| Yukino Komori | |
| Native Name: | Japanese: 小森 ゆきの |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Yukino Komori |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Genre: | J-Pop |
| Years Active: | 2013–2017 |
| Label: | Dreamusic |
is a former Japanese idol and was a member of a female idol group Doll☆Elements.[1] She was the youngest member of the group. Her self introduction was [2] Her signature color in the group was green.
Yukino Komori was born on December 6, 1996, in Chiba prefecture, Japan.
Komori has been taking dance classes since the age of five until she joined Doll☆Elements at sixteen. She has learned dance styles such as classic ballet, hip-hop, jazz dance and hip-hop jazz. She has wanted to be an idol because she liked to stand in front of people and dance.[3]
As a child, Komori was a fan of a Japanese idol group, Morning Musume.[4] Her favorite member was Riho Sayashi and Haruka Kudo.[5] She was also a fan of AKB48 and she admires Yuko Oshima.[6] Komori had mentioned that she wants to be a person like Oshima, who can energise many people through television. This is also a reason she wanted to be an idol.[7]
Komori auditioned for the Doll☆Elements audition which took place from April 2013. On November 10, she was revealed as the new member of Doll☆Elements at a concert which was held in the Akihabara UDX Theater. This day, she was introduced during the encore and performed "Kimi no Heart ni Toki Hanatsu!" and "Kimi no Koto Mamoritai!".[8] During the audition, Komori had been thinking that this audition will be her last chance to audition for a Japanese idol group. Therefore, she mentioned on her blog that if she failed for Doll☆Elements, she wouldn't have been an idol[9]
On November 9, 2015, it was announced that she will be taking place as a regular member of an internet TV show; "Instant Johnson no Shall We Conte?". This was her first solo TV show appearance.[10] [11]
Komori announced her retirement on her blog on October 30, 2016. She noticed that her retirement will take place on January 14, 2017, at Zepp Tokyo when Doll☆Elements makes their final performance as a group.
Komori sometimes performs as a DJ on events, such as concerts and idol festivals. She goes by the name of DJ KOOMORI. She has performed as a DJ for the first time on August 3, 2015, when Doll☆Elements took part in an idol festival; "IDOL NATION x Tokyo Idol Festival ~KOO MEETS IDOL Kohai Daishugo~" which was held in Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium.[12] On August 23, she also performed in the last day of the Doll☆Elements tour; "ONE-MAN LIVE 2015 SUMMER DOLL PARTY" at Ebisu Liquidroom.[13]