Sunday, May 27, 2007

Reika Hashimoto



Reika Hashimoto (橋本麗香, Hashimoto Reika) (born 25 December 1980 in Tokyo) is a model and actress. She is of Spanish-Japanese heritage. She has been working as a model since she was 10, and her acting debut was in the 1999 movie Hakuchi (directed by Makoto Tezuka, opposite Tadanobu Asano), and has performed in several movies. On television, she had a participation on TV Asahi's Profile and has performed in many Chinese soap operas.

Reika Hashimoto's Official Site: http://reika-color.com
Reika Hashimoto's Official Blog: http://www.rhythmedia.co.jp/reika/diary

Friday, May 25, 2007

Yui Ichikawa



Yui Ichikawa (市川 由衣, Ichikawa Yui)(born 10 February 1986), is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas (doramas), and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a bigger role in the sequel, Ju-on: The Grudge 2. She has recently portrayed Nana Komatsu (Hachi) in the film adaptation of the famous manga Nana, and on December 18, 2006, Ichikawa and co-star Mika Nakashima came to New York City for the International Premier of NANA 2 at the IFC Center.

Monday, May 14, 2007

Sayaka Ando



Sayaka Ando (安藤沙耶香, Andō Sayaka, born 24 May 1981 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese gravure idol. She is also a former Race queen.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

YUI


Yui (official: YUI) is a Japanese J-pop/J-rock artist, born March 26, 1987 in Fukuoka, Japan. She is signed to Sony Music Records Japan.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Yuko Ogura

Yuko Ogura (おぐら ゆうこ, 小倉優子) (born November 1, 1983 in Mobara, Chiba prefecture) is a popular Japanese idol and model who typically aims for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look.

Ogura regularly, if not entirely seriously, claims to be one "Princess Apple-Momoka" (りんごももか姫) of the apple-shaped planet Korin (こりん星). This is apparently an in-joke dating back to her middle school days. Having an alternate name was trendy at one point, and one of her friends told her that she looked like a Momoka. She liked the name and still uses it today.
It has been suggested—notably by the Guitar Samurai, in song—that Ogura has carefully calculated and cultivated a quirky, oddball persona for herself. Ogura denies this.

Monday, April 23, 2007

Takeuchi Yuko

Takeuchi Yuko (竹内結子, b. April 1, 1980) is a Japanese actress originally from Saitama Prefecture. She is popular for her cute looks and cheerful image.

Making her big break with NHK's television series Asuka and JT"Green's" commercial, she has gone on to star in many tv shows, movies, and commercials.

Ryoko Shinohara


Ryoko Shinohara (篠原涼子 Shinohara Ryōko, b. August 13, 1973 in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture -) is a Japanese singer and actress. On December 8, 2005, she married actor Masachika Ichimura. She is perhaps most famous among anime enthusiasts for providing the vocals for the theme to the Japanese version of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. The movie wasn't particularly successful but the single produced by Tetsuya Komuro sold over 2 million copies.

She hadn't any musical hit since then and moved to acting. It took years, but in 2004 she became one of the most popular actresses in Japan.