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<div align="justify">'''Ito Yuna''' is a Hawaii-raised Japanese-Korean singer and actress under [[Sony Music Records|Sony Music Records]]. She is most known for her debut single in 2005, [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]], which was featured in a crucial scene in the hit movie [[NANA (film)|NANA]]. In this same film she played the character [[Serizawa Reira]], the vocalist of the rival band, TRAPNEST. This single would debut at #2 on the charts and eventually sell over 400,000 copies. Ito is also widely known for her third single, [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]], which was used as the movie [[Limit of Love Umizaru|LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]]'s theme song. In 2007 her debut album [[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]] reached #1 on Oricon charts.
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'''Ito Yuna''' (伊藤由奈) is a Japanese-Korean singer and actress under [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Records]] hailing from [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]]. She is most known for her debut single in 2005, "[[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]", which was featured in a crucial scene in the hit movie ''[[NANA (film)|NANA]]''. In this same film she played the character [[Serizawa Reira]], the vocalist of the rival band, TRAPNEST. This single would debut at #2 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart and eventually sell over 400,000 copies. Ito is also widely known for her third single, "[[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]]", which was used as the theme song for movie ''[[LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]]''. In 2007, her debut album, ''[[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]]'', reached #1 on Oricon weekly chart.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* '''Name:''' Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈)
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* '''Birth Name:''' Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈)
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* '''Birthday:''' September 20, 1983
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* '''Stage Name:''' Ito Christine
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* '''Birthplace:''' Los Angeles, California USA
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* '''Date of Birth:''' {{bda|1983|09|20|mf}}
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* '''Place of Birth:''' Los Angeles, California, United States
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* '''Raised:''' Honolulu, Hawaii
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' A
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* '''Height:''' 168 cm
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* '''Ethnicity:'''  Half-Japanese, half-Korean
 
* '''Citizenship:''' American
 
* '''Citizenship:''' American
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* '''Origins:''' Half-Japanese, half-Korean
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* '''Hair Color:''' Brown
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** [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (2005-2010)
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* '''Eye Color:''' Brown
 
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* '''Current Destination:''' [[Tokyo]], Japan
 
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* '''Height:''' 168cm
 
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* '''Bloodtype:''' A
 
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
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[[Image:endlesspromo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]" (2005)]]
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[[Image:endlesspromo.jpg‎|thumb|260px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] (2005)]]
 
  
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'''Ito Yuna''' graduated from [http://www.mckinley.k12.hi.us McKinley High School] in Honolulu. Her parents own a Japanese restaurant in Kaimuki. Ito is half-Japanese, half-Korean as her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean. She speaks English as her native language, and Japanese as a second language. She can also write fluently in kana.
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Ito Yuna graduated from [[Wikipedia:President William McKinley High School|McKinley High School]] in [[Wikipedia:Honolulu|Honolulu]], [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]]. Her parents own a Japanese restaurant in [[Wikipedia:Kaimuki, Hawaii|Kaimuki]]. Ito is half-Japanese, half-Korean as her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean. She speaks English as her native language, and Japanese as a second language. She can also write fluently in [[Wikipedia:Kana|kana]].
  
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An interesting bit of trivia is that her name, when written in Western form ("Yuna Ito" as opposed to "Ito Yuna") becomes the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "unite".
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Ito got her break acting in 2005 as [[Serizawa Reira]] in the movie ''[[NANA (film)|NANA]]'', and released her debut single from the movie, "[[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]", as '''REIRA starring YUNA ITO'''. To make her debut even more exciting, Ito's label, [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Records]], did everything to keep any information about her a secret. When ''NANA'' opened in Japan, people praised the wonderful "high-pitched" voice of Ito. She appeared on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on ''[[MUSIC STATION]]'', singing "ENDLESS STORY". [[Nakashima Mika]], who starred as NANA, wrote a message to Ito, wishing her good luck for the performance and that she herself was sitting in front of the TV to follow her. The single debuted at #2 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart. It was just below Nakashima's "[[Glamorous Sky|GLAMOROUS SKY]]", which was also from ''NANA'', however, Ito's single went on to outsell Nakashima's. This feat put her at #20 on the [[2005 Oricon Top 100 Singles|top singles of 2005]] and #85 for [[2006 Oricon Top 200 Singles|2006]]. In 2005, she was voted "Best New Artist" at ''[[Best Hit Kayousai|Best Hit Kayousai 2005]]''.
  
