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1990
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January 9 &10 |
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Concerts on Queen Elizabeth II anchored at Harumi Quay |
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January
- February
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"Body Temperature Concerts" in Shimonoseki, Fukuyama, Sasebo and Kumamoto a great success, with guest appearances by Kozo Murashita and Marlene |
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April
- July
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28 concerts throughout Japan for spring tour "Mr. Kosetsu Concert Tour '90 ~Catch Your Dream~" |
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April
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Boku Wa Kaze Ni Naritai aired as image song for Television Nishinippon new series "We Love Kyushu" |
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April 21 |
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Single Ano Hi No Sora Yo (new version) released
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June 3 |
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Performs at "EARTH '90" live concert for TV broadcast by satellite to 100 countries from Yoyogi National Stadium Main Gymnasium. This 3-hour live broadcast on NHK BS2 linked 4 countries, Japan, USA, France and Brazil. The broadcast included a duet with John Denver of The Flower That Shattered The Stone. |
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June
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Commences appearances as the narrator for Fuji Television's quiz series "Naruhodo The World" |
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June 21 |
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Album Summer Picnic released
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August 5 & 6 |
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Produces and performs in "4th Hiroshima Peace Memorial Concerts" held at Urayasu NK Hall |
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August 11 & 12 |
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"10th Minami Kosetsu Summer Picnic Finale" concert in Seaside Momochi, Fukuoka, broadcast live on NHK BS2, with a digest broadcast on NHK (main) on August 31
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September 1 |
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Performs in "Takugin Unicef Concert" at NHK Hall
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October 3 |
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CD single Iwa wo Kudaku Hana no Yoni (The Flower That Shattered The Stone) released
Holds convention with John Denver in Nomad, Roppongi, Tokyo
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October 5 |
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19 concerts throughout Japan for Mr. Kosetsu Concert '90 tour, starting with Imazu in Shiga Prefecture |
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October 7 |
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First concert in Kosei Nenkin (Employee Pension) Charity Concert Tour at Kosei Nenkin Kaikan. Revenue donated to welfare facilities throughout Japan |
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October 21 |
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Summer Picnic Finale video released |
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November 4 |
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26th National Paralympics Closing Night Concert at former Fukuoka Prefectural Hall site. Minami also wrote Heart Fly - Tobitate, Ai E, the image song for this event (Lyrics: Tomoko Tsukiashi & Kosetsu Minami, Sung by Ryoko Moriyama) |
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November 9 -16 |
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"Bridge" concerts in Oita Prefecture (Toyomae, Hita, Saiki, Kitsuki)
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December |
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5 dinner shows throughout Japan
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1991
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January |
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Stars in Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Life Insurance TV commercial (image song Myujishan no Chichi Yori)
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February
-March
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6 concerts throughout Japan for Kosei Nenkin (Employee Pension) Charity Concert Tour
9 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Concert '91" Tour
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April |
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Stars in Shiseido "Natural" Color Rinse TV commercial
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May |
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Record original album in Perth, Australia, for release in September |
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May
- August
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16 concerts for "Minami Kosetsu Concert '91" Tour |
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July 3 |
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Appears on "Yoru No Hit Studio" special emergency broadcast for Shimabara Relief (Unzen volcano eruption)
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August
- October
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Writes column in Nikkan Sports (nationwide sports newspaper) |
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August 6 & 7 |
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Produces 5th Hiroshima Peace Memorial Concerts held at Hiroshima Miel Parque Hall
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September 21 |
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Album Kaerenai Kisetsu and single Hara Hara released |
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September
- November
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22 concerts throughout Japan for the Minami Kosetsu Kaerenai Kisetsu (Gone Forever) Concert Tour
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November 30 |
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Final concert in tour held at the Nippon Budokan
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December |
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5 dinner shows throughout Japan |
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1992
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January |
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Stars in Post Office Life Insurance TV commercial |
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January 21 |
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Best hits album The Best released by Pony Canyon |
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February
- April
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20 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu '92" Tour |
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February 21 |
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Single Hoshi No Dekki Ni Shagande (Post Office Life Insurance TV commercial song) and c/w Mienai Okurimono (Miki House image song) released |
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April 29 |
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"Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater
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May 21 |
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Single Arigato (Shiseido "Natural" Color Rinse TV commercial image song) released |
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May
- August
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20 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Concert '92" Tour |
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July
- October
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Stars in House Foods Curry Campaign TV commercial |
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August 6 |
