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Popular J-urban MINMI is currently celebrating her 10th anniversary as a major artist. She first started playing hot reggae tunes in Japanese clubs all the way back in 1996. However she debuted in ‘02 with the single “The Perfect Vision” which happened to sell over 500,000 copies. She is known for her reggae, soca and pop sound, in fact she is known as the first soca artist from Japan. Soca being a style of Caribbean music that originated from Trinidad and Tobago.
MINMIi has since went onto release 13 singles, 2 international singles, 9 albums and 4 DVDs. Along with collaborating with various artists such as m-flo and Nishino Kana, it is obvious that she is important to the J-urban scene, specifically where Japanese reggae is concerned.
As of such to commemorate her 10th anniversary, she has is set to release a concert DVD and a single on 6/27 and 7/4 respectively. She is also set for a country tour, starting on November 29th to December 31st.
MINMI 10-year Anniversary Tour
“Ame nochi Niji”
~Rainbow after the rain~
[Yokohama] 11/29 Yokohama BLITZ
[Tokyo] 12/5 Zepp DiverCity
[Nagoya] 12/12 Zepp Nagoya
[Fukuoka] 12/14 Zepp Fukuoka
[Osaka] 12/31 Osaka Castle Hall
Single
[La La La ~Ai no Uta~]
Release date: July 4th
Nissen 2012 Summer “Manatsu no Resort” CM tie-in
Single release from MINMI. Includes a song produced by Yasutaka Nakata, "Taiyo no Shita de," and live track(s). The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with a music video of the title song.
La La La ~Ai no Uta~ -Limited Edition DVD-
1. La La La ~Ai no Uta~
2. Taiyou no Shita de
3. La La La ~Ai no Uta~ (nissen, ver.)
4. Hibiscus -LIVE TOUR TOUR “Himawari” ~Road to 10th Anniversary~ at Saitama Super Arena
5. Makana -LIVE TOUR TOUR “Himawari” ~Road to 10th Anniversary~ at Saitama Super Arena
6. La La La ~Ai no Uta~ (instrumental)
7. Taiyou no Shita de (instrumental)
8. La La La ~Ai no Uta~ (nissen, ver.) (instrumental)
La La La ~Ai no Uta~ -Regular Edition-
1. La La La ~Ai no Uta~
2. Taiyou no Shita De
3. La La La ~Ai no Uta~ (nissen, ver.)
4. Hibiscus -LIVE TOUR TOUR “Himawari” ~Road to 10th Anniversary~ at Saitama Super Arena
5. Makana -LIVE TOUR TOUR “Himawari” ~Road to 10th Anniversary~ at Saitama Super Arena
6. La La La ~Ai no Uta~ (instrumental)
7. Taiyou no Shita De (instrumental)
8. La La La ~Ai no Uta~ (nissen, ver.) (instrumental)
Title Song
Concert DVD
LIVE TOUR "Himawari" - Road to 10th Anniversary - at Saitama Super Arena
Limited Edition: 2DVD + CD
Regular Edition: 2DVD
Live DVD release from MINMI featuring her performance "MINMI LIVE TOUR "HIMAWARI" - Road to 10th Anniversary -" at Saitama Super Arena. Limited Edition includes a bonus live CD.
-Limited Edition Bonus CD-
-Opening-
Kiseki no Christmas Song
Ave Maria
Manatsu no Orion
Omoide Ga Ippai
Lotta Love
KYON-C
Aozora
The Perfect Vision
T.T.T.
Are Yu Ready
Another World
Imagine
Hatsuyume
MOTHER
Requiem
Hibiscus
Makana
Himawari
source: tour, releases, info, song