Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara (篠原 涼子 "Shinohara Ryōko", born August 13 1973 in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and actress. She began her career as a singer in the Japanese female pop band Tokyo Performance Doll, and after its break-up, began a solo singing career with producer Tetsuya Komuro. She is perhaps most famous among anime enthusiasts for providing the theme song to the Japanese version of . The single produced by Tetsuya Komuro sold over 2 million copies. She released singles regularly until 1998, then concentrated on her acting career, which is successful today. By 2004 she was one of the most popular actresses in Japan.

She married on December 8 2005 to actor Masachika Ichimura, 24 years her senior. She gave birth to a boy on May 10, 2008, just one day before the Mother's Day of that year.

Albums

*Ryoko from Tokyo Performance Doll （1993)
*Lady Generation ～淑女の時代～ （1995) (n°1 oricon charts)
*Sweets‐Best of Ryoko Shinohara‐（1997) (compilation)

ingles

*Koi Wa Chanson - 91.01.21
*Squall - 92.07.22
*Sincerely - 94.02.02
*Itoshisato Setsunasato Kokorozuyosato - 94.07.21
*Motto Motto... - 95.02.08
*Lady Generation - 95.08.21
*Dame! - 95.11.22
*Heibon na Happy ja Monotarinai - 96.05.22
*Shi waseha sobani ru - 96.08.21
*Party wo nuke dasou! - 96.11.25
*Goodbye Baby - 97.07.01
*BLOW UP - 98.04.22
*A place in the sun - 98.10.01
*Rhytm to Rule - 00.03.08
*Someday somewhere - 01.08.22
*Time of GOLD - 03.05.21

Films

# "Shin Funky Monkey Teacher Dotsukaretarunen" (新ファンキー・モンキー・ティチャー どつかれたるねん; 1994)
# "Funky Monkey Teacher Forever" (ファンキー・モンキー・ティチャー フォーエヴァー ワクワク秘密の花園の巻; 1995)
# "Happy People" (ハッピーピープル; 1996)
# "June Bride" (ジューンブライド　6月19日の花嫁; 1998)
# "Beru Epokku" (ベル*エポック ; 1998)
# "Go-Con! Japanese Love Culture" (GO-CON!; 2000)
# "Red Shadow: Akakage" (赤影; 2001)
# "Between Calm and Passion" (冷静と情熱のあいだ; 2001)
# "Totunyuuseyo! Asama Sansou Jiken" (突入せよ！「あさま山荘」事件; 2002)
# "Hi wa mata noboru" (陽はまた昇る; 2002)
# "Kendama" (けん玉; 2002)
# "Blessing Bell" (幸福の鐘; 2003)
# "Kamikaze Girls" (下妻物語; 2004)
# "The Uchoten Hotel" (有頂天ホテル; 2006)
# "Unfair, (アンフェア 2006)
# "Nyanko: The Movie" (にゃんこ THE MOVIE;2006）
# "Hanada Shonenshi" (花田小年史 )(2006)
# "Haken no Hinkaku" (ハケンの品格; 2007)
# ", (アンフェア: the movie 2007

Drama

*Haken no Hinkaku (NTV, 2007)
*Unfair SP (Fuji TV, 2006)
*Message (MBS, 2006) [host]
*Hanayome wa Yakudoshi (TBS, 2006)
*Unfair (Fuji TV, 2006)
*Woman's Island (NTV, 2006)
*Naniwa Kinyudo 6 (Fuji TV, 2005)
*Anego (NTV, 2005)
*Mother and Lover (KTV, 2004)
*Hikari to Tomo ni (NTV, 2004)
*At Home Dad (Fuji TV, 2004)
*Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru (TBS, 2004)
*Boku no Mahou Tsukai (NTV, 2003)
*Mukodono 2003 (Fuji TV, 2003)
*HR (Fuji TV, 2002)
*Renai Hensachi (Fuji TV, 2002)
*Hatsu Taiken (Fuji TV, 2002)
*Saotome Typhoon (TV Asahi, 2001)
*Mukodono! (Fuji TV, 2001)
*Kabachitare (Fuji TV, 2000)
*Tokimune Hojo (NHK, 2000)
*Kiken na kankei (Fuji TV, 1999)
*Genroku Ryoran (NHK, 1999)
*Ao no Jidai (TBS, 1998)
*Nanisama (TBS, 1998)
*Beach Boys Special (Fuji TV, 1998)
*Kira Kira Hikaru (Fuji TV, 1998)
*Shinryounaikai Ryouko (NTV, 1997)
*Gift (Fuji TV, 1997)
*Odoru Daisousasen (Fuji TV, 1997, ep2)
*Rennai Zenya Ichidodake no Koi 2 (1996)
*Pure (Fuji TV, 1996)
*Naniwa Kinyudo 2 (Fuji TV, 1996)
*Ninshin Desuyo 2 (Fuji TV, 1995)
*Kagayaku Toki no Naka de (Fuji TV, 1995)
*Houkago (Fuji TV, 1992)
*Sugao no Mama de (Fuji TV, 1992)

External links

* [http://www.japanmusic.jp/archives/2005/06/ryoko_shinohara.html Ryoko Shinohara official page] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.jdorama.com/artiste_193.htm Entry on Jdorama] (picture, filmography in Japanese)
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