YOKO MINAMINO

is an idol star, singer, and actress born on June 23, 1967 in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in the Chūō district of Nakano-ku, Tokyo. She is most well known for her role as Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action ''Sukeban Deka'' TV series,^[1] replacing fellow idol star Yuki Saitō. She is currently employed by the K Dash Group talent agency. She has previously worked for the S1 Company, Southern Field, and Sweet Basil talent agencies.

Contents

History

Filmography

Television

Series

One-shot dramas

Discography

Singles

Albums

Commercial tie-ins

Video

Books

Photo

Other

References

External links

History

While attending the private Matsukage High School in Kobe, Minamino successfully passed an audition in 1982. During the summer of her second year of high school, she moved to Tokyo where she attended Horikoshi High School along with fellow entertainers Miharu Morina and Minako Honda. Minamino and Honda met when they both took the entrance examination at the same time.
Minamino made her debut television role in 1984 in ''Meimon Shiritsu Jōshi Kōkō''. She began working for the talent agency S1 Company at this time. Despite being a mostly unknown face in Japanese entertainment, Minamino was given an unusually large number of pages in a gravure insert in a seinen manga magazine. This led to her being cast in 1985 in the role of Saki Asamiya in the second season of Fuji TV's ''Sukeban Deka'', a popular live action TV series about a juvenile delinquent being forced to go undercover for the police in a high school known for its rough gangs. This role made Minamino an instant star, and many phrases from this season became fashionable among teenagers and those in their early twenties. She was also nominated at the 11th Annual Japan Academy Prize event as "Rookie of the Year" for her performance in the movie version released in 1987.^[2] Her "Saki Asamiya" character was used in a wide range of advertisements, from Fujicolor film to advertisements aimed at middle-aged people.
She made her singing debut on 1985-06-23 with her song ''Hazukashi Sugite''. Along with Shizuka Kudo, Miho Nakayama, and Yui Asaka, Minamino was considered one of the of the time until she temporarily suspended her career in 1992. In 1988 she played two roles, including the starring role, in the Taiga drama ''Takeda Shingen''. That same year, she reached the number one spot for sales of publicity photo shots sold, setting a new record. Minamino was also honored by the country of Grenada when they issued postage stamps featuring two different head shots.^[3]
In 1989, Minamino switched talent agencies, moving from S1 Company to the private Southern Field agency. In the 1992 film ''Kantsubaki'', she made her first nude appearance, closely followed by her second in ''Watashi o Idaite, Soshite Kiss-shite'' that same year. Minamino was nominated for the 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (basically "Best Actress") for her performances in both of these films.^[4]
Minamino has appeared multiple times in interviews and photo shots in Shueisha's ''Weekly Playboy'' magazine since 1984, though none of her appearances included nude shots. In the 1989-08-01 issue, she appeared on the cover as well as in an eight-page "sexy shot" spread.^[5]

