Yui Horie

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Name = nihongo|Yui Horie|堀江 由衣|


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = 堀江 由子 ("Horie Yoshiko")
Alias = nihongo|Hocchan|ほっちゃん|Hocchan, YUIEL
Born = birth date and age|1976|9|20
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Origin = Tokyo, Japan
Instruments = Singing
Genre = J-Pop
Occupation(s) = singer-songwritter
Years_active = 1997–Present
Label = Starchild, King Records
Associated_acts = Aice5, Kurobara Hozonkai
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URL = http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/horie/
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Nihongo|Yui Horie|堀江 由衣|Horie Yui|born on September 20 1976 is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. Horie's real name is nihongo|Yoshiko Horie|堀江 由子|Horie Yoshiko, and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed Nihongo|"Hocchan"|ほっちゃん| by her Japanese fans. She is not to be confused with YUI, another J-Pop singer.

She hosts a radio show called Nihongo|"Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago"|堀江由衣の天使のたまご|"Yui Horie's Angel Eggs" and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai, with the name YUIEL. Her blood type is B, and her hobbies include shoulder massage, reading and food.

Biography

Horie was born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. As a child, she was a huge fan of the anime series "Dirty Pair" and has later stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist.Fact|date=February 2007

She debuted in 1997 in a video game Voice Fantasia and for several years had minor roles in various anime. She landed her first leading role as Haruka in Kurogane Communication. The turning point in her career wasn't till the year 2000, when she won the role of Naru Narusegawa in the popular anime "Love Hina". Other notable and defining career moments were taking the role of Tohru Honda in the anime "Fruits Basket" in 2001, and releasing her 1st music album (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai) in 2000. She has since become one of the most popular anime voice actresses in Japan.

Horie formed a temporary unit called Yamato Nadeshiko with the popular seiyū Tamura Yukari in 2001. They released two singles , Mou Hitori no Watashi (もうひとりの私) and Merry Merrily - the latter of which was an insert song in the Love Hina Christmas Special.

In October, 2005 she founded Aice5, a J-Pop group consisting of 4 other seiyūs, to help launch their careers. Aice5 was officially disbanded on the September 20 2007.

She has collaborated with a few other artists, such as UNSCANDAL in 2005 and Nihongo|Kurobara Hozonkai|黒薔薇保存会| a Japanese Goth band in 2007.

She was employed by Arts Vision until mid-2007 due to a scandal within the agency's top management, at which point she left to become a freelance seiyū unaffiliated with any talent management firm.ja icon cite web|url=http://www.new-akiba.com/archives/2007/06/post_9739.html|title=アーツビジョン事件を受けて堀江由衣が事務所を辞めたとの噂|publisher=NewAkiba.com|date=2007-06-10|accessdate=2007-08-05] ja icon cite web|url=http://seigura.com/artist/detail/463|title=堀江由衣　ほりえゆい|accessdate=2007-08-05]

She has published 6 independent musical albums. Nearly all of them incorporate at least one track from an anime she has worked with. She currently releases music under the Starchild label (a subdivision of King Records)

Her radio show is Nihongo|"Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago"|堀江由衣の天使のたまご| and can be listened to on the station Nihongo|JOQR|文化放送|(AM 1134 kHz) at 0:30am on Mondays .

Voice acting roles

Leading roles in bold.