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Produces 6th Hiroshima Peace Concert held at Hiroshima Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
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September
- November
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"Minami Kosetsu Concert '92" Kaze No Senritsu (Wind Melody) tour |
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September
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Begins 2 year series of essays "Minami Kosetsu - Kono Chikyu to Kodomotachi" ("Kosetsu Minami - Children and this Earth") in Shogakukan monthly "P-and", starting with October issue
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October
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Begins JFN radio series "Minami Kosetsu Shumatsu Wa Log House De" ("Kosetsu Minami's Log House Weekend") every Sunday morning from 8:00 to 8:55am
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November 20 |
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Single Alone released (TV Tokyo's "Tokumitsu No TV Columbus" ending theme song from October to December)
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November 30 |
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"Minami Kosetsu in Budokan '92 Kaze No Senritsu (Wind Melody)" tour final concert
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December 31 |
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First appearance on NHK Kohaku Utagassen (43rd - legendary New Year's Eve program) |
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1993
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January
- April
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19 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu '93" Spring Tour |
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March 19 |
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Single Yume No Jikan released. ("Kekkon" ("Wedding" - Shochiku) theme song - film released on April 24)
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April
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Begins Yomiuri TV "Yume No Jikan" ("Dream Time") series, broadcast every Wednesday late night 0:10am - 0:40am |
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April 21 |
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Album Yume No Jikan released from Pony Canyon |
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April 29 |
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2nd "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater
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June
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"Minami Kosetsu Concert '93" (summer tour) starts
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August |
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Produces "7th Hiroshima Peace Concert" held at Hiroshima Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
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September
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"Minami Kosetsu Concert '93" (autumn tour) starts
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November 19 |
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20th album Folksong released |
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December 31 |
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2nd appearance on NHK Kohaku Utagassen (44th)
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1994
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April 29 |
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3rd "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater |
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June 17 |
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Single Sore Wo Koibito To Yobeba released. (TaKaRa "Jun" Legend TV commercial theme song)
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August 9 |
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Produces "8th Hiroshima Peace Concert" held at Hiroshima Kosei Nenkin Kaikan |
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October
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15 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Concert '94 Atarashii Asa (New Morning)" (autumn tour). |
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December 7 |
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Single Ai Wo Yadoshite released. (Title song for TV Tokyo 12-hour drama "Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Tenka Wo Toru!" ("Hideyoshi Toyotomi Takes Power!") |
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December |
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4 dinner shows throughout Japan
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1995
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January
& February
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Records original album in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for release in July |
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February 7 |
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Single Ano Hi Kara released. (Fuji Television "Yo! Taisho Mikke" ending theme) |
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March 7, 8, 9 |
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Performs in March of the Music charity concerts held at the Nippon Budokan for Kobe Earthquake victims |
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March: 12 |
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concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Ano Hi Kara (From That Day) Concert Tour '95" (spring tour)
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April 29 |
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4th "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater |
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May 13 |
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Performs in Kosaku Yamada Memorial Akatombo (Red Dragonfly) Concert at Orchard Hall |
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July 5 |
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Single Hito Natsu No Shizuku released |
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July 21 |
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Album Seishun No Hibi released |
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August |
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Produces "9th Hiroshima Peace Concert Finale" held at Hiroshima Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
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August 19 |
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Album 25th Anniversary Kosetsu Best released |
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September
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25 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu 25th Anniversary Seishun No Hibi (Days of Youth) Concert" (autum tour)
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October
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Previously unreleased song Kaze No Page used in Food Agency Rice Diet Promotion Committee TV commercial
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December 1 |
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Guest appearance in "AAA '95 Special Super Auction & Live in Ariake Coliseum" event to celebrate founding of Tokyo Metropolitan TV and opening of Yurikamome New Transit Line |
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December 3 |
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Performs with Shozo Ise on Fuji Television program "Music Fair" |
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December 3 |
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3 dinner shows throughout Japan |
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December 31 |
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3rd appearance on NHK Kohaku Utagassen (46th). Sings Kyu Sakamoto's Ue Wo Muite Aruko
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1996
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January 29