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'''Ito Yuna''' got her break acting as Reira in the movie [[NANA (film)|NANA]], and released her debut single from the movie, [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]. To make her debut even more exciting Yuna's label SONY BMG JAPAN did everything to keep any information about Yuna a secret. The single reached #2 on the Oricon, just below [[Nakashima Mika]]'s [[Glamorous Sky]] single from the movie. However, Ito's single went on to outsell [[Nakashima Mika]]'s. This feat put her at #20 on the top 50 singles of 2005 on the Oricon charts.
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[[Image:Yuna_photo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]" (2006)]]
  
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When finally NANA the movie opened in Japan, people were going crazy about the wonderful, "high-pitched", voice of Yuna. Yuna appeared on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on [[MUSIC STATION]], singing [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]. [[Nakashima Mika]] who was starring as NANA wrote a message to Yuna, wishing her good luck for the performance and that she herself was sitting in front of the TV to follow her!
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In 2006, her second single "[[Faith / Pureyes]]" was released, with "[[Faith (Ito Yuna)|Faith]]" used as ending theme for the drama ''[[Wikipedia:Unfair (TV series)|UNFAIR]]'' and "[[Pureyes]]" used as a [[CM|commercial]] song for BIOCLEN ZERO. This single sold approximately 50,000 copies, which was a disappointment considering "ENDLESS STORY" had sold several times that amount. Next came Ito's biggest hit after ''NANA'': her third single, "[[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]]", which was used as the theme song for the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Limit of Love: Umizaru|LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]]''. It sold over 200,000 copies.
  
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[[Image:Yuna_photo.jpg‎|thumb|180px|left|Ito Yuna promoting [[Stuck On You|stuck on you]] (2006)]]
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Riding on Ito's current success, Sony announced a two-month limited single project. The first was "[[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]", featuring "[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|These boots are made for walkin']]" (a [[Wikipedia:Nancy Sinatra|Nancy Sinatra]] [[Wikipedia:These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|song]] cover) as the B-side. The following month came "[[Losin'|losin']]", the second ending theme for the Japanese broadcast of ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|LOST]]''.
  
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In 2005 she was voted "Best New Artist" in the [[Best Hit Kayousai 2005|Best Hit Kayousai 2005]].
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The end of the year brought another ''NANA'' tie-in with Ito's sixth single, "[[Truth (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)|Truth]]", and second under the name '''REIRA starring YUNA ITO'''. "Truth", as well as the B-side "[[Take Me Away (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)|Take Me Away]]", were used in the movie ''[[NANA 2]]'' where Ito reprized her role as Serizawa. Along with the jacket cover, the [[PV|music video]] for "Truth" was shot in [[Wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]].
  
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Only in 2006 then her 2nd single, entitled [[Faith / Pureyes]] should be put on the market. With [[Faith / Pureyes|Faith]] being ending theme to the drama "UNFAIR" and "Pureyes" being song for the ''BIOCLEN ZERO'' [[CM]]. This single sold about 50.000 copies which was a dissapointment considering [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] had outsold Mika Nakashima's "Glamorous Sky" with over 500.000 copies. Next should come Yuna's maybe biggest hit after NANA. Her third single, [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]], is the theme song to the movie [[Limit of Love Umizaru|LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]].
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In 2007, Ito released her debut album, ''[[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]]'', which debuted atop the Oricon chart.
  
