Oshima Yuko

Oshima Yuko (2014)

Oshima Yuko (2013)

Oshima Yuko (April 2012)

Oshima Yuko (April 2011)

Oshima Yuko (March 2010)

Oshima Yuko (大島優子) is a Japanese pop singer and actress managed by Ohta Production. She was previously a second generation member of AKB48 and the captain of Team K.

Profile

• Name: Oshima Yuko (大島優子)
• Nicknames: Yuuko (ゆうこ), Korin (コリン), Korisu (コリス)
• Birthday: October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17)
• Birthplace: Tochigi, Japan
• Blood Type: B
• Hobbies: Collecting bath soaps, people watching, collecting sneakers
• Catchphrase: I'm a kaleidoscopic performer who will show it with my heart and defeat you with my eyes
• Likes: Red things
• Special Talents: Snowboarding, sleeping anywhere, impersonations, long-distance running.
• Charm point: Eyes and dimples.
• Height: 152cm
• Bust: 77cm
• Waist: 55cm
• Hips: 78cm
• Groups:
  • AKB48 (2006-2014)
    • AKB48 Team K (2006–2014)
  • ICE from AKB48
  • Team Dragon from AKB48 (2010)
  • Not yet (2011-2014)

Discography

Compilations / Other

• [2013.05.08] Kasai Tomomi - Mine (Type-B) (#3 Enjoy your life! (with Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ohori Megumi, Kobayashi Kana, Noro Kayo, Matsubara Natsumi, Miyazawa Sae))

Video Releases

• [2001.08.xx] Growing up! (with Tajima Honami)
• [2003.10.03] adolescence
• [2008.12.19] Oshima Yuko Yuurari Yuko (大島優子 ゆうらりゆうこ)
• [2009.12.06] To, Yuko to. (と、ゆうこと。)
• [2011.12.21] Kimi wa, Boku no Mono (君は、僕のもの)

AKB48 Song Participation

Singles

• Aitakatta (会いたかった)
• Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru (制服が邪魔をする)
• Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou (軽蔑していた愛情)
• BINGO!
• Boku no Taiyou (僕の太陽)
• Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? (夕陽を見ているか?)
• Romance, Irane (ロマンス、イラネ)
• Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 (桜の花びらたち2008)
• Baby! Baby! Baby!
• Oogoe Diamond (大声ダイヤモンド)
• 10nen Zakura (10年桜)
• Namida Surprise! (涙サプライズ!‎)
• Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe)
• RIVER
• Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞)
  • Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (マジスカロックンロール)
• Ponytail to Chouchou (ポニーテールとシュシュ)
  • Majijo Teppen Blues (マジジョテッペンブルース)
• Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
  • Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ) (Yasai Sisters)
  • Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン)
• Beginner
• "Chance no Junban" single
  • Yoyaku Shita Christmas (予約したクリスマス)
  • ALIVE (Team K)
• Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう)
• Dareka no Tame ni ~What can I do for someone?~ (誰かのために)
• Everyday, Katyusha (Everyday、カチューシャ)
  • Korekara Wonderland (これからWonderland)
  • Yankee Soul (ヤンキーソウル)
• Flying Get (フライングゲット)
  • Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (青春と気づかないまま)
  • Ice no Kuchizuke (アイスのくちづけ)
  • Yasai Uranai (野菜占い) (Yasai Sisters 2011)
• Kaze wa Fuiteiru (風は吹いている)
• "Ue kara Mariko" single
  • Noel no Yoru (ノエルの夜)
  • Zero-Sum Taiyou (ゼロサム太陽) (Team K)
• GIVE ME FIVE!
  • Sweet & Bitter (スイート&ビター) (Selection 6)
• Manatsu no Sounds good! (真夏のSounds good!)
  • Choudai, Darling! (ちょうだい、ダーリン!)
  • Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (君のために僕は…)
• Gingham Check (ギンガムチェック)
  • Yume no Kawa (夢の河)
• UZA
  • Scrap & Build (スクラップ&ビルド) (Team K)
• "Eien Pressure" single
  • Totteoki Christmas (とっておきクリスマス)
  • Eien Yori Tsuzuku You ni (永遠より続くように) (OKL48)
• So long!
  • Yuuhi Marie (夕陽マリー) (Oshima Team K)
• Sayonara Crawl (さよならクロール)
  • How come? (Team K)
• Koisuru Fortune Cookie (恋するフォーチュンクッキー)
  • Saigo no Door (最後のドア)
  • Namida no Sei ja nai (涙のせいじゃない)
• Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ)
  • Sasameyuki Regret (細雪リグレット) (Team K)
• "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru" to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatteshimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono" single
  • Mosh&Dive
  • Party is over
• Mae Shika Mukanee (前しか向かねえ)
• "Labrador Retriever" single
  • Kyou Made no Melody (今日までのメロディー)
• Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディ)

AKBIdoling!!!

