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Miki Imai

Person · female · Japan · Takanabe · born 1963 · recording since 1986

Japanese singer, actress, voice actress

J-pop album-oriented rock

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Also known as Miki Imai · 今井美樹 · Imai Miki · 今井美樹 · 布袋美樹

Debut: 1986
Recording span: 40 years
Release groups: 63
Awards: 2
Timeline events: 28
Wiki language versions: 12

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Timeline

28 events▣ Album 25◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1960s
1. 14 April 1963 · Birth
  Born 1963-04-14
  source: wikidata
1980s
1. 5 December 1986 · Debut release
  Debut release: femme
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 5 December 1986 · Album
  Album: femme
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 21 September 1987 · Album
  Album: elfin
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1988 · Award
  Won: Japan Record Awards
  source: wikidata
5. 21 June 1988 · Album
  Album: Bewith
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 7 December 1988 · Album
  Album: fiesta
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 21 June 1989 · Album
  Album: MOCHA under a full moon
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 29 August 1990 · Album
  Album: retour
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 7 September 1991 · Album
  Album: Lluvia
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 23 December 1992 · Album
  Album: flow into space
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2 September 1994 · Album
  Album: ア・プレイス・イン・ザ・サン
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 28 July 1995 · Album
  Album: Love Of My Life
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 16 July 1997 · Album
  Album: PRIDE
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 26 November 1998 · Album
  Album: 未来
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 23 August 2000 · Album
  Album: 太陽とヘミングウェイ
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 22 August 2001 · Album
  Album: AQUA
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 17 July 2002 · Album
  Album: Pearl
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 27 August 2003 · Album
  Album: ESCAPE
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 3 November 2004 · Album
  Album: She is
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 22 November 2006 · Album
  Album: Milestone
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 14 February 2008 · Album
  Album: I Love A Piano
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 22 April 2009 · Album
  Album: Feelin 'Good
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 25 November 2009 · Album
  Album: corridor
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 9 October 2013 · Album
  Album: Dialogue -Miki Imai Sings Yuming Classics-
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 20 May 2015 · Album
  Album: Colour
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 6 June 2018 · Album
  Album: Sky
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 11 February 2026 · Album
  Album: smile
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography653 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370677047

Biography

Miki Imai (今井美樹, Imai Miki; born 14 April 1963) is a female Japanese pop singer and actress. She won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Inuji ni Seshi Mono.

Personal life

She married guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei on 6 June 1999. The couple's daughter was born on 26 July 2002. The family resides in London.

Albums

Femme (5 December 1986)
Elfin (21 September 1987)
Bewith (21 June 1988)
Fiesta (7 December 1988)
Mocha (21 June 1989)
Ivory (6 December 1989)
Retour (29 August 1990)
Lluvia (7 September 1991)
Flow into Space (23 December 1992)
Ivory II (10 November 1993)
Flow into Space Live '93 (17 December 1993)
A Place in the Sun (2 September 1994)
A Place in the Sun Live (5 April 1995)
Love of My Life (28 July 1995)
Thank You (21 June 1996)
Pride (16 July 1997)
"MomentMoment25 March 1998 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11PRIDE〜OVERTURE〜2:352LAST JUNCTION4:593I CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ U5:214Sunny Sunday6:325No14:076去年は、8月だった6:097Miss You6:058半袖5:029P. S. I LOVE YOU2:5110OVER THE RAINBOW5:2811アラビアン・ナイト6:0812永遠のメモリー6:40Disc 21Windy noon4:042雨にキッスの花束を4:413もっともっともっと5:134Bluebird5:015The Days I Spent With You6:226幸せになりたい5:567DRIVEに連れてって6:318Ruby6:349私はあなたの空になりたい4:4710PRIDE10:54" PRIDE-LIVE (25 March 1998)
Imai Miki from 1986 (1 July 1998)
Mirai (26 November 1998)
Blooming Ivory (14 April 2000)
Taiyō to Heminguuei (23 August 2000)
Imai Miki Tour 2000 in Club hemingway (21 February 2001)
Aqua (22 August 2001)
Goodbye Yesterday – The Best of Miki Imai - (24 April 2002)
Pearl (17 July 2002)
One Night at the Chapel (7 November 2002)
Escape (27 August 2003)
Ivory III (16 June 2004)
She is (3 November 2004)
Dream Tour Final at Budokan 2004 (16 March 2005)
20051211IVory (22 February 2006)
Milestone (22 November 2006)
I Love a Piano (14 February 2008)
Corridor (25 November 2009)
Dialogue: Miki Imai Sings Yuming Classics (9 October 2013)
Colour (20 May 2015)
Classic Ivory 35th Anniversary Orchestral Best (11 November 2020)
smile (11 February 2026)