Filmography

Film title	Japanese	Role	Release date	Studio	Notes
''Sukeban Deka''	スケバン刑事	Saki Asamiya	February 1987	Toei	starring role, nominated for "Rookie of the Year" at 11th Annual Japan Academy Prize event
''Haikara-san ga Tōru''	はいからさんが通る	Benio Hanamura	December 1987	Toei	starring role
''	菩提樹 リンデンバウム	Mami Nakahara	August 1988	Toei S1 Company	starring role
''The Pale Hand''	白い手	Sensei	April 1990	Toho	heroine
''Gold Rush''	ゴールドラッシュ	Masami Sanokawa	December 1990	Wani Books Toei	heroine
''Fukuzawa Yukichi''	福沢諭吉		August 1991	Toei	about Fukuzawa Yukichi
''Kantsubaki''	寒椿	Sadako Otani	August 1991	Toei	starring role, nominated for "Best Actress" at 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize event
''The Rocking Horseman''	青春デンデケデケデケ		October 1992	Toei
''Watashi o Idaite, Soshite Kiss-shite''	私を抱いて、そしてキスして	Keiko	November 1992	Toei	starring role, nominated for "Best Actress" at 16th Annual Japan Academy Prize event
''Driving By!''	ドライビング・ハイ!	Kaoru	August 1991	Sega Enterprises
''Santabi no Kaikyō''	三たびの海峡	Chizuru	November 1995	Santabi no Kaikyō Film Committee
''Hissatsu Shimatsujin''	必殺始末人	Kamome	March 1997	Shochiku
''Hissatsu Shimatsujin II: Midaresaku Joyakusha no Mubudai''	必殺始末人II 乱れ咲く女役者の夢舞台	Kamome	July 1997	Shochiku
''Hissatsu Shimatsujin III: Jigoku ni Chitta Hanabira Ni-mai''	必殺始末人III 地獄に散った花びら二枚	Kamome	February 1998	Shochiku
''	大いなる完 -ぼんの-	Takako Ishigura	December 1998	CIA	heroine
''Eki ni Sumi yoshi''	駅に住みよし	Yōko Kitano	November 2000	Firstwood Entertainment	starring role
''Ōgawa no Itteki''	大河の一滴		September 2001	Ōgawa no Itteki Film Committee
''	千年の恋 ひかる源氏物語	Oborozukiyo	December 2001	Toei
''	新・仁義なき戦い 謀殺		February 2003	Shin Jingi-naki Tatakai: Bōsatsu Film Committee
''Ghost Shout''	ゴーストシャウト	Aiko Yatabe	December 2004	Tokyo Theatres Company
''Shinku''	深紅	Michiko Ibara	September 2005	Toei

Television

Series

Series title	Role	Dates	Network	Notes
''Meimon Shiritsu Jōshi Kōkō'' 名門私立女子高校		Nov. 1984 – Jan. 1985	NTV	debut role
''Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu'' スケバン刑事II -少女鉄仮面伝説-	Saki Asamiya (Yōko Godai)	Nov. 1985 – Oct. 1986	Fuji TV	first starring role
Thursday Theater ''Toki ni wa Issho ni'' 木曜劇場『時にはいっしょに』		Oct. – Dec. 1986	Fuji TV	co-starring role
''Ariesu no Otome-tachi'' アリエスの乙女たち	Kaori Mizuho	Apr. – Sep. 1987	Daiei TV, Fuji TV	starring role
''Takeda Shingen'' 大河ドラマ『武田信玄』	Koi-hime, Okoko	1988	NHK	Taiga drama
''Netsuppai no!'' 熱っぽいの!		Apr. – Jun. 1988	Fuji TV	starring role
''Oikaketai no!'' 追いかけたいの!		Oct. – Dec. 1988	Fuji TV	starring role
''Aitsu ga Trouble'' あいつがトラブル	Missing Persons Section member Reiko Misaki	Dec. 1989 – Mar. 1990	Fuji TV	starring role
''Geinō Shakai'' 芸能社会		Jul. – Sep. 1990	TBS	co-starring role
''Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto'' 君のためにできること		Jul. – Sep. 1992	Fuji TV	regular guest role
Monday Drama-in ''Aishiteru yo!'' 熱っぽいの!	Shino Kuji	Oct. – Dec. 1993	TV Asahi	regular guest role
Friday Jidaigeki ''Ō-Edo Fūunden'' 大江戸風雲伝		Apr. – Jul. 1994	NHK	regular guest role
''Yureru Omoi'' 揺れる想い	Kanako Yokozawa	Jan. – Mar. 1995	TBS	starring role
''Shōgun no Onmitsu: Kage Jūhachi'' 将軍の隠密!影十八	Kunoichi no Miki, Doctor	Jan. – Jun. 1996	TV Asahi	regular guest role
''Kitto Dare ka ni Au Tame ni'' きっと誰かに逢うために		Jan. – Mar. 1996	TV Tokyo	regular guest role
''Shinkansen '97 Koi Monogatari'' 新幹線'97恋物語	Kyōko Tsumura	Apr. – Jun. 1997	TBS network	regular guest role
''Hitsuyō no Nai Hito'' 必要のない人	Ai Miyamoto	Oct. – Dec. 1998	NHK	regular guest role
''Shin Nanbu Daikichi Kōban Nikki'' 新・南部大吉交番日記		1999-08-12 – 1999-08-26	NHK BS-2	regular guest role
Ai no Gekijō ''Ikkaku Senkin Yume Kazoku'' 愛の劇場『一攫千金夢家族』		Jun. – Jul. 1997	TBS network	starring role
Friday Jidaigeki ''Haru ga Kita'' 春が来た		Sep. – Nov. 2002	NHK
Ai no Gekijō ''Ikkaku Senkin Yume Kazoku 2'' 愛の劇場『一攫千金夢家族2』		Jun. – Jul. 2003	TBS network	starring role
Drama 30 ''Ya • Ku • So • Ku'' ドラマ30『ヤ・ク・ソ・ク』	Kyōko Tsumura	May – Jul. 2005	MBS, TBS network	starring role
''Yaoh'' 夜王～YAOH～	Kōko Suizenji	2006-01-13 – current	TBS	guest star in episode 1
Wednesday Drama ''7-nin no Onna Bengoshi'' 木曜ドラマ『7人の女弁護士』	Kyōko Tsumura	Apr. – Jul. 2006	TV Asahi	regular guest role

