| Yui Aragaki | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 新垣 結衣 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1988 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2001–present | ||||||||
| Agent: | LesPros entertainment | ||||||||
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is a Japanese actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host.[1] [2] She has been selected several times as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face in Oricon's yearly survey.[3] [4] [5]
She was born on June 11, 1988, in Naha, Okinawa. She is the younger of two siblings. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine, she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modelling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover for 15 times. One of her co-models, actress Enomoto Ayako, gave her the nickname 'Gakky' as a take on her surname. She moved to Tokyo at 15 and enrolled at Horikoshi High School famous for being the academic base of many famous celebrities including Seiko Matsuda. She made her acting debut in Shibuya in 2005. She also became quite popular as in the Pocky commercials. She also expanded into voice acting in 2006 as well as movies as of 2007. Other sources report that the abysmal reactions to her vocals lead to stress. She has continued acting for the small and big screen since, however, and released more music. She also became a host for the radio program Girls Locks which lasted between 2010 and 2012.
At the age of 15, Aragaki moved to Tokyo and enrolled in Horikoshi High School, a private high school popular for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. In 2004, she decided to put her Nicola career on hold and expand her career path into gravure and acting, and she also appeared in variety shows and commercials, with her Pocky commercials being the most popular. A year later, she officially graduated from Nicola. Even so, she still appears in the magazine occasionally.
In 2005, Aragaki took up a role in the TBS drama, Dragon Zakura, starring alongside Japanese idols like Tomohisa Yamashita and Masami Nagasawa. This marked a breakthrough in her acting career. Since then, she has been cast in many other dramas, like My Boss, My Hero and Gal Circle. She also starred in the 2007 tragic love story movie hit Koizora, for which she won her first award, the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer. Currently, she has 5 newcomer awards.
Aragaki won the Film prize at the 45th Golden Arrow Awards in 2008.[6] Her tremendous number of movie shoots as well as the preparation for her debut album resulted in her suffering from work-related stress[7] [8] in 2007. She was invited as a judge in 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Outside acting she also released her first album, Sora, and the single "Heavenly Days", a song from Koizora. "Memories", the theme song for Tokyo Serendipity, was included in her debut album. She also performed at Budokan.[9]
She was also the co-hosts for popular radio program Girls Locks in 2010–2012.[10] She also invited as a host of 54th Japan Record Awards.
In 2012–2013, She acted with Masato Sakai in comedy hit Legal High.
In 2014, she tried the role of mother for her first time in film Twilight Sasarasaya.
In 2016, she acted an ideal wife in The Full-Time Wife Escapist, raised a social topic in Japan.[11] She also performed in "koi dance" as ending of the drama, become viral in Japan. She was invited as a judge again in 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
In 2017, Aragaki Yui acted as Masako Matsushita in Kizuna : hashire kiseki no kouma also known as Ties: A Miraculous Colt. It was broadcast on NHK, and the story is about she raising the little ponies after the earthquake with her father. During the same year in July, Code Blue Season 3 that she had participated in has finally released after 7 years broadcasting the second season. In October, Aragaaki Yui played as Tamako Tomita in Mixed Doubles directed by Junichi Ishikawa.
Aragaki Yui won the best actress reward at the 60th Blue Ribbon Awards.
In 2018, Aragaki Yui acted as Shinkai Akira in Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi (We Can Not Become Beasts, Weakest Beast). She also participated in the Code Blue the Movie that is released in July.