Singles

"Tasogare no Monorogu" (21 May 1986)
"Yasei no Kaze" (1 July 1987)
"Shizuka ni Kita Sorichudo" (5 March 1988)
"Kanojo to Tip on Duo" (17 August 1988)
"Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel" (17 May 1989)
"Hitomi ga Hohoemukara" (8 November 1989)
"Piece of My WishPIECE OF MY WISH7 November 1991 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1PIECE OF MY WISH5:382Tea For Two3:343PIECE OF MY WISH (Instrumental)5:33" (7 November 1991)
"Blue Moon Blue" (6 November 1992)
"BluebirdBluebird28 July 1993 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Bluebird2amour au chocolat (new version)3Bluebird (Instrumental)" (28 July 1993)
"Miss YouMiss You18 July 1994 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Miss You5:572輝く街で4:033Miss You (instrumental)5:55" (18 July 1994)
"Ruby" (12 July 1995)
"PridePRIDE16 July 1997 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1PRIDE (OVERTURE)2:272LAST JUNCTION5:003I CAN'T STOP LOVIN'U4:414DRIVEに連れてって4:565No14:106OVER THE RAINBOW4:497永遠のメモリー6:078Prussian Blue1:569Windy noon3:1910アラビアン・ナイト5:3011私はあなたの空になりたい4:3312PRIDE6:07" (4 November 1996)
"Drive ni Tsuretette" (18 June 1997)
"Watashi wa Anata no Sora ni Naritai/Shiro no Warutsu" (21 November 1997)
"flowersflowers28 October 1998 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1flowers2feeling called love3flowers (INSTRUMENTAL)" (28 October 1998)
"Kōri no Yōni Hohoende/Smiling Girls" (13 January 1999)
"Sleep My DearSLEEP MY DEAR19 May 1999 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1SLEEP MY DEAR(「蘇る金狼」主題歌)2BUTTERFLY IN THE DARK" (19 May 1999)
"Goodbye YesterdayGoodbye Yesterday9 February 2000 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Goodbye Yesterday24月になれば3Goodbye Yesterday (instrumental)44月になれば (instrumental)" (9 February 2000)
"Tsukiyo no Koibitotachi" (24 May 2000)
"Shiosai" (25 July 2001)
"Hohoemi no Hito" (9 May 2002)
"Honto no Kimochi" (30 July 2003)
"Omoide ni Sasayagu" (14 October 2004)
"Ai no Uta" (27 July 2005)
"Toshishita no Suifu" (25 October 2006)
"Inori" (7 November 2007)
"Ashiato" (9 April 2008)
"Takaramono" (16 September 2009)
"Hitohira" (28 October 2009)

DVD

Miki Imai A-Live: For Retour (18 October 2000)
Miki Imai Peace Clips (18 October 2000)
Tour de Miki: Flow into Space Live (18 October 2000)
A Place in the Sun Films (18 October 2000)
Profile (18 October 2000)
Love of My Life Films (18 October 2000)
Thank You (18 October 2000)
Monument (18 October 2000)
Goodbye Yesterday and Hello Tomorrow (24 January 2001)
Imai Miki Tour 1999 "Mirai" (24 January 2001)
Imai Miki Tour 2000 In Club Hemingway (21 February 2001)
Hohoemi no Hito (19 September 2002)
One Night at the Chapel (7 November 2002)
Miki Imai Live at Orchard Hall (4 August 2004)
Dream Tour Final at Budokan 2004 (16 March 2005)
Tonight's Live Ivory (22 February 2006)
20th Anniversary Concert "MilestoneMilestone22 November 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1愛の詩4:532年下の水夫4:15320才のころ6:204Luna4:305薄紅模様4:586真夏の幻4:147雨のあと5:048Glad to be a woman3:369そしてキスして5:0510Part Of Your World3:0311PIECE OF MY WISH6:08" (7 November 2007)