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Riding on the wave of success that [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]] got Yuna on with over 150.000 copies sold, Sony announced a 2-Month Single Project. Not just is she singing [[These Boots Are Made For Walkin']] (a Nancy Sinatra cover) for the "COO" CM of Daihatsu that is featured on her 4th single [[Stuck On You|stuck on you]], but also is singer of the Japanese ending theme of TV show "LOST", [[Losin'|losin']], her 5th single song.
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[[Image:urbanpromo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Urban Mermaid]]" (2007)]]
  
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Next would come another NANA tie-in. Tjis time with the single [[Truth]], which is Yuna's second single under the name '''REIRA starring YUNA ITO'''. Truth as long as the B-side were used in the movie [[NANA 2]] which, again, which starred Ito herself. Along with the jacket cover, the [[PV]] for Truth was shot in Scotland.  
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==Trivia==
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* Her name, when written in Western order (first name then family name), becomes the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "unite".
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[Image:urbanpromo.jpg‎|thumb|200px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Urban Mermaid]] (2007)]]
 
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[[Image:4236136.jpg‎|thumb|200px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Wish (Ito Yuna)|WISH]] (2008)]]
 
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
 
* [2007.01.24] [[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]]
 
* [2007.01.24] [[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]]
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* [2008.02.20] [[Wish (Ito Yuna)|WISH]]
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* [2008.02.20] [[Wish (Ito Yuna album)|WISH]]
 
* [2009.05.27] [[Dream (Ito Yuna)|DREAM]]
 
* [2009.05.27] [[Dream (Ito Yuna)|DREAM]]
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===Best Albums===
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* [2010.12.08] [[Love ~Singles Best 2005-2010~|LOVE ~Singles Best 2005-2010~]]
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[[Image:4236136.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting ''[[Wish (Ito Yuna album)|WISH]]'' (2008)]]
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2005.09.07] [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] ('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''')
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* [2005.09.07] [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] <small>('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''')</small>
 
* [2006.03.01] [[Faith / Pureyes]]
 
* [2006.03.01] [[Faith / Pureyes]]
 
* [2006.05.03] [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]]
 
* [2006.05.03] [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]]
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* [2006.08.09] [[Stuck On You|stuck on you]]
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* [2006.08.09] [[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]
 
* [2006.09.06] [[Losin'|losin']]
 
* [2006.09.06] [[Losin'|losin']]
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* [2006.12.06] [[Truth]] ('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''')
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* [2006.12.06] [[Truth (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)|Truth]] <small>('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''')</small>
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* [2007.03.14] [[I'm Here]]
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* [2007.03.14] [[I'm Here (Ito Yuna)|I'm Here]]
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* [2007.06.27] [[Mahaloha]] (''[[Wikipedia:Hawaiian language|[Haw]]]: Thanks and Love'') ('''Ito Yuna''' with [[Micro]] of [[Def Tech]])
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* [2007.06.27] [[Mahaloha]] ([[Wikipedia:Hawaiian language|Haw]]: ''Thanks and Love'') <small>('''Ito Yuna with [[Micro]] of [[Def Tech]]''')</small>
 
* [2007.10.24] [[Urban Mermaid]]
 
* [2007.10.24] [[Urban Mermaid]]
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* [2008.01.16] [[Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A World To Believe In~|Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~]] (あなたがいる限り; ''As Long as You are Here'') ('''Ito Yuna''' x [[Wikipedia:Celine Dion|Céline Dion]])
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* [2008.01.16] [[Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A World To Believe In~|Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~]] (あなたがいる限り; ''As Long as You are Here'') <small>('''Ito Yuna x [[Wikipedia:Celine Dion|Céline Dion]]''')</small>
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* [2008.09.03] [[Miss You|miss you]]
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* [2008.09.03] [[Miss You (Ito Yuna)|miss you]]
 
* [2008.11.26] [[Koi wa Groovyx2|Koi wa groovy×2]] (恋はgroovy×2; ''Love is groovy groovy'')
 
* [2008.11.26] [[Koi wa Groovyx2|Koi wa groovy×2]] (恋はgroovy×2; ''Love is groovy groovy'')
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* [2009.03.04] [[Trust You|trust you]]
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* [2009.03.04] [[Trust You (Ito Yuna)|trust you]]
 
* [2009.11.11] [[Let It Go (Ito Yuna)|Let it Go]]
 
* [2009.11.11] [[Let It Go (Ito Yuna)|Let it Go]]
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* [2010.11.03] [[Mamotte Agetai (Ito Yuna)|Mamotte Agetai]] (守ってあげたい; ''I Want to Protect You'')
  
 
===Digital Download===
 
===Digital Download===
 
* [2009.03.23] [[Ima Demo Aitai yo...]] feat. [[Spontania]] (今でも 会いたいよ...; ''Right Now, I'm Missing You'')
 
