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Yu Yamada
山田 優
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Yamada in 2021
Born (1984-07-05) July 5, 1984 (age 40)
Onna, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
  • TV personality
Years active 1999–present
Employer
  • K-Dash
  • Pony Canyon
Agent K-Dash
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2012)​
Children 4
Relatives Shintaro Yamada (brother)

Yu Yamada (山田 優, Yamada Yū, born July 5, 1984) is a Japanese model, actress and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.

Personal life

On March 14, 2012, Yamada married Japanese actor Shun Oguri, and is a mother of four children, as of April 2020, according to reports made by an undisclosed acquaintance.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album information Oricon
album
chart
2008 Music
  • Released: May 14, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 38

Singles

Single information Notes
"Real You"
  • Released: September 20, 2006
  • Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 10
  • From album: Myusic
"Eyes on Me"
  • Released: March 7, 2007
  • Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 30
  • From album: Myusic
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Yu Yamada and this song featured in a 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious cosmetics.
  • B-side: "Feel My Heart"
  • "Eyes on Me" is not to be confused with Faye Wong's song of the same name.
"Fly So High"
  • Released: June 13, 2007
  • Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 27
  • From album: Myusic
  • Label: Pony Canyon
"Fiesta! Fiesta!"
  • Released: September 5, 2007
  • Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 47
  • From album: Myusic
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Yu Yamada and this song featured in another 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious.
  • The B-side, "Palm", served as the ending theme to the Fuji TV horseracing show Umanade.
  • Composed by Toshinobu Kubota.
"Leave All Behind"
  • Released: April 23, 2008
"My All"
  • Released: January 21, 2009
"Free"
  • Released: May 20, 2009
  • Ending theme for the anime series Basquash!

Filmography

Movies

  • Route 58 (2003) as Rin
  • Kiseki wa Sora Kara Futte Kuru (2005) as Reiko Aoyama
  • Akihabara@Deep (2006) as Akira
  • Pulukogi (2007)
  • Surf's Up (Japanese dub) (2007) as Lani Aliikai
  • Kanna-san, Daiseiko Desu! (2008) as Kanna
  • Shinjuku Swan (2015) as Ryoko
  • Eating Women (2018)

Dramas

  • Kabachitare! (2001)
  • Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (2001)
  • Kangei Danjiki Goikkou-sama (2001)
  • Shiawase no Shippo (2002)
  • Cosmetic (2003)
  • Aisuru Tame ni Aisaretai Loved to Love (2003)
  • Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no youni... (2004)
  • Orange Days (2004)
  • Be-Bop High School (2004)
  • Nihon no Kowai Yoru "Daiseikubi" (2004)
  • X'mas Nante Daikirai (2004)
  • Tales of Japan (2004)
  • Be-Bop High School 2 (2005)
  • Fukigen na Gene (2005)
  • Yume de Aimashou (2005)
  • Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari "Happunkan" (2005)
  • Satomi Hakenden" (2006)
  • Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi "Actress" (2006)
  • Zenibana (2006)
  • Damens' Walker (2006)
  • The Family (2007), Makiko Yasuda
  • Zenibana 2 (2007)
  • Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008)
  • Gokusen 3 (2008)
  • Binbō Danshi (2008)
  • Seigi no Mikata (2008)
  • Akuma no Temari Uta (2009)
  • Mei-chan no Shitsuji (2009)
  • Gakeppuchi no Eri (2010)

Anime

  • Paradise Kiss (2005) as Yukari Hayasaka

See also

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