Video

Passage (21 October 1987)
Miki Imai A-Live: For Retour (21 December 1990)
Miki Imai Peace Clips (17 September 1993)
Tour de Miki: Flow into Space Live (18 March 1994)
A Place in the Sun Films (18 November 1994)
Profile (21 April 1995)
Love Of My Life films (20 October 1995)
Thank You (21 June 1996)
Monument (25 March 1998)
Goodbye Yesterday and Hello Tomorrow (24 January 2001)
Imai Miki Tour 1999 "Mirai" (24 January 2001)
Imai Miki Tour 2000 In Club Hemingway (21 February 2001)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	12	64.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	63	95.7th
Studio albums	25	97.5th
Awards recorded	2	92.6th
Timeline events	28	96.4th
Recording span (years)	40	80.2th
Genres	6	91th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (63 release groups · 25 studio albums)

Albums · 25

femme
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:44
1頬に風5:10
2Your Own4:44
3悲しい週末4:47
4オレンジの河4:21
5黄昏のモノローグ4:34
6濡れていた瞳4:59
7オフの恋心4:02
8ひなたでピルエット5:16
9American Breakfast トキメキ添え3:51
10切なさの向こう側5:00
elfin
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:07
1どしゃ降りWonderland3:48
2ポールポジション4:48
3クラブ・ロンリーハーツ・エキゾティカ4:48
4思い出しただけ5:49
5ふたりでスプラッシュ5:02
6ラスト・シークェンス5:34
7SAYONARAの行方4:37
8光の夢4:07
9elfin3:24
10野性の風(Album Remix)5:10
Bewith
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:29
1夏をかさねて6:52
2セカンドエンゲージ6:00
3冷蔵庫のあかりで4:22
4カリビアン・ブルーの夜明け5:06
5今日私はひとり5:12
6キスより吐息より4:56
7初恋のように4:54
8とっておきの朝を3:59
9黄色いTV6:26
109月半島4:39
11静かにきたソリチュード5:03
fiesta
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:07
1Prelude (Instrumental)2:11
2(They long to be) Close to you4:04
3The lady wants to know4:36
4Reunted5:11
5Feel like makin' love5:00
6Snow falling thick and slow (Instrumental)3:25
7Lovin' you3:45
8Superstar5:50
9Company6:49
10ひとりで X'mas4:16
MOCHA under a full moon
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 46:20
1TOKYO 8月サングラス6:23
2横顔からI LOVE YOU4:27
3Boogie‐Woogie Lonesome High‐Heel4:03
4Anytime Manytimes4:18
5飽きたら言って5:08
6明るくなるまで4:45
7ありふれたlove scene5:05
8泳ぐ5:45
9地上に降りるまでの夜6:26
retour
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:00:57
1Retour5:13
2Sol y Sombra6:08
3カ・ケ・ヒ・キ・274:29
4雨にキッスの花束を4:39
5もっともっともっと5:25
6幸せになりたい4:51
7去年は、8月だった6:08
8泣きたかった6:16
9半袖4:45
10冬のマーケット4:47
11輝く星になって3:43
12新しい街で4:33
Lluvia
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:10
1SATELLITE HOUR4:39
2ひとりになってみよう4:58
3夢の夜4:00
4あこがれのままで6:10
5プラスα5:40
6Tea For Two3:33
7Lluvia5:15
8笑顔5:26
9黄昏4:49
10DISTANCE5:40
flow into space
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 46:51
1Blue Moon Blue (Re-mix)4:33
2amour au chocolat5:27
3素敵なうわさ5:16
4The Days I Spent With You5:50
5かげろう (Re-mix)5:50
6永遠が終わるとき5:29
7雪の週末5:05
8flow into space3:56
9遠い街から5:25
ア・プレイス・イン・ザ・サン
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 53:19
1夢4:35
2Martiniqueの海風5:16
3輝く町で4:02
4Miss You6:14
5彼はもう来ないでしょう5:30
6Silent Blue5:24
7Sweet Love, Sweet Pain4:44
8A PLACE IN THE SUN6:06
9海辺にて5:55
10Watermark5:33
Love Of My Life
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:54
1Noctiluca6:26
2Sunny Sunday6:18
3友だち5:08
4Daydream4:19
5見つめていたい6:37
6Smells like you4:02
7after all5:11
8Ruby6:10
9春の日4:06
10Love Of My Life7:05
11Pray3:32
PRIDE
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:35
1PRIDE (OVERTURE)2:27
2LAST JUNCTION5:00
3I CAN'T STOP LOVIN'U4:41
4DRIVEに連れてって4:56
5No14:10
6OVER THE RAINBOW4:49
7永遠のメモリー6:07
8Prussian Blue1:56
