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Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Mano Erina

Name : Mano Erina
Also known as Manoeri
Born April 11, 1991 (1991-04-11) (age 18)
Origin Kanagawa, Japan
Genre(s) Japanese pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Singing, piano
Years active 2007–present
Associated acts Gatas Brilhantes H.P., Ongaku Gatas



Erina Mano (真野恵里菜 ,Mano Erina?, born April 11, 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Hello! Project in 2006 as a member Hello Pro Egg. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its promotional J-pop group Ongaku Gatas. On March 29, 2007 she became a soloist after graduating from Ongaku Gatas,[1] working under management and promotion of J.P Room.




Ayaka Kimura

Name : Ayaka Kimura
Also known as Ayaka Nagate, Ayaka, Coconuts Musume Ayaka
Born October 30, 1981 (1981-10-30) (age 27)
Origin Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Genre(s) Japanese pop
Years active 1999–2008
Label(s) Zetima

Associated acts Coconuts Musume, Petitmoni, Romans, Kiiro 5, 7-nin Matsuri, Sexy 8, 11Water, H.P. All Stars


Ayaka Kimura (木村 絢香, ?, born October 30, 1981 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan), currently known by her stage name as Ayaka Nagate (長手 絢香), is an actress currently signed to Tristone Entertainment. Before her debut as an actress, she was the sole remaining member of Coconuts Musume within Hello! Project.






Monday, 20 April 2009

Rina Akiyama



Rina Akiyama is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento from Tokyo. Her most notable appearances are in two Kamen Rider Series, namely Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Den-O. She also has a cameo appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels. She has also been named to have the "Best Buttocks in Japan" in 2007.










Sunday, 19 April 2009

Koharu Kusumi

Name : Koharu Kusumi
Nackname Miracle-chan, Koha-chan
Born July 15, 1992 (1992-07-15) in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Profession : Japanese pop Singer, voice actress
Years active 2005–present
Associated acts Morning Musume, Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai, Kira☆Pika, Milky Way



Koharu Kusumi is 16 years old a J-pop singer and voice actress in Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her school's volleyball team. Kusumi's audition process and debut was documented during the 2005 episodes of TV Tokyo television show, Hello! Morning.






Saturday, 18 April 2009

Erika Sawajiri

Name: Erika Sawajiri
Nickname: Aachan, Kacchan
Born: April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 160cm
Measurements : B83 W58 H86
Blood type: A
Profession: Actress, model and singer



Erika Sawajiri is half-japanese, having a Japanese father (death of illness) and an Algerian-French mother and is the youngest child of three brothers and sisters. Her name is derived from the flower's name. (Ericaceae's Erica)

Erika made her debut as a freelance teenage model before signing for Stardust (talent agency) after passing an audition in 1999. She entered the entertainment world because she wanted to meet her idol, Japanese pop star Namie Amuro.



Erika continued to work as a teenage model before making her TV debut in 2001 as a regular in a Japanese variety show. She extended her modelling career as a gravure idol (bikini model) at just about the same time.

Erika’s debut single was quite a hit and topped the Oricon chart. She released her 2nd single, “Free” in July 2007 using her name Erika, and hit the #1 spot on Oricon chart once again.


Friday, 17 April 2009

Natsuyaki Miyabi



Miyabi Natsuyaki (夏焼 雅 ,Natsuyaki Miyabi?, born August 25, 1992 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group under Hello! Project. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of two smaller groups composed of Hello! Project Kids members—Aa! and Berryz Kobo.

On July 21, 2007, it was announced that Natsuyaki will be in a new unit with Airi Suzuki and Momoko Tsugunaga called Buono!.




Thursday, 16 April 2009

Aya Matsuura

Aya Matsuura is a famous J-pop artist and actress from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Who was born June 25, 1986 (25 years old)



Aya made her debut in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition, and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common misconception that Aya originally auditioned to be a part of Morning Musume, which she didn't. After being chosen from that audition, Aya Matsuura began her solo career. In time she would become one of Hello! Project's biggest acts.



