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The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future:

https://reminder.top/227578309/ (review of her album Monochrome)
https://reminder.top/173143447/ (review of her album Bells)
https://web.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~kunieda/2008/12/bells-1986-2002.html (review of her album Bells)
https://reminder.top/128771318/ (about her song "Toki yo")
https://reminder.top/318564428/ (about her song "Christmas Tree")

A fact from Minako Yoshida appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 April 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Minako Yoshida was once called the "Queen of Funk"?

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The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 11:33, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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... that Minako Yoshida was once called the "Queen of Funk"? Source: [別名] 日本のローラ・ニーロ／ファンクの女王
- ALT1: ... that Minako Yoshida's song "Midnight Driver" had "enough gloss to pass for Donna Summer"? Source: Minako Yoshida's "Midnight Driver" is a low-slung boogie groove with enough gloss to pass for Donna Summer
- ALT2: ... that Minako Yoshida reported having "complete creative freedom" as Tatsuro Yamashita's lyricist? Source: 作詞に関しては「自由に書かせてもらった」と感謝する一方、山下の作曲が遅れて苦労したこともあったと明かす。/As for her lyric writing, while she expresses gratitude for having been given "complete creative freedom," she also reveals that she occasionally struggled due to delays in receiving compositions from Yamashita.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Chick

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 144 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 14:31, 12 April 2026 (UTC).Reply

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Article is new enough, long enough. Copyvio tool isn't much use due to predominantly Japanese sources; referring to Google translations doesn't show any issues. Hook facts are interesting and cited. No image. Looks good to go. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:10, 12 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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