Yukika Teramoto
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Yukika Teramoto | |
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寺本 來可 | |
Born | [1] | February 16, 1993
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Years active | 2006–2012, 2015–present |
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Height | 163[1] cm (5 ft 4 in) |
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Website | www |
Yukika Teramoto (寺本 來可, Teramoto Yukika, born February 16, 1993), also known mononymously as Yukika (Korean: 유키카; Japanese: ユキカ), is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She was also formerly a model and a voice actress.
After successfully auditioning for Nicola in 2006, Teramoto modeled exclusively for the magazine until 2009. In 2007, she made her acting debut in the live-action drama adaptation of ChocoMimi. From 2009 to 2012, she provided voice acting for several anime and video game series, most notably Rouge Clafoutis from Dog Days, Chiri Nakazato from Seitokai Yakuindomo, and Kaname Nonomiya from Gal Gun.
After taking a hiatus in 2012 to focus on her university studies, Teramoto returned to entertainment in 2015. In 2016, Teramoto starred in the South Korean drama The Idolmaster KR and debuted in the tie-in Korean idol girl group Real Girls Project, jumpstarting her career in South Korea. In 2019, she released her first Korean solo single, "Neon." She released her debut album, Soul Lady, in July 2020.
Career
2006–2009: Modeling and acting debut
In 2006, Teramoto was one of the Grand Prix winners in the 10th model auditions for pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola out of 5,986 applicants.[3] She began working as an exclusive model for Nicola beginning in the September 2006 issue until March 2009 issue.[4][3] She made her acting debut in the live-action adaptation of ChocoMimi in 2007.[5][3] In addition to playing the lead character Choco, Teramoto also released music as her character along with Kayano Masuyama under the name Choco & Mimi.[6] Their first single, "Happy Happy!", was released in 2008 as the opening theme song to ChocoMimi and reached #175 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[7]
In 2008, Teramoto made her film debut with a minor role in Handsome Suits.[3] She also appeared in commercials for Pocari Sweat from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Baskin Robbins, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's Happy Dance Collection for the Nintendo Wii.[8]
2009–2012: Voice acting career and hiatus
After graduating as a model from Nicola, Teramoto enrolled in the agency I'm Enterprise as a voice actress and debuted with a minor role in K-On![3] She began attending the voice acting school NichiNare. Aside from providing additional voices in various anime and video game series, Teramoto also had a recurring role on Dog Days as Rouge Clafoutis, Seitokai Yakuindomo as Chiri Nakazato, and Gal Gun as Kaname Nonomiya. In 2012, Teramoto went on hiatus to attend university, resigning from I'm Enterprise on December 28, 2011.[9][3]
2015–present: Real Girls Project, solo music debut
Teramoto returned to the entertainment industry in August 2015[3] and appeared commercials and stage plays. She stated she had been interested in South Korean culture since listening to "Gee" by Girls' Generation.[10] She also grew up listening to Korean artists such as Girls' Generation, Kara, and BoA.[11] In 2016, she auditioned for The Idolmaster KR,[12] a South Korean drama adaptation of the original game series. She was the only Japanese cast member to be selected. Aside from playing a fictionalized version of herself in The Idolmaster KR, Teramoto was also part of the Real Girls Project, a Korean idol group formed for the drama.[13][3] Teramoto was also a contestant on the reality show Mix Nine along with other members of Real Girls Project;[3] she finished in 34th place.
After Real Girls Project disbanded, Teramoto left Mole Entertainment and signed with Estimate Entertainment. In 2018, Teramoto was cast as Yui, a supporting role for the South Korean web drama Hello, Stranger! She provided the voice to Athena and Palas in the mobile game Destiny Child; she also provided a new version of the game's theme song, "Da yo ne Da yo ne."[2]
On February 22, 2019, Teramoto released her debut Korean solo single "Neon", which had a "new retro girl" concept based on the city pop genre.[14] Later that year, her followup single "Cherries Jubiles" was released on July 9th.[15] In preparation for her first solo album, Soul Lady, Yukika released "Yesterday" on July 8, 2020 as a pre-release track.[10] Soul Lady was officially released on July 21, 2020 alongside its title track.