In 2021, Aragaki married singer, songwriter and actor Gen Hoshino, her co-star in the television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Waruboro | Yamada | Yasushi Sumita | ||
| Tokyo Serendipity | Yui Aoki | Akiko Ōku | Lead role | ||
| Sky of Love | Mika Tahara | Natsuki Imai | Lead role | ||
| 2008 | Cheer Cheer Cheer! | Momoyama Momoko | Kensaku Watanabe | Lead role | |
| 2009 | Ballad | Princess Ren | Takashi Yamazaki | ||
| 2010 | Hanamizuki | Sae Hirasawa | Nobuhiro Doi | Lead role | |
| 2012 | The Wings of the Kirin | Kaori Nakahara | Nobuhiro Doi | ||
| 2014 | Twilight: Saya in Sasara | Saya | Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Lead role | |
| 2015 | Have a Song on Your Lips | Yuri Kashiwagi | Takahiro Miki | Lead role | |
| S: The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future | Hayashi Iruma | Shunichi Hirano | |||
| 2017 | Mixed Doubles | Tamako Tomita | Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Lead role | [13] |
| 2018 | Code Blue | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Masaki Nishiura | [14] | |
| 2022 | Yokaipedia | Yōko | Takashi Yamazaki | [15] | |
| 2023 | (Ab)normal Desire | Natsuki Kiryu | Yoshiyuki Kishi | [16] | |
| 2024 | Worlds Apart | Makio Kōdai | Natsuki Seta | Lead role | [17] |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sh15uya | Ema | TV Asahi | ||
| Dragon Sakura | Yoshino Kosaka | TBS | |||
| Onna no Ichidaiki! | Koshiji Fubuki (child) | Fuji TV | |||
| 2006 | True Love | Aso Natsumi | Fuji TV | Lead role | |
| Kanojo no Koibumi | Yukari Kawamura | TV Asahi | Lead role | ||
| Gal Circle | Nagisa | NTV | |||
| My Boss My Hero | Umemura Hikari | NTV | |||
| 2007 | Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter | Kawahara Kome | TBS | Lead role | |
| 2008 | Code Blue | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | ||
| 2009 | Code Blue Special Episode | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | Television film | |
| Smile | Hana Mishima | TBS | [18] | ||
| 2010 | Angel Bank | Kaoru Kitashiro | TV Asahi | Cameo (episode 1) | |
| Code Blue 2 | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | |||
| 2011 | Full Throttle Girl | Ayukawa Wakaba | Fuji TV | Lead role | |
| Ranma ½ | Akane Tendo | NTV | Lead role; television film | ||
| 2012 | Mou Yuukai Nante Shinai | Hanazono Erika | Fuji TV | Television film | |
| Legal High | Machiko Mayuzumi | Fuji TV | |||
| 2013 | Public Affairs Office in the Sky | Rika Inaba | TBS | Lead role | [19] |
| Legal High SP | Machiko Mayuzumi | Fuji TV | Television film | ||
| Legal High 2 | Machiko Mayuzumi | Fuji TV | [20] | ||
| 2014 | S: The Last Policeman | Iruma Hayashi | TBS | [21] | |
| 2015 | The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami | Kyoko Okitegami | NTV | Lead role | [22] |
| 2016 | The Full-Time Wife Escapist | Mikuri Moriyama | TBS | Lead role | |
| 2017 | Ties: A Miraculous Colt | Shoko Matsushita | NHK | Miniseries | [23] |
| Code Blue 3 | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | [24] | ||
| 2018 | Weakest Beast | Shinkai Akira | NTV | Lead role | [25] |
| 2020 | Daddy is My Classmate | Sachiko Obika | NTV | [26] | |
| 2021 | The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special | Mikuri Moriyama | TBS | Lead role; television film | [27] |
| Dragon Sakura season 2 | Yoshino Kosaka | TBS | Cameo (the final episode) | [28] | |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Yae | NHK | Taiga drama | [29] |
| 2023 | Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero | Seiko Hayata | Fuji TV | [30] | |
| Fence | Kaoru Shiroma | Wowow | Special appearance | [31] | |
| Year | Title | Type | Character | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Digimon Data Squad | Anime series | Yoshino Fujieda | ||
| Digimon World Data Squad | Video game | ||||
| Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie | Anime film | Mirara | |||
| 2024 | The Colors Within | Anime film | Sister Hiyoshiko | [32] |
