is a Japanese singer, professional model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

, and Japanese television

Television in Japan

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 personality. In 2005 she won the Japanese Miss Magazine Idol contest and won the "Jury's Special Award", 2005, after which she began appearing as a professional model and on various television shows. For a time she was reporter for the Tokyo Broadcasting System

Tokyo Broadcasting System

, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....

. In 2007–2008 she released three Japanese idol

Japanese idol

In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...

 videos.

In the 2008–2009 season, she appeared on the TV show Saku Saku and became a regular Master of Ceremonies

Master of Ceremonies

A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....

. On one appearance in the show she brought a guitar on set and began a song titled "Yu Nakamura's Theme". On another episode she is seen in the United States competing in the 36th Honolulu Marathon

Honolulu Marathon

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, for which she got a final 'Chip time' of 4 hours 49 minutes and 54 seconds, finishing in 5026th place. Beginning on January 8, 2009, her single "Questions?" appeared on The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk anime series as the opening theme. The single was released January 28, 2009, with a backing track titled "Today" and a secret track, a CD release of her previous "Yu Nakamora's Theme". "Questions?" was also her first music video

Music video

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, followed four months later by her second video and single for the song "Jibun Color". "Jibun Color" became her second anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series theme, this time for the Major

Major (manga)

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TV series as its ending theme (episodes 121–). She recently played the role of Ritsuka Yuki, one of the main heroes in Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire.

Discography

Questions? Single released January 28, 2009

• Questions
• Today

(Secret Track)

• • Yu Nakamura's Theme

Jibun Color Single released May 20, 2009

• Jibun Color
• Future's Melody