* [2009.03.23] [[Ima Demo Aitai yo...]] feat. [[Spontania]] (今でも 会いたいよ...; ''Right Now, I'm Missing You'')
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* [2010.07.28] [[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing|I Don't Want To Miss A Thing]]
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* [2010.08.25] [[She (Ito Yuna)|She]]
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* [2010.09.29] [[Hard to Say I'm Sorry]]
  
 
===Compilation / Other===
 
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* [2006.03.01] [[The Japan Gold Disc Award 2006|THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2006]] (#12 ''ENDLESS STORY'')
 
* [2006.03.01] [[The Japan Gold Disc Award 2006|THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2006]] (#12 ''ENDLESS STORY'')
 
* [2005.12.20] [[NANA 2 Original Soundtrack]] (#22 ''Truth (NANA2 original soundtrack version)'')
 
* [2005.12.20] [[NANA 2 Original Soundtrack]] (#22 ''Truth (NANA2 original soundtrack version)'')
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* [2007.08.08] [[Micro]] - [[Laid Back]] (#12 ''Heal feat. '''Ito Yuna''', WISE, PJ, BIGGA RAIJI and Primary Color Allstars'')
 
* [2007.09.26] [[Tribute to Celine Dion|TRIBUTE TO CELINE DION]] (#1 ''MY HEART WILL GO ON'')
 
* [2007.09.26] [[Tribute to Celine Dion|TRIBUTE TO CELINE DION]] (#1 ''MY HEART WILL GO ON'')
 
* [2008.04.16] [[J-Movie Songs|J-MOVIE SONGS]] (#3 ''Precious'')
 
* [2008.04.16] [[J-Movie Songs|J-MOVIE SONGS]] (#3 ''Precious'')
 
* [2008.09.24] [[Shiawase ni Narou Uta]] (#1 ''Precious'')
 
* [2008.09.24] [[Shiawase ni Narou Uta]] (#1 ''Precious'')
 
* [2008.10.29] [[.Love|.LOVE]] (#5 ''ENDLESS STORY'')
 
* [2008.10.29] [[.Love|.LOVE]] (#5 ''ENDLESS STORY'')
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* [2009.01.28] [[Spontania]] feat. '''Ito Yuna''' - [[Ima Demo Zutto]] (今でもずっと; ''Now and Forever'')
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* [2009.01.28] [[Spontania]] feat. '''Ito Yuna''' - [[Ima Demo Zutto]]  
 
* [2009.04.01] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 04|Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 04]] (#30 ''trust you -Gundam 00 Version-'')
 
* [2009.04.01] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 04|Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 04]] (#30 ''trust you -Gundam 00 Version-'')
 
* [2009.04.29] [[Yume ga Kanau Uta]] (#3 ''ENDLESS STORY'')
 
* [2009.04.29] [[Yume ga Kanau Uta]] (#3 ''ENDLESS STORY'')
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* [2009.07.08] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Complete Best|Mobile Suit Gundam 00 COMPLETE BEST]] (#9 ''trust you'')
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* [2009.07.08] [[GUNDAM 00 Complete Best|GUNDAM 00 COMPLETE BEST]] (#9 ''trust you'')
 
* [2009.07.22] [[GATE Original Soundtrack]] (#8 ''GATE'')
 
* [2009.07.22] [[GATE Original Soundtrack]] (#8 ''GATE'')
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* [2010.02.24] [[GUNDAM Songs 145|GUNDAM SONGS 145]] (Disc 9 #9 ''trust you'')
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* [2010.07.07] [[Ishii Tatuya]] - [[Yasuragi wo Motomete]] feat. '''Ito Yuna''')
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* [2011.03.09] [[Ishii Tatuya]] - [[MOON & EARTH]] (#3 ''Yasuragi wo Motomete feat. '''Ito Yuna''''')
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* [2017.08.21] [[wikipedia:Micah Vaultz|Micah Vaultz]] - [[wikipedia:At Sonrise, Someone Dies​.​.​.|At Sonrise, Someone Dies​.​.​.]]
  
