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Michiko Evwana (born December 8, 1974), better known by her stage name lead=yes, is a Japanese hip-hop and reggae musician,, United Daily News (in Chinese), August 22, 2008 as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first Soca music artist from Japan. Since 2007, she has been married to 若旦那, a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze, until their divorce on June 28, 2016.
She began playing reggae music in Japanese clubs in 1996. Her 2002 debut single, "The Perfect Vision", went on to sell over 500,000 copies.
In 2005, Minmi released her first soca-influenced song, "Summertime!!," as opposed to her regular reggae and hip-hop sound. Because of this event, she attended the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival in February 2006, performing on stage. In September, she was nominated for best new artist at the Reggae/Soca Music Awards in New York. Minmi attended the festival again in 2007, performing "Sha Na Na (Japanese Wine)" with Machel Montano.
In June 2007, it was suddenly announced that Minmi had married Wakadanna, a member of reggae group Shōnan no Kaze, and was four months pregnant. The two had first met in 2001 in Jamaica, and began dating soon after. In November she gave birth to her first child, a son.
In March 2010, it was announced that Minmi was pregnant with her second child. Her fourth album Mother, released in July when she was roughly eight months pregnant, prominently features her stomach in the photographs. The child, the second boy, was born ten days early on August 4 in New York.
On June 10 and July 22, 2015, Minmi released her seventeenth single "Hologram".
| 2003 | Miracle | 2 | 476,000 |
| 2004 | imagine | 3 | 190,000 |
| 2006 | Natural | 6 | 100,000 |
| 2010 | Mother | 5 | 64,000 |
| 2013 | I LOVE | 14 | |
| 2014 | BAD | 17 | |
| 2015 | EGO | 28 | 3,000 |
| 2016 | Life is Beautiful | 29 | |
| 2018 | identity | 57 | |
| 2005 | 16 | 71,000 | |
| 2006 | Minmi Natural Show Case 2006 In Zepp Tokyo (Special Edition) - EP | — | |
| 2007 | The Love Song Collection 2006—2007 | 3 | 75,000 |
| 2008 | Minmi Best 2002—2008 | 2 | 230,000 |
| 2009 | Summer Collection with Music Clips | 5 | 38,000 |
| 2011 | The Heart Song Collection | 10 | |
| 2012 | MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002-2012 | 7 | |
| 2014 | MINMI BEST "ORIGIN" | 147 | |
| 2015 | New MINMI Friends -"Bad" "MINMI" To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka- | 117 | |
| 2017 | 69 | ||
| 75 | |||
! rowspan="2" | Release ! rowspan="2" | Title ! colspan="3" | Chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Oricon sales ! rowspan="2" | Album | ||
| 2002 | "The Perfect Vision" | 4 | — | — | 353,000 | Miracle | |
| "T.T.T." | 8 | — | — | 74,000 | |||
| 2003 | "Another World" | 17 | — | — | 37,000 | Imagine | |
| 2004 | "Fruit of Love" | 19 | — | — | 15,000 | ||
| "Are Yu Ready" | 45 | — | — | 7,000 | Natural | ||
| 2005 | Samātaimu!! | 19 | — | — | 27,000 | ||
| 2006 | Nishiazabu Legend | 78 | — | — | 3,000 | ||
| "I Love You Baby" | 42 | — | — | 9,000 | Love Song Collection | ||
| 2007 | 17 | — | 13* | 36,000 | |||