One-shot dramas

Title	Role	Date	Network	Notes
Monday Dramaland ''Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' 月曜ドラマランド『時をかける少女』	Kazuko	1985-11-04	Fuji TV	first starring role performed theme song
Monday Dramaland ''Sailor-fuku Ren'ai Kyōshitsu: Ai no Lesson A! B! C!'' 月曜ドラマランド『セーラー服恋愛教室 愛のレッスンA!B!C!』		1986-01-06	Fuji TV
Monday Dramaland ''Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera 2 "Blue Train Blues"'' 月曜ドラマランド 藤子不二雄の夢カメラ2「ブルートレインブルース」	Masami Otagiri	1987-03-02	Fuji TV	starring role
Jikan Desu yo Special ''Haru no Megami ga Yattekita'' 時間ですよスペシャル「春の女神がやってきた」		1988-03-30	TBS
''Minamino Yoko no Okashi na Okashi na Ōdasō'' 南野陽子のおかしなおかしな大脱走	Sakura and Maria Itami	1988-10-05	TBS
Kaikyoku 30-shūnen Kinen Shinshun 3-jikan Drama Special ''Shuntō'' 開局30周年記念新春3時間ドラマスペシャル『春燈』	Ryōko Iwata	1989-01-02	TV Asahi	starring role
''Akahige'' 赤ひげ	Masae	1989-04-01	TBS
Monday Drama Special ''Dai-san no Onna'' 月曜ドラマスペシャル『第三の女』	Akane Nagahara	1989-10-16	TBS
Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari Dai-1 Series ''Ososugita Koibito'' 世にも奇妙な物語第1シリーズ『遅すぎた恋人』		1990-08-09	Fuji TV
24 Jikan TV Drama Special ''Itsuka Mita Aoi Sora!'' 24時間テレビ ドラマスペシャル『いつか見た青い空!』		1990-08-25	NTV	performed theme song
Otoko to Onna no Mystery ''Gokumontō'' 男と女のミステリー『獄門島』		1990-09-28	Fuji TV
Nenmatsu Jidaigeki Special ''Katsu Kaishū '' 年末時代劇スペシャル『勝海舟』	Junko Katsu	1990-12-30 – 1990-12-31	NTV
Keishun Drama Special ''Shinshun Kon'yoku Medetai Ryokan Monogatari'' 迎春ドラマスペシャル『新春・混浴・めでたい旅館物語』		1991-01-01	Fuji TV
Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari ''Fuyu no Tokubetsuhen "Ō-sama no Mimi wa Roba no Mimi"'' 世にも奇妙な物語『冬の特別編 「王様の耳はロバの耳」』	Kyōko	1991-01-03	Fuji TV
Wednesday Grand Roman ''Mitsuai 2.26 ni Chitta Koi'' 水曜グランドロマン『密愛 2.26に散った恋』	Komaki	1991-02-20	Fuji TV	starring role
Monday Drama Special ''Onii-chan Kaisatsuguchi'' 月曜ドラマスペシャル『お兄ちゃん 改札口』	Machiko Saiki	1991-10-14	TBS
Ōgata Jidaigeki Special ''Surōnin Burai Tabi'' 大型時代劇スペシャル『素浪人無頼旅』		1991-10-31	TV Asahi	co-starring role
Friday Drama Theater ''Kisetsuhazure no Kaigan Monogatari '91 Aki'' 金曜ドラマシアター『季節はずれの海岸物語'91秋』		1991-11-08	Fuji TV
Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari Dai-2 Series ''Ayashii Kagami'' 世にも奇妙な物語第2シリーズ『あやしい鏡』		1991-11-14	Fuji TV
''Chūshingura'' 忠臣蔵		1991-12-13	Fuji TV
''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' 徳川家康		1992-01-03	TV Asahi
''Surōnin Burai Tabi II'' 素浪人無頼旅II		1992-03-30	TV Asahi
Kaigai Tokusen Mystery ''Hong Kong Meikyūgyō'' 海外特選ミステリー『香港迷宮行』		1992-07-03	Fuji TV
''Suisei Retsu no Nagaragawa Aisaretakute'' 水清冽の長良川 愛されたくて		1992-10-08	TV Asahi
Drama City '93 ''Furare Jōzu'' ドラマシティー'93『ふられ上手』		1993-02-04	YTV	starring role
