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Yui Aragaki

Yui Aragaki

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for True Love
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True Love

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True Love
Asou Natsumi
Poster for Sky of Love
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Sky of Love

7.7(0.2K)
Sky of Love
Tahara Mika
Poster for Dogwood Tree
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Dogwood Tree

7.5(0.0K)
Dogwood Tree
Sae Hirasawa
Poster for Ballad
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Ballad

5.4(0.0K)
Ballad
Princess Renheme
Poster for The Wings of the Kirin
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The Wings of the Kirin

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The Wings of the Kirin
Kaori Nakahara
Poster for Ranma ½
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Ranma ½

6.8(0.1K)
Ranma ½
Akane Tendo
Poster for Tokyo Serendipity
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Tokyo Serendipity

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Tokyo Serendipity
Yui Aoki
Poster for The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special
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The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special

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The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special
Mikuri Tsuzaki
Poster for Ghost Book
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Ghost Book

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Ghost Book
Teacher Yoko
Poster for Worlds Apart
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Worlds Apart

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Worlds Apart
Makio Kōdai

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Yui Aragaki portrait
Yui Aragaki portrait
Yui Aragaki portrait
Yui Aragaki portrait
Yui Aragaki portrait
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