Yuko Oshima

Yuko Oshima 大島優子
Background information
Also known as	Korisu (コリス?) (nickname)
Born	October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17) (age 23)
Origin	Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupations	actress, idol, singer
Years active	1996 - present
Labels	DefSTAR Records
Associated acts	Angel Eyes, AKB48, Doll's Vox, Team Dragon from AKB48, Not yet
Website	Official website

Yuko Oshima (大島優子, Ōshima Yūko^?, born October 17, 1988 in Tochigi Prefecture) is a member of Japanese idol group AKB48's Team K,^[1] and a subunit of the group Not yet. She has been a contributing member for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006, except for 2010's "Chance no Junban". Oshima has participated in four number 1 singles: "River", "Ponytail to Chouchou" and "Heavy Rotation" as a member of AKB48, and "Shuumatsu Not Yet" as a member of Not Yet. In 2009, she was voted second popular and lost to Atsuko Maeda. In 2010, she was voted the most popular member of the group, in a poll for which members fans want to appear on the group's single "Heavy Rotation".^[2] However during the 2011 3rd senbatsu election, she lost first place to Atsuko Maeda once again having dropped to second place.

Bibliography

In 1996, Oshima was signed as a child actor, with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in the short lived idol project Doll's Vox, produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. In 2006, at the AKB48's second audition to form Team K, Oshima was selected as one of 17 successful applicants, out of a pool of 12,000 applications. In April, she began working full-time with the group, and featured on the group's first single with DefStar Records, "Aitakatta", in October 2006.

Appearances in AKB48 releases

Singles

• Aitakatta (会いたかった^?)
• Seifuku ga Jama o Suru (制服が邪魔をする^?)
• Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō (軽蔑していた愛情^?)
• Bingo!
• Boku no Taiyō (僕の太陽^?)
• Yūhi o Miteiru ka? (夕陽を見ているか？^?)
• Romance, Irane (ロマンス、イラネ^?)
• Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 (桜の花びらたち2008^?)
• "Baby! Baby! Baby!"
• Ōgoe Diamond (大声ダイヤモンド^?)
• 10nen Zakura (10年桜^?)
• Namida Surprise! (涙サプライズ！^?)
• Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe^?)
• River
• Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞^?)
  • Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (マジスカロックンロール^?)
• Ponytail to Chouchou (ポニーテールとシュシュ^?)
  • Majijo Teppen Blues (マジジョテッペンブルース^?)
• Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション^?)
  • Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン^?)
  • Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ^?)
• Beginner
• Included in Chance no Junban (チャンスの順番^?)
  • Yoyaku Shita Christmas (予約したクリスマス^?)
  • Alive
• Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう^?)
• Everyday, Katyusha (Everyday、カチューシャ^?)
  • Yankee Soul (ヤンキーソウル^?)
• Flying Get (フライングゲット^?)
  • Seishun to Kizukanai mama (青春と気づかないまま^?)
  • Yasai Uranai (野菜占い^?) - as Yasai Sisters 2011
• Kaze wa Fuiteiru (風は吹いている^?)
• Included in Ue kara Mariko (上からマリコ^?)

  Zero-sum Taiyō (ゼロサム太陽^?)

Stages

Team K 1st Stage Party ga Hajimaru yo (PARTYが始まるよ^?)

1. "Skirt, Hirari" (スカートひらり^?)

Team K 2nd Stage Seishun Girls (青春ガールズ^?)

1. "Kinjirareta Futari" (禁じられた二人^?)
2. "Fusidara na Natsu" (ふしだらな夏^?)

Team K 3rd Stage Nōnai Paradise (脳内パラダイス^?)

1. "Nakanagara Hohoende" (泣きながら微笑んで^?) (Solo Unit)

Himawarigumi 1st Stage Boku no Taiyō (僕の太陽^?)

1. "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター^?)

Himawarigumi 2nd Stage Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai (夢を死なせるわけにいかない^?)

1. "Confession"

Team K 4th Stage Saishū Bell ga Naru (最終ベルが鳴る^?)

1. "Gomen ne Jewel" (ごめんねジュエル^?)

Team K 5th Stage Sakaagari (逆上がり^?)

1. "End Roll"

Team K 6th Stage Reset

1. "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa" (心の端のソファー^?)