''Kako o Ōjo'' 過去を追う女	Ritsuko, Kiyomi	1993-03-26	TBS
Shinshun Ōgata Jidaigeki 3-jikan Special ''Iemitsu Bōsatsu: Sandai Shōgun ni Semaru Nazo no Ansatsu Gundan!'' 新春大型時代劇3時間スペシャル『家光謀殺 -三代将軍に迫る謎の暗殺軍団!-』		1995-01-03	TV Asahi
Friday Entertainment Sengo 50-nen Tokubetsu Kikaku ''Onna-tachi no Sensō'' 金曜エンタテイメント 戦後50年特別企画『女たちの戦争』		1995-08-18	Fuji TV	co-starring role
Shinshun Jidaigeki ''Inochi Sasagesōrō: Yume Oi Saka no Kettō Kiru! Ai mo Namida mo Kiraneba naranu!'' 新春時代劇『命捧げ候 -夢追い坂の決闘・斬る! 愛も涙も斬らねばならぬ!』	Sae Iemoto	1996-01-03	NHK
''Ninja Kaeshi Mizu no Shiro: Utsunomiya Tsuritenjō no Nazo'' 忍者返し水の城 宇都宮釣り天井の謎		1996-04-30	TV Asahi
''Nemuri Kyōshirō: Kyō Atte Ashita-naki Inochi o Ikiru Mono!'' 眠狂四郎 今日あって明日なき命を生きる者!	Tomoe, Shizuno	1996-09-19	TV Asahi
Friday Entertainment ''Asami Mitsuhiko Series 3: Karatsu Sayo-hime Densetsu Satsujin Jiken'' 金曜エンタテイメント『浅見光彦シリーズ3 唐津佐用姫伝説殺人事件』	Hisako Narusawa	1996-11-22	Fuji TV
Shinshun Jidaigeki Special ''Benkei: Kairikimusō no Arahōshi! Ai to Yume o Motome Tatakai Tsuzuketa Haran no Shōgai'' 新春時代劇スペシャル『弁慶 怪力無双の荒法師! 愛と夢を求め戦い続けた波乱の生涯』		1997-01-04	TV Asahi
Monday Drama Special ''Isshiki Kyōtarō Jiken Note 6: Kyōto Himatsuri Kimen Satsujin Jiken'' 月曜ドラマスペシャル『一色京太郎事件ノート6 京都火祭り鬼面殺人事件』	Misato	1997-12-22	NTV
12 o'clock Super Wide Drama''Ieyasu ga Mottomo Osoreta Otoko: Sanada Nobushige'' 12時間超ワイドドラマ『家康が最も恐れた男 真田幸村』	Oe no Kata	1998-01-02	TV Tokyo
RCC Kaikyoku 45-shūnen Tokubetsu Bangumi: Ōbayashi Nobuhiko Gensaku • Sōkantoku ''Manuke-sensei'' RCC開局45周年特別番組 大林宣彦原作・総監督『マヌケ先生』		1998-01-24	TBS network
Saturday Wide Gekijō 20-shūnen Tokubetsu Kikaku ''Mikeneko Holmes no Tasogare Hotel'' 土曜ワイド劇場20周年特別企画『三毛猫ホームズの黄昏ホテル』		1998-02-21	TV Asahi
Monday Drama Special ''Seimu Chōsakan • Madogiwa Tarō no Jikenbo 4'' 月曜ドラマスペシャル『税務調査官・窓際太郎の事件簿4』	Naomi Higuchi	2000-02-28	TBS
Onna to Ai to Mystery ''Kita Alps Sangaku Kyōjotai • Saimon Kazuki 1: Kita Alps Hotaka Renpō Satsujin Jiken'' 女と愛とミステリー『北アルプス山岳救助隊･紫門一鬼1 北アルプス穂高連峰殺人事件』	Miyako Katagiri	2001-03-04	TV Tokyo
''Watashi wa Watashi: Watashi no Ai Dakara'' 私は私 私の愛だから		2002-09-07	Fuji TV
Onna to Ai to Mystery ''Morimura Seiichi Suspense: Kishibo no Batsuei'' 女と愛とミステリー『森村誠一サスペンス 鬼子母の末裔』		2003-09-10	TV Tokyo
Saturday Wide Gekijō Nishimura Kyōtarō Travel Mystery ''Seikan Tokkyū Satsujin Route'' 土曜ワイド劇場 西村京太郎トラベルミステリー『青函特急殺人ルート』		2003-09-13	TV Asahi
Monday Mystery Gekijō ''Kage no Kisetsu 7: Seisan'' 月曜ミステリー劇場『陰の季節7 精算』		2004-11-29	TBS
Wada Akiko Tokubetsu Kikaku Drama ''The Kaigo Banchō'' 和田アキ子特別企画ドラマ『ザ・介護番長』		2005-04-07	TBS
Drama Complex ''Keishichō Tokushubutai 512'' ドラマ・コンプレックス『警視庁特殊部隊512』		2005-11-29	NTV

