Lynn Minmay
Iijima was born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki. Her original demo tape was picked up by JVC Victor in 1982 and she was signed to the record company as a singer-songwriter. Soon afterward, she was asked to audition for the role of Lynn Minmay in "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" by the label and the producers chose her to play the role. The series quickly became a mega hit and brought Iijima to stardom. Her debut album, "Rosé", containing no "Macross" tracks, had lyrics and music written by her. It debuted at number 10 on the charts in September 1983, and she started her career as a singer-songwriter.