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Mina Aoe
Person · female · Japan · Kōtō · born 1941 · died 2000 · recording since 1968
Japanese singer (1941–2000)
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Also known as Mina Aoe · Shizuko Ihara · あおえ みな · いはら しずこ · 井原 静子 · 井原静子 · +3 more
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: 青江三奈ブルースを唄う
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography107 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371027194
Biography
Shizuko Ihara (井原 静子, Ihara Shizuko; 7 May 1941 – 2 July 2000 (pancreatic cancer)), professionally known as Mina Aoe (青江 三奈, Aoe Mina), was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.
With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname "Queen of the Blues". She appeared 18 times on the annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen show. After her death, a memorial to Aoe was established in the Isezakichō shopping area in Yokohama.
Selected discography
"Isezakicho Blues" (伊勢佐木町ブルース), 1968, one million sold
"Ikebukuro no Yoru" (池袋の夜, One night at Ikebukuro) 1969, 1.5 million sold
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.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1別れのブルースA2雨のブルースA3港が見える丘A4星の流れにA5東京夜曲A6恍惚のブルースB1熱海ブルースB2君忘れじのブルースB3白樺の小径B4君待てどもB5カスバの夜B6伊勢佐木町ブルース1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:27:19
Disc 1A1池袋の夜3:40A2新宿サタデー・ナイト3:22A3新宿ぐらし3:20A4気まぐれブルース3:57A5夜霧のワルツ3:35A6あなたに泣いた4:20B1伊勢佐木町ブルース3:22B2長崎ブルース3:41B3札幌ブルース4:02B4夕陽の町函館3:58B5霧のハイウェー3:05B6酒場人形3:31Disc 2C1恍惚のブルース3:42C2ブルー・ブルース3:27C3眠られぬ夜のブルース3:33C4ひと知れぬ愛4:03C5東京のためいき3:09C6夜の紅花3:43D1この恋なくしたら4:07D2女泣かせの銀座川3:38D3女の海3:57D4チャオ私の恋人3:21D5夜の花びら3:11D6おんな酒3:351969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 38:42
A1船頭小唄3:33A2無情の夢3:08A3湯島の白梅3:12A4島の娘3:09A5長崎物語3:05A6君恋し3:22B1盛り場ブルース2:40B2戦友3:43B3夢は夜ひらく3:24B4南国土佐を後にして2:52B5明日はお立ちか3:09B6潮来笠3:251969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1グッド・ナイトA2赤坂の夜は更けてA3泣かないでA4東京アンナA5夜霧の第二国道A6夜霧に消えたチャコB1銀座ブルースB2東京ナイト・クラブB3好きだったB4ワン・レイニー・ナイト・イン東京B5上海帰りのリルB6長崎ブルース1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1巴里の屋根の下A2私の青空A3小さな喫茶店A4タブーA5モリタートA6サマータイムB1上海リルB2奥様お手をどうぞB3印度の唄B4ブルースカイB5人の気も知らないでB6煙が目にしみる1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1白夜A2女の世界A3薬研堀ブルースA4恋は夜明けに終るA5恋の船唄A6貨物船の女B1三人の女B2ベイルートの女B3別れた女B4夜の大阪B5あなたの心に入りたいB6羽田でスキャット1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1放浪船A2港町ブルースA3ひとり酒場でA4年上の女A5旅路のはてにA6波止場町B1望郷B2花と蝶B3命かれてもB4盛り場ブルースB5流れのブルースB6女のためいき2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1影を慕いて2人生の並木路3人生劇場4月よりの使者5水色のスーツケース6男の純情7夜霧のブルース8桑港のチャイナ街9紫のタンゴ10祇園小唄11夜来香12赤と黒のブルース
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ベスト＆ベストSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 43:501恍惚のブルース3:37 2伊勢佐木町ブルース3:18 3池袋の夜3:35 4札幌ブルース3:58 5長崎ブルース3:38 6国際線待合室4:16 7新宿サタデーナイト3:17 8眠られぬ夜のブルース3:29 9長崎未練3:58 10大田ブルース3:53 11木屋町の女3:09 12アカシアの雨がやむとき3:42 | Compilation | 10 August 2003 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mina Aoe head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mina-Aoe-1.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9bdaaa56-e3d8-44e8-bdc2-ebe758f69493discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9bdaaa56-e3d8-44e8-bdc2-ebe758f69493core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091954genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091954seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Aoebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Aoe
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: 国際情報社 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1091954 · MusicBrainz: 9bdaaa56-e3d8-44e8-bdc2-ebe758f69493
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