Manami Konishi, born 小西 真奈美 on October 27, 1978 in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan, is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as an actress before transitioning into music. Her first notable role was in Hiroshi Ando's Blue (2002). Konishi released her debut release Here We Go in 2018. Throughout her career, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Retribution (2007) and Shinji Aoyama's Tokyo Park (2011). Konishi won the Kinema Junpo Prize for New Actor in 2002.