Minako Honda was a Japanese pop singer and actress born as 本田美奈子 on July 31, 1967, in Narimasu, Japan. She was active from her 1985 debut until 2005 and recorded for EMI Music Japan.
She made her recording debut in 1985 with the single "Satsui no Vacance". Her career began in idol kayō and J-pop, and "Nadja!!" became one of her best-known songs. It later extended into rock, operatic pop, and musical theater.
In her later career, her work developed a strong theatrical dimension, including musical theater such as Miss Saigon. For anime audiences, she performed "Kaze no Uta; Song of the Wind," the ending theme of Hunter x Hunter. Across her career, her work linked idol-era pop, rock-influenced material, and stage performance.
