List of Japanese celebrities
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Comedians / Comediennes
- Hayashiya ShōzōShozo Hayashiya (9th), formally known as is a Japanese rakugoka, tarento and voice actor. He is an associate professor of humanities at Josai International University. He is the son of Sanpei Hayashiya.-Radio:*Hayashiya Shōzō no Sengaku Banrai...
- Hamada Masatoshi
- HiroshiHiroshi (Owarai), real name , is a Japanese comedian famous for his dismal stand-up act.Originally a member of a kombi called Babies , he started working as a host in Tokyo under the host name Ken Saegami when Babies dissolved...
- Hisamoto MasamiMasami Hisamoto, is a Japanese comedian, actress, singer and tarento from Osaka, Hirano Ward, belonging to the Wahaha talent agency. She is also, as of 2007, the head of the fine arts department of Soka Gakkai International...
- Kitano Takeshi
- Matsumoto Hitoshi
- Sakai Masaaki
- Sumitani Masaki
- Tashiro Masashi
- Kōichi YamaderaKoichi Yamaderais a Japanese voice actor, actor, tarento, narrator, master of ceremonies and impressionist from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school, and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's...
See also List of Japanese comedians
Idols (male)
- Daiki AriokaDaiki Ariokais a Japanese actor, tarento and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.- Career:...
- Goro InagakiGoro Inagakiis a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable...
- Hikaru YaotomeHikaru Yaotomeis a Japanese singer and songwriter as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Miyagi and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area....
- Hiroki UchiHiroki Uchiis a Japanese idol singer, songwriter, actor and model. He was born in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Biography:Uchi Hiroki auditioned for Johnny & Associates on May 1999, at the age of twelve...
- Jin AkanishiJin Akanishiis a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a former member of the J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and was one of the two lead vocalists...
- Jun MatsumotoJun Matsumoto, often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
- Junnosuke Taguchi
- Junichi OkadaJunichi Okadais a member of Japanese boy band V6, which is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates at the age of 14.- Music career :...
- Kanata HongoKanata Hongois a Japanese actor and model. He is part of Stardust Talent agency and has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as the anime character Ryoma Echizen in the film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis, and became even more widely...
- Katori Shingo
- Kazunari NinomiyaKazunari Ninomiya, often called , is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima.Ninomiya began his career in the...
- Kazuya KamenashiKazuya Kamenashi, often called Kame, is a Japanese idol, singer–songwriter, actor, television personality, producer, radio host and occasional model. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12 and was drafted as a member and co-lead vocalist of...
- Kei Inoo
- Keiichiro KoyamaKeiichiro Koyamais a Japanese musician and member of the Johnny's Entertainment group NEWS.-Biography:Koyama, born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa as the youngest of two children, is the oldest member of NEWS and is often seen as the mother figure of the group...
- Keita TachibanaKeita Tachibanais a Japanese musician. He is the lead singer and main choreographer of the pop boy band w-inds.- Career :Tachibana came to national attention as the only male finalist in the 2000 Kyushu-Okinawa Starlight Audition. After that experience he joined forces with two dancers from Sapporo, Ryuichi...
- Keito OkamotoKeito Okamotois a Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo to Kenichi Okamoto, a former member of the rockband & Johnny's group Otokogumi and model Nishi Katsue....
- Kimura Takuya
- Koichi DomotoKoichi Domotois a Japanese idol, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, seiyū and actor. Along with Tsuyoshi Domoto , he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates.- Career :Born in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan, Domoto joined the...
- Koike Teppei
- Kota YabuKota YabuKota Yabu , is a Japanese singer as well as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and currently lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee...
- Kusano Hironori
- Masahiro NakaiMasahiro Nakaiis a singer, actor and host for music events and variety shows such as the long-running music show Utaban. He is the leader of the Japanese idol group SMAP.-Early life:...
- Masaki AibaMasaki Aibais a Japanese idol, singer, actor, television personality and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi.Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of...
- Ryutaro MorimotoRyutaro Morimotois a Japanese singer as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He is the youngest boy in the group.-Career:On August 12, 2004, when he was 9 years old, Morimoto appeared on the variety show Ya-ya-yah, where his audition for Johnny and Associates was aired along...