Discography

Singles

Singles marked with "'※'" reached #1 on Oricon chart.

	Single title	Japanese	Release date	Lyrics	Composition	Arrangement	Notes
1	''Hazukashi Sugite''	恥ずかしすぎて	1985-06-23	Kan Chinfa	Shunichi Tokura	Masaaki Ōmura
2	''Sayonara no Memai''	さよならのめまい	1985-11-21	Etsuko Kisugi	Takao Kisugi	Mitsuo Hagita
3	''Kanashimi Monument''	悲しみモニュメント	1986-03-21	Etsuko Kisugi	Kisaburō Suzuki	Hiroshi Shinkawa
4	''Kaze no Madrigal''	風のマドリガル	1986-07-21	Reiko Yukawa	Daisuke Inoue	Mitsuo Hagita
5	''Approach''	接近 （アプローチ）	1986-10-01	Yumi Morita	Toshio Kameto	Mitsuo Hagita
6	''Rakuen no Door''	楽園のDoor	1987-02-01	Megumi Ogura	Takao Kisugi	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
7	''Hanashi Kaketakatta''	話しかけたかった	1987-04-01	Nobumi Tozawa	Masayuki Kishi	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
8	''Pandora no Koibito''	パンドラの恋人	1987-07-01	Shun Taguchi	Toshio Kameto	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
9	''Aki no Indication''	秋のIndication	1987-09-23	Eiko Kyo	Mitsuo Hagita	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
10	''Haikara-san ga Tōru''	はいからさんが通る	1987-12-02	Megumi Ogura	Wataru Kuniyasu	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
11	''Toiki de Net''	吐息でネット	1988-02-26	Shun Taguchi	Toshihiko Shibaya	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
12	''Anata o Aishitai''	あなたを愛したい	1988-06-18	Shun Taguchi	Mitsuo Hagita	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
13	''Aki kara mo, Soba ni Ite''	秋からも、そばにいて	1988-10-13	Megumi Ogura	Tamashiro Itō	Mitsuo Hagita	'※'
14	''Namida ha Doko e Itta no''	涙はどこへいったの	1989-02-15	Kan Chinfa	Toshihiko Shibaya	Mitsuo Hagita
15	''Trouble Maker''	トラブル・メーカー	1989-06-21	Yoko Minamino	Yasuhiro Kido	Mitsuo Hagita
16	''Film no Mukōgawa''	フィルムの向こう側	1989-11-29	Ryo Aska	Ryo Aska	Jun Satō	'※'
17	''Doublegame''	ダブルゲーム	1990-06-01	Toyohisa Araki	Takashi Miki	Kei Wakakusa
18	''Hen na no!!''	へんなの!!	1990-07-01	Chiroru Tanibo	Toshihiko Shibaya	Toshihiko Shibaya
19	''Mimi o Sumashite Goran''	耳をすましてごらん	1990-08-01	Daichi Yamada	Jōji Yuasa	Mitsuo Hagita
20	''Kiss-shite Loneliness''	KISSしてロンリネス	1990-11-21	Tomoko Aran	Tetsurō Oda	Masao Akashi
21	''Natsu no Obaka-san''	夏のおバカさん	1991-06-08	Yasushi Akimoto	Yoko Minamino	Masao Akashi
22	''Haikara-san ga Tōru'' / ''Toiki de Net''	はいからさんが通る／吐息でネット	2005-07-27	as above for each song	as above for each song	as above for each song	self cover