9Windy noon3:19
10アラビアン・ナイト5:30
11私はあなたの空になりたい4:33
12PRIDE6:07
未来
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:01:16
1恋の唄1:34
2貴方を夢見て4:06
3FLOWERS5:01
4RAINY DAY4:12
5LONESOME MARMAID4:54
6氷のように微笑んで5:14
7LET'S GET TOGETHER3:57
8ANGEL EYES4:08
9シンデレラ5:48
10SMILING GIRLS5:08
11ALWAYS LOVE YOU5:11
12恋をしよう!5:09
13慕情4:46
14恋の唄〜reprise2:08
太陽とヘミングウェイ
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:08
1太陽とヘミンウェイ5:37
2Goodbye Yesterday5:13
3愛はメリーゴーランド5:19
4Have you ever loved somebody?4:27
5WILD BOY3:53
6BUTTERFLY IN THE DARK5:44
7月夜の恋人たち5:20
8LONELY5:12
9ふたり5:58
10close your eyes5:23
11SLEEP MY DEAR5:02
AQUA
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 54:32
1AQUA4:57
2FLAHBACK5:46
3Two Hearts4:56
4潮騒5:16
5Dragonfly5:46
6シエスタ5:30
7夏空4:55
8猫の唄3:38
9JOHNNY CAN'T PLAY GUITAR4:18
10幸せ4:57
11OVAL4:33
Pearl
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:19
1汐風4:33
2PEARL5:18
3微笑みのひと4:08
4フレンズ5:44
5Side By Side5:11
6A Day In The Life4:03
7シナモン4:34
8めぐり逢えたら4:32
9私の好きなもの4:36
10ただいま5:11
11GIFT3:29
ESCAPE
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:04
1ホントの気持ち (Album Version)5:52
2空中庭園5:20
3life is beautiful4:18
4ラブソングは止まらない5:18
5SHOWER6:12
6島へ4:22
7未来は何処？5:48
8月光4:13
9FOREST5:25
10風に吹かれて6:02
11THIS IS LOVE5:14
She is
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:49
1Introduction0:55
2Rose5:06
3夕陽が見える場所4:58
4記憶のような、空想のような3:55
5オードリーのように6:26
6Another One5:02
7Don’t Be Afraid5:54
8黄昏はまぼろし4:58
9Somethin’ Else5:24
10Pandora6:16
11おもいでに捧ぐ4:19
12Shine5:02
13Travellin’ Woman5:31
14レシピ4:03
Milestone
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 52:06
1愛の詩4:53
2年下の水夫4:15
320才のころ6:20
4Luna4:30
5薄紅模様4:58
6真夏の幻4:14
7雨のあと5:04
8Glad to be a woman3:36
9そしてキスして5:05
10Part Of Your World3:03
11PIECE OF MY WISH6:08
I Love A Piano
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:06
1瞳がほほえむから5:37
2年下の水夫6:03
3春の日5:03
4Goodbye Yesterday5:54
5遠い街から5:40
6ルパン三世愛のテーマ5:43
7PRIDE6:06
Feelin 'Good
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 54:34
1What Is This Thing Called Love?7:06
2Del Sasser6:49
3Feel Like Making Love6:23
4Moon River5:45
5ラヴ・スコール5:15
6Tennessee Waltz4:51
7小さな旅(Feelin'Good Ver)5:18
8Summer Samba(So Nice)6:22
9瞳がほほえむから6:45
corridor
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:36
1宝物4:12
2ひとひら3:00
3Ordinary Magic5:31
4beautiful life5:36
5陽のあたる場所から4:41
6足跡4:42
7滴4:49
8オン・ザ・プラネット4:43
9初恋のように with Brother Ship5:13
10祈り4:46
11re-born4:23
Dialogue -Miki Imai Sings Yuming Classics-
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:52
1卒業写真3:14
2中央フリーウェイ3:56
3あの日にかえりたい4:08
4人魚になりたい5:00
5やさしさに包まれたなら4:11
6シンデレラ・エクスプレス3:45
7ようこそ輝く時間へ4:39
8霧雨で見えない4:50
9青春のリグレット3:29
10青いエアメイル5:05
11手のひらの東京タワー5:07
12私を忘れる頃4:28
Colour
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:57
1Anniversary4:49
2Time Goes By5:15
3Something About Your Love4:24
4再会4:19
5Roundabout4:40
6Candle Night5:48
7ひまわり4:07
8窓辺4:44
9あなたがおしえてくれた4:12
10Lullaby Song 〜一日の終わりに〜4:37
11Hold Me In Your Arms5:02
Sky
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:01
1同じ空3:39
2あなたはあなたのままでいい4:46
3雨上がり光る花のように4:58
4Misty5:28
5Free To Fly4:12
6Little Tiny Song5:15
7Greatest Moments2:46
8私へ5:13
9Beyond The World3:58
10Blue Rain4:46
smile
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Because of you
2青空とオスカー・ピーターソン
3One more smile
4私のアリア
5美しい場所〜Final Destination〜
6Silent Dancer
7あの頃の自分
8ワンマイル
9VOICE
10Life is a journey

