Minami was born in Hong Kong and raised in Kobe, Japan. Minami is bilingual and speaks both English and Japanese.
Minami’s career as a songwriter began when she received an offer from VERBAL (m-flo), who at the time was producing and featured in BoA’s single, “BUMP BUMP!”. She took that opportunity to develop her skill as a song writer and continues to write for a wide variety of artists including Kylie Minogue, m-flo, Namie Amuro, BoA, and more.
She was also featured as a composer and vocalist by the TERIYAKI BOYZ® and m-flo.
Besides songwriting for other artist, she makes up one-half of the duo CREAM alongside Staxx T..