'Sources:'^[6][7]

Albums

The majority of albums released after 1991 are "Best of" albums.

Album title	Japanese	Release date	Release label	Catalog no(s).	Format	Notes
''Gelato''	ジェラート	1986-04-21	CBS-Sony	32DH-397	CD
''Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu Original Soundtrack''	スケバン刑事II 少女鉄仮面伝説オリジナル・サウンドトラック	1986-05-21	CBS-Sony
''Virginal''	ヴァージナル	1986-11-01	CBS-Sony	32DH-540	CD
''Sukeban Deka Original Soundtrack''	スケバン刑事オリジナル・サウンドトラック	1987-03-05	CBS-Sony	28KH-2067	Cassette
''Bloom''	ブルーム	1987-05-02	CBS-Sony	32DH-653	CD
''Garland''	ガーランド	1987-11-01	CBS-Sony	32DH-830	CD
''Haikara-san ga Tōru Original Soundtrack''	はいからさんが通るオリジナル・サウンドトラック	1987-12-21	CBS-Sony	32DH-863	CD
''Nanno Singles''		1988-03-21	CBS-Sony		CD	"Best of " album
''Global''	グローバル	1988-07-15	CBS-Sony	38DH-5081	CD	first press included a bonus disc titled
''Yoko's Favorites''		1988-07-21				"Best of " album, includes a mini album featuring "B-side" songs with commentary
''Badaiju: Rindenbaumu Original Soundtrack''	菩提樹 リンデンバウム オリジナル・サウンドトラック	1988-08-13	CBS-Sony	28AH-5103 --	LP CD	not all songs by Minamino
''Snowflakes''	スノーフレイクス	1988-12-14	CBS-Sony	32DH-5173	CD
''ORE Special Collection: 5-nin no Idol-tachi''	ＯＲＥスペシャル・コレクション ～５人のアイドルたち～	1988	CBS-Sony	32DH-5144	CD
''Gauche''	ゴーシュ	1989-07-12	CBS-Sony	28AH-5273	LP
''Dear Christmas''	ディアー・クリスマス	1989-12-01	CBS-Sony	CSCL-1045	CD
''Gather''	ギャザー	1990-06-23
''Nanno Songless''		1990-07-15
''Nanno Singles II''		1991-01-01				"Best of " album
''Natsu no Obaka-san''	夏のおバカさん	1991-07-01	CBS-Sony	SRCL-1987	CD	same title as the single release
''Diamond Smile''	ダイヤモンド・スマイル	1992-03-25	CBS-Sony	SRCL-2351	CD	"Best of " album
''Pearl Tears''	パール・ティアーズ	1992-03-25				"Best of " album
''Affairs of Yesterday''		1992-06-21				"Best of " album featuring songs selected by Minamino herself
''Dear My Best''		1992-11-21				"Best of " album, 2 discs
''Golden J-Pop: The Best Minamino Yoko''	ゴールデンJポップ　ザ・ベスト南野陽子	1998-08-21	CBS-Sony	SRCL-4333/4	CD	"Best of " album, 2 discs
''2000 My Best''		2000-06-21				"Best of " album
''Bakumatsu 2001 Original Soundtrack''	幕末2001オリジナル・サウンドトラック	2001-10-23
''Rakuen no Door''	楽園のDoor	2002-10-09				Dream Price 1000
''Nanno Singles III + My Favorites''		2003-07-16				"Best of " album, 2 discs
''Nanno Box''	ナンノ・ボックス	2005-06-22	CBS-Sony	MHCL-561	CD	11 discs and a DVD
''Hit Style: No. 1 History''		2006-01-25	CBS-Sony	MHCL-779	CD	2 discs, omnibus album featuring 32 different #1 hit J-pop stars
''Nanno Soundtracks + Songless''	ナンノ・サウンドトラックス+ソングレス	2006-06-21	CBS-Sony	MHCL-830	CD	6 discs, soundtrack songs from movies in which she starred, also ''Nanno Songless'' and ''Nanno Compatibility Diagnosis Game''
''Sukeban Deka Last Memorial: Asamiya Saki yo Eien ni''	スケバン刑事 ラスト・メモリアル 〜麻宮サキよ永遠に〜	2006-09-20	CBS-Sony	MHCL-891	CD	also features Yuki Saitō and Yui Asaka