Single · 19

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
1987	野性の風Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 9:01 1野性の風4:54 2三日月のサーベル4:07	1 July 1987
1991	PIECE OF MY WISHSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 14:45 1PIECE OF MY WISH5:38 2Tea For Two3:34 3PIECE OF MY WISH (Instrumental)5:33	7 November 1991
1993	BluebirdSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1Bluebird 2amour au chocolat (new version) 3Bluebird (Instrumental)	28 July 1993
1994	Miss YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:55 1Miss You5:57 2輝く街で4:03 3Miss You (instrumental)5:55	18 July 1994
1996	PRIDESearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 18:20 1PRIDE6:06 2永遠のメモリー6:11 3PRIDE (Instrumental)6:03	4 November 1996
1997	ドライヴに連れてってSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1DRIVEに連れてって 2KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET	18 June 1997
1997	私はあなたの空になりたいSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1私はあなたの空になりたい 2白いワルツ	21 November 1997
1998	flowersSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1flowers 2feeling called love 3flowers (INSTRUMENTAL)	28 October 1998
1999	氷のように微笑んでSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1氷のように微笑んで 2SMILING GIRLS	13 January 1999
1999	SLEEP MY DEARSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1SLEEP MY DEAR(「蘇る金狼」主題歌) 2BUTTERFLY IN THE DARK	19 May 1999
2000	Goodbye YesterdaySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks 1Goodbye Yesterday 24月になれば 3Goodbye Yesterday (instrumental) 44月になれば (instrumental)	9 February 2000
2000	月夜の恋人たちSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1月夜の恋人たち 2Have you ever loved somebody?	24 May 2000
2002	微笑みのひとSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1微笑みのひと(NHK総合テレビ「23時連続ドラマ」シリーズテーマ曲) 2明るくなるまで(ライヴ・イン・グロリア・チャペル2001より) 3Goodbye Yesterday(ライヴ・イン・グロリア・チャペル2001より)	9 May 2002
2003	ホントの気持ちSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 16:12 1ホントの気持ち5:26 2ラブソングは止まらない5:18 3PRISM5:28	30 July 2003
2004	おもいでに捧ぐSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1おもいでに捧ぐ 2Don't Be Afraid	14 October 2004
2005	愛の詩Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:32 1愛の詩4:54 2素敵な一日でありますように...3:38	27 July 2005
2007	祈りSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 21:14 1祈り4:45 2滴4:50 3Over The Rainbow5:32 4ルパン三世愛のテーマ6:07	7 November 2007
2009	宝物Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:26 1宝物(NHK土曜ドラマ「再生の町」主題歌)4:12 2re-born3:59 3宝物(Vocal×Piano ver.)4:15	16 September 2009
—	PRIDESearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 6:03 1PRIDE6:03	—

