Yu Yamada

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Name = nihongo|Yu Yamada|山田優|


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = 山田優子 ("Yamada Yuko")
Born = birth date and age|1984|7|5
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Origin = Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Instrument = Singing
Genre = J-pop
Occupation = Model, Actress, Singer, TV Personality
Years_active = 1999–Present
Label = Pony Canyon
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Related_acts = y'z factory
URL = [http://ameblo.jp/yamada-yu/ Yamada Yu Official Blog]
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nihongo|Yu Yamada|山田優|Yamada Yū|born July 5, 1984 in Okinawa, Japan is a model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.

Career

Yamada graduated from Okinawa Actor's School. In 1999, while working as a model for the Japanese fashion magazine CanCam under an exclusive contract, she also worked as a singer in the group "y'z factory" (formed with two other students of the Okinawa Actor's School) and released a total of six singles and one album, but in 2002 the group disbanded.

Following the group's break up, Yamada moved to television, making her acting debut in the 2001 drama series "Kabachitare!" which led to many other drama roles such as in "Kange! Danjiki Goikkosama", and " Orange Days " as well as hosting jobs for NTV’s "Minna no Terebi" and Fuji TV’s "F1 Grand Prix". She has also starred in a few films acting alongside many prominent young stars including, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Narimiya and Shugo Oshinari.

Yamada has also appeared in advertisements for Nissin instant foods, Ezaki Glico, Vodafone cellular phones, Kanebo line of cosmetics, Canon and most recently Fujitsu Ten navigation systems.

In 2006 Yamada debuted as a solo artist with the single "REAL YOU" which was used as the theme song for the movie "Akihabara@DEEP" (starring Yamada herself) and peaked at #10 on the [http://www.oricon.co.jp/ Oricon Charts] .

Recently had been confirmed that she is dating Oguri Shun her co-star in the drama Binbō Danshi.Fact|date=July 2008

Filmography

Movies

*"ROUTE 58" (2003) as Rin
*"Kiseki wa Sora Kara Futte Kuru" (2005) as Reiko Aoyama
*"Akihabara@DEEP" (2006) as Akira
*"Pulukogi" (2007)
*"Surf's Up" (Japanese dub) (2007) as Lani Aliikai
*"Kanna-san, Daiseiko Desu!" (2008) as Kanna

Dramas

*"Kabachitare!" (2001)
*"Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo" (2001)
*"Kangei Danjiki Goikkou-sama" (2001)
*"Shiawase no Shippo" (2002)
*"Cosmetic" (2003)
*"Aisuru Tame ni Aisaretai Loved to Love" (2003)
*"Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no youni..." (2004)
*"Orange Days" (2004)
*"Be-Bop High School" (2004)
*"Nihon no Kowai Yoru" "Daiseikubi" (2004)
*"X'mas Nante Daikirai" (2004)
*"Tales of Japan" (2004)
*"Be-Bop High School 2" (2005)
*"Fukigen na Gene" (2005)
*"Yume de Aimashou" (2005)
*"Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari" "Happunkan" (2005)
*"Satomi Hakenden" (2006)
*"Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi" "Actress" (2006)
*"Zenibana" (2006)
*"Damens' Walker" (2006)
*"Karei ni Naru Ichizoku" (2007)
*"Zenibana 2" (2007)
*"Nodame Cantabile in Europe" (2008)
*"Binbō Danshi" (2008)
*"Seigi no Mikata" (2008)

Anime

*"Paradise Kiss" (2005) as Yukari Hayasaka

Trivia

*Her mother, Yamada Mikako, was the first "Miss Okinawa".Fact|date=July 2008
*Her brother, Yamada Shintaro, debuted as a model in July 2006 and recently as actor in June 2007.
*She is the eldest of three children, her brother Shintaro comes second and she has another younger brother.

External links

* [http://www.kdash.jp/profile/oursongs_c/yamada/index.html K Dash Group Profile]
*imdb name|id=1760669|name=Yu Yamada
* [http://cancam.tv/profile/yu.html Yu Yamada] at CanCam magazine's online site.
* [http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.1504.htm Yu Yamada] at JDorama
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yamada_Yu Yu Yamada] at DramaWiki