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Aliases: 新垣結衣 , 아라가키 유이 , Aragaki Yui

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Homepage: http://yui-aragaki.lespros.co.jp/

Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

Biography

Yui Aragaki is a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyū and occasional radio show host. She is most well-known for her role in the 2007 movie "Koizora" (also known as "Sky of Love") which was a box office hit. Yui Aragaki was born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on June 11, 1988, and has two older sisters. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine Nicola (ニコラ Nikora), she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modelling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover for 15 times. A fellow Nicola model Ayako Enomoto gave her the popular nickname "Gakki." At the age of 15, Aragaki moved to Tokyo and enrolled in Horikoshi High School, a private high school popular for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. In 2004, she decided to put her Nicola career on hold and expand her career path into gravure and acting, and she also appeared in variety shows and commercials, with her Pocky commercials being the most popular. A year later, she officially graduated from Nicola. Even so, she still appears in the magazine occasionally. In 2005, Aragaki took up a role in the TBS drama, Dragon Sakura, starring alongside Japanese idols like Tomohisa Yamashita and Masami Nagasawa. This marked a breakthrough in her acting career. Since then, she has been cast in many other dramas, like My Boss, My Hero and Gal Circle. She also starred in the 2007 tragic love story movie hit Koizora, for which she won her first award, the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer. Currently, she has 5 newcomer awards. Aragaki won the Film prize at the 45th Golden Arrow Awards in 2008. Her tremendous number of movie shoots as well as the preparation for her debut album resulted in her suffering from work-related stress in 2007. Outside acting she also released her first album, Sora, and the single "Heavenly Days", a song from Koizora. "Memories", the theme song for Tokyo Serendipity, was included in her debut album. She also performed at Budokan. She was also the co-hosts for popular radio program Girls Locks in 2010-2012.

Most Famous Work

The 13 Lords of the Shogun
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8
Code Blue
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8

Code Blue

(2008) Megumi Shiraishi
Digimon: Data Squad
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8

Digimon: Data Squad

(2006) Fujieda Yoshino
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
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7

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

(2023) Seiko Hayata
S -The Last Policeman
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8

S -The Last Policeman

(2014) Iruma Hayashi
Sh15uya
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6

Sh15uya

(2005) Ema
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
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Ties: A Miraculous Colt

(2017) Masako Matsushita
Sky of Love
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Sky of Love

(2007) Tahara Mika

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Natsuki Kiryu
Seiko Hayata
Shiroma Kaoru
2022 Teacher Yoko
Yae
2021 N/A
N/A
2020 Sachiko Obika
N/A
2018 Akira Shinkai
Megumi Shiraishi
2017 Tamako Tomita
Masako Matsushita
2016 Moriyama Mikuri
2015 Kyoko Okitegami
Iruma Hayashi
N/A
Yuri Kashiwaga
2014 Machiko Mayuzumi
Saya
Iruma Hayashi
2013 Rika Inaba
Mayuzumi Machiko
2012 黛真知子
Kaori Nakahara
Hanazono Erika
2011 Akane Tendo
Ayukawa Wakaba
2010 Sae Hirasawa
N/A
2009 Princess Renheme
Mishima Hana
2008 Momoyama Momoko
Megumi Shiraishi
2007 Tahara Mika
Yamada
Yui Aoki
Kawahara Koume
2006 N/A
N/A
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Nagisa
Fujieda Yoshino
Asou Natsumi
2005 Yoshino Kosaka
Ema
Makio Kōdai
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Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Theme Song Performance
2007 Theme Song Performance
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