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==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:''' [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]], [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]
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* '''Date of Birth:''' {{bda|1983|09|20|mf}}
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* '''Raised:''' [[Wikipedia:Honolulu|Honolulu]], [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]]
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* '''Place of Birth:''' Los Angeles, California, United States
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* '''Raised:''' Honolulu, Hawaii
 
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' A
 
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' A
 
* '''Height:''' 168 cm
 
* '''Height:''' 168 cm
 
* '''Ethnicity:'''  Half-Japanese, half-Korean
 
* '''Ethnicity:'''  Half-Japanese, half-Korean
 
* '''Citizenship:''' American
 
* '''Citizenship:''' American
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* '''Labels:'''
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** [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (2005-2010)
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
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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]].
 
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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Ito Yuna 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 the ''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" in ''[[Best Hit Kayousai|Best Hit Kayousai 2005]]''.
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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]]''.
  
 
[[Image:Yuna_photo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]" (2006)]]
 
[[Image:Yuna_photo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]" (2006)]]
  
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In 2006, her second single, entitled "[[Faith / Pureyes]]", was released, with "[[Faith (Ito Yuna)|Faith]]" being ending theme for the drama ''UNFAIR'' and "[[Pureyes]]" being the [[CM]] 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]]", was the theme song to the movie ''[[LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]]''. It sold over 200,000 copies.
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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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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'|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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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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Next would come 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]] for "Truth" was shot in [[Wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]].
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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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In 2007, Ito released her debut album, ''[[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]]'', which debuted atop the Oricon chart.
  
 
[[Image:urbanpromo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Urban Mermaid]]" (2007)]]
 
[[Image:urbanpromo.jpg‎|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Urban Mermaid]]" (2007)]]
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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'')
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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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* [2009.07.22] [[GATE Original Soundtrack]] (#8 ''GATE'')
 
* [2009.07.22] [[GATE Original Soundtrack]] (#8 ''GATE'')
 
* [2010.02.24] [[GUNDAM Songs 145|GUNDAM SONGS 145]] (Disc 9 #9 ''trust you'')
 
* [2010.02.24] [[GUNDAM Songs 145|GUNDAM SONGS 145]] (Disc 9 #9 ''trust you'')
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* [2010.07.07] [[Yasuragi wo Motomete]] <small>('''[[Ishii Tatuya]] feat. Ito Yuna''')</small> (安らぎを求めて; ''Pursue Peace'')
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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'') (安らぎを求めて; ''Pursue Peace'')
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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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===Movies===
 
* [2005] [[NANA (film)|NANA]] as Serizawa Reira
 
* [2005] [[NANA (film)|NANA]] as Serizawa Reira
 
* [2006] [[NANA 2]] as Serizawa Reira
 
* [2006] [[NANA 2]] as Serizawa Reira
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.yunaweb.net/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/YunaIto/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.itochristine.com/ Christine Ito Official Website]
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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]
  
 
{{Ito Yuna}}
 
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[[Category:J-Actress]]
 
[[Category:J-Actress]]
 
[[Category:1983 Births]]
 
[[Category:1983 Births]]
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[[Category:2005 Debut]]
 
[[Category:Blood Type A]]
 
[[Category:Blood Type A]]
 
[[Category:Japanese Fluent]]
 
[[Category:Japanese Fluent]]
 
[[Category:American Artists]]
 
[[Category:American Artists]]
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[[Category:Zainichi]]

Latest revision as of 00:21, 3 June 2020

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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