Also known as "Mimi", Izumi Kobayashi is a japanese singer-songwriter, keyboardist, music producer and long-time session musician (both live and studio) for guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. She released two solo albums in the late '70s with her "Flying Mimi Band" (whose members were Morio Watanabe, Takayuki Hijikata, Yasuaki Shimizu, Yuichi Togashiki and Marty Bracey); after that, she continued writing music as a solo artist.
