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Masafumi Akikawa
Masafumi Akikawa (秋川雅史) is a Japanese tenor singer, born in 1967 in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, best known for the 2006 hit single "Sen no Kaze ni Natte".
Masaharu Fukuyama
Masaharu Fukuyama (福山雅治), born 1969, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and photographer from Nagasaki, the best-selling male solo artist in Oricon chart history.
Masaki Sakai
Masaki Sakai (堺正章; Sakai Masaaki) is a Japanese singer, actor, and television host born in 1946 in Tokyo, lead vocalist of the 1960s band The Spiders.
Masashi Sada
Masashi Sada (さだまさし) is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and novelist born in Nagasaki in 1952, who debuted with the folk duo Grape in 1973 before a solo career.
Matsuda Genta
Matsuda Genta (松田元太, born 1999) is a Japanese performer and actor in the seven-man group Travis Japan, known for large-scale dancing and lead roles in dramas including Tokyo Tower.
Matsui Goro
Matsui Goro (松井五郎), also known as Goro Matsui, is a Japanese lyricist born in 1957 who has written over 3,500 songs, including "Kanashimi ni Sayonara" and "Yūki 100%".
Mayu Watanabe
Mayu Watanabe (渡辺麻友), nicknamed Mayuyu, is a Japanese singer and actress who rose to fame in AKB48's Team B, won the group's 2014 fan election, and retired in 2020.
Me:I (ミーアイ)
ME:I (ミーアイ, 미아이) is a Japanese girl group formed December 16, 2023 on PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS, debuted April 17, 2024 with MIRAI under LAPONE GIRLS; eleven members reduced to seven after December 2025 departures.
Melodic hardcore (Japanese)
Melodic hardcore (Japanese), known in Japan as メロコア (merokoa), is a punk subscene that took shape around Hi-STANDARD in the 1990s and boomed in the late 1990s.
Melon Kinenbi
Melon Kinenbi (メロン記念日) was a four-member Japanese idol group formed in 1999 within Hello! Project, produced by Tsunku, disbanded in 2010 and briefly reunited in 2025.
Meme Tokyo
Meme Tokyo (ミームトーキョー) is a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2019 through an audition tied to でんぱ組.inc, which made its major debut on Toy's Factory in 2021.
Mie Nakao
Mie Nakao (中尾ミエ) is a Japanese singer and actress, born 1946 in Fukuoka Prefecture, whose 1962 debut single Kawaii Baby sold over one million copies.
Miho Hatori (羽鳥美穂)
Miho Hatori (羽鳥美穂) is a Tokyo-born Japanese singer and songwriter based in New York, known as a founder of Cibo Matto and the original voice of Noodle in Gorillaz.
Mika Jino
Mika Shinno (神野美伽), born 1965 in Osaka Prefecture, is a Japanese enka singer who debuted in 1984 and scored a 1985 hit with "Otoko-bune".
Miki Fujimoto
Miki Fujimoto (藤本美貴), born 1985 in Hokkaido, is a Japanese singer who debuted solo in 2002, joined Morning Musume in 2003, and led it for 25 days in 2007.
Miki Imai
Miki Imai (今井美樹), born in 1963 in Miyazaki Prefecture, is a Japanese pop singer and actress whose million-selling hits include "PIECE OF MY WISH" and "PRIDE".
Miki Matsubara (松原みき)
Miki Matsubara (松原みき), 1959–2004, Japanese city pop singer from Sakai, Osaka; 1979 debut "Mayonaka no Door – Stay with Me" sold 300,000+ copies, topped Spotify's viral chart 18 days in 2020, and passed 500 million streams.
Million seller
Million seller (ミリオンセラー) is a Japanese term for a record sold or shipped over one million copies. It utilizes two standards, Oricon and the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Min'yo Crusaders
Min'yo Crusaders (民謡クルセイダーズ) are a ten-piece Japanese big band formed in 2011 in Fussa, western Tokyo, reworking traditional min'yō folk songs with cumbia, salsa, and Afrobeat rhythms.
Minako Yoshida (吉田美奈子)
Minako Yoshida (吉田美奈子), born 1953 in Saitama, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer who debuted in 1973 with Tobira no Fuyu, recorded city pop landmarks like FLAPPER and MONOCHROME, and wrote Yume de Aetara's first version.
Minami Kosetsu
Minami Kosetsu (南こうせつ), born 1949 in Oita Prefecture, is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter who fronted Kaguyahime on the million-selling 'Kandagawa' and went solo in 1975.
Minami Takahashi
Minami Takahashi (高橋みなみ), born 1991 in Tokyo, is a Japanese television personality and singer who led AKB48 as its first general manager until graduating in 2016.
Minami Umezawa
Minami Umezawa (Umezawa Minami, born 1999) is a Japanese idol and model who was a member of Nogizaka46 from 2016 to 2026, serving as its third captain from 2023.
Minoru Niihara
Minoru Niihara (二井原実, born 1960 in Osaka) is a Japanese vocalist, lead singer of the heavy metal band LOUDNESS from 1981 to 1988 and again since its 2000 reunion.
Mion Mukaichi
Mion Mukaichi (向井地美音), born 1998, is a Japanese singer and former child actress who spent about thirteen years with the idol group AKB48.
Misaki Ito
Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲) is a Japanese actress and model from Fukushima Prefecture, best known as the heroine Hermes in the 2005 drama Densha Otoko.
Misato Watanabe
Misato Watanabe (渡辺美里) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, born in 1966, whose hit "My Revolution" reached No. 1 in 1986; she has sold over 5.1 million albums.
Mitsuko Nakamura
Mitsuko Nakamura (中村美律子) is a Japanese enka singer from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, who debuted in 1986 and became nationally known through her 1989 hit 河内おとこ節, first appearing on Kōhaku in 1992.
Mix
Mix (ミックス) is a fixed chant shouted by fans during instrumental breaks at Japanese idol concerts, best known as "Tiger, Fire, Cyber, Fiber, Diver, Baiba, Ja Ja."
Miyako Otsuki
Miyako Otsuki (大月みやこ), real name Setsuko Wakita, is a Japanese enka singer who debuted in 1964 and won the 1992 Japan Record Award Grand Prize for "白い海峡".