Yu Yamada

Yu Yamada (山田 優 Yamada Yū?, born July 5, 1984 in Okinawa, Japan) is a model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.. Yamada graduated from Okinawa Actor’s School. In 1999, while working as a model for the Japanese fashion magazine CanCam under an exclusive contract, she also worked as a singer in the group y’z factory (formed with two other students of the Okinawa Actor’s School) and released a total of six singles and one album, but in 2002 the group disbanded. Following the group’s break up, Yamada moved to television, making her acting debut in the 2001 drama series Kabachitare! which led to many other drama roles such as in Kange! Danjiki Goikkosama, and Orange Days as well as hosting jobs for NTV’s Minna no Terebi and Fuji TV’s F1 Grand Prix. She has also starred in a few films acting alongside many prominent young stars including, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Narimiya and Shugo Oshinari. Yamada has also appeared in advertisements for Nissin instant foods, Ezaki Glico, Vodafone cellular phones, Kanebo line of cosmetics, Canon and most recently Fujitsu Ten navigation systems. In 2006 Yamada debuted as a solo artist with the single “Real You” which was used as the theme song for the movie Akihabara@DEEP (starring Yamada herself) and peaked at number 10 on the Oricon Charts.

Singles Single Single Information Copies sold 1st “Real You” Released: September 20, 2006 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: #10 From album: Myusic 23,000 2nd “Eyes on Me” Released: March 7, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: #30 From album: Myusic 5,079+ 3rd “Fly So High” Released: June 13, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: #27 From album: Myusic 3,581+ 4th “Fiesta! Fiesta!” Released: September 05, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: #47 From album: Myusic 3,054+ 5th “leave all behind” Released: April 23, 2008 6th “My All” Released: January 21, 2009” 7th “free” Released: May 20, 2009”

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

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) Karei ni Naru Ichizoku (2007) Zenibana 2 (2007) Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008) Binbō Danshi (2008) Seigi no Mikata (2008) Akuma no Temari Uta (2009) Mei-chan no Shitsuji (2009)

Anime Paradise Kiss (2005) as Yukari Hayasaka

♥♥kyaa!!! for me she’s the best!!!