Anime

;1997
*' (Aun Freya"')
*"" (unnamed);1998
*"Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040" (Galatea)
*"Cowboy Bebop" (Girl A)
*"Akihabara Dennou Gumi" (Francheska)
*"Kurogane Communication" (Haruka)
*"Orphen" (Fiena)
*"St. Luminous Mission High School" (Lita Ford)
*"Steam Detectives" (Gina)
*"Weiß Kreuz" (Aya Fujimiya- Aya/Ran's sister);1999
*"Arc the Lad" (Lieza)
*"Dangaizer 3" (Pikushisu)
*"Risky Safety" (Suzuko Natsume)
*"To Heart" (Multi)
*"Trouble Chocolate" (Mint);2000
*"" (Chrono (Kurono))
*"Argento Soma" (Sue Harris)
*"Attack Armor Audian" (Kororu Kuweizaa)
*"Gate Keepers" (Kyanari)
*"Infinite Ryvius" (Michelle Cay)
*"Kikaider" (Mitsuko Komyoji)
*"Love Hina" (Naru Narusegawa)
*"Mon Colle Knights" (Rokuna Hiiragi)
*"Sci-fi Harry" (Catherine Chapman)
*"Skies of Arcadia" (Fina);2001
*"Angelic Layer" (Hiromi Fujimori)
*"Comic Party" (Multi)
*"Dead or Alive 3" (Hitomi)
*"Figure 17" (Sakura Ibaragi)
*"Fruits Basket" (Tohru Honda)
*"Love Hina Again" (Naru Narusegawa)
*"Mon Colle Knights" (Rockna Hiragi)
*"Prétear" (Takako/Mikage)
*"Shaman King" (Iron Maiden Jeanne and Lilly)
*"Sister Princess" (Sakuya)
*"" (Corina Solgente)
*"Z.O.E ~Zone of the Enders~" (Celvice Klein);2002
*"Canary" (Madoka)
*"Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan" (Silvia Maruyama)
*"Kanon" (Ayu Tsukimiya)
*"King of Bandit Jing" (Mirabelle)
*"Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi" (Amiryun in ep. 8)
*"Pia Carrot Movie" (Orie Amano)
*"Samurai Deeper Kyo" (Yuya Shiina)
*"Shrine of the Morning Mist" (Koma)
*"" (Sakuya)
*"" (Rio Takeuchi);2003
*"Bottle Fairy" (Sarara)
*"" (Kotori Shirakawa)
*"Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball" (Hitomi)
*"Kanon Kazahana" (Ayu Tsukimiya)
*"Matantei Loki Ragnarok" (Mayura Daidouji)
*"Nanaka 6/17" (Yuriko Amemiya)
*"Ultra Maniac" (Ayu Tateishi);2004
*' (Kisaragi Honey"')
*"Dead or Alive Ultimate" (Hitomi)
*"Futakoi" (Kaoruko Ichijo)
*"Futakoi Alternative" (Kaoruko Ichijo)
*"Jubei-chan 2" (Jiyuu Nanohana / Jubei Yagyu II)
*"Mars Daybreak" (Megumi Higashibara)
*"School Rumble" (Eri Sawachika)
*"Ten Tokyo Warriors" (Futaba Amitaka)
*' (Multi"')
*"Yugo the Negotiator" (Najenka (Russia chapter));2005
*"Air" (cameo) (Ayu Tsukimiya)
*' (Kotori Shirakawa"')
*"Dead or Alive 4" (Hitomi)
*"Immortal Grand Prix" (Fantine Valgeon)
*"Loveless" (Ginka)
*"Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~" (Tamami Chanohata)
*' (Makie Sasaki"')
*"Paniponi Dash!" (Miyako Uehara)
*"School Rumble OVA" (Eri Sawachika)
*"Shining Force Neo" (Meryl)
*"The Law of Ueki" (Pecoru)
*"The Wings of Rean" (Erebosu);2006
*"" (Beauty artist in ep 24)
*"D.Gray-man" (Mei-Ling)
*"Dead or Alive Xtreme 2" (Hitomi)
*"Dōbutsu no Mori" (Ai)
*"Inukami!" (Youko)
*"Kanon" (Ayu Tsukimiya)
*' ("')
*"Kidou Senshi Gundam CLIMAX U.C." (Ellen Rochefil)
*"Negima!?" (Makie Sasaki)
*"Otome wa Boku ni Koi Shiteru" (Mizuho Miyanokōji)
*"Ray" (Sumire)
*"Rumble Roses XX" (Makoto Aihara / The Black Belt Demon)
*"School Rumble 2nd Term" (Eri Sawachika)
*"Virtua Fighter 5" (Aoi Umenokouji)
*"Zero no Tsukaima" (Siesta);2007
*"" (Yume Asakura)
*"Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!" (Manami Amamiya)
*"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai" (Hanyuu)
*' (Yukiho Hagiwara"')
*"Nagasarete Airantou " (Suzu)
*"Shining Tears X Wind" (Touka Kureha)
*"Sky Girls" (Nanae Fujieda)
*"Starchild Loner " (May Fuyu)
*"Suteki Tantei Labyrinth" (Byakko)
*" " (Aoi Misato)
*"" (Siesta);2008
*"Persona 4" (Satonaka Chie)
*"Vampire Knight" (Yuki Cross)
*"" (Fatina)
*' (Yume Asakura"')
*"Wagaya no Oinari-sama." (Miyako Takagami)
*"" (Siesta)
*"" (Sonken Chuubou)
*"Toradora!" (Minori Kushieda)
*"Vampire Knight Guilty" (Yuki Cross)

Drama CD

*"Rozen Maiden" (Shinku)
*"Shinshi Doumei Cross" (Ushio Amamiya)
*"Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" (Dokuro-chan)

Discography

Albums

* (2000)
* (2001)
* (2003)
* sky (2003)
* (2004)
* (2005)
* Darling (2008)