Album · 19

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1989	IvorySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:29 1夏をかさねて6:48 2とっておきの朝を3:58 3ポールポジション4:49 4彼女とTIP ON DUO3:56 5オレンジの河4:21 6キスより吐息より4:57 7野性の風 (album version)5:10 8Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel (single version)4:03 9ふたりでスプラッシュ5:01 10空に近い週末5:04 11elfin3:25 12地上に降りるまでの夜6:24 13ひとりでX'mas4:13 14瞳がほほえむから (album version)5:20	Compilation	6 December 1989
1991	Crystal Jewels - Collection of Miki Imai (INSTRUMENTAL)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:33 1瞳がほほえむむから4:46 2ふたりでスプラッシュ4:31 3夏をかさねて5:35 4雨にキッスの花束を5:46 5Boogie‐Woogie Lonesome High‐Heel4:39 6幸せになりたい4:54 7キスより吐息より5:26 8野性の風5:47 9もっともっともっと5:24 10彼女とTIP ON DUO4:45	Compilation	1991
1993	Ivory IISearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:23 1retour5:16 2夢の夜4:00 3カ・ケ・ヒ・キ・274:31 4幸せになりたい4:52 5雨にキッスの花束を4:40 6Tea For Two3:35 7半袖4:46 8PIECE OF MY WISH5:39 9Bluebird5:04 10The Days I Spent With You5:52 11Lluvia5:17 12amour au chocolat5:29 13雪の週末4:53 14Blue Moon Blue Re-Mix4:35 15flow into space3:54	Compilation	10 November 1993
1995	A PLACE IN THE SUN LIVESearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:51 1夢6:00 2輝く街で4:07 3瞳がほほえむから5:05 4黄色いTV6:07 5Silent blue5:46 6ありふれた love scene6:05 7Your Own4:28 8Bluebird5:23 9sweet love, sweet pain5:31 10A Place in the Sun7:26 11Miss You6:47 12海辺にて6:06	Live	5 April 1995
1996	THANK YOUSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 2:12:53 Disc 19 tracks · 50:09 1NOCTILUCA7:27 2友だち5:03 3Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel4:11 4Miss You6:14 5Blue Moon Blue4:53 6after all5:04 7PIECE OF MY WISH5:44 8春の日4:43 9Pray6:50 Disc 211 tracks · 1:03:26 1Sunny Sunday6:52 2SATELLITE HOUR5:07 3幸せになりたい4:54 4smells like you4:01 5The Days I Spent With You5:45 6見つめていたい8:32 7sweet lovesweet pain5:02 8Bluebird5:46 9Ruby6:58 10Love Of My Life7:46 11黄昏(INSTRUMENTAL)2:43 Disc 34 tracks · 19:18 1とっておきの朝を(retake from “Bewith”)3:32 2ふたりでスプラッシュ(retake from “elfin”)4:57 3泣きたかった(retake from “retour”)4:56 420才の頃5:53	Live	21 June 1996
1998	MomentSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 22 tracks · 2:02:00 Disc 112 tracks · 1:01:57 1PRIDE〜OVERTURE〜2:35 2LAST JUNCTION4:59 3I CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ U5:21 4Sunny Sunday6:32 5No14:07 6去年は、8月だった6:09 7Miss You6:05 8半袖5:02 9P. S. I LOVE YOU2:51 10OVER THE RAINBOW5:28 11アラビアン・ナイト6:08 12永遠のメモリー6:40 Disc 210 tracks · 1:00:03 1Windy noon4:04 2雨にキッスの花束を4:41 3もっともっともっと5:13 4Bluebird5:01 5The Days I Spent With You6:22 6幸せになりたい5:56 7DRIVEに連れてって6:31 8Ruby6:34 9私はあなたの空になりたい4:47 10PRIDE10:54	Live	25 March 1998
1998	今井美樹 from 1986Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2:33:02 Disc 115 tracks · 1:15:20 1黄昏のモノローグ4:35 2野性の風4:51 3静かにきたソリチュード5:01 4彼女とTIP ON DUO3:53 5Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel4:02 6瞳がほほえむから5:20 7PICE OF MY WISH5:35 8Blue Moon Blue4:32 9Bluebird4:52 10Miss You5:57 11Ruby6:10 12Pride6:03 13DRIVEに連れてって4:56 14白のワルツ5:03 15私はあなたの空になりたい4:30 Disc 215 tracks · 1:17:42 1悲しい週末4:49 2思い出しただけ5:48 3黄色いTV6:26 49月半島4:38 5ありふれたlove scene5:00 6泣きたかった6:13 7輝く星になって3:43 8新しい街で4:32 9黄昏4:48 10遠い街から5:26 11Martiniqueの海風5:15 12輝く街で4:03 13海辺にて5:54 14春の日4:05 15Love Of My Life7:02	Compilation	1 July 1998
2000	Blooming IvorySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:14:41 1瞳がほほえむから5:19 2retour5:03 3空に近い週末5:14 4Miss You6:15 5春の日4:07 6海辺にて5:53 7今日私はひとり5:09 8幸せになりたい4:58 9Bluebird5:03 10かげろう5:55 11Company5:25 12半袖4:44 13PRIDE6:03 14PIECE OF MY WISH5:33	Compilation	14 April 2000
2000	MIKI IMAI IN THE BOXSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music	Compilation	22 November 2000
2001	Imai Miki Tour 2000 In Club HemingwaySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:58:48 Disc 110 tracks · 57:27 1月夜の恋人たち5:12 2SATELLITE HOUR6:11 3今日私はひとり5:11 4かげろう6:42 5LET'S GET TOGETHER4:50 6BUTTERFLY IN THE DARK5:55 7Miss You5:19 8半袖5:10 9Ruby6:16 10PRIDE6:41 Disc 211 tracks · 1:01:21 1太陽とヘミングウェイ6:12 2氷のように微笑んで5:49 3恋をしよう!5:09 4ふたり5:48 5WILD BOY3:54 6愛はメリーゴーランド5:14 7幸せになりたい5:15 8The Days I Spent With You7:09 9Goodbye Yesterday5:41 10Have you ever loved somebody?4:59 11SLEEP MY DEAR6:11	Live	21 February 2001
