Fun 9

Fun 9 is the fourth studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on July 7, 1999 by Polystar. The album was released on November 16, 1999 in the United States by Emperor Norton Records.

The album's title is pronounced "fun-kyū", the latter half of the title referring to the Japanese equivalent of the numeral 9, and is intended to sound similar to the word "funk".

Critical reception
Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that Minekawa had produced a "more eclectic and polished" record while retaining her "playful musical vision", "[fashioning] a wide array of lush, lighthearted songs into an album that is as self-assured as it is fun".

Drowned in Sound writer Samuel Rosean cited Fun 9 as a key Shibuya-kei release in a 2018 retrospective article. Tokyo Weekender's Ed Cunningham recommended Fun 9 to fans of Cornelius' album Fantasma (1997).

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians
 * Takako Minekawa – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, turntables, arrangement
 * Craig Borrell – analog synthesizer, MTI Auto-Orchestra synthesizer, trumpet, turntables, vocals, backing vocals
 * Michiko Endo – additional vocals on "Flow in a Tide", acoustic guitar on "Soft Graffiti"
 * Ross Harris – analog synthesizer, bass, Boss SP-303 sampler, drum machine, guitar, turntables
 * Toyoaki Misha – sound manipulation
 * Keigo Oyamada – acoustic guitar, bass, drums, guitar, Stylophone keyboard, turntables
 * Takahiro Unno – French horn on "Spin Spider Spin"

Production
 * Takako Minekawa – production
 * DJ Me DJ You – production
 * Tadashi Matsuda – mixing, recording
 * Michifumi Onodera – mixing
 * Keigo Oyamada – production
 * Tohru Takayama – mixing