• Chu Shiyouze!

Albums

• Kamikyokutachi
  • Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby!
• Koko ni Ita Koto
  • Shoujotachi yo (少女たちよ)
  • Boku ni Dekiru Koto (僕にできること) (Team K)
  • Kaze no Yukue (風の行方)
  • Koko ni Ita Koto (ここにいたこと)
• 1830m
  • First Rabbit (ファースト・ラビット)
  • Iede no Yoru (家出の夜) (Team K)
  • Scandalous ni Ikou! (スキャンダラスに行こう!)
  • Daiji na Jikan (大事な時間)
  • Itterasshai (行ってらっしゃい)
  • Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (青空よ 寂しくないか？)
• Tsugi no Ashiato
  • After rain
  • Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (強さと弱さの間で)
  • Boku wa Ganbaru (僕は頑張る)
  • Ichi Ni no San (イチニノサン)
  • Kyouhansha (共犯者) (Oshima Team K)

Stage Units

Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"

• Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり)

Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"

Substitute for Itano Tomomi on May 25, 2006

• Nageki no Figure (嘆きのフィギュア)
• Glass no I LOVE YOU (ガラスのI LOVE YOU)

Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"

• Kinjirareta Futari (禁じられた2人)
• Fushidara na Natsu (ふしだらな夏)

Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"

• Nakinagara Hohoende (泣きながら微笑んで) (Solo Unit)

Himawari-gumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"

• Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター) (1st Unit)

Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"

• Confession (1st Unit)

Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"

• Gomen ne Jewel (ごめんねジュエル)

Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"

• End Roll (エンドロール)

THEATRE G-ROSSO "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"

• Confession (Standby for Sato Amina, Asai Madoka)

Team K 6th Stage "RESET"

• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa (心の端のソファー)

AKB48 Team K Waiting Stage

• Glory days

Filmography

Movies

• [2007] Densen Uta (伝染歌) (as Natsuno Anzu)
• [2010] Sankaku (さんかく) (as Waitress, Friend)
• [2012] Brave (as Merida; dubbing role)
• [2012] Yamikin Ushijima-kun (闇金ウシジマくん) (as Suzuki Miko)

Dramas

• [2008] Cat Street (as Hirano Yumi; episodes 2 to 4 only)
• [2010] Majisuka Gakuen (マジすか学園) (as Oshima Yuko)
• [2011] Majisuka Gakuen 2 (マジすか学園2) (as Oshima Yuko, Oshima Yuka, Oshima Yuki)
• [2012] Kaeru no Oujosama (カエルの王女さま) (as Nonomura Mahiru)
• [2013] So long! Episode 2 (as Kurabayashi Miho)

Publications

Photobooks

• [2001.07.??] Charm (with Tajima Honami)
• [2003.10.18] かがやくきもち (Kagayaku Kimochi)
• [2008.12.19] Yuurari Yuuko (ゆうらりゆうこ)
• [2009.10.17] Yuko no Arienai Nichijou (優子のありえない日常)
• [2010.08.25] Kimi wa, Dare no Mono? (君は、誰のもの?)
• [2011.06.17] Yuko (優子)

Books

• [2011.10.xx] Minimum AKB48 Oshima Yuko

Magazines

• [2011.10.xx] Love Photo Vol.4 (Feature)

Trivia

• Participated in Doll's Vox in 2005 before becoming a second generation member of AKB48 and a founding member of Team K in 2006. She became the captain of Team K during AKB48's team shuffle in August 2012, and was succeeded by Yokoyama Yui at the AKB48 Grand Shuffle in February 2014.
  • She announced her graduation from AKB48 during the group's performance at the 2013 Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Her graduation concert was celebrated on June 8, 2014 at Ajinomoto Stadium and her final performance at the AKB48 Theater took place the next day.
• Is best known for her cheery personality, dimply smile and prominent squirrel teeth.
• She is close with Miyazawa Sae and Noro Kayo.
• Her oshimen is Kojima Haruna.
• Favorite food: Cheese
• Favorite drink: Yasai Ichinichi Kore Ippon
• Favorite artist: Beyonce, Rihanna
• Favorite TV show: Pusma
• Favorite magazine: mini, NYLON
• Favorite season: The start of summer
• Favorite AKB single: Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
• Favorite AKB stage song: To Be Continued
• Favorite AKB outfit: Tenshi no Shippo
• Was a U-15 gravure idol before joining AKB48, began her career at the age of 13.
• Hates balloons, as shown during a "Russian Roulette" balloon game on AKBINGO!.
• She owns a pet rabbit named Marty.

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Twitter