Minori Chihara

Chihara Minori (Japanese: Chihara Minori/Chihara Minori, Romanized: Chihara Minori, November 18, 1980 -), a Japanese female voice actress and singer. Born in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, raised in Saitama Prefecture. His former agency was Horipro, but now he is a freelancer, and his record company is Lantis. There are three siblings in the family, and he is the second oldest, nicknamed Minorin. The main representative roles played are Zao Aya from the TV animation "Tenjo Tenka", Nagato Yuki from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", Minami Iwasaki from "Lucky☆Star", Chiaki Minami from the "Three Minami Sisters" series, Nanaka Shirakawa from the "D.C. II: Da Capo II" series, Kagura Tsuchimiya from "Shokurei~Zero", Mizuki Naze from "The Other Side of the Realm", etc. The official fan club website is "M-Smile". With only six years since her debut, on May 30, 2010, she became the sixth female voice actor in the history of voice actors to hold a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan, the highest palace of singers. Her singing ability was highly recognized. On March 31, 2013, the contract with Avex Planning & Development expired and he left APD. FanClub "m.s.s" was also disbanded immediately. On April 1, 2013, the original blog "minorhythm" closed and a new blog "Smile Days" was opened. On April 2, 2013, he established his personal agency "M-Peace". Moved to Holipro International on April 1, 2019. On April 2, 2021, it was announced that singer activities would be stopped in 2021, but voice actor activities will continue. On March 31, 2022, he announced that he would leave Horipro with immediate effect and continue his activities as a free agent.