| 2009 | Abe Maria | 14 | 16 | 2 | 18,000 | Mother | |
| "What If You're Not There Tomorrow" | 25 | 42 | 7 | 7,000 | |||
| 2010 | Haibisukasu | 27 | 30 | 8 | 7,000 | ||
| "Blooming with a Bang" | 58 | 70 | 25 | 2,000 | MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002–2012 | ||
| 2012 | La La La ~Song of Love | 58 | — | — | I LOVE | ||
| エンゲージリング | 35 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | Cherry Blossom ~Eternity~ | 28 | — | — | |||
| 2014 | I want a lot. | 45 | — | — | BAD | ||
| 2015 | ホログラム | 116 | — | — | EGO | ||
| * charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart. †Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009. | |||||||
| 2006 | "Win and Shine" (Ukarats FC) | Co-wrote lyrics/music. | 48 | — | — | 6,000 | We Love We We |
| 2007 | "Dream Lover" (Infinity 16 welcomez Shōnan no Kaze, Minmi, Moomin) | 10 | — | 5* | 74,000 | Foundation Rock | |
| "Midsummer Orion" (Infinity 16 welcomez Minmi, 10-Feet) | 14 | — | 27* | 25,000 | |||
| "Miracle" (Teruteru Babys) | Charity single, wrote song/featured vocals. | 39 | — | — | 7,000 | ||
| 2008 | "Dream Mix, Vol. 01" ( INFINITY 16 welcomez Shonan no kaze, MINMI, MOOMIN, 10-FEET, MUNEHIRO) | — | — | — | |||
| "Wishing on a Star" (Infinity 16 welcomez Minmi, Wakadanna & Han-kun from Shōnan no Kaze, Goki) | 19 | 13 | 11* | 14,000 | Welcomez | ||
| 2010 | "Emergency" (RED SPIDER feat. MINMI, HAN-KUN, KENTY GROSS, BES, APOLLO, KIRA, NG HEAD, DOZAN11) | — | — | — | Kinkyu Jitai – One Sound Dance Live 2010 | ||
| 2012 | "Rain then sunny" (INFINITY 16 welcomez MINMI & JAY'ED) | 98 | — | — | MY LIFE | ||
| 2013 | "Pan Pan Papan" (RED SPIDER feat. feat. Minmi, Kenty Gross, Arm Strong & Bes) | — | — | — | WHAT THE SPIDER | ||
| "HANDS UP" (RED SPIDER feat. Minmi, Bes, NG Head, Kenty Gross, Boogie Man & Shingo Nishinari) | — | — | — | ||||
| 東京 (Shingo Nishinari feat. MINMI) | — | — | — | I am sorry. | |||
| 2016 | "Ah Murderz" (RED SPIDER feat. MINMI, BES, APOLLO, KENTY GROSS, J-REXXX, KIRA, NATURAL WEAPON & DOZAN11) | — | — | — | Title is to be announced ～ALL JAPANESE REGGAE DUB MIX CD～ | ||
| 2018 | "Slave of Love" (YOSA & TAAR feat. Taichi Mukai & MINMI) | — | — | — | Modern Disco Tours | ||
| "All In" (Shella Posse feat. MINMI) | — | — | — | ||||
| "NO NO" (RED SPIDER feat. MINMI, APOLLO, KENTY GROSS & NATURAL WEAPON) | — | — | — | #compact_disc | |||
| 2009 | "A Natural Woman" | Aretha Franklin cover | |
| 2010 | ピンク帽子の "ドレミファソ" | The Heart Song Collection | |
| 2012 | "Teo Teo ~D.I.N.C~" feat. DOBERMAN INC | MINMI Best Ame Nochi Niji 2002–2012 | |
| 2013 | スマホ （SeasonII） feat. Shingo Nishinari | New MINMI Friends -"Bad" "MINMI" To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka- | |
| 2014 | #ヤッチャイタイ | BAD | |
| 2015 | "MOVE" | EGO | |
| ホログラム | |||
| 2018 | Winner (Yokohama Futtou Version) | Yokohama F. Marinos Official Half Time Supporting Song | |
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| July 27, 2005 | 37 |
| November 22, 2006 | 69 |
| December 3, 2008 | 17 |
| December 2, 2009 | 33 |
| June 27, 2012 | 36 |
| December 24, 2014 | 127 |
| May 27, 2015 | 40 |
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