- Shingo MurakamiShingo Murakami, also known as Hina, is Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is also a member of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight.-Discography:-Drama:*1999: Kowai Nichiyōbi*1999: Mamachari Detective*2001: Neverland*2004: Hagure Keiji Junjoha...
- Ryo NishikidoRyo Nishikidois a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Johnny & Associates boy band Kanjani Eight and was a member of boy band NEWS.- Biography :Ryo Nishikido was born in Hyogo on November 3, 1984 and raised in Osaka. He made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer. Nishkido belongs to two...
- Ryohei ChibaRyohei Chiba, born November 18, 1984, is a Japanese singer from Sapporo, Japan. He rose to fame as a member of a Japanese pop group w-inds. as the group's back-up dancer, back-up vocal, and rapper.-Early life:...
- Ryuichi OgataRyuichi Ogatais a member of a Japanese pop group w-inds. originating from Sapporo, Japan. He rose to fame as the group's back-up dancer, back-up vocalist, and rapper.- Early life :Ogata began taking dance classes at Sapporo, at the request of his older sister...
- Ryosuke YamadaRyosuke Yamadais a Japanese tarento, actor, singer, dancer, and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates and currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Career:...
- Satoshi OhnoSatoshi Ohnois a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and radio host. He is the lead vocalist and leader of Japanese boy band Arashi, hence his nickname ....
- Shigeaki KatoShigeaki Katois a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from Johnny's Entertainment, Inc.- Biography :Kato Shigeaki joined Johnny's Entertainment on April 17, 1999 when he was 11.As a junior he was a member of the organizations:* Best Beat Boys (B.B.B.)...
- Shingo MurakamiShingo Murakami, also known as Hina, is Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is also a member of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight.-Discography:-Drama:*1999: Kowai Nichiyōbi*1999: Mamachari Detective*2001: Neverland*2004: Hagure Keiji Junjoha...
- Shintaro MorimotoShintaro MorimotoShintaro Morimoto is a japanese actor and singer. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates.- Career:...
- Sho SakuraiSho Sakuraiis a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, newscaster, host and former radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi....
- Shota YasudaShota Yasudais a member of the popular Japanese male idol unit Kanjani8 of Johnny & Associates. He is the group's guitarist, and one of its main rappers. He was previously guitarist of Kansai Johnny's Jr unit V.WEST before it was absorbed to form Kanjani8.-History:...
- Subaru ShibutaniSubaru Shibutaniis a Japanese idol, singer, actor and lyricist. He is also the lead singer of Japanese male idol group Kanjani Eight, which debuted with modern enka. Shibutani was already a singer in his own right before the group's debut, immensely popular among Johnny's Jr. fans as the top Kansai Jr...
- Takahisa MasudaTakahisa Masudais a Japanese idol from Johnny's Entertainment.-Biography:Masuda joined Johnny's Entertainment in November 1998. During his junior days, Masuda backdanced for many of his seniors in the agency, such as KAT-TUN, and participated in many Johnny's junior photoshoots...
- Tanaka Koki
- Tatsuya UedaTatsuya UedaTatsuya Ueda , born on October 4 1983, is a Japanese singer from the Japanese idol group KAT-TUN. Born in Kanagawa in Japan, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates in 1998.- Group Participation :* B.B.A.* M.A.D.* B.B.D....
- Tsuyoshi DomotoTsuyoshi Domotois a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, writer and illustrator. Along with Koichi Domoto , he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates.- Biography :Born in Nara, Domoto joined the...
- Tsuyoshi KusanagiTsuyoshi Kusanagiis a Japanese entertainer. Kusanagi is a member of the popular Japanese idol group SMAP and has also appeared in a number of television dramas, variety shows and movies.-Background:Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan....
- Tomohisa YamashitaTomohisa Yamashita, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...
- Toma IkutaToma Ikutais a Japanese talent artist part of Johnny's Jr. under the supervision of Johnny & Associates.-Career :Ikuta Toma used to be in a variety show for kids called Tensai Terebi kun. Being a member of a then all-children band called Strawberry Parfait, he was popular with the audience...
