [[Pizzicato Princess (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]] (Hanakoの結婚)
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* [1995.04.26] [[Ofuro de Go!|Ofuro de GO!]] {オフロでGO!}
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* [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)
  

Revision as of 06:11, 23 December 2009

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)

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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