2001	Pure bestSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:10:17 1黄昏のモノローグ4:35 2野性の風4:51 3静かにきたソリチュード5:00 4彼女とTIP ON DUO3:53 5Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel4:02 6瞳がほほえむから5:20 7PIECE OF MY WISH5:35 8Blue Moon Blue4:32 9Bluebird4:52 10Miss You5:57 11Ruby6:10 12PRIDE6:03 13DRIVEに連れてって4:55 14私はあなたの空になりたい4:32	Compilation	27 September 2001
2002	Goodbye Yesterday - the best of MIKI IMAI -Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks 1氷のように微笑んで 2ふたり 3ANGEL EYES 4WILD BOY 5SLEEP MY DEAR 6シエスタ 7AQUA 8close your eyes 9RAINY DAY 10FLOWERS 11月夜の恋人たち 12ALWAYS LOVE YOU 13潮騒 14Goodbye Yesterday	Compilation	24 April 2002
2002	One Night At The Chapel〜Special Collection〜Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:14:16 1AQUA5:06 2Boogie Woogie Lonesome High-Heel4:03 3amour au chocolat4:47 4泣きたかった5:58 5PRIDE6:38 6猫の唄3:56 7明るくなるまで4:52 8あこがれのままで5:16 9潮騒6:55 10Goodbye Yesterday5:34 11瞳がほほえむから5:45 12海辺にて6:12 13新しい街で5:19 14Pray3:55	Live	7 November 2002
2004	Ivory IIISearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:14:12 1Overture -for Ivory III-1:11 2野性の風 (2004 New Rec.)5:19 3Piece Of My Wish (2000 Mix)5:35 4The Days I Spent With You (2004 New Arrange)5:39 5Ruby6:11 6PRIDE6:06 7Miss You (1999 Live at Budokan)6:26 8SLEEP MY DEAR5:03 9Goodbye Yesterday5:14 10潮騒 (2001 Live at Gloria Chapel)6:48 11ラブソングは止まらない5:19 12微笑みのひと4:09 13ホントの気持ち(Single Ver.)5:27 14瞳がほほえむから (2004 New Rec.)5:45	Compilation	16 June 2004
2006	20051211IVORYSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:13:51 1瞳がほほえむから6:11 2黄色いTV6:26 3慕情5:01 4幸せになりたい5:28 5野性の風5:39 6半袖5:14 7Goodbye Yesterday5:13 8微笑みのひと4:15 9A PLACE IN THE SUN6:37 10PRIDE6:43 11愛の詩5:15 12遠い街から6:06 13PIECE OF MY WISH5:43	Live	22 February 2006
2009	Ivory&Ivory 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2:25:39 Disc 114 tracks · 1:07:27 1夏をかさねて6:49 2とっておきの朝を3:59 3ポールポジション4:49 4彼女とTIP ON DUO3:55 5オレンジの河4:21 6キスより吐息より4:58 7野生の風 (Album Version)5:08 8Boogie‐Woogie Lonesome High‐Heel4:02 9ふたりでスプラッシュ4:59 10空に近い週末5:05 11elfin3:24 12地上に降りるまでの夜6:24 13ひとりでX’mas4:13 14瞳がほほえむから (Album Version)5:21 Disc 216 tracks · 1:18:12 1retour5:13 2夢の夜3:59 3カ・ケ・ヒ・キ・274:30 4幸せになりたい4:50 5雨にキッスの花束を4:38 6Tea For Two3:33 7半袖4:45 8PIECE OF MY WISH5:37 9Bluebird5:02 10The Days I Spent With You5:50 11Lluvia5:14 12amour au chocolat5:27 13雪の週末5:05 14Blue Moon Blue Re‐Mix4:33 15flow into space3:54 16PRIDE6:02	Compilation	30 September 2009
2011	MIKI’s AFFECTIONS [ANTHOLOGY 1986-2011]Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 28 tracks · 2:22:01 Disc 114 tracks · 1:15:23 1PRIDE6:10 2野性の風 <Single Version>4:57 3AQUA4:58 4Miss You6:17 5潮騒5:21 6年下の水夫4:21 7flowers5:02 8PIECE OF MY WISH5:41 9黄色いTV6:30 10半袖4:48 1120才のころ6:25 12未来は何処?5:51 13夕陽が見える場所5:05 14re-born3:57 Disc 214 tracks · 1:06:38 1memories4:36 2Goodbye Yesterday5:17 3宝物4:13 4微笑みのひと4:11 5DRIVEに連れてって5:01 6ポールポジション4:53 7おもいでに捧ぐ4:26 8ラストダンスは私に with 大橋トリオ5:01 9春の日4:09 10The Days I Spent With You5:54 11愛の詩4:58 12太陽のメロディー <New-Arrange>4:59 13瞳がほほえむから <Single Version>5:27 14Pray3:33	Compilation	9 March 2011
2015	Premium Ivory -The Best Songs Of All Time-Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 31 tracks · 2:34:33 Disc 115 tracks · 1:16:47 1PIECE OF MY WISH5:38 2瞳がほほえむから [Single Version]5:25 3Miss You6:24 4遠い街から5:28 5Goodbye Yesterday5:15 6PRIDE [Single Version]6:05 7卒業写真3:17 8春の日4:09 9Blue Moon Blue [Re-Mix]4:35 10愛の詩4:57 11陽のあたる場所から4:41 12雨のあと5:08 13野性の風 [Single Version]4:59 14夕陽が見える場所5:02 15太陽のメロディー [2015 New Recordings]5:44 Disc 216 tracks · 1:17:46 1Anniversary4:49 2ふたりでスプラッシュ5:02 3SATELLITE HOUR4:37 4彼女とTIP ON DUO3:56 5オレンジの河4:22 6Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel4:03 7FLASHBACK5:47 8氷のように微笑んで5:13 9ホントの気持ち [Album Version]5:57 10夏をかさねて6:53 11汐風4:35 12夢4:36 13中央フリーウェイ3:57 14微笑みのひと4:08 15DRIVEに連れてって4:57 16幸せになりたい4:54	Compilation	7 October 2015
2020	Classic Ivory 35th Anniversary ORCHESTRAL BESTSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:07 1PRIDE6:01 2幸せになりたい4:44 3瞳がほほえむから4:57 4かげろう5:03 5PIECE OF MY WISH5:43 6Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel4:05 7雨のあと5:32 8未来は何処?5:36 9夕陽が見える場所4:19 10Goodbye Yesterday5:07	Compilation	11 November 2020