- Yu YokoyamaYu Yokoyamais a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host and lyricist. Yokoyama is also a member of Kanjani Eight.-Career:Yokoyama entered Johnny's on Christmas 1996 where he met fellow members Subaru Shibutani and Shingo Murakami...
- Yuichi Nakamaru
- Yuma NakayamaYuma Nakayamais a Japanese actor and singer. He was a member of the temporary J-pop groups Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow, TOP KIDS and Hey!Say!7 West from Johnny's Entertainment and currently performs as a member of NYC.-Biography:...
- Yuto NakajimaYuto Nakajimais a Japanese actor and dancer, as well as a singer from the group Hey! Say! JUMP .-2004: Joined Johnny's Entertainment :Nakajima joined Johnny's Jr. on March 28, 2004, in his 5th year of elementary school...
- Yuuri ChinenYuuri Chinen, is a Japanese actor, talent and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area...
- Yuya TegoshiYuya Tegoshiis a member of Japanese boy band NEWS and its subgroup Tegomass, both under Johnny & Associates.-Career:Tegoshi entered Johnny's Jimusho during December 2002. He participated in various Johnny's Junior activities for eleven months before becoming a member of NEWS in 2003...
- Yuya Takaki
Idols (female)
- Akiyama RinaRina Akiyamais a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento from Tokyo. Her most notable appearances are in two Kamen Rider Series, namely Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Den-O. She also has a cameo appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels...
- Airi & MeiriAiri & Meiriare a Japanese gravure idol and AV idol duo of twin sisters. Their presentation was based on Japanese double singing idols, a concept where two singers with similar appearance and actions appear together.-Life and career:...
- Aya UetoAya Uetois a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...
- Koike Eiko
- Nakagawa Shoko
- Natsukawa Jun
- Uehara Takako
- Yamamoto Azusa
- Maeda AtsukoMaeda Atsukois a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is in Team A and is one of the most prominent members in the group, being voted number one in the 2009 and 2011 Senbatsu Elections. In the 2010 Senbatsu Election, however, she lost to fellow member Yuko Oshima, who was the lead for their 17th...
- Yuko OshimaYūko Ōshimais a member of Japanese idol group AKB48's Team K, and a subunit of the group Not yet. She has been a contributing member for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006, except for 2010's "Chance no Junban". Oshima has participated in four number 1 singles: "River", "Ponytail to...
- Itano Tomomi
- Chise NakamuraChise Nakamurais a Japanese actress and gravure idol from Fukuoka, Fukuoka.-TV roles:* Natsuki Mamiya in GoGo Sentai Boukenger .* Matsushiro Hikaru in Mei-chan no Shitsuji .-Anime roles:* Dragonaut -The Resonance-...
Models
- Aki HoshinoAki Hoshinois a Japanese bikini idol. She has appeared in various men's magazines, such as Sabra and television shows.She married horse racing jockey on September 25, 2011.-Book:...
- Riyo MoriRiyo Moriis a Japanese dance instructor and model who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007.-Early life:...
- Ebihara Yuri
- Fujiwara Norika
- Horiuchi YokoYoko Horiuchiis a Japanese model mainly working in Japan. Horiuchi has belonged exclusively to a fashion magazine "CanCam", which is the highest sales female fashion magazine in Japan, since she was a college student...
- Inoue Waka
- [Mariya Nishiuchi]]
- May J.May J., better known by her stage name May J., is a R&B and pop singer from Yokohama, Japan. Born to a mother of Iranian descent and to Japanese father, May J. made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan on July 12, 2006 with her first mini-album All My Girls.-Early life:May J. was born on June...
- Meisa KurokiMeisa Kuroki, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, model and singer born in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power and is signed to Sony Music Japan. She made her acting debut in 2004. She has modeled for the popular Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among others, and...
