Yui Aragaki Biography – Yui Aragaki Wiki
Yui Aragaki is a Japanese actress, model, singer, and occasional radio show host. She was selected as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face on Oricon’s yearly survey several times. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine Nicola, she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modeling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover 15 times. She moved to Tokyo at 15 and enrolled at Horikoshi High School. She made her acting debut in Shibuya in 2005. She also became quite popular as in the Pocky commercials. She also expanded into voice acting in 2006 as well as movies as of 2007. She has continued acting for the small and big screen since, however, and released more music. She also became a host for the radio program Girls Locks which lasted between 2010 and 2012.
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. She 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. She was invited as a judge in 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Other than acting, she has 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 the popular radio program Girls Locks in 2010–2012. She also invited as a host of the 54th Japan Record Awards. In 2012–2013, She acted with Masato Sakai in the comedy hit Legal High. In 2014, she tried the role of mother for her first time in the film Twilight Sasarasaya.
In 2016, she acted as an ideal wife in The Full-Time Wife Escapist, raised a social topic in Japan. She also performed in “koi dance” as the ending of the drama, which became viral in Japan. She was invited as a judge again in 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. In 2017, portrayed the character, Masako Matsushita, in Kizuna: hashire kiseki no kouma also known as Ties: A Miraculous Colt. It was broadcast on NHK, and the story is about raising the little ponies after the earthquake with her father. During the same year in July, Code Blue Season 3 that she had participated in has finally released after 7 years of broadcasting the second season. In October, Aragaki Yui played Tamako Tomita in Mixed Doubles directed by Junichi Ishikawa. She won the best actress reward at the 60th Blue Ribbon Awards. In 2018, Aragaki Yui acted as Shinkai Akira in Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi (We Can Not Become Beasts, Weakest Beast). She also participated in Code Blue the Movie that is released in July.
Yui Aragaki Age
She was born on June 11, 1988, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
Yui Aragaki Husband
Aragaki is married to her husband, Gen Hoshino. Gen is an actor, singer and songwriter. The couple are co-starts in the television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist.
Yui Aragaki Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.69m) tall.
Yui Aragaki Family
She was born in Naha, Okinawa and is the youngest among her two siblings.
Yui Aragaki Instagram
She is on Instagram as @yu1gakki.
