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Aragaki Yui

Aragaki Yui (2010)

Aragaki Yui (新垣結衣) is a Japanese gravure model, actress, singer and former U-15 Idol.

Profile

  • Birth Name: Aragaki Yui (新垣結衣)
  • Nicknames: Gakki (ガッキー), Yuibo (ゆいぼ)
  • Date of Birth: June 11, 1988 (1988-06-11) (age 35)
  • Place of Birth: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 168cm
  • Bust: 80cm
  • Waist: 62cm
  • Hips: 87cm
  • Family: Two older sisters
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Information

After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine nicola, Aragaki applied and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. After that, she became a Nicomo (Nicola model) and because of her fashion sense and logical personality gained many fans. In 2004 she put her modeling in Nicola on hold to expand her current career into gravure, appearing on variety shows, and acting. In 2005 she officially graduated from the magazine. The same year, she was in the TBS drama Dragon Zakura. This began her entrance into the acting world and she has gone on to appear in other shows since. Even though she has graduated from nicola, she still appears in the magazine occasionally.

2006 marked the release of her first photobook, Chura Chura, which is regional dialect for something that is beautiful.

Discography

Aragaki Yui promoting "Akai Ito" (2008)
Aragaki Yui promoting "Utsushi E" (2009)

Albums

  • [2007.12.05] Sora (そら; Sky)
  • [2009.06.17] hug
  • [2010.09.22] Niji (にじ; Rainbow)

Singles

Digital Singles

Video Releases

Filmography

Drama

Movies

Publications

Photobooks

  • [2006.03.xx] Chura Chura
  • [2007.03.20] Masshiro
  • [2010.07.xx] Gekkan Yui Aragaki Special

Books

  • [2010.06.xx] The Three Little Pigs Sanbiki no Kobuta
  • [2010.08.xx] Yui Aragaki x Toma Ikuta Hanamizuki Official Photostory Book

Magazines

  • [2009.11.xx] +act. Vol.24 visual movie magazine January 2010 (Feature)

Calendars

  • [2011.10.22] Calendar 2012

Trivia

  • Best friend is fellow Nicomo Konan Yuka.
  • Aragaki was very shy as a child. Even now she is shy around strangers, which is uncommon for most celebrities who get their jobs for being outgoing.
  • Her nickname "Gakki" came from fellow actress Enomoto Atsuko.
  • Shares not only a nickname with Niigaki Risa, but they were also born in the same year. However, their nicknames are spelled differently.
  • Has the same agency of super-popular former U-15 idol Ishida Miku. They even lived in the same dormitory while debuting in Tokyo. She attended the same high school as Satsukawa Aimi.
  • Has acrophobia, or fear of heights. During an Up to Boy photoshoot, she had to be in a ferris wheel gondola. Even though her acrophobia was in full swing, she tried her best to suppress it.
  • Currently, Aragaki holds the record for most covers of nicola at 15 covers.
  • Her pet is yellow Leopard Gecko name Chiichan
  • Hobbies: Karaoke, reading manga (especially Lovely Complex), drawing
  • Favorite Artist:DA PUMP

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