Peco (model) explained

Peco
Birth Name:	Tetsuko Okuhira (奥平哲子)
Native Name:	ぺこ
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	30 June 1995
Birth Place:	Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Children:	1
Agent:	Starray Production
Height:	1.58 m

known professionally as, is a Japanese model, television personality, and singer. She is represented by Starray Production. She was once a member of Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka.

Early life

Peco was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1995. She grew up in a wealthy family who runs a company of construction materials.^[1] ^[2] Peco entered as a seventh grader in the New Star Creation (NSC) Josei Tarento Course when she was in high school, where she had activities with Yoshimoto. After graduating from high school in Tokyo, she began part-time work at an apparel shop in Harajuku,^[3] and later joined Starray Production

Career

In July 2010, Peco was elected as one of the PR Girls in Welcome TVs "Glico Giant Caprico PR Girls Audition".
In April 2011, she enrolled to NSC Josei Tarento Course.
In April 2012, Peco joined the Yoshimoto girl unit Tsubomi. When she joined Yoshimoto's Tsubomi she was active in the comic combination "Sakuranbo". They had an experience of entering the second preliminaries of the MBS Manzai Awards in 2012.
After graduating from Tsubomi Peco turned into a reader model, and renamed to her current stage name and appeared in Zipper and HR. She also served as an image girl in Tenshi no Tsubasa.
On 17 September 2014 Peco's started her music career with the single "Peco Ondo" in the name peco.^[4]
In September 2015, in the variety show Onna no Karada Atari Search Bangumi: Naze? Soko? she was introduced as Charisma Model Shitennō along with Nicole Fujita, Miyu Ikeda and Chisato Yoshiki.^[5] Later in the same month, Peco appeared in Gyōretsu no Dekiru Hōritsusōdansho alongside Ryucheru, and since then, they appeared together in various variety shows.^[6]
On 31 December 2016, she announced her marriage to the late Ryuchell^[7] ^[8] (1995–2023).

In July 2018, they announced the birth of their son,^[9] named Link after Link Larkin from Hairspray.^[10] On 25 August 2022, they announced on Instagram that they were legally separating after discussions over Ryuchell's gender roles. Their agencies confirmed that the two had divorced while also continuing to live together.^[11]

Discography

Singles

Filmography

TV programmes

Title	Network	Notes
Peke×Pon		Quasi-regular
Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne		Quasi-regular since 2016
Gyōretsu no Dekiru Hōritsusōdansho		Occasional appearances
Tensai! Shimura Dōbutsuen		Quasi-regular

Magazines

Title
Zipper
HG
Popteen

Animation

External links

Official profile

Notes and References

Web site: 原宿系新カリスマモデル・ぺこちゃんって？独自の世界観で人気沸騰ラブラブ恋人も話題に. Model Press. ja. Net Native. 3 September 2015. 1 January 2017.
Web site: 「原宿の神」モデル、ちぇるちぇるランド出身彼氏との同棲暴露さんまと「建築関係トントントン」新ネタも披露. Model Press. ja. Net Native. 27 September 2015. 1 January 2017.
Web site: Okuhira. Tetsuko. Ryucheru. 1 November 2015. オファー殺到"ぺこ＆りゅうちぇる"カップルを直撃「出会いは運命」馴れ初め＆同棲生活を語るモデルプレスインタビュー. Model Press. ja. Net Native. 1 January 2017.
Web site: 原宿系読モのオクヒラテツコが"peco"としてアーティスト・デビュー. CD Journal. ja. 10 September 2014. 1 January 2017.
Web site: 「Ranzuki」ちぃぽぽ＆「Popteen」みちょぱ"10代女子のカリスマモデル四天王"選出に歓喜. Model Press. ja. Net Native. 3 September 2015. 1 January 2017.
Web site: Okuhira. Tetsuko. Ryucheru. 5 November 2015. カップルでブレイク"ぺこ＆りゅうちぇる"テレビ出演急増の反響・変化は？今後の夢も宣言モデルプレスインタビュー. Model Press. ja. Net Native. 1 January 2017.
Web site: ぺこ＆りゅうちぇる、大晦日に結婚発表. Model Press. ja. Net Native. 31 October 2016. 1 January 2017.
Web site: ぺこ＆りゅうちぇる、結婚しちゃった～. Sports Hochi. ja. 31 December 2016. 1 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231040936/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20161231-OHT1T50144.html. 31 December 2016.
Web site: ryuchellが夫であるつらさ告白 peco「最高の旦那さんだった」新しい家族の形構築 . ja . . 26 August 2022 . 26 August 2022.
Web site: りゅうちぇる、息子の名前「リンク」にキラキラネームという批判も…どんな思いを込めたのか？ . ja . J-Wave . limited . 31 August 2018 . 26 August 2022.
Web site: ｒｙｕｃｈｅｌｌとｐｅｃｏの所属事務所、２人の離婚を認めるも別居は否定「家族３人で同居する」 . ja . . 26 August 2022 . 26 August 2022.
Web site: TOHYO都. ja. Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission. 1 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531220811/http://tohyo.to/. 31 May 2016.
Web site: ぺこ＆りゅうちぇるが１８歳選挙権ＰＲ. Daily Sports. ja. 22 May 2016. 1 January 2017.