Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts

Monday, November 14, 2011

Arisa Oda - Japanese Idol




Arisa Oda is a Japanese Idol and Bikini model. She was born on October 13th, 1982 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. This petite little lady only stands 5' 3", but don't mess with her.
Besides Basketball, she lists Karate as one of her hobbies. She released several DVDs in Japan and appeared in two Japanese movies, Tokyo Shugo Tenshi (2007) and Maranika - Ochiru Onna (2007) Although she is very popular, Arisa retired from modeling in 2007.


Or did she?


It appears now that Arisa didn't retire, she apparently just changed her name to Mika Kayama and is still working. The birth date listed for Mika (October 13th, 1982) and birthplace (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) match. Interestingly, Mika Kayama is also the name of a character in Sailor Moon.


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Maki Goto


Maki Goto (born September 23, 1985) is a Japanese singer, lyricist and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million copies. Goto was the lead vocalist of the group up until her graduation from the group in 2002. While still a member of Morning Musume, Goto released her debut solo single, "Ai no Bakayarō", in 2001, which topped the Oricon charts. In 2003 she released her debut album, Makking Gold 1, which debuted at number four on the Oricon album charts.

In 2007, at her G-Emotion II: How to Use Sexy concert, Goto announced that she was graduating from Hello! Project. In 2008, Goto signed with Avex Groupsub-label Rhythm Zone and returned to the music scene at A-nation '08. In 2009, under the stage name Sweet Black feat. Maki Goto, she released her debut mini-album Sweet Black. Goto transferred to Avex Trax in 2010 and released her second mini-album, One, which marked her official comeback as a singer.



Kyoko Fukada



Kyoko Fukada (born November 2, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.

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" led to her album Dear, both released in 1999.

Riyo Mori




Riyo Mori was born on December 24, 1986 in Aoi-ku, Shizuka, Japan. At the age of 4 she began dancing and now she is a Japanese Dance instructor and a model who won the Miss Universe 2007 title last May 2007.

Riyo Mori studied at Quinte Ballet School of Canada and also graduated at Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. She also completed her Grade 11 year at Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, Canada. The amazing thing about her is that she still possesses her first pair of ballet shoes.


With a height of 1.77m (5 ft 9 ½ in), a black hair, and a brown eye she is totally hot and the Miss Universe 2007 crown perfectly fits her.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Rina Aizawa


Rina Aizawa was born on July 28, 1991, a Japanese actress who was signed under Box Corporation. From the series Engine Sentai Go-onger she played her début role as Saki Royama/Go-on Yellow. She was also selected to be the support manager for the 87th All Japan High School Tournament.