Singles/maxis

* Maxi Single Collection Part.6 (2000)
* Merry Merrily (Yamato Nadeshiko) (2001)
* Love Destiny (2001)
* Kirari Takaramono (2002)
* ALL MY LOVE (2002)
* Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete (2004 February 4)
* Scramble (Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL) (2004 October 27)
* Hikari (Released on 2006 May 24)
* Days (Includes theme songs for Nagasarete Airantou) (2007 May 2) [Related article on the single (Japanese Wikipedia)]
* (Including the new ending theme for Nagasarete Airantou) (2007 Aug 17)

DVDs

* CLIPS 1 — includes a number of live action promotional videos, including:
** "Sakura" - her first promotional video, for her first album, 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai)
** "Love Destiny" - parts of the live action video can be seen in the Sister Princess opening animation
** "Kirari Takaramono" - the song is the opening theme for Love Hina Again
** "All My Love" - the song is the opening theme for Earth Defender Mao-chan
** "Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete" - the song is the ending theme for Jubei-chan 2
* LIVE DVD 2006 - Nihongo|The Adventure Over Yui Horie|堀江由衣をめぐる冒険|Horie Yui o Meguru Bōken
* LIVE DVD 2007 - Nihongo|Horie Yui Christmas Live|堀江由衣 クリスマスライブ~由衣がサンタに着がえたら|Yui Ga Ni Santa Kigaetara

Notable songs

* Love Destiny - Sister Princess, Opening
* Mainichi ga O-tenki (lit. Good Weather Every Day) - Love Hina, Insert
* Egao No Mirai E (lit. Towards A Future Of Smiles) - Love Hina
* Kirari Takaramono (lit. Glittering Treasures) - Love Hina Again, Opening
* Be For You, Be For Me - Love Hina Again, Ending
* Yakusoku (lit. Promise) - Love Hina, Insert
* Happy Happy Rice Shower - Love Hina
* Tsubasa (lit. Wings) - Sister Princess Ending
* Girlish - Sister Princess, Sakuya's Theme
* Destiny - Kikaider, Ending
* Feel my feeling - School Rumble, Eri's Theme
* RAMUNE iro no natsu - Love Hina
* Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - Jubei-chan 2
* IN YOU - Shaman King, Image Song
* ALL MY LOVE - Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, Opening
* IT's MY STYLE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, Ending
* Soyokaze no Harmony - From D.C.- Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa's Song)
* Sono Saki no Justice - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne Song
* Aosusuki - Samurai Deeper Kyo, Image Song
* Scramble - School Rumble, Opening
* Pacem in Terris - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne S. F. O. V Song
* Aki Uta ~Sarara~ - Bottle Fairy, Ending (Episodes 7-9)
* Anata ga Suki ("I like You") - Ultra Maniac, Ayu Tateishi image song
* Hikari - Inukami!, Opening
* Days - "Nagasarete Airantou" first opening
* Say Cheese! - Nagasarete Airantou first ending
* Koisuru Tenkizu - Nagasarete Airantou 2nd ending
* Poetry Love - Kogado game Heartful Memories

Trivia

* In episode 3 of School Rumble, when the girls are having a slumber party, her music video of scramble was starting to play in a big screen. At 15:42. When it turns to harima's story so far.

Interesting relationships with co-stars:

*She has starred alongside Yukari Tamura in many anime. In 2001, they formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko and have released two singles.
** In Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, with Tamura as Furude Rika and Horie as Hanyuu
** In Kanon, with Tamura as Kawasumi Mai and Horie as Tsukimiya Ayu
** In , with Tamura as Tomari Kurusu and Horie as Yasuna Kamiizumi
** In , with Tamura as Iori Minase and Horie as Yukiho Hagiwara
** In , with Tamura as Sakura Yoshino and Horie as Kotori Shirakawa
** In , with Tamura as Sakura Yoshino and Horie as Yume Asakura
** In Rumble Roses XX, with Tamura as Lambda and Horie as Makoto Aihara

*She has starred alongside Yūji Ueda whereby Ueda's character had a crush on hers.
** In Love Hina, with Ueda as Urashima Keitaro and Horie as Narusegawa Naru.
** In Jubei-chan 2, with Ueda as Bantaro and Horie as Jiyu.

References

External links

* [http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/horie/ Cyber Little Metro Line (Official website (Japanese))]
* [http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/aice5/index.html Aice5 (Official website (Japanese))]
* [http://seiyuu.info/yui-horie.php Yui Horie seiyuu info (English)]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=386 Yui Horie's Profile on Anime News Network]