Height: 168cm
Birthplace: Okinawa
Birthday: June 6, 1988
Hobby: Drawing pictures, Karaoke
Yui was discovered at a model audition by a fashion magazine, in which she won the first prize. She soon became the best known model representing NICOLA, and widely respected by girls of the same generation.
She gained nationwide popularity through her breakthrough role in Pocky (Ezaki glico’) TV commercial in 2006. This success led her to countless offers from TV shows and dramas. Her first appearance on screen is for a movie called Koi suru Madori in 2007. That same year, she plays the leading role for Koizora, hitting 3.9 billion yen at box-office, and won numerous film awards for her performance.
She was casted in dozens of hit movies, and proved her versatility as an actress; she ranks as the top Japanese actress of our time. Yui also revealed her talent in music, releasing her first single that was featured as soundtrack for Koi suru Madori. Her music career as has been successful with many smash songs!
- 2008
- The 29th Yokohama Film Festival: Best New Comer Award winner
- The 31st Japan Academy Award: Best New Comer Award winner
- The 50th Blue Ribbon Award: Best New Comer Award winner
- The 32nd ?lan d'or Award: Best New Comer Award winner
- The 45th Golden Arrow Award: Movie Award winner
- 2007
- The 20th Nikkan Sports Movie Grand Prix: Best New Comer Award winner
- 2001
- The 4th nicola model auditon: grand prix winner
- 2004
- nicola/April issue bonus brochure "Gakky Book"
- 2009
- hug
- 2007
- Sora
- 2009
- Utsushi E
- piece
- 2008
- Akai Ito
- Make my day
- 2008
- NTT East/ Coperate Ad
- Asahi Soft Drinks/Jyuroku Cha
- Round One/Coperate Ad
- ROHTO Pharmaceutical/Rohoto C Cube, Rohoto Lycee
- 2007
- Recruit/Town Work
- Japanese Red Cross Society/Hatachi no Kenketsu
- P&G/Pantene
- Sompo Japan/Coperate Ad
- UNIQLO/Skinny × MIX
- Asahi Soft Drinks/Mitsuya Cider
- 2006
- Chiba Vision
- Ezaki Glico/Pocky
- 2005
- NTT East/Coperate Ad
- JT/SENOBY
- 2004
- Meiji Seika/Meiji Tezukuri Chocolate
- 2003
- Daio Paper/Elleair Tissue -Shitsuren hen-
- 2009
- TBS/Smile
- 2008
- CX/Cold Blue -Doctor Heli Kinkyu Kyumei- Shinshun Special
- CX/Cold Blue -Doctor Heli Kinkyu Kyumei-
- 2007
- TBS/Papa to Musume no Nanoka kan
- 2006
- NTV/My☆Boss My☆Hero
- CX/P&G drama special: True Love
- EX/21 Seiki Shinjin Senario Taisho Drama: Kanojyo no Koibumi
- NTV/Gyaru saa
- 2005
- TBS/Dragon Sakura
- EX/sh15uya
- CX/Onna no Ichidaiki -Koshiji Fubuki-
- 2005
- Haru no Nittere Matsuri O France Zansu!
- 2004
- nicola Fun day for Readers in Utsunomiya
- nicola Fun day for Readers in Tokyo
- 2002
- nicola Fun day for Readers in Tokyo
- Shinjyuku Isetan "nikomo" Talk Show, Meet & Greet Day
- nicola Stamp Rally Osaka, Umeda ver.
- nicola Stamp Rally Shibuya, Harajuku ver.
- nicola shop "girl is girl" (one day shop owner)
- nicola Fun day for Readers in Osaka
- 2010
- カエルム株式会社「NYLON JAPAN」連載
- アシェット婦人画報「ELLE girl」連載
- 2009
- BALLAD -Namo Naki Koi no Uta (Coming to theaters in September!)
- 2008
- Fure Fure Shojyo (leading role)
- 2007
- Koizora (leading role)
- Koisuru Madori (leading role)
- Waru Boro (heroin)
- 2006
- Chou Gekijyou Ban Keroro Gunsou (character voice of Mirara)
- 2004
- Shinjyuku Subnade
- Takara/Sweet Bambini
- 2002
- Gunze/pied clair 02A/W, 03S/S
- 2008
- TBS/Hodou Taiga Special Inochi no Chikyu...Keikoku! Imakoso Soko ni Aru 50 no Kikenn Watashitachi ni Dekirukoto wa? (reporter)
- EX/Gyo Tekku
- NHK/Hirake! Mahou no Tobira -Issho ni Utaou Yume no Uta (navigator)
- EX/Domoto Tsuyoshi no Shojiki Shindoi
- NTV/Otomoe! (regular cast prior to September)
- CX/Music Fair
- EX/Ame Talk
- NTV/Kaikyoku 55 Shunen Kinen Bangumi:Tamori Kyojyu no Hatena Dendou?
- CX/Nonai Esute IQ Suppli
- NTV/Crayon Shin chan 1 hour Special (Character voice of Fure Fure Shojyo Hyakusan Momoko)
- NHK Sogo/Aragaki Yui Ippo zutsu Sukoshi zutsu -Hatachi no Ima-
- 2007
- TBS/COUNTDOWN TV
- CX/Waratte Iitomo!
- CX/Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke -Vegas-
- TV Asahi/Music Station
- Yomiuri TV/West21
- NTV/Ongaku Senshi -MUSIC FIGHTER-
- TBS/Ousama no Brunch
- Yomiuri TV/Narutomo!
- ABC/Myu Para Tokku
- TBS/Channel★Rock!
- NHK/MUSIC JAPAN
- 2006
- CX/Diji Mon Savers (Character voice of Fujieda Yoshino, regular cast prior to March 2007)
- NTV/ Rakka Onna (regular cast prior to March)
- EX/Matthew's Best Hit TV
- NTV/Cho Ninki Bangumi Dai Shugou! Haru no Sarujie Matsuri 2006
- 2002
- avex/nicola video
- 2002
- Gunze/pied clair
- 2002
- avex/nicola video
