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Kamishiraishi Mone

Kamishiraishi Mone promoting name (2022)

Kamishiraishi Mone (上白石萌音) is an actress, model, and singer under Toho Entertainment and Universal Music Japan. She started her acting career in 2011 after being the runner up in the 7th Toho "Cinderella" Audition - a competition held by the major film company, Toho Entertainment. It was the only time that two sisters both received awards, as her younger sister Kamishiraishi Moka, was the winner.

Kamishiraishi also debuted as a singer in 2014 with the single "Maiko wa Lady".

Her official fan club is called le mone do.

Profile

  • Name: Kamishiraishi Mone (上白石萌音)
  • Nickname: Monenen (もねねん)
  • Birthdate: January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27) (age 26)
  • Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
  • Blood Type: AB
  • Height: 152cm
  • Family: Younger sister, actress/singer Kamishiraishi Moka
  • Education: Meiji University, Majoring in Global Japanese Studies
  • Hobbies: Reading, listening to music, singing and dancing
  • Skills: Playing the recorder, piano, speaking English and Spanish
  • Favorite Food: Meat
  • Label:

Discography

Kamishiraishi Mone promoting "Maiko wa Lady" (2014)
Kamishiraishi Mone promoting chouchou (2016)
Kamishiraishi Mone promoting and... (2017)
Kamishiraishi Mone promoting i (2019)
Kamishiraishi Mone promoting "From The Seeds" (2020)
Kamishiraishi Mone promoting "I'll be there / Spin" (2021)

Albums

Cover Albums

  • [2021.06.23] Ano Uta (あの歌; That Song)

Mini-Albums

  • [2019.07.10] i

Cover Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Collaborations / Others

Video Releases

Concerts/Tours

  • [2017.02.10 - 2017.02.17] Live THEATRE ~chouchou~
  • [2017.11.02 - 2017.11.18] Kamishiraishi Mone LIVE TOUR 2017 "and..." (上白石萌音 LIVE TOUR 2017 "and...")
  • [2020.09.19] Kamishiraishi Mone Online Live "i note" (上白石萌音 オンラインライヴ "i note")
  • [2021.07.01 - 2021.07.21] Kamishiraishi Mone "yattokosa" Tour 2021 (上白石萌音 "yattokosa" Tour 2021)
  • [2022.07.16 - 2022.08.11] Kamishiraishi Mone "yattokosa" Tour 2022 (上白石萌音 "yattokosa" Tour 2022)
  • [2023.01.25] MONE KAMISHIRAISHI 2023 at BUDOKAN
  • [2023.01.27 - 2023.01.29] Kamishiraishi Mone "Billboard Live 15th Anniversary Premium Live" (上白石萌音 "Billboard Live 15th Anniversary Premium Live")

Filmography

Dramas

Movies

Anime

Musicals

Television

Music Videos

Endorsements

  • [2011] Calpis
  • [2015] S.T. Corp.
  • [2016] Suntory
  • [2017] Daito Trust Construction
  • [2017] Bless Online
  • [2018] Cabinet Office Society
  • [2019] Apple Japan
  • [2020] Daiichi Sankyo
  • [2020] Lottery "Dreaming Lottery"
  • [2020-2021] Suntory Foods
  • [2020-2021] Bingo 5 (with Kamiki Ryunosuke)
  • [2021] LOTO6
  • [2021] Orix

Publications

Photobooks

Books

  • [2021.09.25] Iroiro

Magazines

  • [2011.06.xx] B.L.T. June 2011 (Feature)
  • [2020.04.xx] Radio English Conversation April 2020 (ラジオ英会話) (Feature)
  • [2020.07.21] SPUR September 2020 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2020.07.31] mini September 2020 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2020.09.16] anan Sepember 2020 (Feature)
  • [2021.01.07] steady. February 2021 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2021.03.01] mini April 2021 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2021.06.18] MUSIC MAGAZINE July 2021 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2021.06.23] CanCam August 2021 (Feature)
  • [2021.06.25] B-PASS August 2021 (Feature)
  • [2021.07.07] Nikkei Woman August 2021 (日経ウーマン) (Cover & Feature)
  • [2021.07.07] steady. August 2021 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2021.07.30] mini September 2021 (Cover & Feature)
  • [2021.08.27] MORE October 2021 (Cover & Feature)

Awards

  • [2011] 7th Toho "Cinderella" Audition: Special Jury Prize
  • [2014] 38th Yamaji Fumiko Film Awards: New Actress Award (Lady Maiko)
  • [2014] 19th Japan Internet Film Awards: New Face Break Award, Best Impact Award (Lady Maiko)
  • [2014] National Film Awards: Best Actress (Lady Maiko)
  • [2015] 38th Japan Academy Film Prize: Newcomer of the Year (Lady Maiko)
  • [2016] 26th Japan Film Professional Awards: Best New Actress (Oboreru Knife, Chihayafuru)
  • [2017] 11th Seiyu Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Your Name / Kimi no Na wa)
  • [2018] WOWOW Theatrical Grand Prize: New Face Award (Two People on Mars, Knight's Tale - A Knight's Story)
  • [2019] All About Musicals Awards: New Star Award (Suite Massacre)
  • [2020] 104th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)
  • [2020] The 2019 Viewers' Selected Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)
  • [2020] Yahoo! Japan Search Awards: Actress Category (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)
  • [2020] Oricon Break Actress Ranking
  • [2021] KKTV 2020 Annual Drama Awards, Best Actress (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)
  • [2021] 2020 TVstation Drama Award, Best Actress Award (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)
  • [2021] 45th Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer of the Year
  • [2021] 30th Annual Drama Award for Best Actress (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)
  • [2021] The 29th Hashida Award: New Face Award (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomade mo)

Trivia

  • Her parents named her after the French painter Claude Monet.
  • She spent three years of her childhood in Mexico due to her father's job. Due to that she became fluent in English and is able to speak basic Spanish.
  • She has been learning classical ballet since she was a child.
  • She lives together with her younger sister, Kamishiraishi Moka.
  • The actress Hirose Suzu and Kamishiraishi's co-star in the movie trilogy Chihayafuru, gave her the nickname "Monenen (もねねん)".
  • She went to the same music school with Miyawaki Sakura and is close friends with Fujiwara Sakura.
  • Her official fanclub name le mone do is a play-on-words using her name 'Mone' and the Japanese pronunciation of the word 'lemonade'. As a result, most of her merchandise has the theme of lemons or lemonade.

External Links

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