Yu Yamada
山田 優
Yamada in 2021
Born (1984-07-05) July 5, 1984
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
  • TV personality
Years active1999–present
Employers
AgentK-Dash
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children4
RelativesShintaro Yamada (brother)
Websiteameblo.jp/yamada-yu

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,[1] and is a mother of four children, as of April 2020, according to reports made by an undisclosed acquaintance.[2][3][4][5]

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"[6]
  • 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

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

References

  1. "Oguri Shun, Yamada Yu to marry on March 14". Tokyograph. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. "小栗旬・山田優夫妻、第3子誕生していた LAで厳戒出産". topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp (in Japanese). June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. "山田優 LAで第3子出産!コロナ禍で見せた小栗旬の"配慮"". excite.co.jp (in Japanese). June 5, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. "小栗旬・山田優夫妻、第3子誕生していた LAで厳戒出産". news-postseven.com (in Japanese). June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. "Yamada Yu and Oguri Shun welcome their third child". neotokyo2099.com. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. '“Fly So High”'. (September 2007) Newtype USA. Volume 6, Number 9, page 126.
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