'Sources:'^[8]

Commercial tie-ins

Minamino has performed the theme songs for multiple television series and movies, and her music has been used in many commercials. Following is a list of some of them.

Song title	Japanese title	Description of use	Notes
''Sayonara no Memai''	さよならのめまい	Insert song for ''Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu'' series	for Fuji TV
''Approach''	接近 （アプローチ）	Theme song for ''Toki o Kakeru Shōjo''	for Fuji TV
''Kanashimi Monument''	悲しみモニュメント	Theme song for ''Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu'' series	for Fuji TV
''Kaze no Madrigal''	風のマドリガル	Theme song for ''Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu'' series	for Fuji TV
''Rakuen no Door''	楽園のDoor	Theme song for the movie ''Sukeban Deka''
''Yuki no Kahen''	雪の花片	Commercial for the Onkyo "Radian"
''Hiruyasumi no Yūutsu''	昼休みの憂鬱	Commercial for Fujitsu Personal Computers ''FM77AV40EX'' model
''Aki no Indication''	秋のIndication	Commercial for ''Cecil Chocolate'' from Glico
''Haikara-san ga Tōru''	はいからさんが通る	Used multiple times:#Theme song for the movie ''Haikara-san ga Tōru''#Commercial for Fujicolor film from Fujifilm
''Ame no Mukōgawa''	雨のむこうがわ	Commercial for the Onkyo "Radian"
''Toiki de Net''	吐息でネット	Commercial for "Fitnet Lipstick" and the "Spring Bazaar" from Kanebo
''Aki kara mo, Soba ni Ite''	秋からも、そばにいて	Commercial for "Almond Chocolate" and "Pocky" from Glico
''Carib ni Ikitai''	カリブに行きたい	Commercial for the ''FM77AV40EX'' computer by Fujitsu Personal Computers
''Anata o Aishitai''	あなたを愛したい	Used multiple times:#Theme song from the movie ''Badaiju: Rindenbaumu''#Commercial for JR West "WENS" service
''Just Sweet Love''		Commercial for "Cecil Chocolate" from Glico
''Soft no Shita de Aimashō''	リフトの下で逢いましょう	Commercial for "Ski Train JR Spur-gō" for JR West
''Namida ha Doko e Itta no''	涙はどこへいったの	Commercial for "WENS" service from JR West
''Hitomi no Naka no Mirai''	瞳のなかの未来	Opening theme song for the NHK series ''Aoi Blink''
''Summer Fragrance''	サマー・フレグランス	Commercial for JR West
''Mimi o Sumashite Goran''	耳をすましてごらん	Theme song for ''Itsuka Mita Aoi Sora'' on Nippon Television
''Omoi no Mama ni'' (new version)	思いのままに	Message song for the NTV ''Nippon Television 24-Hour "TV-Ai wa Chikyū o Sukū"'' campaign
''Kiss-shite Loneliness''	KISSしてロンリネス	Commercial for "Cool, Nikki, Basshon" candy drops from Asadaame
''Lonely Blue''		Commercial for the Nagoya Railroad "MediaCard"

