Kitano Kie

Kitano Kie promoting "Darl:orz" (2012)

Kitano Kie (北乃きい) is a Japanese gravure idol (former U-15), actress, model, and singer. She is currently represented by Foster Management Office. Kitano rose to fame after starring in the drama Life. She made her singing debut in 2010 with the single "Sakura Saku" under avex trax.

Profile

• Name: Kitano Kii (北乃きい)
• Alternate spelling: Kitano Kie
• Real Name: Matsumura Sayaka (松村沙也加)
• Birthdate: March 15, 1991
• Birthplace: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
• Blood Type: O
• Height: 157cm
• Bust: 80cm
• Waist: 58cm
• Hips: 81cm
• Shoe size: 24.5cm
• Hobbies and special abilities: Shopping, playing piano, impersonations, ballet
• Favorite subjects: English, Mathematics
• Least favorite subjects: Gym, Social Studies
• Favorite food: Ribs, melon
• Least favorite food: Green peppers
• If she was an animal: Cat
• Type of guy: A kind guy

Information

Kitano Kii is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team "Miss Magazine". In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award, becoming the youngest, at age 14, to receive that award. She is also a model for the magazine Hana*chu. Kii is currently aspiring to become an actress, and at a handshaking event for her first photobook on February 18th, she announced that she would release a digital single, "Sakura Mau", only available for online download. The single broke 50,000 downloads soon after its release and was used for the film "Koufuku na Shokutaku", which Kii acts in. For that role, she won 31st Japan Academy Award in the New Actor category. In February 2008, she has also won the 29th Yokohama Film Festival with the same film.

In 2007, she was chosen to star in a drama named "LIFE", which put Kie in a higher level of popularity. Between December 2007 and January 2008, she was chosen as the third cheering manager for Japan's Highschool Soccer Tournament, following Horikita Maki and Aragaki Yui.

In 2010, she is scheduled to release the single "Sakura Saku", which has been chosen for a commercial tie-in with the candy bar "Kit Kat". The song is also being used to cheer on students preparing for the 2010 exams, as part of an annual campaign sponsored by "Kit Kat" and Kitano was appointed as the "captain" of the current campaign. In October of 2009, it was announced that Akanishi Jin's first starring movie role will be in "BANDAGE", which is directed by music producer Kobayashi Takeshi and written by Shunji Iwai. Kie Kitano was also chosen to play Asako, a high school girl who becomes the band’s manager through an unexpected series of events and witnesses all of their trials and tribulations. Kie will also appear in another movie named "Bushido Sixteen".

Discography

Kitano Kie during Life (2007)

Kitano Kie during Halfway (2009)

Kitano Kie promoting "Hanataba" (2010)

Kitano Kie promoting "Kizuna" (2010)

Albums

• [2011.04.13] Shin (心; Heart)

Singles

• [2010.02.24] Sakura Saku (サクラサク; Cherry Blossoms Blossoming)
• [2010.08.11] Hanataba (花束; Bouquet of Flowers)
• [2011.03.02] Kizuna (絆; Bonds)
• [2012.01.18] Darl:orz

Download Exclusives

• [2007.01.27] Sakura Mau (桜舞う)

DVDs

• [2011.09.28] Sou -First One-Man Live- (想 -北乃きい ファースト ワンマン ライヴ-)

Filmography

Dramas

• [2005] Koisuru Nichiyoubi
• [2006] Tokyo Shoujo ~Tokyo Henshin Shoujo~
• [2006] Junjou Kirari
• [2006] 14-sai no Haha
• [2007] Life
• [2008] Taiyou to Umi no Kyoshitsu
• [2008] Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari (Bizarre Tales 2008 Spring Special)
• [2009] Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 4
• [2010] Nagareboshi
• [2011] Toilet no Kami-sama
• [2011] School!!
• [2011] Unfair the Special ~Double Meaning Niju Teigi~

Films

• [2006] Yubisaki
• [2007] Koufuku na Shokutaku
• [2007] Speedmaster
• [2007] Postman
• [2008] Gegege no Kitaro 2
• [2008] Love Fight
• [2009] Halfway
• [2010] BANDAGE
• [2010] Bushido Sixteen
• [2010] Love Come
• [2010] Inu to Anata no Monogatari: Inu no Eiga

Other DVDs

• [2005.10.21] Kitano Kie Miss Magazine 2005
• [2006.03.15] Oops!
• [2006.09.06] Yubisaki Kara Sekai Wo
• [2007.02.07] Koisuru Nichiyobi Love Song Collection DVD-BOX
• [2007.06.22] Kofuku na Shokutaku Premium Edition
• [2007.12.19] LIFE DVD-BOX
• [2007.12.21] Speed Master Premium Edition
• [2008.02.20] Tsunagaru Kokoro 3 LOVE STORIES
• [2008.03.19] Kii Kitano no Henhao! Shabecchina 1 Yoen Hen
• [2008.03.19] Kii Kitano no Henhao! Shabecchina 2 Nankinro Hen
• [2008.03.19] Kii Kitano no Henhao! Shabecchina 3 Waihairo Hen
• [2008.03.19] Kii Kitano no Henhao! Shabecchina 4 Buton Hen
• [2008.03.19] Kii Kitano no Henhao! Shabecchina DVD-BOX
• [2008.09.26] Postman Deluxe Edition
• [2008.10.01] Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari 2008 Haru no Tokubetsu Hen
• [2009.01.09] Gegege no Kitaro Sennen Noroi Uta
• [2009.06.24] Love Fight Premium Edition
• [2009.08.28] Halfway
• [2009.12.18] Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Arceus to the Conquering of Space-Time Music Collection
• [2010.01.20] Kyumei Byoto 24-ji Dai 4 Series DVD-BOX
• [2010.02.26] Kitano no Furii
• [2010.07.23] BANDAGE
• [2010.09.24] Youka Me no Semi DVD-BOX
• [2010.11.03] Bushido Sixteen
• [2010.11.03] Bukatsudo
• [2011.01.28] still life
• [2011.02.18] Love Come
• [2011.04.20] Nagareboshi Kanzen Ban DVD-BOX
• [2011.06.03] Toilet no Kami-sama ~Kanzen Ban~
• [2011.06.24] Cheburashka: The Movie
• [2011.07.06] School!! DVD-BOX
• [2012.03.21] Unfair the special ~Double Meaning Niju Teigi~

Music Videos

• [2005] BEAT CRUSADERS – "I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW"
• [2007] Little – "Yume no Sei"
• [2007] Oshio Kotaro – "PINK CANDY"
• [2008] FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – "Kibou no Uta / Kaze"

Publications

Photobooks

• [2007.02.14] First STEP
• [2008.06.xx] Kita no Moyou
• [2009.06.xx] KEYofDREAMS
• [2011.03.xx] K twenty

Calendars

• [2008.09.20] Kie Kitano Calendar 2009
• [2009.09.19] Kie Kitano Calendar 2010

External Links

• avex trax Website
• Agency Website
• Blog