Not to be confused with Minami Kuribayashi.
Minami
Native name美波
Birth dateSeptember 14, 1997 (age 28)[1]
Birth placeSaitama, Japan
OccupationSinger · songwriter
GenreJ-Pop · rock
Years active2015–present
InstrumentVocals · guitar
Label
Websitewww.373official.com

Minami (美波, born September 14, 1997) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Saitama, currently releasing her music independently.

Minami won the second FlyingDog Audition Grand Prix in 2017, and later signed onto FlyingDog under Victor Entertainment in 2019.[2] On June 30, 2020, she transferred to Warner Music Japan[3]. She ended her contract with Warner Music japan and became an independent artist again in the end of 2024 (Announced by Minami herself during the concerts of Earthtication tour).

Biography

Minami was born in the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture. Influenced by the live performances of Yutaka Ozaki in high school, she took up guitar and participated in music activities.[4] In 2017, the first Mini-Album "Emotional Water" and the first single "main actor" were released. On Tower Records in Shibuya, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, limited sales were made.

Discography

Mini-Albums/Extended Plays

 Release dateTitleCatalog No.TracklistRemarks
4thMarch 22, 2023LOSE LOOSE DAY

WPCL-13465 (Regular Edition) WPCL-13461 (Red Check / Limited Edition A)

WPCL-13462 (Yellow Check / Limited Edition B)

WPCL-13463 (Green Check / Limited Edition C)

5 songs

  1. ルードルーズダンス (RUDE LOSE DANCE)
  2. グッドラッカー (GOOD LUCKER)
  3. ブルーグラス (BLUE GURASU)
  4. BLANK POST
  5. タイムグラム (TIME GRAM)

Limited Edition A [WPCL-13461] includes the Comic "Rude Loose Dance". Limited Edition B [WPCL-13462] includes Original Playing Cards.

Limited Edition C [WPCL-13463] includes Radio CD.

3rdJuly 21, 2021DROPWPCL-13313 (Regular Edition) WPCL-13311 (Cell Ver. / Limited Edition A) WPCL-13312 (Masquerade Ver. / Limited Edition B)

5 songs

  1. アメヲマツ、 (Ame Wo Matsu,)
  2. フライハイト (Freiheit)
  3. DROP
  4. この街に晴れはこない (Kono Machi Ni Hare Wa Konai)
  5. 君と僕の１５４小節戦争 (Kimi To Boku No 154 Shosetsu Senso)
Limited Edition A [WPCL-13311] includes the Canvas Art "Cell". Limited Edition B [WPCL-13312] includes the Canvas Art "Masquerade".
2ndJanuary 30, 2019カワキヲアメク / Kawaki Wo AmekuVTCL-35294 (Regular Edition) VTCL-35295 (Anime Edition)

5 songs

  1. カワキヲアメク (Kawaki Wo Ameku)
  2. main actor
  3. ライラック (Lilac)
  4. ホロネス (Hollowness)
  5. Prologue
Regular Edition [VTCL-35294] does not include track 5. Anime Edition [VTCL-35295] does not include track 4 and has different artwork on the cover promoting the Domestic Girlfriend anime series from which the OP theme features the title track.
1stJune 21, 2017Emotional Water2050267813644

4 songs

  1. 水中リフレクション (Suichuu Reflection)
  2. 先生、あのね (Sensei, ano ne)
  3. 海と夏と君と (Umi to Natsu to Kimi to)
  4. 正直日記 (Shoujiki Nikki)
Released by Tower Records in Japan.

Singles

 Release dateTitleCatalog No.TracklistRemarks
6thNovember 13, 2025Kissing the machine

1 song

  1. Kissing the machine
5thJanuary 27, 2023ルードルーズダンス RUDE LOSE DANCE

1 song

  1. ルードルーズダンス (RUDE LOSE DANCE)
4thNovember 10, 2022GOOD LUCKER

1 song

  1. GOOD LUCKER
3rdJune 30, 2020アメヲマツ、/ AmewomatsuB08BBYTJZ2

1 song

  1. アメヲマツ、 (Amewomatsu)
Released by Warner Music Japan.
2ndFebruary 21, 2018ETERNAL BLUESelf-Released

2 songs

  1. Monologue
  2. 正直日記 long ver. (Shoujiki Nikki long ver.)
Different single unrelated to the song "Eternal Blue" of the same name.
1stDecember 1, 2017main actor2050267839712

2 songs

  1. main actor
  2. プロローグ (Prologue)

Miscellaneous

• groping
• ハル-あと3cmの冬-
• F and B (FとB)
• 傘を忘れた日
• 放課後オレンジヒーロー (After School Orange Hero)
• Deep-sea fish
• プレッシャーボーイズ (Pressure Boys)
• サイダーみたいだ (Like a Cider)
• Summer time game!!
• issue
• 星屑のうた (Hoshikuzu no uta)
• カレーライス (Curry Rice)
• アスター (Astor)
• 留年確定
• ETERNAL BLUE
• 雪見だいふくの歌
•ヘナ (Hena) ( Originally meant to be part of DROP EP, lately abandoned by Minami)

Notes

  1. ^ Self-Owned Label

References

  1. ^ 美波. "本当にありがとう！" (in Japanese). No. 1172870052107833344.
  2. ^ "第2回フライングドッグ オーディショングランプリ決定！20歳のシンガーソングライター　美波" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Warner Music Japan. "ワーナーミュージック・ジャパンへの移籍を発表" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "美波" (in Japanese). Flying Dog. Retrieved May 16, 2019.