Minamino has also appeared in many commercials which did not use her music.^[9]

Product	Company	Time span	Notes
Kirin Lemon	Kirin Brewery Company	1985 – 1986
White Telephone Card	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone	1985
Benelook Keshōhin: Sei naru Hito	Dariya	1985 – 1987
Korokororin, Hiyashi Chūka, Sakana ka na?, Fruits in Jelly	House Foods	1985 – 1987
Fujicolor HR and other film	Fujifilm	1985 – 1988
Kokusai Dial Tsūwa	KDD	1986
Radian	Onkyo	1986 – 1989
''Misaki Annainin Spring Fuji TV Campaign''	Fuji Television	1987
Eolia Air Conditioner	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.	1987
Pocky	Ezaki Glico	1987 – 1990
Personal computer lines	Fujitsu	1987 – 1989
"Nengashō wa Ohayame ni" campaign	Japan Post	1987
Kanebo cosmetics products	Kanebo	1988
Multiple campaigns	West Japan Railway Company	1988 – 1990
Shower soap	Shiseido	1989 – 1990
"Cool, Nikki Basshon" campaign, Mizuame	Asadaame	1989 – 1991
MediaCard	Nagoya Railroad	1991
"Stop AIDS" campaign	Tokyo	1992
"Meruparuku" campaign	Japan Postal Savings Corporation	1993
"Kansai Digital Phone" campaign	SoftBank Mobile	1994
Kasumi-chō Kaihatsu Project	Spaworld	1997	local advertisement only in greater Kansai region
"Relive" campaign	Kosé Corporation	2003
"Ōta Kanpō Ichōyaku" campaign	Isan Ōta	2006

Video

★ ''Tokimeki, Kudasai'' (1986-06-21)

★ ''First Concert'' (1986-11-01)

★ ''Nanno Club'' (1987-07-22)

★ ''Summer Concert'' (1987-11-21)

★ ''From Summer Concert'' (1987-11-21)

★ ''Colorful Ave.'' (1988-08-01)

★ ''Etu du Cinema Yoko Minamino Summer Concert '88'' (1988-12-21)

★ ''Omoi no Mama ni: Yoko Minamino Summer Concert '89'' (1989-11-22)

★ ''Just Sweet Love'' (1989-11-24, promo item never offered for sale)

★ ''Abend'' (1990-11-21)

★ ''Toki no Nagare ni: The Last Day of Tour 1991 in Sunplaza Hall by Yoko Minamino'' (1991-11-21)

★ ''Dear My Best'' (1992-11-21)

★ ''Nanno DVD Box'' (2005-09-28, complete compilation of her performances in movies)

Books

Photo

★ (April 1986, Kodansha, Photographer: Seiichi Nomura)

★ (September 1986, Hakusensha, Photographer: Ryū Ōmatsu)

★ (1987, Bandai Visual)

★ (November 1988, Wani Books, Photographer: Seiichi Nomura)

★ ''My Dear'' (January 1991, CBS-Sony Shuppan, Photographers: Seiichi Nomura, et al)

★ ''Great'' (April 1991, Kodansha, Photographers: Hajime Sawatari, et al)

★ ''Flowers'' (October 2004, Shueisha, Photographer: Yorihito Yamauchi)

Other

★ (September 1989, Kadokawa Shoten)

References

1. Minamino Yoko
2. 第11回 日本アカデミー賞
3. 中級者による切手分類　動物の部
4. 第16回 日本アカデミー賞
5. 週プレ1989 - 知誕Wiki
6. 南野陽子 のディスコグラフィー
7. Minamino Yoko: Albums
8. Minamino Yoko: Singles
9. CM Gallery

External links

★ Drama Wiki

★ Anime News Network

★ K Dash Group (talent agency)

★ 南野陽子.net (extensive fan site)