| 2008 | News Taiga Special Earth of Life ... Overseas (Australia) Reporter | |
| Yui Aragaki one step at a time-20 years old now- | ||
| 2010 | Special News "Air medical services, Yui Aragaki reports the forefront" | |
| A miracle story seen by the fighting nurse SP "Code Blue” | ||
| JOUNETSU – TAIRIKU – Yui Aragaki | ||
| 2011 | Athlete's Soul 2nd "I want to cheer up Japan-Aoi Ishikawa 19-year-old oath" | |
| 2015 | NHK Special "Life evolution" |
| Release | Title | Oricon Single charts peak positions and sales | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly | Debut | Overall | |||
| 2008/07/16 | Make My Day | 1 | 2 | 53,471 | 85,341 | Hug |
| 2008/10/15 | Akai Ito | 1 | 3 | 34,236 | 64,461 | |
| 2009/02/25 | Piece | 6 | 7 | 18,204 | 25,283 | |
| 2009/05/27 | Utsushie | 9 | 10 | 15,946 | 22,048 | |
| 2009/12/9 | Chiisana Koi no Uta | Yui & a school students group | Yui sing the song with more than 3000 high school students | |
| 2010/9/22 | Hanamizuki | Yui & SCHOOL OF LOOK! listeners | 12 members selected from listeners of "SCHOOL OF LOCK!" |
| Release | Title | Oricon Album charts peak positions and sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly | Debut | Overall | |||
| 2007/12/05 | Sora | 2 | 3 | 72,879 | 133,086 | |
| 2009/06/17 | Hug | 3 | 5 | 22,540 | 40,704 | |
| 2010/09/22 | Niji | 2 | 4 | 19,888 | 29,902 | |
| Year | Title | Tie-in | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Hi no Kageru Oka | Mitsuya Cider | |
| August 18, 2007 | Memory | Tokyo Serendipity | |
| November 3, 2007 | heavenly days | Koizora | |
| April 15, 2009 | Utsushie | ||
| April 2009 | Heart will drive | Round One Entertainment | |
| May 27, 2009 | Hachimitsu | 系春の『花Sacas』 | |
| October 2009 | Chiisana Koi no Uta | Sony Walkman S Series | |
| July 31, 2010 | WALK | Hutch the Honeybee: Melody of Couraget |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer Award | Waruboro and Koizora | [33] |
| 4th TVnavi Drama of the Year | Best Supporting Actress | Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter | [34] | |
| 17th TV LIFE Annual Drama Award | [35] | |||
| 2008 | 32nd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | [36] | |
| 29th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer Award | Koisuru Madori, Waruboro, and Koizora | [37] | |
| 50th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer Award | [38] | ||
| 31st Japan Academy Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Koizora | [39] | |
| 45th Golden Arrow Awards | Film Prize | Herself | [40] | |
| 6th Tokyo Girls Collection | BEST GIRL OF 2007 | [41] | ||
| 2009 | 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actress | Smile | |
| 61st Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2014 | 79th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Legal High 2 | |
| 2016 | 2nd Confidence Award Drama Prize | Best Actress | Kyoko Okitegami's memo | [42] |
| 2017 | 6th Confidence Award Drama Prize | Best Actress | The Full-Time Wife Escapist | |
| 91st Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actress | [43] | ||
| 25th Hashida Awards | Best Actress | [44] | ||
| 20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actress | [45] | ||
| 10th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actress | |||
| 30th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Actress | Mixed Doubles | ||
| 21st Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix – Summer | Best Supporting Actress | Code Blue3 | [46] | |
| 94th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | [47] | ||
| 27th TV LIFE Annual Drama Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2018 | 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Mixed Doubles | |
| 27th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Actress | |||
| 41st Japan Academy Prize | Best Actress | |||
| 43rd Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actress | Code Blue – Movie Ver. | ||