Yuko Araki

Summary

Yuko Araki (新木 優子, Araki Yūko, born 15 December 1993 in Tokyo)[1] is a Japanese actress and fashion model represented by Stardust Promotion.

Yuko Araki
新木 優子
Araki in June 2023
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 30)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2007–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Websitewww.stardust.co.jp/section3/profile/arakiyuko.html

Biography edit

Araki was recruited when she was in elementary school.[2] Her first leading film role was Ikari o Nagero in May 2008.[1] Araki became an exclusive model for the magazine non-no in 2014.[1]

Her first leading television drama role was the Fuji Television drama Love Love Alien in 2016.[3] Araki's skills are playing the euphonium and trumpet.[4][5]

She voiced Gabby Gabby in the Japanese dub of Toy Story 4.[6]

Filmography edit

TV dramas edit

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2009 Real Clothes KTV Episode 7 [7]
2012 Dragon Seinendan Yuka MBS [8]
2013 Kamen Rider Wizard Chiaki Shimizu TV Asahi Episodes 34 and 35 [9]
2015 A Girl's Breakfast Risa Arai NTV [10]
Prison School Anzu Yokoyama MBS [11]
2016 Your Home is My Business! Madoka Murata NTV [12]
Love Love Alien Sonomi Ishibashi Fuji TV Lead role [3]
2017 Crisis: Special Security Squad Oyama Rei KTV [13]
Million Yen Women Hiraki Nanaka TV Tokyo [14]
Code Blue Season 3 Yokomine Akari Fuji TV [15]
2018 Kiss that Kills Mikoto Namiki NTV [16]
We Are Rockets! Aoi Fujitani TBS [17]
2019 Motokare Mania Yurika Fuji TV Lead role [18]
2022 The Forbidden Magic Tomoka Makimura Fuji TV TV movie [19]

Films edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Ikari o Nagero Naomi Lead role [20]
Aoi Tori Mai Katayama [7]
2010 Confessions [21]
2011 Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan [21]
2013 School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen Futaba Eriguchi [22]
Yurusenai, Aitai Mari Hashimoto [23]
2015 Kazoku-gokko Omnibus film; appeared in "Hinnyū Club" [24]
Kaze no Tayori Kurumi Lead role [25][26]
2016 Nakimushi Piero no Kekkonshiki Maki Inaba [27]
Intern! Haruka Kawakura Lead role [28]
2017 Our Meal for Tomorrow Koharu Uemura Lead role [29]
Evil and the Mask Kaori [30]
2018 Anoko no Toriko Shizuku [31]
2021 The Crocodile That Lived for 100 Days Senpai (voice) [32]
2022 The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie Beni Hasukabe [33]
2023 See Hear Love Hibiki Aida [34]
Once Upon a Crime Cinderella [35]
2024 Kingdom 4: The Return of the Great General Liao [36]

Japanese dub edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Toy Story 4 Gabby Gabby [6]

Music videos edit

Year Title Artist Notes Ref.
2007 "Taiyō no Nihohi" Naotarō Moriyama [37]
2009 "Lady Don't Cry" D-51
2010 "echoes" universe
2011 "Someday Again: Mataau Hi Made" Love
"Gomen ne, Mama" Yu-A
"Majime na Hito" suzumoku [38]
2013 "for You." Hazzie [39]
2014 "Mrs. Summer" Galileo Galilei [40]
2015 "Mirai (Ashita)" BToB [41]
2016 "Bokura no Tame ni..." Ketsumeishi [42]
2021 "Hanauranai" Vaundy [43]

Accolades edit

She was honoured with Excellence Award at 2020 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards for her work in the industry.[44]

References edit

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  34. ^ "SEE HEAR LOVE 見えなくても聞こえなくても愛してる". eiga.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  35. ^ "橋本環奈、新木優子、岩田剛典が「赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。」に出演". Natalie. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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  43. ^ "Vaundy、ドラマ『ボクの殺意が恋をした』主題歌「花占い」のMV公開 中川大志&新木優子が出演". Spice. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  44. ^ Patrick, Frater (October 25, 2020). "Busan's Asian Contents Awards Deliver Prizes at Virtual Ceremony". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Yuko Araki at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official blog - (in Japanese)
  • Official agency profile - (in Japanese)