Gwinko was born in
Okinawa. She was one of the first batch of students from the
Okinawa Actors School. In 1986, she passed an audition hosted by
CBS Sony and moved to
Tokyo, becoming Okinawa Actors School's first graduate. Gwinko released her debut album
Yesterday Today Forever and single "Star Ship (I'm Going High)" in 1987. She became known for her style of singing R&B with digital sound in the foreground with slightly husky and relaxed vocals, as well as her dance choreography reminiscent of that of
Janet Jackson. In 1991, Gwinko released the single "Downtown Game", which was used as the opening theme of the anime series ''
City Hunter '91. Shortly after the release of her album Tokyo Ukiuki Girl
, she moved back to Okinawa. In 1994, Gwinko signed with Media Remoras and released her sixth album Princess Moon''. In 2020, Gwinko re-emerged from retirement and joined
Shoukichi Kina to form Kina & Gwinko Worldchamploo. == Discography ==