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
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* [2005] [[NANA]] as Serizawa Reira
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* [2005] [[NANA (film)|NANA]] as Serizawa Reira
 
* [2006] [[NANA 2]] as Serizawa Reira
 
* [2006] [[NANA 2]] as Serizawa Reira
  
 
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* [http://www.yunaito.com/ Yuna Ito Fansite]
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* [http://www.itochristine.com/ Christine Ito Official Website]
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* [http://www.nana-nana.net/yunaforum/ Official Yuna Ito Forum]
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* [http://6109.jp/yuna/ Official Blog]
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* [http://twitter.com/heartlove43 Official Twitter]
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* [http://instagram.com/itoyuna43/ Official Instagram]
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Ito Yuna promoting DREAM (2009)

Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈) is a Japanese-Korean singer and actress under Sony Music Records hailing from Hawaii. She is most known for her debut single in 2005, "ENDLESS STORY", which was featured in a crucial scene in the hit movie NANA. In this same film she played the character Serizawa Reira, the vocalist of the rival band, TRAPNEST. This single would debut at #2 on the Oricon weekly chart and eventually sell over 400,000 copies. Ito is also widely known for her third single, "Precious", which was used as the theme song for movie LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru. In 2007, her debut album, HEART, reached #1 on Oricon weekly chart.

Profile

  • Birth Name: Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈)
  • Stage Name: Ito Christine
  • Date of Birth: September 20, 1983 (1983-09-20) (age 40)
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Raised: Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 168 cm
  • Ethnicity: Half-Japanese, half-Korean
  • Citizenship: American
  • Labels:

Information

Ito Yuna promoting "ENDLESS STORY" (2005)

Ito Yuna graduated from McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents own a Japanese restaurant in Kaimuki. Ito is half-Japanese, half-Korean as her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean. She speaks English as her native language, and Japanese as a second language. She can also write fluently in kana.

Ito got her break acting in 2005 as Serizawa Reira in the movie NANA, and released her debut single from the movie, "ENDLESS STORY", as REIRA starring YUNA ITO. To make her debut even more exciting, Ito's label, Sony Music Records, did everything to keep any information about her a secret. When NANA opened in Japan, people praised the wonderful "high-pitched" voice of Ito. She appeared on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on MUSIC STATION, singing "ENDLESS STORY". Nakashima Mika, who starred as NANA, wrote a message to Ito, wishing her good luck for the performance and that she herself was sitting in front of the TV to follow her. The single debuted at #2 on the Oricon weekly chart. It was just below Nakashima's "GLAMOROUS SKY", which was also from NANA, however, Ito's single went on to outsell Nakashima's. This feat put her at #20 on the top singles of 2005 and #85 for 2006. In 2005, she was voted "Best New Artist" at Best Hit Kayousai 2005.

Ito Yuna promoting "stuck on you" (2006)

In 2006, her second single "Faith / Pureyes" was released, with "Faith" used as ending theme for the drama UNFAIR and "Pureyes" used as a commercial song for BIOCLEN ZERO. This single sold approximately 50,000 copies, which was a disappointment considering "ENDLESS STORY" had sold several times that amount. Next came Ito's biggest hit after NANA: her third single, "Precious", which was used as the theme song for the movie LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru. It sold over 200,000 copies.

Riding on Ito's current success, Sony announced a two-month limited single project. The first was "stuck on you", featuring "These boots are made for walkin'" (a Nancy Sinatra song cover) as the B-side. The following month came "losin'", the second ending theme for the Japanese broadcast of LOST.

The end of the year brought another NANA tie-in with Ito's sixth single, "Truth", and second under the name REIRA starring YUNA ITO. "Truth", as well as the B-side "Take Me Away", were used in the movie NANA 2 where Ito reprized her role as Serizawa. Along with the jacket cover, the music video for "Truth" was shot in Scotland.

In 2007, Ito released her debut album, HEART, which debuted atop the Oricon chart.

Ito Yuna promoting "Urban Mermaid" (2007)

Trivia

  • Her name, when written in Western order (first name then family name), becomes the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "unite".

Discography

Albums

Best Albums

Ito Yuna promoting WISH (2008)

Singles

Digital Download

Compilation / Other

Filmography

Movies

  • [2005] NANA as Serizawa Reira
  • [2006] NANA 2 as Serizawa Reira

External Links

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