Stats & PK

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Miki Imai metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	12	64.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	63	95.7th
Studio albums	25	97.5th
Awards recorded	2	92.6th
Timeline events	28	96.4th
Recording span (years)	40	80.2th
Genres	6	91th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
1988	Japan Record Awards		won
1988	Japan Record Awards		won

Where this record comes from

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Why this artist is in the database

List of best-selling music artists in Japan — rank #15 · 15.31
Miki Imai | 1986–present | Pop | 15.31 million
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Wikidata: Q543221 · MusicBrainz: 1f5a820f-41fc-472c-b799-e5cee8ba2343

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Timeline

1960s

Born 1963-04-14

1980s

Debut release: femme

Album: femme

Album: elfin

Won: Japan Record Awards

Album: Bewith

Album: fiesta

Album: MOCHA under a full moon

1990s

Album: retour

Album: Lluvia

Album: flow into space

Album: ア・プレイス・イン・ザ・サン

Album: Love Of My Life

Album: PRIDE

Album: 未来

2000s

Album: 太陽とヘミングウェイ

Album: AQUA

Album: Pearl

Album: ESCAPE

Album: She is

Album: Milestone

Album: I Love A Piano

Album: Feelin 'Good

Album: corridor

2010s

Album: Dialogue -Miki Imai Sings Yuming Classics-

Album: Colour

Album: Sky

2020s

Album: smile

Biography

Biography

Personal life

Albums

Singles

DVD

Video

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (63 release groups · 25 studio albums)

Albums · 25

Single · 19

Album · 19

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