Yōko Minamino
Yōko Minamino ( Japanese 南 野 陽 子 Minamino Yōko ; born June 23, 1967 in Itami , Hyōgo Prefecture ) is a Japanese singer and actress.
biography
At the age of six she took ballet and piano lessons .
Since 1984, Minamino has appeared in multiple interviews and photo shoots in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy magazine. In the August 1, 1989 issue, she even appeared on the cover of the magazine.
In 1985 she made her debut as a photo model in No. 13 of the magazine "DELUXE". On June 23 of the same year she also made her debut as a singer with the song " Hazukashi sugite ". Their songs can be assigned to J-Pop or the much more common term in Japan of Idol Music .
Her big breakthrough as an actress was in November 1985 when she took on the lead role in the second season of the action television series Sukeban Deka , a film adaptation of a manga template. For the Sukeban Deka film, she received the Japanese Academy Award for Best Young Actress in 1988 . In 1993 she could hope for another Japanese Academy Award for her portrayal in the two films Kantsubaki and Watashi o daite soshite kisu shite , this time for Best Actress , but Yoshiko Mita ( Toki rakujitsu ) had to admit defeat.
Between 1985 and the early 1990s, she had numerous top hits in the Japanese charts, such as " Kaze no Madrigal ", " Rakuen no Door " or " Haikarasan ga tooru ".
Yōko "Nanno" Minamino is one of the top Japanese idols of the 1980s.
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Sukeban Deka (TV series, second season)
- 1987: Sukeban Deka - The Movie (feature film)
- 1987: Haikarasan ga tooru (movie)
- 1987: Aries no Otometachi (TV series)
- 1989: Aitsu ga Trouble (TV series)
- 1990: Shiroi te
- 1992: Kantsubaki (movie)
- 1993: Driving high
- 1995: San Tabi No Kaikyo
- 1998: June Bride (feature film)
- 1998: Manuke Sensei (TV series)
- 2001: Sennen no Koi: Hikaru Genji Monogatari
- 2002: Ikkakusenkin Yume Kazoku (TV series)
- 2005: Shinku (feature film)
Discography (selection)
Singles
- 1985: Hazukashi sugite
- 1985: Sayonara no Memai
- 1986: Kanashimi Monument
- 1986: Kaze no Madrigal
- 1986: Sekkin - Approach
- 1987: Rakuen no Door
- 1987: Hanashikaketakatta
- 1987: Pandora no koibito
- 1987: Aki no Indication
- 1987: Haikarasan ga tōru
- 1988: Toiki de Net
- 1988: Anata o aishitai
- 1988: Aki kara mo soba ni ite
- 1989: Troublemaker
- 1989: Namida wa doko e itta no
- 1989: Film no mukogawa
- 1990: Henna no!
- 1990: Double Game
- 1990: Mimi o sumashite goran
- 1990: Kiss shite loneliness
- 1991: Natsu no Obakasan
Albums
- 1986: Gelato
- 1986: Virginal
- 1987: Bloom
- 1987: Garland
- 1988: Global
- 1988: Snowflakes
- 1988: Nanno Singles
- 1989: Gauche
- 1989: Dear Christmas
- 1990: Gather
- 1991: Natsu no Obakasan
- 1991: Nanno Singles 2
- 1992: Dear my Best
- 2000: Minamino Yoko - The Best
- 2005: Nanno Box - 20th anniversary
Books (selection)
- 1986: Yoko o hitorijime (Kodansha)
- 1986: Memoire (Hakusensha)
- 1988: Ki no mama tenshi huurai (Wani books)
- 1991: Great (Shueisha)
- 2004: Flowers (Shueisha)
Web links
- Yōko Minamino in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minamino, Yōko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Itami , Hyogo Prefecture |