Matsubara Yulia
Matsubara Yulia (松原ユリヤ, also written Matsubara Yuriya) is a member of Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She first appeared as a finalist in the Hello! Project New Member Audition in 2017.
Profile
- Name: Matsubara Yulia (松原ユリヤ)
- Birthdate: February 26, 2008
- Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Height: 130cm
- Specialties: Comedy
- Hobbies: Drawing and reading manga, collecting stuffed toys
- Looks Up To: Sasaki Rikako, Akiyama Mao
- Hello! Project groups:
- Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (2017–)
History
Matsubara Yulia attended lessons at the Toyosu Idol Star Gakuen children's dance and vocal program between December 2016 and October 2017, prior to joining Hello Pro Kenshuusei. Sometime in June 2017 she auditioned for the magazine Ciao Girl, later that year she participated in the "Hello! Project Shin Member Audition" and became a finalist. When it was announced that no winners would be chosen from the audition, she and several other finalists accepted an invitation to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei. They made their first live appearance and were officially introduced at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 12gatsu ~Conti→New!~" concert on December 10, 2017.
While supervised by a manager, Matsubara competed in the first round of Nippon TV's Onna Geinin No.1 Ketteisen THE W comedy competition on September 29, 2018, though she failed to advance to the second round. The following year on May 4, 2019 she won the newly created Judges "Healing Award" for her performance of Juice=Juice's "SEXY SEXY" at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~" event. On July 26, 2020 at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 ~Natsu no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~" event Yulia received a special judges award, given by former ANGERME member Katsuta Rina, for her performance of ANGERME's "Akai Earphone".
Works
Filmography
- TV Programs
- [2020–] Hello Dream. (ハロドリ。)
- Internet
- [2017] Shoujo-tachi no Ketsudan ~Mitchaku!! Hello! Project 20th Anniversary Audition~ (少女たちの決断〜密着!!ハロー!プロジェクト20周年オーディション〜)
Theater
- [2021] Toshokan Monogatari ~3tsu no Bookmark~ (図書館物語~3つのブックマーク~)
Trivia
- Has a Japanese father and a Belarusian mother, and has been raised bilingually to speak both Japanese and Russian.
- Has a younger sister; stated in her 2019 introduction video that she thought her baby sister would join Hello! Project in 10 years.
- Was a finalist in the 2017 Hello! Project New Member Audition, where her number was #103. No finalists passed the audition.
- Attended children's performance program Toyosu Idol Star Gakuen (豊洲☆アイドルスター学園) prior to joining Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
- During the audition she performed the "Danson" (ダンソン) gag from the comedic duo Bambino, and later performed a version of it with former Hello! Project and °C-ute member Okai Chisato in the last episode of the audition webshow.
- She loves comedy; her favorite comedian is Kazutoyo Koyabu (小籔千豊).
- Both Kazutoyo Koyabu and duo Bambino tweeted their support for her on December 13, 2017, Kazutoyo stating that she was now his favorite idol and he would like to work with her in the future.
- Originally presented herself as not knowing or particularly liking anything about Hello! Project, only to later reveal that she liked ANGERME member Sasaki Rikako.
- She doesn't like Mitsubachi Maki, the audition dance and Hello Pro Kenshuusei instructor. Stated that though she thinks she's scary, she would try her best to properly face her.
- Draws and writes her own manga.
- Thinks her charm point is her cheeks.
- Was previously the youngest Hello Pro Kenshuusei member, until December 8, 2019. The title was taken by Shibuya Hina.
- Her favorite genre of music is J-Pop.
- Her favorite sports are billiards and table football.
- Her motto is "All things come to those who wait" (果報は寝て待て; Kahouhanetemate).
- Favorite food is strawberries.
- She has a pet fish.
- Her favorite Hello! Project song is "Megane no Otoko no Ko" by BEYOOOOONDS.
- A notice accompanying the Hello Pro Kenshuusei June 2019 recital goods announced that her name would officially be romanized as Yulia, rather than Yuriya.
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