On March 8, 2008, Matsuura—as a secret guest—performed at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Special Olympics Japan Winter National Games, a national event in preparation of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Boise, Idaho.[6][7] She performed the song "Kizuna", to be released on May 21, 2008 as her 20th single




It was officially announced on October 19, 2008 that Matsuura would be graduating from Hello! Project along with the rest of Elder Club. Before her graduation, Matsuura released her fifth studio album, Omoi Afurete, on January 21, and her 21st single, "Chocolate Damashii", was released on February 11 for Valentine's Day


Michishige Sayumi

Name: Michishige Sayumi
Nickname: Sayumin , Shige-san , Sayu (さゆ), Sayu-chan
Born: 1989-07-13 in Ubeshi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Blood type: A
Height: 160 cm
Hobbies: Phone, sleeping everywhere, Tetris
Special skill: Tetris
Hello! Project groups: Morning Musume (2003-)
Subgroups: Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003-2004) EcoMoni (2004-) Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)



Sayumi Michishige is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume.

She joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Eri Kamei, Miki Fujimoto and Reina Tanaka, which all made their debuts with Morning Musume in the group's nineteenth single, Shabondama. Since 2005 she was assigned as mentor to 7th generation member Koharu Kusumi.

Michishige is also a member of the Hello! Project unit Ecomoni along with former Morning Musume member Rika Ishikawa.

When Michishige passed the audition to join Morning Musume, Tsunku, Morning Musume's producer, wrote in a comment about her that her singing is weak. After the audition Michishige has taken voice lessons to improve her singing, but even she admits that her own singing is still bad.

She portrays an extremely narcissistic image of herself in TV shows, often calling herself the cutest member in Morning Musume and saying that her cuteness overwhelms her bad singing voice.[2] In one of the of the skits known as Hello! Morning Theatre on their variety show, Hello! Morning, she is best known as playing a character known as "Ichiban Kawaii" (Cutest).

"Usa-chan Peace" (Bunny Peace) is a phrase which Michishige uses to identify herself. While saying "Usa-chan peace" she holds her index and middle fingers in V shapes next to her ears.



Thursday, 26 March 2009

Indou Kaho

Name : Indou Kaho
Profession: Actress and model
Born: 1991-June-30 in Tokyo,Japan
Height: 163cm
Star sign: Cancer
Blood type: A (is said to act like O type)
Family: Parents & a younger twin brother
Hobbies: Classical ballet, reading, collecting various items, talking with friends, shopping
Favorite manga: Death Note, Love Con, NANA, One Piece, Renai Catalogue, Slam Dunk
Favorite artists: aiko, BUMP OF CHICKEN, SOUL'd OUT, YUKI, old Western music (she uses her iPod regularly)
Favorite phrases: "Different strokes for different folks" (Juunintoiro), "Thank you" (Arigatou)
Talent Agency: Stardust



Kaho debuted when she was a fifth-grader at an elementary school in Tokyo. She was scouted in Harajuku by Stardust Promotions and made her debut almost instantly.
She was made a model for the magazine Pichi Lemon; subsequently, she began to have photoshoots in Pure Pure and soon became one of the photomook's most popular idols.
In July 2003 Kaho became part of the one-time unit Snappeas with five other U-15 idols. Although they lasted only a month and a half, the group performed several times on television
to promote their exposure. In April 2004 Kaho was made the spokesgirl for Mitsui Real Estate Sales. She is considered the 11th generation Rehouse girl. The following year she became the
spokesgirl promoting fire prevention for the Marine & Fire Insurance Association of Japan. Although she has been involved with several dramas, July 2005 marked her first big role.
She played Kanda Yu, the main character's asthmatic sister, in the drama Jyoou no Kyoushitsu.










Sunday, 1 March 2009

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Name : Sayaka Yamaguchi
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1980-Feb-14
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Height: 158cm
Weight: 41kg
Star sign: Aquarius
Blood type: B
Talent agency: FLaMme