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Minako Honda (Minako Kudo) was born on 31 July, 1967 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, is an A japanese female idol. Discover Minako Honda's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?

Popular As Minako Kudo
Occupation Singer, actress
Age 38 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 31 July, 1967
Birthday 31 July
Birthplace Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Date of death 2005
Died Place Bunkyo, Tokyo Japan
Nationality Japan

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Minako Honda Height, Weight & Measurements

At 38 years old, Minako Honda height is 5′ 4″ .

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Height 5′ 4″
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Minako Honda Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Minako Honda worth at the age of 38 years old? Minako Honda’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. She is from Japan. We have estimated Minako Honda's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Minako Kudo (工藤美奈子), better known as Minako Honda (本田美奈子), later changed to Minako Honda.

(本田美奈子.), was a Japanese idol and musical singer.

1938

Honda was able to celebrate her 38th birthday at home feeling relatively well, but had a relapse shortly afterwards.

Chromosome aberration was discovered and she received a dose of anticancer medicine from the United States to treat it.

She recovered again briefly, but then suffered another relapse.

1967

Kudo was born in Japan on July 31, 1967 at Narimasu Maternity Hospital in Narimasu, Itabashi.

Kudo's family initially lived in Shibamata, Katsushika but would end up moving to Asaka, Saitama where at an early age she would enroll in Asaka's Shirayuri Kindergarten.

As a child Kudo was very involved with singing, largely influenced by her mother who dreamed of becoming a singer.

In Kudo's graduation collection from Asaka's 6th Elementary School in Aska City, she wrote that, "It would be nice if I could become an actress or singer."

While at Asaka Daiichi Junior High School at the age of 14, she would audition for Star Tanjō!, where in the TV qualifying round she would sing "Hello Goodbye" by Yoshie Kashiwabara which would win her that round and advance her to the battle tournament round, for that she would sing "Blue Angel" by her cousin, Seiko Matsuda, however none of the production companies expressed interest and Kudo would not win the competition.

1983

While Kudo was enrolled at Tokyo Seitoku University Junior & Senior High School in 1983, she would visit Harajuku because the record label Bondo Kikaku was recruiting a new member for the group called Shojotai.

Bondo Kikaku had also participated in the show Star Tanjō!.

1984

While still working with Bondo Kikaku in 1984, she heard a demo of Meiko Nakahara's song "Kimitachi Kiwi Papaya Mango da ne", which had just become a hit, this lead Kudo to believe Bondo Kikaku's President, Keiji Takasugi was taking the company in the wrong direction, and would make her decide to become a solo artist.

In 1984, Kudo performed at the Nagasaki Kayo Festival, which was a television contest to where teenagers and young adults competed to become new idols by winning what was called the grand prix.

On the show, Honda was highly evaluated by judges who noted her powerful voice and overwhelming singing ability which led her to win the Grand Prix part of the competition.

Following her success in the Nagasaki Kayo Festival, Kudo would make her debut under the name Minako Honda with the song "Satsui no Vacane", this lead her to receive a Japan Record Award for the best new artist of that year.

1985

In 1985, she made her debut with the single "Satsui no Vacance".

1986

Looking to follow up on the success of "Satsui no Vacane", Honda would release "1986 nen no Marilyn", in which a controversy would arise from her performances, in which Honda would shake her hips suggestively while wearing a navel costume, at the time this was not common for idols and was thought to be offensive.

1988

In 1988, she made an attempt to revive her dwindling career by forming an all girl rock group called "Minako with Wild Cats", the group however would disband a year later due to lack of any hit songs.

1990

In 1990 a turning point came for her career.

Honda had auditioned for a part in the Tokyo production of Broadway play Miss Saigon, she won out over 15,000 other candidates for the part of Kim.

While still starring in the role as Kim in Miss Saigon in the 1990s, Honda visited Vietnam.

There she visited the famous Củ Chi tunnels just outside Ho Chi Minh City.

She was found by Vietnamese authorities having photographs taken of her in the Củ Chi tunnels draped only in a Vietnamese flag.

She was fined and expelled from Vietnam shortly after.

She would go on to perform in leading roles in Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, and Les Miserables.

Towards the end of her life, she released several classical albums demonstrating her soprano singing voice, including religious works such as "Amazing Grace" and Ave Maria.

She also sang theme songs for several anime programs.

She did not abandon pop music in her adult career; indeed, she became recognized for her vocal improvement in the adult pop genre.

Her song "Tsubasa" is famous for the "long note" that she holds for 30 seconds.

2004

In 2004, Honda would add a period to the end of her name; this was done because Honda believed there was judgment to her surname.

Honda became ill in late 2004, but still performed in December in spite of a fever and fatigue.

2005

She was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on January 5, 2005.

At 4:38 A.M. on November 6, 2005, Honda died at the Juntendo University Hospital in Bunkyō, Tokyo.

When her cold-like symptoms failed to improve, she sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on January 5, 2005.

Honda developed lung complications on October 21, 2005 and she lapsed into a coma on November 3.

At 4:38 a.m. on November 6, 2005, Honda died at the Juntendo University Hospital in Bunkyō, Tokyo, officially from acute myelogenous leukemia.

She was 38 at the time of her death.

During her life, Honda released 14 original albums, 5 compilation albums, 25 physical singles, 1 digital single and 6 home-video releases.

Note: Minako Honda was originally cast as Fantine in Les Misérables for the Japanese tour in 2005, but due to her death, another actor was given the part.