Filmography
Live-action
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2007 | ChocoMimi | Chiyoko "Choco" Sakurai | TV Tokyo | Lead role[5][3] |
2017 | The Idolmaster KR | Yukika | SBS | Lead role[12] |
Mix Nine | Herself | JTBC | Reality competition show; finished in 34th place[3] | |
2018 | Must Eat: It's OK to Live Alone | SBS Plus | Reality show | |
Hello, Stranger! | Yui | tVN Asia | Web drama; supporting role |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Handsome Suits | Extra | Film debut[3] |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Gakuya: Nagare Saru Mono wa Ya ga Tenatsukashiki | [16] | |
Twelve Angry Men | [17] | ||
2016 | Aoi Season | [18] |
Music video appearances
Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
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2007 | Muramasa | "Yumefurin" | |
2008 | Motohiro Hata | "Kimi Meguru Boku" | |
2019 | Sungtae | "Maybe we found love" |
Voice acting
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | K-On! | Student | Episode 9[3][8] |
2010 | Oreimo | Maid | Episode 2[8] |
Kiddy Girl-and | Maid robot | Episode 13[8] | |
Seitokai Yakuindomo | Chiri Nakazato | Supporting role | |
Night Raid 1931 | Additional voices | ||
Chu-Bra!! | Kojima | [8] | |
Motto To Love-Ru | Oku-chan | [8] | |
Dog Days | Rouge Clafoutis | Supporting role[8] | |
Trip Trek | Furuti |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island | Child | Voice |
OVA
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Kissxsis | Keita Suminoe (young) | [8] |
2011 | Seitokai Yakuindomo | Chiri Nakazato, Misaki Amano | [8] |
Five Numbers | Additional voices | ||
Baby Princess | Nijiko Amatsuka | [8] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Class of Heroes 2G | [8] | |
Dengeki no Pilot: Tenkū no Kizuna | Fiona | [8] | |
Love Once | Michiru Tsutsumi | [8] | |
2011 | Gal Gun | Kaname Nonomiya | [8][19] |
Love Once: Mermaid's Tears | Michiru Tsutsumi | [8] | |
Growlanser Wayfarer of Time | Tricia | [8] | |
2018 | Destiny Child | Athena, Palas | [2] |
Drama CDs
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Love Lab | Student | |
2010 | Fight! Don't Disappear!! Shikiso Usuko-san | Eiko Eshio | |
Goulart Knights Quatre Saisons Tsuki no Yuki Fubuki | |||
A Certain Scientific Railgun Archives 3 | Futaba | ||
2011 | Dog Days | Rouge Clafoutis |
Radio
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2009–2010 | Dengeki no Pilot: Radio no Kizuna | Radio host | [8] | |
2010–2011 | A & G Next Generation Lady Go!! | Radio host | Nippon Cultural Broadcasting | With Shiori Mikami, Mikako Komatsu, Rumi Okubo, and Natsumi Takamori[20] |
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales | |
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KOR | |||||
Soul Lady | 2020 |
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TBA | TBA | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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JPN | KOR | |||||
Oricon | Hot 100 | Hot 100 | ||||
"Neon" (네온) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Cherries Jubiles" (좋아하고 있어요) | — | — | — | — | ||
"Yesterday" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | "Soul Lady" |
"Soul Lady" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
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JPN | KOR | ||||||
Oricon | Hot 100 | Hot 100 | |||||
"Happy Happy!" (ハピハピ!) | 2008 | 175[7] | — | — | — | Kayano Masuyama (as Choco & Mimi) |
ChocoMimi Original Soundtrack |
"Rocket" (ロケット) | —[21] | — | — | — | Kayano Masuyama, Yuya Kido, Toko Miura, Masahiro Usui (as Choco & Mimi with Andrew, Mumu, Mikachin) |
Non-album single | |
"Dream" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Real Girls Project | The Idolmaster KR Music: Episode 1 |
"One For All" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Pingpong Game" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Da yo ne Da yo ne" (だよねだよね)[2][22] (credited as Kika (Real Girls Project)) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | None | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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2019 | "Neon" | Digipedi |
"Cherries Jubiles" | ||
2020 | "Soul Lady" | Digipedi |
References
- ^ a b c "寺本來可のプロフィール" [Yukika Teramoto's profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "『デスチャ』かわいいメイドがいっぱい登場!?新レイドボスイベント"ラグナブレイク シーズン1"開催". Famitsu (in Japanese). February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "元「nicola」モデル寺本來可が韓国スター発掘番組「MIXNINE」に参戦<プロフィール>". Model Press (in Japanese). October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "ニコラネット★ニコモ's FILE 寺本 來可". Nicola (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "あにてれ:チョコミミ スタッフ&キャスト". TV Tokyo (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "『チョコミミ』主演の2人がユニットを結成". Oricon (in Japanese). January 28, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "ハピハピ!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "アイムエンタープライズ公式ホームページ Talent Profile 寺本 來可". I'm Enterprise (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 20, 2011.
- ^ Teramoto, Yukika (January 5, 2012). "皆様へ". Ameba Blogs (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "韓国でデビューした日本女性歌手YUKIKA「私もコプチャンが大好きなソウルの20代」". JoongAng Ilbo (in Japanese). July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Link symbolhttp://naver.me/GqHkc45H
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 20, 2016). "Actress Yukika Teramoto Is Finalist for The Idolm@ster.KR Live-Action South Korean Show Auditions". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ Kitano, Shun (March 31, 2017). "『アイドルマスター.KR』唯一の日本人キャストのユキカにインタビュー――『アイドルマスター』へのアツい思いも!". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "日本人アイドルYUKIKA(ユキカ)がソロデビュー!". Wow! Korea (in Japanese). February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "[MV] YUKIKA(유키카) _ Cherries Jubiles(좋아하고 있어요)". Youtube. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Air studio Official website". www.airstudio.jp. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Air studio Official website". www.airstudio.jp. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Air studio Official website". www.airstudio.jp. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (January 12, 2012). "VIDEO: Rail Shooter Bishoujo PS3 Game "Gal Gun" OP Movie Posted". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "『Lady Go!!』 2週目が終了 Pより". Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 20, 2010.
- ^ "ロケット". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ 『デスティニーチャイルド』ユキカ「だよねだよね」Live on YouTube (in Japanese)
External links
- Agency profile
- Official website
- Yukika Teramoto at IMDb
- Yukika Teramoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yukika Teramoto on Instagram
- 1993 births
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- Voice actresses from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Musicians from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Japanese expatriates in South Korea
- Japanese female models
- Japanese K-pop singers
- Japanese-language singers
- Japanese voice actresses
- K-pop singers
- Korean-language singers of Japan
- Living people
- Models from Shizuoka Prefecture
- I'm Enterprise voice actors