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Appears as Champ in Fuji Television program "Hey! Hey! Hey!" hosted by Downtown |
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January
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18 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Concert Tour '96" (spring tour) |
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March
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"Minami Kosetsu Acoustic Concert" island tour (Kunigami-son and Iejima in Okinawa, and Okino Erabu Jima and Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture)
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March
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New song released on June 21, Hatsukoi Wa Yume No You Ni, used as Snow Brand Hokkaido Butter TV commercial song (c/w Kaze No Page used in Food Agency Rice Diet Promotion Committee)
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April 29 |
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5th "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater
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June |
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Performs at "Matsuri in Hawaii", an Ongaku Batake musical event produced by Katsuhisa Hattori
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July 12 |
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Holds "Peace Concert" at Okinawa Convention Center with sinon
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July
- August
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2 summer dinner shows
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July
- November
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6 summer outdoor concerts throughout Japan
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October 12 |
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Guest appearance at "Kumamoto City Music Festival" held in Kumamoto Castle |
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September
- December
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21 concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Kaze Ni Fukarete (Blown By The Wind) Concert Tour '96" (autumn tour)
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December 26 |
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Performs at Hibiya Kokaido with Ryoko Moriyama, Koji Tamaki, Masashi Sada in House of Hope charity concert to raise money for the construction of care facility for children orphaned by the Kobe Earthquake
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December 31 |
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4th appearance on NHK Kohaku Utagassen (47th), singing Yume Ichiya
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1997
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April 9 |
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Album Kokoro No Niji released. (Kokoro No Niji used as TV Tokyo program "Tokumitsu Kazuo Joho Spirit" ("Kazuo Tokumitsu Information Spirit") ending theme from July to September)
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April 29 |
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6th "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater
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June
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4 "Acoustic Tour" concerts in Hokkaido
Participates in Yuzo Kayama tribute album Maboroshi no Amarilla
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September 9 |
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Performs in Kyu Sakamoto tribute concert |
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December 17 |
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participates in tribute album released in December
New single Kaze No You Ni Hoshi No You Ni released (Minami composed the melody for lyrics that won the New Radio Age Campaign Hometown Lyrics Grand Prix for Kyushu and Okinawa Area)
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December 31 |
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5th appearance on NHK Kohaku Utagassen (48th), singing Uchi No Otosan |
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1998
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From
February
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Concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Kaze No Komoriuta (Wind Lullaby) Concert Tour '98"
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February 28 |
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Performs in KBC 45th Anniversary event "Legendary Live Heartful Day" with Tulip, Shozo Ise, Iruka, Kaientai, Konosuke Sakazaki and Masashi Sada
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April 29 |
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7th "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater
New single Watashi No Hana Wo Sakasetai released. (TV Tokyo drama series Tonde Hi Ni Iru Haru No Yome title song)
c/wOrera Wa Hai Hai Hai released. (NHK BS program Nihon No Uta Folk Daishugo Minami Kosetsu To Acoustic Friends theme song)
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June |
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Stars in Universal Home TV commercial (Song: Okaerinasai) |
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1999
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February |
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Concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Kaze No Komoriuta Concert Tour '99"
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April 21 |
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New single Yugure Made released. (c/w Okaerinasai Universal Home TV commercial song)
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April 29 |
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8th "Green Paradise" concert at Hibiya Outdoor Theater
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June 17 |
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New album Yume No Kanata He released
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August 8 |
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"Summer Picnic Dream" concert on special stage at Kashii Park Port in Fukuoka Directs vocals for Kirin Akiaji beer TV commercial
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From
September
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Concerts throughout Japan for "Minami Kosetsu Yume No Kanata He (To the Edge of My Dreams) Concert Tour '99"
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September |
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Participates in recording of Ongaku Batake 16 Friends, an album to commemorate Katsuhisa Hattori's 40 years of musical endeavor that is released on October 27
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November 16 |
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Performs in "Taiwan Earthquake Heart Aid" at the Tokyo International Forum |
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From
December
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Ringo No Ki No Shita De, a song composed by Kosetsu Minami (melody) and Iruka (lyrics) and performed by both as a duet, is selected for daily broadcast as an NHK "Minna No Uta" ("Everyone's Song")
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December 1 |
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Performs in "Act Against Aids '99" Concert at Orchard Hall |
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December 31 |
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Appearance on NHK Kohaku Utagassen (50th) as Kaguyahime, singing Kandagawa
Current regular programs:
NHK BS2 (satellite TV): Nihon No Uta Folk Daishugo Minami Kosetsu To Acoustic Friends (Kosetsu Minami and Friends Japan Folk Gathering)
JFN (FM radio, 21 stations): Minami Kosetsu Shumatsu Wa Log House De (Kosetsu Minami's Log Cabin Weekend)
RKB (TV, Kyushu & Okinawa 8 stations): Minami Kosetsu No Yume No Kayoiji (Kosetsu Minami's Dream Crossroads)
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