- Oshikiri MoeMoe Oshikiriis a Japanese model best known her work with fashion magazine AneCan and its sister magazine CanCam which Oshikiri was a former top model for. She is also a designer, starting her own Kimono line branded under her name, as well as a hosiery line with CanCam model Yuri Ebihara called f*ing...
- Umemiya AnnaAnna Umemiyais a Japanese television personality and model. Born in Tokyo, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model...
- Yamada Yu
- Josh Snow
- Sharnya Yoshihara
- Kanata HongoKanata Hongois a Japanese actor and model. He is part of Stardust Talent agency and has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as the anime character Ryoma Echizen in the film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis, and became even more widely...
- Tao OkamotoTao OkamotoTao Okamoto is a Japanese model who was the face of Ralph Lauren.-Career:Okamoto's first agency was Elite to which she signed on in 2006. She made her first runway debut on the Emanuel Ungaro and Martin Grant shows in Paris that same year. The next year, she walked her first New York Fashion Week...
- Suzuka MoritaSuzuka Moritais a Japanese model and actress who is a 2nd generation member, number11, of Idoling!!!. She is also the 7th generation member of Hop Club. Morita is best known for playing Shinken Yellow in the TV series Samurai Sentai Shinkenger...
Musicians / Singers (male)
- GacktGacktis a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
- Go Hiromi
- Kuwano Nobuyoshi
- MiyaviMiyavi, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese visual kei musician. His work as guitarist for Dué le Quartz and his successful solo career have established him as an accomplished musician in the Japanese music scene.- Early life :...
- Matsumoto Hideto
- Saijo Hideki
- Hayashi Yoshiki
- Hyde (singer)Hyde (singer)is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as vocalist for the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel, as well as for Vamps. While in L'Arc-en-Ciel his name is stylized as hyde, whereas in his solo work and Vamps it is stylized as HYDE....
of L'Arc-en-Ciel
Musicians / Singers (female)
- Ai OtsukaAi Otsukais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and actress from Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo," which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.A piano...
- Ai TakahashiAi Takahashiis a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and best known as leader of Morning Musume and Hello!Project until 2011, and former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni...
- Aiko KayoAiko Kayois a popular idol singer. She has released 12 singles and 2 albums on the Avex Trax label in Japan. She has also performed with the musical units and a☆girls.-About:Aiko Kayō was born on December 11, 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture....
- Akiko WadaAkiko Wadais a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...
- Alisa DurbrowAlisa Durbrowis a Japanese model, actress, and singer from Saitama Prefecture. She is most famous for her role as Mio Kuroki in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Her mother is of Japanese descent, while her father is an American of English descent. She is fluent in both English and...
- Angela AkiAngela Aki, born Kiyomi Angela Aki on September 15, 1977, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Itano, Tokushima, Japan.-Early life:...
- Anna TsuchiyaAnna Tsuchiyais a Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and semi-retired model.Tsuchiya was born to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish-Irish descent from Buffalo, New York. In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese...
- Airi SuzukiAiri Suzukiis a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...
- ARIA
- Asami Fujimura
- Aya HiranoAya Hiranofrom Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. She was contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, for her voice acting career, and for her singing career,...
- Aya MatsuuraAya Matsuurais a Japanese pop singer from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-2000–2009: Hello! Project:Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common...
- Aya UetoAya Uetois a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...
- Ayaka Hirahara
- Ayaka KomatsuAyaka KomatsuAyaka Komatsu is a Japanese model/actress. She was born on July 23, 1986 in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture.-Modeling career:Her modeling agency is Amuse inc. She was a regular model of the now defunct Candy magazine...
- AyakaAyakais a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:...
- Ayumi HamasakiAyumi Hamasakiis a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
- Ayumi KinoshitaAyumi Kinoshitais a Japanese actress and gravure idol managed by Stardust Promotions. Born in Mie, Aichi Prefecture, she landed her first leading role in the 2004 television series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.-Filmography:-Television:-External links:* *...
- Beni ArashiroBeni ArashiroBeni Daniels , is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label under the name...
- Bonnie PinkBonnie Pink, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She lived in New York during 1998 and speaks English . She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano...
