Minato Honami

## Groups Information

**Minato Honami** (湊 帆洋) is a former singer under Label The Garden. She was a member and leader of Flower Notes. She was a member of SeeDream.

She graduated from Flower Notes and Label The Garden on January 20, 2018 along with Hazuki Kotomi. With plans to retire from entertainment.

Prior to joining Label The Garden, she was a member of the local idol group Fruity♥, along with Tsugawa Arika. It is based in Hokkiado, Japan. As of January 2019 she is a member of the group again. She graduated from the group again on May 31.

## Biography

### Early Life

Minato was born on January 24, 1998 in Hokkaido, Japan.

###  2015

On November 20, Minato passed the Columbia Idol Auditioned 2015 along with Arimura Rina, Tsugawa Arika, Kawase Miko, Kimura Saya, Yukishige Nana, Ueno Tsuyuha, Nagasawa Yoshiho, Tachibana Nao, Kamiya Izumi, and Fuji Aine.

###  2016

On April 8, it was announced that Minato was a member of Label The Garden alongside the other Columbia Idol Audition 2015 winners and 3 new girls: Nakajima Ayaka, Takahashi Mio, and Hazuki Kotomi.

On June 12, it was announced that Kimura would join Label The Garden's first group seeDream. Along with Tsugawa Arika, Takahashi Mio, Kawase Miko, Hazuki Kotomi, Nakajima Ayaka, Kimura Saya, Yukishige Nana, Ueno Tsuyuha, Nagasawa Yoshiho, Tachibana Nao, Kamiya Izumi, and Fuji Aine.

On September 2, it was announced that Minato would debut in Label The Garden's first major label group Flower Notes alongside Kimura Saya, Takahashi Mio, Hazuki Kotomi, Nagasawa Yoshiho, and Fuji Aine.

On September 16, it was announced that Minato would be the leader of Flower Notes with Hazuki Kotomi being the sub-leader.

### 2017

On January 31, Minato had a birthday celebration during the *Seven Seeds Vol.6 "Minato Honami Birthday Party"*live.

On August 29, it was announced that Minato would go on Hiatus after starting from September 16 and until further notice due to her mental and physical health condition worsening.

On December 1, Minato appeared for the encore part of *Label The Garden "Harvest Vol.2" ～Koibana 1st Anniversary～*live. It was announced that Minato would resume regular activities on December 17.

### 2018

On January 7, Minato celebrated her 20th birthday with a birthday concert titled *Seven Seeds Vol.27 ～Minato Honami Birthday Party～**.*

On January 16, during Flower Notes radio show *Hana Akari* it was announced that Minato would graduate from Flower Notes and Label The Garden on January 20 with Hazuki Kotomi. Her last live will be LIVE the Garden 017 & 018.

On December 23, it was announced that Minato would rejoin the local idol group Fruity♥ (フルーティー♥) as a 13 generation member. She was a previous 4 generation member from 2014 - 2015.

### 2019

On May 31, it was announced that Minato would graduate from Fruity due to health issues.

### 2021

On May 23, it was announced on Minato's Twitter that she was a new member of the dance vocal group G.E.E.K under Live Pro. Also, that she would start activities on June 6.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendships
* Name Meaning

She has a pet Yorkshire terrier named Love at her family home in Hokkaido. She also has a pet hedgegog. She has 3 older brothers. She also has a 2 year old niece and a 3 year old nephew. She calls her mom Mami-chan (まみちゃん).

As of April 2016 she has graduated high school.

* **Kamiya Izumi:** They are close friends.
* **Tsugawa Arika:** They are good friends.

Minato's given name "Honami", is sail (帆; ho) combined with open sea (洋; nami).

## Profile

* Stats
* Q&A

* **Name:** Minato Honami (湊 帆洋)
* **Nickname:** Honamin (ほなみん  *Honamin*?)
* **Birthday:** January 24, 1998 (1998-01-24) (age 26)

* **Birthplace:** Hokkaido, Japan
* **Height:** 167cm
* **Zodiac Sign:** Aquarius
* **Blood Type:** A
* **Fruity Color:** **Yellow** (2014 - 2015; 2019 - Present)
* **G.E.E.K Member Color:** **Yellow** (2021 - Present)
* **Label The Garden Status:**
	+ 2016.04.08 Joins Label The Garden
	+ 2016.06.12 SeeDream member
	+ 2016.09.03 Flower Notes member
	+ 2018.01.20 Graduated
* **LTG Groups:**
	+ SeeDream (2016)
	+ Flower Notes (2016-2018)
* **Other Groups:**
	+ Fruity♥ (2014-2015; 2019-)
	+ G.E.E.K (2021-)

- **Favorite Foods:** spicy, salted fish, gizzard, pineapple.

- **Hobbies:** collecting glass-works, embroidery.

- **Special Skills:** sleeping anywhere.

- **Learning Language:** Russian

## Works

### Radio

* [2016.12.01] Katou Yuusuke no Yokohama Pop (加藤裕介の横浜ポップ) (with Takahashi Mio)
* [2016.12.10] Negative ⇒ Positive (ネガ⇒ポジ) (with Takahashi Mio and Nagasawa Yoshiho)
* [2016.12.22] 60TRY-bu (60TRY部) (with Takahashi Mio and Fuji Aine)

## Trivia

* She is learning Russian.
* Her niece and nephew call her Ho-chan (ほーちゃん) instead of Aunt.

## See Also

* Gallery:Minato Honami
* List:Minato Honami Discography Featured in
* List:Minato Honami Concert & Event Appearances

## References

1. ↑ "個性の種が芽吹く春、日本コロムビアアイドルレーベル「Label The Garden」始動！" (in Japanese & English). Tokyo Girls Update. 2016-04-08
2. ↑ [1] (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2016-04-08
3. ↑ "コロムビア社内アイドルレーベル第1弾seeDream、「TIF」で初ライブ" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2016-06-13
4. ↑ "Label The Garden’s First Idol Group seeDream to Appear at Tokyo Idol Festival 2016!" (in English). Tokyo Girls Update. 2016-06-13.
5. ↑ [2] (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2016-09-02.
6. ↑ "りーだー( ´﹀` )湊帆洋" (in Japanese). Minato Honami Line Blog. 2016-09-16
7. ↑ "Flower Notes 湊帆洋 活動休止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Flower Notes Columbia Website. 2017-08-29
8. ↑ "「Label The Garden "Harvest Vol.2" 〜恋花 1st Anniversary〜」" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2017-12-01
9. ↑ LTG Twitter (in Japanese).LTG Twitter.2018-01-16.
10. ↑ "フルーティー、ほなみん卒業のお知らせ。" (in Japanese). Fruity Official Blog. 2019-05-31.
11. ↑ [3] (in Japanese). Minato Honami Twitter. 2021-05-23.
12. ↑ "まんきつ( ´﹀` )湊帆洋"(in Japanese).Line Blog.2016-09-07.

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