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Minami Kuribayashi

1976 - Today

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Minami Kuribayashi (栗林 みな実, Kuribayashi Minami; born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, lyricist and former voice actress from Shizuoka Prefecture. From 2016 to 2019, she performed under the stage name Minami. Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her much attention. Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon charts and charted for 14 weeks. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Minami Kuribayashi is the 3,585th most popular singer (down from 3,221st in 2024), the 3,327th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,418th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Minami Kuribayashi ranks 3,580 out of 4,381. Before her are B.G. Knocc Out. After her are Ill Bill, Andrea Koevska, Eric Wagner, Kwon Ri-se, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Hovi Star, Moa Kikuchi, Matt Barlow, Peggy Zina, Nasrin Kadri, and Monika Kuszyńska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Minami Kuribayashi ranks 877. Before her are Ivaylo Petkov, Túlio Lustosa Seixas Pinheiro, Sivert Høyem, Maria Simon, Nicolas Vouilloz, and Milaim Rama. After her are Aleksei Budõlin, Svitlana Azarova, Eduardo Marques, Katalin Kovács, Ali Sadpara, and Keit Pentus-Rosimannus.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Minami Kuribayashi ranks 3,328 out of 6,245. After her are Kensuke Tanabe (1963), Masahide Kawamoto (1971), Shusuke Tsubouchi (1983), Shuto Yamamoto (1985), Keiichi Zaizen (1968), Hideharu Miyahira (1973), Yoko Tanabe (1966), Kyōko Hikami (1969), Akito Watabe (1988), Fumi Nikaido (1994), Hideki Katsura (1970), and Shinji Sarusawa (1969).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Minami Kuribayashi ranks 76. Before her are Yuko Oshima (1988), Hitomi Shimatani (1980), Ryo Nishikido (1984), Yui Mizuno (1999), Kotoko (1980), and Mari Yaguchi (1983). After her are Kwon Ri-se (1991), Moa Kikuchi (1999), Aimer (1990), Minami Takahashi (1991), Kana Nishino (1989), and Shouta Aoi (1987).

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