Kotono Shibuya Explained

Native Name:渋谷 琴乃
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:9 June 1975
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Children:2

is a Japanese actress and singer. She is known for starring as Hitomi Nakayama in (1991), Sanae Misaki in (1992), and Tomoko Ōno in (2001). She released two singles from EMI Music Japan, and one of her songs was "Befriend", the ending theme of the tokusatsu series Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd.

Biography

Kotono Shibuya was born on 9 June 1975 in Tokyo.[1] Her career began during her childhood. She was educated at Horikoshi High School.[2]

She starred in the 1991 film as Hitomi Nakayama; Excite News described her personality as Hitomi as "rather loose [...] with her special skill being genki". In 1992, she starred with Ken Ogata in the TBS drama as Sanae Misaki. She appeared in the 1994 movie Ghost Pub. In 2001, she starred with Keiko Oginome in the drama as Tomoko Ōno. She has also acted in stage productions. CDJournal praised her acting skills as "solid".

Her debut single, "Ballerina ni Naritai/Blue Horizon", was released from EMI Music Japan on 14 October 1992. She sang "Befriend", the ending theme of the tokusatsu series Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd; it was released as a single from EMI Music Japan on 5 June 1996. She also had another CD release in 1996, "Let Me Try".

She was also a radio personality, appearing in such programmes as MBS Radio's Shibuya Kotono no Onakasuita and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's Shibuya Kotono no Nashire Kayōkyoku Sunday Special.[3]

She married actor in 1998. They had two sons before his death in 2020.[4]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleRef.
1992 Sanae Misaki [5]
2001 Tomoko Ōno [6]

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
1991 Hitomi Nakayama [7]
1994 Ghost Pub

Discography

Singles

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsRef.
JPNJPN
Hot
"Ballerina ni Naritai/Blue Horizon" [8]
"Befriend/One More Time" [9]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 渋谷琴乃 . 2024-03-27 . CDJournal . ja.
  2. Web site: 2007-08-22 . 堀越の同期 . 2024-03-27 . 渋谷琴乃オフィシャルブログ「Since」 . ja.
  3. Web site: 渋谷琴乃 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817010013/http://www.sunmusic.org:80/profile/shibuya_kotono.html . 2011-08-17 . 2024-03-27 . Sun Music Group.
  4. News: 2023-01-28 . 【追悼】僅か53歳の若さで亡くなった「はいすくーる落書」出演俳優『渡辺航』!! . 2024-03-27 . Middle Edge.
  5. News: Kimura . Takashi . 2018-06-06 . ドラマ解説者・木村隆志が選ぶ!令和にも残したい、平成の名作ドラマ . 2024-03-27 . MyNavi News . ja.
  6. Web site: 女優・杏子 . 2024-03-27 . TV Drama Database . ja.
  7. News: 2016-10-07 . 公開25周年記念『ぼくらの七日間戦争2』をあえてガチで観る【キネマ懺悔】 . 2024-03-27 . Excite News . ja.
  8. Web site: バレリーナになりたい . 2024-03-27 . Oricon News.
  9. Web site: Befriend . 2024-03-27 . Oricon News.