Appearances

Films

• Daikaiju Tōkyō ni Arawareru (大怪獣東京に現れる^?) (1998) (as a festival girl)
• Senrigan (千里眼^?) (2000) (as young Miyuki Misaki)
• Densen Uta (2007) (as Anzu Natsuno)
• Sakura no Sono (2008) (as Midori Sawa)
• Teketeke (テケテケ^?) (2009) (as Kana Ōhashi)
• Teketeke 2 (テケテケ2^?) (2009) (as Kana Ōhashi)
• Giniro no Ame (銀色の雨^?) (2009) (as Minori)
• Shibuya (渋谷^?) (2010) (as Yū)
• Sweet Little Lies (スイートリトルライズ^?) (2010) (as Aya Iwamoto)
• Sankaku (2010) (as a friend)

Dramas

• Hiyokotachi no Tenshi (ひよこたちの天使^?) (1996)
• Love no Okurimono (ラブの贈りもの^?) (1996) (as a friend)
• Virgin Road (バージンロード^?) (1997) (as young Kazuki Sakurai)
• DxD (1997) (as young Sonoko Enjōji)
• Denji Sentai Megaranger (電磁戦隊メガレンジャー^?) (1997, ep. 40) (as a girl)
• Love & Peace (1998) (as Asuka Ōta)
• Sennen Ōkoku III Jūshi Vanny Knights (千年王国III銃士ヴァニーナイツ^?) (1999, ep. 2)
• Rasen (らせん^?) (1999, eps. 6, 7) (as Aya/Satomi)
• Antique: Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten (アンティーク 〜西洋骨董洋菓子店〜^?) (2001, ep. 4) (as Kayoko Ōhashi)
• Tōkyō Niwatsuki Ikko Date (東京庭付き一戸建て^?) (2002) (regular role as Natsumi Fukuda)
• Mystery Gekijō Ōkamionna no Komoriuta (ミステリー劇場 狼女の子守唄^?) (2002) (as young Ōkamionna)
• Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (ほんとにあった怖い話^?) (2004) (as Akiko Kinoshita)
• Kyōto Kui Dōraku! Furuhon'ya Tantei Mystery 2 (京都食い道楽!古本屋探偵ミステリー2^?) (2004) (as Yukari Asamura)
• Kiken na Aneki (2005, ep. 3) (as Ai's friend)
• Akujo ni Issei: Shibai to Kekkon Shita Joyū Haruko Sugimura no Shōgai (悪女の一生～芝居と結婚した女優・杉村春子の生涯～^?) (2005)
• Shiori to Shimiko no Kaigi Jikenbo (栞と紙魚子の怪奇事件簿^?) (2008, ep.12—13) (as Rie Kahara)
• Bengoshi Rinko Ichinose (弁護士　一之瀬凛子^?) (2008—2010) (as Megumi Ōya)
• Cat Street (2008, eps. 2—4) (as Yumi Hirano)
• Cafe Kichijoji de (2008, eps. 8—10) (as Misato Shinohara)
• Ware wa Gogh ni Naru! (我はゴッホになる!^?) (2008)
• Sangi in Giin Kōho Mami (参議院候補マミ^?) (2008)
• Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet (風に舞いあがるビニールシート^?) (2009) (as Chizu Kawai)
• Majisuka Gakuen (マジすか学園^?) (2010) (as herself)
• Angel Bank: Tenshoku Dairinin (エンゼルバンク〜転職代理人^?) (2010) (as Manami Ogasawara)
• Sandaime Kogorō Akechi (三代目明智小五郎^?) (2010, ep. 4) (as Momoko)
• Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (ほんとにあった怖い話 夏の特別編2010 AKB48まるごと浄霊スペシャル^?)
• Majisuka Gakuen 2 (マジスカ学園2^?) (2011 January-March) (as herself: ep 8, 10; as Oshima Yuka: ep 1,2,10,12; as Oshima Yuki: ep 1,2,10,12)
• Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu (私が恋愛できない理由^?) (2011) (as Mako Hanzawa)

Variety shows

• AKBingo!
• Shūkan AKB (週刊AKB^?)
• AKB48 Nemōsu TV (AKB48ネ申テレビ^?)
• Hoko x Tate
• Naruhodo High School

Radio shows

• AKB48 Ashita Made Mō Chotto. (AKB48明日までもうちょっと。^?)
• AKB48 no All Night Nippon (AKB48のオールナイトニッポン^?)

References

1. ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報" (in jp). http://www.akb48.co.jp/members/. 
2. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/79340/full/

External links

• Official profile at AKB48's website
• Official profile at Ohta Production's website
• Yūko Ōshima's Official blog

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Name	Oshima, Yuko
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