Yu Takahashi (actress)
Yu Takahashi 高橋 ユウ | |
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Born | Otsu, Shiga, Japan | January 19, 1991
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse(s) | Hirotaka Urabe (m. 2018) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Maryjun Takahashi (sister) Yuji Takahashi (brother) Jui Takajo (sister-in-law) Aki Takajo (sister-in-law) Koya Urabe (brother-in-law) |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Agency | Asia Promotion |
Website | asiapro |
Yu Takahashi (高橋 ユウ, Takahashi Yū, born January 19, 1991)[1][2] is a Japanese actress and model.
Early life[]
Takahashi was born in Ōtsu, Shiga,[3] to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father.[4] She won the Grand Prix in a female vocal audition in 2006 held by the TV Tokyo show Output.[5]
Career[]
Modelling career[]
Takahashi is represented by the Asia Promotion talent agency. She started her career as an exclusive model for the Cawaii! magazine and her first photo book, Yu, was released in 2008.[6] After that, she was an exclusive model for the Pinky magazine until 2009.[7]
Acting career[]
She appeared regularly in the NHK Educational TV television program Kyō Kara Eikaiwa in 2007.[8] As an actress, she played Yuri Aso in TV Asahi's Kamen Rider Kiva[6] and starred in the 2008 film version, Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World.[9] She played a leading role in the 2012 film, Brand Guardians, with South Korean actor Yoon Shi-yoon.[10] In 2013, she played the role of Makoto/Sailor Jupiter in a musical remake of Sailor Moon: La Reconquista[11] and in 2014 in musical Sailor Moon: Petite Étrangère.
Personal life[]
She is the younger sister of Maryjun Takahashi, who is also a model and actress.[12] She also has a brother who is a professional football player named Yuji Takahashi.[13]
In October 2018, she married K-1 fighter Hirotaka Urabe.
On 22 September 2019, she announced that she was pregnant, and had given birth to a baby boy on 28 January 2020.[14]
Appearances[]
Films[]
- Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (2008), Yuri Asō[15]
- Brand Guardians (2012)[10]
- Stolen Identity 2 (2020)[16]
TV dramas[]
- Kamen Rider Kiva (TV Asahi, 2008-2009), Yuri Asō[17]
- Shinigami-kun Episode 6 (TV Asahi, 2014), Sayaka Kirino[18]
- Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!: Best Seller Sakka Kara no Chōsenjō (TBS, 2014), Mutsumi Sakashita[19]
- Kageriyuku Natsu (WOWOW, 2015), Sachiko Haruki[20]
- Mondai no Aru Restaurant Episode 2 (Fuji TV, 2015)[21]
- Kamen Rider Zi-O (TV Asahi, 2019), Sougo Tokiwa's true first love, "Ms. Sailor"
Stage[]
- Pu-Pu-Juice Pani☆Hosu (August 2013)[22]
- Sailor Moon musicals (AiiA Theater Tokyo, 13 September 2013 - 2015), Sailor Jupiter[23]
- Sonezaki Shinjū (September 2013)[24]
- WBB Vol.6 Soshite, Konya mo Nikolaschka! (June 2014)[25]
Events[]
- Kansai Collection (2014 S/S,[26] 2014 A/W,[27] 2015 S/S[28])
- Tokyo Girls Collection (2011 A/W,[29] 2012 A/W[30])
- Girls Award (2010 S/S,[31] 2010 A/W,[32] 2011 A/W,[33] 2012 A/W[34])
Bibliography[]
Magazines[]
- Pinky, Shueisha 2004-2009, as an exclusive model until 2009
- Cawaii!, Shufunotomo 1996-2009, as an exclusive model from 2006 to 2009
Photobook[]
- Yu (Saibunkan Publishing, September 2008) ISBN 9784775602980[35]
Awards[]
- The 68th Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan Arts Festival (2013): Best Newcomer[36]
- The 3rd Best Engagement 2015: Won (Family Category)[37]
References[]
- ^ "Profile". Asia Promotion Website (in Japanese). Asia Promotion.
- ^ "Profile". Mammoth Website (in Japanese). Mammoth.
- ^ 高橋メアリージュンさん・高橋ユウさん、びわ湖大津ふるさと観光大使に就任! (in Japanese). Otsu City Hall. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Cristobal-Takeshima, Sally. "Kansai Crusade". Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "Output" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. 2006.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 「仮面ライダーキバ」に出演中の高橋優、麻生ゆりとは違う等身大を写真集で表現 (in Japanese). Ascii. September 8, 2008.
- ^ "元PINKYモデル、「やっぱりモデルのお仕事だいすき」" (in Japanese). Modelpress. February 1, 2010.
- ^ "電気グルーヴ 瀧がNHK語学講座で英語を学ぶ" (in Japanese). Natalie. March 26, 2007.
- ^ 相川七瀬、6歳の息子が「仮面ライダー」大ファン!学校でお母さんが歌うと自慢 (in Japanese). Cinematoday. August 8, 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 人気モデルの妹、話題作の主演女優に抜擢 (in Japanese). Modelpress. July 2, 2015.
- ^ 人気モデルの美人妹、セーラー戦士に抜擢 独占コメント到着 (in Japanese). September 13, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "人気モデル、NHK朝ドラ出演決定 速水もこみちの恋人役" (in Japanese). Modelpress. June 20, 2012.
- ^ 19歳DF高橋、1試合も出場しないまま豪へレンタル移籍…京都 [19-year-old defender Takashi loaned to Australia without playing a match]. Osaka Hochi (in Japanese). Japan: The Hochi Shimbun. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "高橋ユウ on Instagram: "昨日、第一子となる男の子を出産しました