Minami Kuribayashi


Minami Kuribayashi is a Japanese singer, songwriter, lyricist and 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. She has since performed songs for other games and anime, including series such as Muv-Luv, Chrono Crusade, My-HiME, My-Otome, Kure-nai, and School Days.
Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max and Kisho Taniyama. She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Veronica. Also, she is part of Sound Horizon.

Filmography

TV animation

Solo

Singles

#Single detailsCatalog No.Peak Oricon
chart position		AlbumSalesNotes
1st"Muv-Luv "
  • Released: 3 April 2002
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
LACM-404897Overture25,900
2nd"Kaze no Yukue/Yours "
  • Released: 5 February 2003
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-408462Overture28,600
    3rd"Precious Memories"
  • Released: 29 October 2003
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-410717Overture55,000
    4th"Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line "
  • Released: 21 January 2004
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-411017passage51,500
    5th"Shining☆Days"
  • Released: 3 November 2004
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-415718passage52,000
    –"beginning"
  • Released: 23 February 2005
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-418355passage33,600
    6th"Shining☆Days Re-Product&Remix"
  • Released: 24 March 2005
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-418939Non–album single5,000
    7th"Muv-Luv "
  • Released: 10 August 2005
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-420934passage34,400
    8th"Blue Treasure"
  • Released: 24 August 2005
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-420537passage35,100
    9th"Dream☆Wing"
  • Released: 2 November 2005
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-422719passage42,300
    10th"Crystal Energy"
  • Released: 22 February 2006
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-424715fantastic arrow38,700
    11th"Yell!"
  • Released: 22 November 2006
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-432020dream link19,400
    12th"United Force"
  • Released: 22 May 2007
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-436423dream link20,800
    13th"BUT,metamorphosis"
  • Released: 26 December 2007
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-444779dream link12,500
    14th"Next Season/Sweet Passion"
  • Released: 12 March 2008
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-447639dream link15,100
    15th"Love Jump"
  • Released: 23 April 2008
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-448036dream link16,800
    16th"unripe hero"
  • Released: 23 July 2008
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-451433mind touch7,761
    17th"Finality Blue"
  • Released: 22 October 2008
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-454948mind touch6,116
    18th"Sympathizer"
  • Released: 21 January 2009
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-456322mind touch10,446
    19th"Miracle Fly"
  • Released: 22 April 2009
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-460633mind touch7,539+
    20th"earth trip"
  • Released: 22 July 2009
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-463987mind touch
    21st"Unreal Paradise "
  • Released: 21 October 2009
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-465730mind touch
    22nd"Meiya Kadenrou "
  • Released: 27 January 2010
  • Label: GloryHeaven
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-404743Non–album single
    23rd"STRAIGHT JET"
  • Released: 26 January 2011
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-477716TIGHT KNOT
    24th"Kimi no Naka no Eiyū "
  • Released: 9 November 2011
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
    		• LACM-34900
    LACM-4900     		14TIGHT KNOT
    25th"HAPPY CRAZY BOX"
    		LACM-34925,
    LACM-4925     		25TIGHT KNOT
    26th"signs~Sakutsuki Hitoyo~ "
    		AVCD-49734/B,
    AVCD-49735/B,

    AVCD-49736     		20TIGHT KNOT
    27th"BELIEVE"
    • Released: 24 October 2012
    • Label: Lantis
    • Format: CD
    		LACM-34015,
    LACM-14015     		35TIGHT KNOT
    28th"Doubt the World"
    		AVCD-49971/B,
    AVCD-49972/B,

    AVCD-49973     		28TBA
    29th"ZERO!!"
    • Released: 24 April 2013
    • Label: Lantis
    • Format: CD
    		LACM-34083,
    LACM-14083     		30TBA
    30th"True Blue Traveler"
    		LALM-4001,
    LALM-4003     		18TBA
    31st"moving soul"
    • Released: 30 July 2014
    • Label: Lantis
    • Format: CD
    		LACM-34246,
    LACM-14246     		31TBA

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