- Chiaki KuriyamaChiaki Kuriyamais a Japanese actress, singer and model. She is best known in the West for her roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Volume 1 and the Japanese film Battle Royale .- Biography :...
- Chihiro OnitsukaChihiro Onitsukais a Japanese singer-songwriter.In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained a recognition with its follow-up "Gekkou" which became a hit. Insomnia, her first studio album released in following year topped the Japanese Oricon chart and sold more than a million copies...
- Chisaki HamaChisaki Hamais a Japanese model, actress, and singer. She formerly used the stage name when she was with Snow Rabbits Productions. After Izumi returned to the modeling world in 2008, she used both 泉里果 and 泉里香 as stage names; both are pronounced "Izumi Rika"....
- Chitose HajimeChitose Hajimeis a singer from Japan. She is from Amami Ōshima and sings in a style particular to that region, with distinctive falsetto effects.-Early life:Chitose Hajime began learning shamisen under her mother's encouragement from a young age...
- Crystal KayCrystal KayCrystal Kay Williams , known by her stage name Crystal Kay, is a singer and songwriter from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan...
- Erika SawajiriErika Sawajiriis a Japan-based actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika...
- Emi HinouchiEmi Hinouchiis a Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her collaborations with M-Flo....
- Emi MariaEmi Mariais a Japanese R&B singer songwriter. She debuted in 2007 with the EP "Between the Music."-Biography:Emi Maria was born in 1987 in Papua New Guinea. Her father is Papua New Guinean, while her mother is Japanese...
- EmyliEmyliis a Japanese pop singer. Her debut album Flower of Life was released from BMG Japan label in 2003. Since the release of her first album, she has performed with popular acts such as M-Flo and Shinhwa...
- Garnet CrowGARNET CROWGarnet Crow is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals...
- Goto Maki
- Hagiwara Mai
- Halna
- Hikaru NishidaHikaru Nishidais a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time....
- HiroHiroHiro may refer to:* Hiroo, Hokkaido, a town in Japan* Hiro Naval Arsenal at Kure, Hiroshima* Hiroshima, a city in Japan* Hiro , a Canadian short film-People:* Hiro Yamagata , Japanese painter/artist...
- Hiroko AnzaiHiroko Anzaiis a Japanese actress, model and gravure idol, who has appeared in various magazines and photo albums.Her first photo album was released in 1996 and titled Mystic....
- Hiroko ShimabukuroHiroko ShimabukuroHiroko Shimabukuro , best known mononymously as hiro, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song "Mitsumete Itai" as a B-side to Speed's single "All My True Love"...
- hitomiHitomibetter known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
- Ikue SakakibaraIkue Sakakibarais a female Japanese actress and a J-pop singer.Her Peter Pan stage play was very popular and continued for over 20 years.- External links :*...
- Imai Eriko
- JASMINEJasmineJasminum , commonly known as jasmines, is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World...
- JAMOSA
- Jun NatsukawaJun NatsukawaJun Natsukawa - born September 19, 1980 is a Japanese gravure idol model from Hiroshima, Japan.-Career:*The spectacle society debuts with "Weekly young jump" gravure in 1999 .*In 2003 star work with Pyramid Art House...
- Junko SakuradaJunko Sakuradais a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career. In 1979 Sakurada appeared in a film made by the production company Toho, and became popular as an actress...
- JYONGRIJyongriJyongri is a Japanese pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI Music Japan.- Background and early life :...
- Kaela KimuraKaela Kimura, born , is a Japanese pop rock singer, songwriter, model, and TV presenter.- Career :Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan to a British father and Japanese mother, Kaela started working as a model in 2002 for the Japanese magazine Seventeen...
- Kanako EnomotoKanako EnomotoKanako Enomoto is a Japanese actress and model.-Biography:Kanako first attracted public attention at age 12 when she was selected the Astel phone company's spokesmodel. By 14, she had become one of the many "J-Idol" girls with the publication of her first photobook, "Fourteen"...
- Kanbe Miyuki
- Kanon WakeshimaKanon Wakeshimais a Japanese singer and cellist. Produced by Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008 with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga series Vampire Knight. She also provided the voice for a maid that appears in the eighth episode...
