Yagi Arisa
Yagi Arisa (八木アリサ) is a fashion model and actress managed by Amuse. She is an exclusive model for popular gyaru magazine ViVi.
Profile
- Name: Yagi Arisa (八木アリサ), Alissa Yagi
- Nickname: Ari-chan (ありちゃん)
- Birthday: July 31, 1995
- Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Height: 169cm
- Ethnicity: Half French, Half Japanese
Information
Yagi was first selected by The Actor's Studio to be in the vocal group TEARDROPS, which she later quit in October 2006. She then became a part of the unit REIRA. During her time with the unit, she received an offer to join Amuse. In 2007, Yagi participated in the second GyaO audition to dub the heroine in the movie The Golden Compass, and became a finalist. In the end, she lost to grand prix winner Nishiuchi Mariya. She was eventually scouted by teen fashion magazine nicola, which at that time, Nishiuchi also modeled for. She then made her debut as an exclusive model for the magazine in its February 2008 issue. In 2011, she signed a contract to become an exclusive model for ViVi, and in doing so, graduated from her younger image as a nicomo in 2012.
In 2014, she appeared in the second season of We Got Married: Global Edition, a variety show in which celebrities pretend to be newlyweds. Yagi was paired with SHINee member Key, and gained international attention. In 2016, she became the face of cosmetics brand canmake.
Yagi is fluent in Japanese and English, as well as being able to speak conversational French. She had also lived in Thailand and Tahiti as a child.
Filmography
Movies
- [2014] Suki-tte Ii na yo.
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