Yuko Oshima Biography

*anese actress and singer (born 1988)

Yuko Oshima (大島 優子, Ōshima Yūko, born October 17, 1988) is a *anese actress and former member of *anese idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the *le tracks for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production.

Biography

Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 *anese and 1/4 American. Her parents divorced 6 months after her family moved to Mibu. Oshima lived with her father while she only saw her mother once after the divorce. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. In 2006, at the AKB48's second audition to form Team K, she was selected out of a pool of 12,000 applicants to join the team. In April, she began working full-time with the group, which debuted with the single, "Aitakatta", in October 2006.

On August 24, 2012, AKB48 announced a reorganization of the teams, and appointed Oshima to be the captain of Team K.

On December 31, 2013, Oshima announced on Kohaku Uta G*en that she would be leaving the group. On February 26, 2014, the last single for her as a member of AKB48 and as the center performer of that, ”Mae shika Mukanee" was released. She graduated from AKB48 on June 9, 2014, by the performance at the AKB48 theatre.

On July 29, 2021, Oshima married actor and Scarlet co-star Kento Hayashi. She gave birth to their first child on January 5, 2023.

AKB48 general elections

Oshima has placed in the top two in the first five AKB48 general elections. In 2009 she placed second overall, losing only to Atsuko Maeda. In 2010, she received the most votes and became the center performer in the single "Heavy Rotation". In the 2011 general election, she placed second to Maeda once again. In the 2012 general election, she placed first with 108,837 votes and became the center performer in the single "Gingham Check". In the 2013 general election, she was voted second overall with 136,503 votes and lost to Rino Sashihara with 150,570 votes.

Discography

Singles with AKB48

Singles with Not Yet

Main article: Not yet (band)

Singles with SKE48

Stage units

Team K 1st Stage Party ga Hajimaru yo (PARTYが始まるよ)
  • "Skirt, Hirari" (スカートひらり)
Team K 2nd Stage Seishun Girls (青春ガールズ)
  • "Kinjirareta Futari" (禁じられた二人)
  • "Fusidara na Natsu" (ふしだらな夏)
Team K 3rd Stage Nōnai Paradise (脳内パラダイス)
  • "Nakinagara Hohoende" (泣きながら微笑んで) (Solo Unit)
Himawarigumi 1st Stage Boku no Taiyō (僕の太陽)
  • "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター)
Himawarigumi 2nd Stage Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai (夢を死なせるわけにいかない)
  • "Confession"
Team K 4th Stage Saishū Bell ga Naru (最終ベルが鳴る)
  • "Gomen ne Jewel" (ごめんねジュエル)
Team K 5th Stage Sakaagari (逆上がり)
  • "End Roll"
Team K 6th Stage Reset
  • "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa" (心の端のソファー)
Team K Waiting Stage
  • "Glory Days"
  • "Higurashi no Koi" (new units)

Filmography

Films

Dramas

*anese dub

Variety shows

  • AKBingo!
  • Shūkan AKB (週刊AKB)
  • AKB48 Nemōsu TV (AKB48ネ申テレビ)
  • AKB とＸＸ！ (AKB48とＸＸ！)
  • Hoko x Tate
  • Naruhodo High School
  • AKB48 kousagi (AKB子兎道場)
  • AKB48 SHOW!
  • Woman On the Planet

Other media

Photobooks

  • Charm (with Tajima Honami) ISBN:4883026280
  • かがやくきもち (Kagayaku Kimochi) ISBN:4821125765
  • ゆうらりゆうこ (Yuurari Yūko) ISBN:9784812436936
  • 優子のありえない日常 (Yūko no Arienai Nichijou) ISBN:9784847042089
  • 君は、誰のもの? (Kimi wa, Dare no Mono?) (aka Oshima Yuko L.A.) ISBN:9784334901752
  • 優子 (Yūko) ISBN:9784063895735
  • 脱ぎやがれ! (Nugiyagare! Photographed by Mika Ninagawa) ISBN:9784344026285

Magazines

  • smart, Takarajimasha 1995-, since 2011

Radio shows

  • AKB48 A*a Made Mō Chotto. (AKB48明日までもうちょっと。)
  • AKB48 no All Night Nippon (AKB48のオールナイトニッポン)

Awards and nominations

References

    External links

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    • Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007
    • Kamikyokutachi
    • Koko ni Ita Koto
    • 1830m
    • Tsugi no Ashiato
    • Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
    • 0 to 1 no Aida
    • Thumbnail
    • Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake o *teiru
    Former units
    • Chocolove from AKB48
    • Diva
    • French Kiss
    • no3b
    • Not Yet
    • Queen & Elizabeth
    • Watarirouka Hashiritai 7
    Television
    • AKBingo!
    • Majisuka Gakuen
    • AKB0048
      • episodes
    • AKB48 Show!
    • Crow's Blood
    • AKB48 Fes 2016
    • Cabasuka Gakuen
    • Produce 48
      • contestants
      • 30 Girls 6 Concepts
    • Majimuri Gakuen
    • AKB48 Sayonara Mōri-san
    Solo acts
    • Tomomi Itano
    • Misaki Iwasa
    • Tomomi Kasai
    • Yuki Kashiwagi
    • Asuka Kuramochi
    • Atsuko Maeda
    • Sakiko Matsui
    • Rino Sashihara
    • Amina Sato
    • Minami Takahashi
    • Mayu Watanabe
    • Mai Oshima
    • Megumi Ohori
    • Yuka Masuda
    AKB48 Group
    • SKE48
    • NMB48
    • HKT48
    • JKT48
    • NGT48
    • STU48
    • BNK48
    • MNL48
    • CGM48
    • AKB48 Team SH
    • AKB48 Team TP
    • KLP48
    Former groups
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    • SGO48
    • SNH48
    • DEL48
    • MUB48
    • Iz*One
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    • Yasushi Akimoto
    • Defstar Records
    • King Records
    • Aimi Eguchi
    • Sakamichi Series
    • 22/7
    • Vernalossom

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