- Kawabe Chieco
- Kawase Tomoko
- Keiko KitagawaKeiko Kitagawais a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine from late 2003 to mid 2006, and left modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon , and after her role...
- Kia Sakara
- Kumi KodaKumi Koda, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
- Kusumi Koharu
- LiaLiaLia is a feminine given name. It may be a variant of Leah or a diminutive of various names including Amelia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosalia, Natalia or Aurelia.-People with the name Lia:* Lia , Japanese singer...
- Lisa Yamaguchi
- Maaya SakamotoMaaya Sakamotois a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime series Little Twins, but is more well known for her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne...
- Maeda Atsuko Maeda Atsukois a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is in Team A and is one of the most prominent members in the group, being voted number one in the 2009 and 2011 Senbatsu Elections. In the 2010 Senbatsu Election, however, she lost to fellow member Yuko Oshima, who was the lead for their 17th...
- May J.May J., better known by her stage name May J., is a R&B and pop singer from Yokohama, Japan. Born to a mother of Iranian descent and to Japanese father, May J. made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan on July 12, 2006 with her first mini-album All My Girls.-Early life:May J. was born on June...
- Mari AmachiMari Amachiis a Japanese female singer and actress, who was famous in 1970s' Japan. On October 1, 1971, she debuted with the single "Mizuiro no Koi." She was born as Mari Saito in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. She got five Oricon number one songs, a record as a female singer which was later broken by Seiko Matsuda...
- Masako Mori
- Meisa KurokiMeisa Kuroki, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, model and singer born in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power and is signed to Sony Music Japan. She made her acting debut in 2004. She has modeled for the popular Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among others, and...
- Megumi OdakaMegumi Odakastarted her career in 1984 as a voice-actress for the animation-TV-Series Fushigi na koala Blinky aka Noozles aka The Wondrous Koala Blinky , where she played the character Sandy Brown...
- MegumiMegumiis a Japanese feminine given name meaning blessing. "Meg" is often a nickname of Megumi.It may refer to:-People:*Megumi Fujii - mixed martial artist*Megumi Hayashibara - seiyū, lyricist and singer*Megumi Kawamura - tallest model in Japan...
- Megumi HayashibaraMegumi Hayashibarais a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin...
- Melody.Melody., better known by her stage name melody. is a Japanese-American pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In October 2008, melody. announced on her blog that she will end her career as a music artist and instead focus on pursuing...
- Mew AzamaMew Azama, born December 26, 1986 in Hiroshima Prefecture and raised in Okinawa Prefecture, is a Japanese model and actress. Azama signs her name "Mew" using romaji characters. She explains it in her : "美優 is read Mew. I was named from Kyōko Koizumi's famous song 'MEW of dawn'. So, the inscription is...
- MiCHiMichiis the twenty-third single of Japanese pop band Exile. It was released on February 14, 2007 and was limited to 100,000 copies. The song has been certified as being downloaded more than 1,000,000 times as a ringtone by the RIAJ, and more than 250,000 times as a full-length download to cellphones.-...
- Mihiro TaniguchiMihiro, also known as , is a Japanese model, singer, TV personality and award-winning adult video actress.-Life and career:Mihiro was born in Niigata prefecture on May 19, 1982. She began a career as a softcore nude model as early as May 2001 when her video Dream was released followed by the...
- Miho KomatsuMiho Komatsu, is a Japanese pop singer. She was in the band Keyboard when a demo tape had been sent to Giza Studio. They signed her, and with her debut single, "謎" , she became an immediate success. Four of her songs were included in The Best of Detective Conan, a soundtrack album for the anime Detective...
- Miho Nakayama
- Miho Yoshioka
- Miki FujimotoMiki Fujimoto, professionally known by her birth name , is a Japanese pop singer and television actress. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto debuted as solo artist within Hello! Project in 2002 with the single "Aenai Nagai Nichiyōbi"...
- Miliyah Kato
- MINMIMinmiis a Japanese hip-hop, soca, and reggae musician, as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca artist from Japan. Since 2007, she has been married to , a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze....
- Miyu SawaiMiyu Sawaiis a Japanese model, actress, and gravure idol.-Live-action:*Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon *Kids Wars 5 *Shun *Chain 2...
- Mizuki Nana
- Momoe YamaguchiMomoe Yamaguchiis a former Japanese singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. In that time, she became one of the most notable singers in Japanese music, and an acclaimed actress. She withdrew from the entertainment business at the peak of her career to marry her frequent costar, fellow...
- MycoMycomyco is a framework for developing software applications in the Perl programming language.- Features :The myco is based on microPlatform framework and supports:* Object "lifecycle" services:** accessors** data validation** persistence...
- Mika NakashimaMika Nakashimais a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
- Namie AmuroNamie Amurois a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
- Natsuyaki Miyabi
- Noriko SakaiNoriko Sakaiis a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She married in 1998, and divorced on July 31, 2010. She and Yūichi have one son, born in 1999. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan...
- Reina TanakaReina Tanakais one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...
- Reon KadenaReon Kadena, also known as Leon Kadena or Minamo Kusano, is a Japanese model and actress. Kadena is a female Japanese idol whose photobooks and films largely feature her in revealing costumes, underwear and bikinis.-Filmography:...
- RibbonRibbonA ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for binding and tying. Cloth ribbons, most commonly silk, are often used in connection with clothing, but are also applied for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolic purposes...
- Ryōko HirosueRyoko Hirosueis a Japanese actress and pop star, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. She also starred in a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.- Early life :...
- Saori Minami
- Sayaka
- Sayumi MichishigeSayumi Michishigeis a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....
- Seiko MatsudaSeiko Matsudais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
- Sharnya Yoshihara
- Shoko NakagawaShoko Nakagawais a Japanese idol, tarento, actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. She is best known as the presenter of Pokémon Sunday. She is the daughter of Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s....
- Takako Ohta
- Takako UeharaTakako Ueharais a Jpop singer, actress, and former radio host. She is a member of the group Speed. Uehara was born in Okinawa, Japan.Her highly anticipated first solo single 'My First Love' was released in January 1999, and was produced by legendary pop/rock superstar Ryuichi Kawamura ."My First Love" was the...
- Thelma AoyamaThelma Aoyama, born October 27, 1987, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.She is probably best known for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo", and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne"...
- Tomomi Itano Tomomi Itanois a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, as well as a soloist.- Biography :In 2005, she joined the all-female Japanese idol group AKB48. After becoming a model for the popular woman's fashion magazine Cawaii!, she released her first photo book titled T.O.M.O.row in April 2009. In early 2010...
- Tsugunaga Momoko
- Utada HikaruUtada Hikaru, known by her stage name Utada in America and Europe, is a Japanese-American singer, song writer, arranger, and producer. Since the release of her Japanese debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums...
- Waka InoueWaka InoueWaka Inoue is a Japanese idol, tarento and actress. She was born in Meguro, Tokyo as Naoko Aramura . Her mother is former actress Kyoko Saga.Waka's main claim to fame in the tarento circles is her bustline...
- YuiYui (singer), stylized as YUI, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, and radio personality. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she played live at various locations in her home town before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 and released her debut single months later...
- Yui MakinoYui Makinois a Japanese voice actor, actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria. She can speak basic English. She is well known as a nice, caring, polite and a down-to-earth person, according to her fans. Her fans sometimes call her "Yucchi",...
- Yukiko OkadaYukiko Okadawas a singer and winner of the talent show, Star Tanjō! in Japan.-Early life:Okada was born on August 22, 1967, the second daughter of the Satō family in the Ichinomiya Hospital and later moved to Nagoya. At elementary school, Okada loved to read books, especially comic books and she was a talented...
- Yuko OguraYuko Ogurais a Japanese gravure idol and model who typically aims for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look. In Japan, she is mostly called by her nickname .Ogura regularly, if not entirely seriously, claims to be one "Princess Apple-Momoka" of the apple-shaped planet Korin . This is apparently an in-joke...
- Yuna ItoYuna Itois an American pop singer-songwriter and actress who is active in Japan.She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film Nana; she also starred in the film,...
Tarento
- Aya UetoAya Uetois a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...
- Becky
- Kazushige NagashimaKazushige Nagashimais a Japanese actor, sports commentator and former professional baseball player. His father is Japanese baseball legend, Shigeo Nagashima.-Biography:...
- Kano sistersKano sistersand , known collectively as the , are Japanese celebrities.-Early life and background:The Kano Sisters say they are half-sisters with different mothers. There is also a 3rd "sister" who initially made appearances with the two. She eventually withdrew from the scene, according to industry sources,...
- Obi Tenaka
- Mina FukuiMina Fukuiis a Japanese actress, tarento & model from Nabari, Mie Prefecture. She works under the Horipro talent agency.- Career :Even though she had been featured as a guest or assistant in several shows during the 1990s and early 2000s, it was after the first Mōdoru Audition in 2003 that she effectively...
Actors
- EitaEitais a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. His birth name is . He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys...
- Kamakari Kenta
- Fujiwara Tatsuya
- Ishihara Yujiro
- Ikuta Toma
- Matsudaira Ken
- Oguri Shun
- Ryuhei MatsudaRyuhei Matsudais a Japanese film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Japanese films such as Taboo and Nana.-Early life:Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo to Yusaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor, and Miyuki Matsuda , a Japanese actress. He has two siblings, one of whom is Japanese actor Shota...
- Sato Takeru
- Seto Koji
- Satoshi TsumabukiSatoshi Tsumabukiis a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize...
- Shota MatsudaShota Matsudais a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181 cm tall. His father, Yusaku Matsuda was half-Korean, thus Shota and Ryuhei are a quarter Korean.Matsuda has...
- Watanabe Ken
See also List of Japanese actors
Actresses
- Aya UetoAya Uetois a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...
- Ito Misaki
- KarinaKarinaKarina is a pop-ballad singer-songwriter and actress from Venezuela.Her first major appearance was singing one of the roles in Karol Wojtyla's "El Taller del Orfebre", which was a Venezuelan made musical adaption of his play "The Jeweller's Shop", singing the song "Zapatos de tacón alto" Karina...
- KoyukiKoyuki, better known as , is a Japanese model and actress.Koyuki was born in Zama. She started her modeling career in 1995 and has since starred in various Japanese dramas, TV and magazine ad campaigns and films. She frequently appears in Japanese print and television campaigns for the electronics...
- Maki HorikitaMaki Horikitais a Japanese actress and endorser. She debuted in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, and movies.- Childhood:...
- Mao InoueMao Inoueis a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida...
- Meisa KurokiMeisa Kuroki, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, model and singer born in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power and is signed to Sony Music Japan. She made her acting debut in 2004. She has modeled for the popular Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among others, and...
- Mika NakashimaMika Nakashimais a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
- Satomi IshiharaSatomi Ishiharais a Japanese actress.Popular mostly among Japanese fans, she gained recognition for her acting talent. She started taking parts acting in Japanese dramas in 2003. Also, she appeared in various commercial events also known as public relations...
- Yonekura Ryoko
- Yui AragakiYui Aragakiis a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyū and occasional radio show host of Ryukyuan ancestry.She is particularly recognized for her beauty and her movie projects.- Overview :...
- Yukie NakamaYukie Nakamais a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, in a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings.At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer , and appeared in bit roles until her career breakthrough playing Sadako in "Ring 0: Birthday ."In 2000,...
See also List of Japanese actresses
TV / Radio Personalities
- Iijima Ai
- Kano sistersKano sistersand , known collectively as the , are Japanese celebrities.-Early life and background:The Kano Sisters say they are half-sisters with different mothers. There is also a 3rd "sister" who initially made appearances with the two. She eventually withdrew from the scene, according to industry sources,...
- Mino Monta
- Sharnya Yoshihara
- Shinohara Tomoe
- Sugita Kaoru
- Mao InoueMao Inoueis a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida...
See also
- List of Japanese actors
- List of Japanese actresses
- List of Japanese comedians
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