is a Japanese TV star and comedienne from Owariasahi

Owariasahi, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of June 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 81,517 with 32,588 households and a population density of 3,878.07 persons per km². The total area is 21.02 km². The city was part of Higashikasugai District until December 1, 1970, which...

, Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...

 (born in Seto

Seto, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi, Japan. It is located about 35 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meitetsu Seto Line.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 133,121, with a household number of 53,253, and the density of 1,192.63 persons per km². The total area is 111.62 km².-...

 in the same prefecture). Both of her parents are primary school teachers. After graduating from Nagoya Gakuin University

Nagoya Gakuin University

is a small, private university located in Nagoya, Japan . Founded in 1887 by Dr. Frederick C. Klein, an American Methodist minister, Nagoya Gakuin University follows the principles of “fearing God and loving people” in trying to educate students "to become virtuous and gentle people with care and...

, she began her comedienne career. One of her co-workers is Hidekazu Nagai

Hidekazu Nagai

is a comedian and an owarai presenter in Japan.- Birth :He was born in Musashimurayama City, on 3 January, 1970. After his birth, his father was elected to the Regional Assembly of their hometown...

.

Career

• Aoki is a daughter of two elementary school teachers. After attending Aichi Prefecture Seto High School, she went on to the Foreign Language Faculty at Nagoya Gakuin University
  Nagoya Gakuin University
  is a small, private university located in Nagoya, Japan . Founded in 1887 by Dr. Frederick C. Klein, an American Methodist minister, Nagoya Gakuin University follows the principles of “fearing God and loving people” in trying to educate students "to become virtuous and gentle people with care and...
  
   with a concentration in Chinese.

• After graduating from college, she attended the Television Talent Center in Nagoya.

• She started her career by working as a free announcer
  Announcer
  An announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
  
   at a local TV station and as an attendant to a TV star. When she landed an introductory spot in a late-night TV show, she introduced herself as wanting to become a "funny TV star" which was taken as an aspiration to become a comedienne. Since then, she has turned her career to a comedy star.

• At one time, Aoki was part of a five person comedy group called Onsen Konnyaku Acrobat Show. After leaving this group, she went back working solo. She was scouted by Watanabe Entertainment's President, Miki Watanabe, when she guest starred in a Watanabe Entertainment Comedy Live Show. Since then, she has relocated her life and career to Tokyo.

• Aoki's popularity grew around the fall of 2003 as she started appearing in Fuji TV Network's Warau Inu No Taiyo (The Sun of the Laughing Dog), NepLeague and TV Asahi's Out of Order, thanks to the strong promotion by her agency.

• She also grew popular by performing comedy sketches on Enta no Kamisama (The God of Entertainment) which is a gateway TV show for comedians.

• Aoki furthered her career by taking on actress and narrating rolls in addition to her comedienne career.

• On August 10, 2004, Aoki appeared as a gravure idol on the "Weekly Post" Magazine. She showed herself in a bikini which caused both popular and unpopular responses.

• On October 12, 2004, Aoki introduced her boyfriend at the time on London Hearts Three Hour Special, contributing to the highest TV rating ever (Avg 22.1%, 30.4% for the moment of her boyfriend's appearance) for the show.

• On April 13, 2005, she published her photobook
  Photobook
  A photo-book or photobook is a book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content. The most critically acclaimed photo-books celebrate the creative work of an individual photographer, but can also result from the collaboration between a photographer and a writer, an...
  
  "Où Voyez-vous?" (meaning "what are you looking at?" in French) which sold out all 20,000 copies of the first print in three days. Behind-the-scene footage in making this photobook was on-aired in London Hearts the day before it was published. This seemed to have contributed greatly in the high sales. The photobook was reprinted and sold a total of 75,000 copies.

• Aoki was the first person ever to host the FNS ALL STARS: 25 HRS TELEVISION as an official Fuji TV Announcer (which was designated just for this occasion) and read the last notes.

• Aoki has been dieting as part of a diet project on London Hearts to make photo shots and attend Fashion Shows. She has repeatedly succeeded then rebounded her weight. As of August 2007, her weight is 54.6 kg and waist 70 cm.

• On October 24, 2007, Aoki married a Dancer who is three years younger than herself after dating for half a year.

• On October 25, 2007, Aoki published an I Novel
  I Novel
  is a literary genre in Japanese literature used to describe a type of confessional literature where the events in the story correspond to events in the author's life. This genre was founded based on the Japanese reception of Naturalism during the Meiji period. Many authors believed form reflected...
  
   (auto-biography) titled "because I'm 34, I'm feeling happy" (ISBN 978-4334975272).

Others

Aoki has been playing the piano since early childhood and took piano lessons until she was in high school. Recently, she has started practicing again. She presents her piano skills on TV now and then, especially on her own late-night TV show "Utsukushiki Aoki De Now"

Regulars and Semi-Regulars

• Waratte Iitomo! Thursdays
• Waratte Iitomo! Zokango (Sunday Extra Edition)
• Uchi Kuru!?
• Quiz Presentation Variety Q-SAMA
• Utsukushiki Aoki De Now
• London Hearts
• Music Fighter

External links

• Her Agent
• Official Blog