Yui Aragaki
新垣 結衣
2023
Born (1988-06-11) June 11, 1988 (age 35)
Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names
  • Gakki
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • model
Years active2001–present
AgentLesPros entertainment
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsWarner Music Japan
Websiteyui-aragaki.lespros.co.jp/profile/
Japanese name
Kanji新垣 結衣
Hiraganaあらがき ゆい
Katakanaアラガキ ユイ

Yui Aragaki (Japanese: 新垣 結衣, Hepburn: Aragaki Yui, born June 11, 1988) 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]

Early life

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 Nicola (ニコラ, Nikora), 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.

Career

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.[which?][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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Aragaki Yui won the best actress reward at the 60th Blue Ribbon Awards.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Personal life

In 2021, Aragaki married singer, songwriter and actor Gen Hoshino, her co-star in the television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
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
2018 Code Blue Dr. Megumi Shiraishi Masaki Nishiura [13]
2022 Yokaipedia Yōko Takashi Yamazaki [14]
2023 (Ab)normal Desire Natsuki Kiryu Yoshiyuki Kishi [15]
2024 Journal with Witch Makio Kōdai Natsuki Seta Lead role [16]

Television dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2005 Sh15uya Ema TV Asahi
Dragon Sakura Yoshino Kosaka TBS [17]
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 [18]
2009 Code Blue Special Episode Dr. Megumi Shiraishi Fuji TV Television film [18]
Smile Hana Mishima TBS
2010 Angel Bank Kaoru Kitashiro TV Asahi Cameo (episode 1)
Code Blue 2 Dr. Megumi Shiraishi Fuji TV [18]
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 [19]
2013 Public Affairs Office in the Sky Rika Inaba TBS Lead role [20]
Legal High SP Machiko Mayuzumi Fuji TV Television film [19]
Legal High 2 Machiko Mayuzumi Fuji TV [19]
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 [23]
2017 Ties: A Miraculous Colt Shoko Matsushita NHK Miniseries [24]
Code Blue 3 Dr. Megumi Shiraishi Fuji TV [18]
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 [23]
Dragon Sakura season 2 Yoshino Kosaka TBS Cameo (the final episode) [17]
2022 The 13 Lords of the Shogun Yae NHK Taiga drama [27]
2023 Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero Seiko Hayata Fuji TV [28]
Fence Kaoru Shiroma Wowow Special appearance [29]

Voice acting

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

Documentary

Year Title
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"

Discography

Singles

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

Download Only Single

Release Title Artist Note
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!"

Albums

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

Tie-in

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 Aishiteru: Kaiyō
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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2007 20th Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Newcomer Award Waruboro and Koizora Won[30]
4th TVnavi Drama of the Year Best Supporting Actress Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter Won[31]
17th TV LIFE Annual Drama Award Won[32]
2008 32nd Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Won[33]
29th Yokohama Film Festival Best Newcomer Award Koisuru Madori, Waruboro, and Koizora Won[34]
50th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Newcomer Award Won[35]
31st Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year Koizora Won[36]
45th Golden Arrow Awards Film Prize Herself Won[37]
6th Tokyo Girls Collection BEST GIRL OF 2007 Won[38]
2009 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress Smile Won
61st Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2014 79th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Legal High 2 Won
2016 2nd Confidence Award Drama Prize Best Actress Kyoko Okitegami's memo Won[39]
2017 6th Confidence Award Drama Prize Best Actress The Full-Time Wife Escapist Won[39]
91st Television Drama Academy Awards Best Actress Won[40]
25th Hashida Awards Best Actress Won[41]
20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Won[42]
10th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Actress Won
30th Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Actress Mixed Doubles Nominated
21st Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix – Summer Best Supporting Actress Code Blue3 Won[43]
94th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Won[44]
27th TV LIFE Annual Drama Award Best Supporting Actress Won
2018 60th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Mixed Doubles Won
27th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Actress Nominated
41st Japan Academy Prize Best Actress Nominated
43rd Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actress Code Blue – Movie Ver. Nominated

Commercials

Official photobooks

Calendar

See also

References

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