(born December 28, 1986, in
Osaka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...
, Japan) is the female lead singer of
Jyukai, a
Japanese pop/
soft rock
Soft rock is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. S ...
group.
Biography
At an early age, she aspired to be a singer. While she was an elementary pupil, she practiced songwriting and idolized
Speed and
Namie Amuro.
In 2003, she met her friend, fellow music addict Yoshiaki Dewa. A year later, they formed Jyukai and started doing gigs at Osaka. They were signed by
Sistus Records in 2006, while Manami was signed solo at the same label two years later.
She composes her band's songs as the vocalist/composer.
Solo discography
Albums
Singles
"Blue Vibration/Kaze no Memori/to the end of the world" (September 24, 2008,
Sistus Records, GNCX-0015)
External links
Official Website by Sistus recordsOfficial Blog by Ameba BlogProfile by Rainbow Entertainment
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1986 births
Living people
Singers from Osaka Prefecture
Anime musicians
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers