10) Takako Matsu (松たか子 Matsu Takako?), born Takako Fujima (藤間 隆子 Fujima Takako?), is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. The style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing. She was born into a traditional buyō house, and her buyō name is Kōka Matsumoto (松本幸華 Matsumoto Kōka?). Her father is Matsumoto Koshiro IX, kabuki actor and head of the buyō house; her uncle is Nakamura Kichiemon II; her older brother is Ichikawa Zengoro VII; her sister, six years her elder is Kiyo Matsumoto. Her mother's name is Noriko Matsumoto. She selected her last name as "Matsu" to honor her parents. In one interview, she notes that she and her two brothers are relatively close to her mother. Her highest education is Asia University, from which she did not graduate. She attended the same high school and had a class with singer Ayumi Hamasaki according to ayuready? episode 20.
9) Kyoko Fukada (深田 恭子 Fukada Kyōko?, born November 2, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. Fukada Kyoko debuted in 1997 with her first appearance in the television drama Sore ga Kotae da! as Kazune. Fukada appeared in her first movie Ring 2 as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999 and in later in School Day of the Dead, released in 2000, and Dolls, released in 2002, as Haruna. Fukada is also a J-pop singer and her debut single "The Last Fruit" lead to her album Dear, both released in 1999.
8) Yūko Takeuchi (竹内 結子 Takeuchi Yūko?, born April 1, 1980 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She made 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. On May 10, 2005, Takeuchi married Shidō Nakamura, a Kabuki actor. They met during the filming of the movie Be with You. They divorced on February 29, 2008. She is popular for her cute looks and cheerful image. She is said to be like Meg Ryan by a Japanese magazine, and said to be like Audrey Hepburn by director Kichitaro Negishi.
7) Ryoko Hirosue (広末涼子 Hirosue Ryōko?, born July 18, 1980) is 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. Hirosue was born in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. She joined the "P&G" cosmetic model competition at the age of 14 and made her television debut the following year singing on the program ,TK Music Camp. She made her television drama debut and is well known for her work as a spokesmodel for NTT DoCoMo. She studied in Waseda University but did not graduate.
6) Nanako Matsushima (松嶋 菜々子 Matsushima Nanako?, born October 13, 1973 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She became the highest-paid actress in Japan due to Great Teacher Onizuka and all her following dramas becoming big hits. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next toHiroyuki Sanada, who also played Reiko Asakawa in Ring. On February 21, 2001, she married Takashi Sorimachi who co-starred with her in Great Teacher Onizuka. They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004 and November 30, 2007.
5) Aya Ueto (上戸 彩 Ueto Aya?, born September 14, 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer, idol, and tarento. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th All-Japan National Young Beauty Contest, where she won the Judges' Special Choice Prize. She made her acting debut at the age of thirteen in the film Satsujinsha Killer of Paraiso and in 1999, she and fellow participants of the Young Beauty Contest Mami Nejiki, Mai Fujiya, and Manami Nishiwaki formed the unsuccessful girl group Z-1. In 2002, after their disbandment, Ueto continued her music career as a solo singer under the label Pony Canyon, where she debuted with the single "Pureness". Ueto's breakthrough came when she was cast as a girl suffering from gender identity disorder in the sixth series of the TBS drama 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi-sensei. Her critically-acclaimed performance led to several leading roles in dramas and TV endorsements, eventually establishing her as one of Japan's most recognizable faces. She has also ventured onto the big screen in famed film director Ryuhei Kitamura's 2003 blockbuster Azumi and its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love in 2005. As one of Japan's most ubiquitous celebrity endorsers, Ueto constantly appears on billboards, shop windows and trains, advertising for companies such as Fujifilm, Lotte, Ōtsuka Seiyaku and SoftBank.
4) Yuna Ito (伊藤 由奈 Itō Yuna?) (born September 20, 1983) is 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 with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the 2005 film Nana; she also starred in the film, portraying Reira Serizawa. In 2006, Ito reprised her role as Reira for the sequel of the film singing the theme song, "Truth". In 2007, Ito released her debut album, Heart, which debuted atop the Oricon.
3) melody. (石川 美由紀 メロディ Miyuki Melody Ishikawa?) (born February 24, 1982 in Hawaii, U.S.) is a female J-Pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. According to melody.'s blog (October 22, 2008), she states that she will put her musical career on hiatus and pursue a career as a fashion designer. On March 14, 2009, Melody got married to visual kei artist Miyavi. He finally announced the marriage on April 5, during his graduation. On July 29, 2009, at 4:40 pm, Melody gave birth to a daughter named Lovelie Miyavi Ishihara. 20 hours before the birth, Melody and Miyavi both went to a hospital for laboring.
2) Kurara Chibana (知花 くらら Chibana Kurara?), a Japanese model, born on March 27, 1982, is a native of Naha City (the capital of Okinawa Prefecture). She competed in Miss Universe 2006 and ended up as the 1st Runner-up. She was an educational-philosophy student at Sophia University. She got her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006. She turned down a job offer from Japanese publishing company in order to compete in Miss Universe Japan pageant, which was held on April 25, 2006 in Tokyo. Kurara now works as a feature reporter, flying around the world to interview unique people for a leading fashion magazine in Japan. She writes and takes photos of their lifestyles. She speaks four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Japanese. Since October 2006, she has appeared regularly on the NTV show "NEWS ZERO" reporting from both domestic and international locations, and launch her endorsement career as a spokesperson for more than four world-famous brands in 2007. She is the new spokeswoman forMaybelline New York's Angelfit Make-Up. In late December, Global Beauties named Kurara as the Sexiest Woman Alive 2006 - a title formally held also by, her co-patriot/beauty diva, Miyako Miyazaki. Kurara is an avid sportswoman who loves tennis and swimming. She is also a certified kickboxing instructor. When it comes to food, 'goya', which is a type of bittermelon is her favourite. Her favorite song is Le Tourbillon de la vie by Jeanne Moreau and favorite movie is Un homme et une femme by Claude Lelouch. According to her, Un homme et une femme is her favorite movie because her favorite actors are Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée.
1) Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲 Itō Misaki?, born May 26, 1977 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model. Her real name isTomoko Anzai (安斉 智子 Anzai Tomoko?). In 1999, she became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to CanCam magazine. She also appeared in a Gateway computers and Choya Umeshu commercials. In 2005, she appeared in the TV drama series Densha Otoko as the love interest of the otaku protagonist. She also appears in ads for Shiseido's MAQuillAGE line of cosmetics (along with Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryoko Shinohara and Yuri Ebihara) and Seiko watches, in addition to being the currentVodafone model in Japan, following on from Yu Yamada. She also provided the look and voice for Q's assistant Miss Nagai in the game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. Itou Misaki also starred in "Ju-on" which is a Japanese horror film which was remade in America under the name "The Grudge" which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar.
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