Update @ July 21, 2024: Generasia has now been updated to the latest version of the wiki software!
You can now "Thank" others for their contributions, set up email and two-factor authentication, and more!

Shaku Yumiko

From generasia
Revision as of 05:15, 17 August 2009 by Aisasami (talk | contribs)
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
Shaku Yumiko (2009)

Shaku Yumiko is a Japanese gravure idol, actress, and former pop singer.

Profile

  • Name: Shaku Yumiko (釈由美子)
  • Birthdate: June 12th, 1978
  • Birthplace: Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama
  • From: Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan
  • Blood type: B
  • Height: 164cm
  • Bust: 85cm
  • Waist: 58cm
  • Hips: 84cm
  • Shoe size: 23.5cm
  • Hobbies: Skiing, yoga

Information

During Yumiko's time in college, she was chosen as Young Magazine's "Miss Campus Grand Prix". Her debut as a gravure idol made her very popular and she was loved by fans who saw her on various television programs and dramas. She was also a Wongal on the show Wonderful. For her role in the Godzilla movie Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), she had extensive self-defense training and managed 300 sit-ups a day, bringing her body fat down to 10%. Yumiko has stated that watching Kidou Senshi Gundam helped her train and has also admitted to being a huge fan of the anime. She even got to play one of the characters in the 2003 Playstation 2 game Kidou Senshi Gundam Meguriai Uchuu. An action figure of Yumiko was made to promote the game and was sold in limited numbers through a mail-order form in the Gundam Ace, an official fan magazine.

While most of her male fanbase is from her gravure idoling, she has gained a large female following from dramas such as Ikiru Tame no Jounetsu to Shite no Satsujin and the film Shurayuki-hime.

Trivia

  • In a spring 2004 episode of Waratte Ii Tomo!, Yumiko had to participate in archery. Although she admitted she was poor at the sport, the game was manipulated in her favor and she still did not win.
  • Yumiko owns three chihuahuas named Choko Choko, Mochi Mochi, and Taopaipai.

Works

Shaku Yumiko (2006)

DVDs

Photobooks

Singles

Albums

Compilations