Yuki Uchida (内田有紀, Uchida Yuki) (born in Tokyo on November 16, 1975) is a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s idol, model and singer.
Biography
She practiced fencing in high school, and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991.[2]
She began her career as a model in commercials, notably for the confectionery company Lotte (ロッテ), then debuted in acting in 1992 in the drama Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta.[3] She became a swimsuit model for the swimwear company Unitika in 1993, and got popular as an idol, partly due to her then unusual tomboyish look with short hair and husky voice. She began to get large exposure in commercials and media, and hosted her own weekly 30mn late radio show, Yozora ni YOUKISS!, from April 1994 to March 2001 on Nippon Broadcasting.
She released her first single at the end of 1994, "TENCA wo Torou!", theme of one of her dramas, which ranked number 1 at oricon music charts, the first time for a solo debuting female singer, with a record of sales in this category only topped by Erika Sawajiri's debut single 12 years later.[4] She went on a successful singing career for the next two years, her first album ranking number 1, with hits written by Tetsuya Komuro (notably "Only You" and "Baby's Growing Up"), a career which she stopped in 2000 to concentrate on acting.
She was cast in many dramas and movies, often as the lead actress, most notably in the live movies adaptations of the famous manga Hana yori dango (Boys over Flowers) (as Makino) in 1995, and Cat's Eye (as Ai) in 1997. She retired from show-business when she married actor Hidetaka Yoshioka on November 28, 2002, but returned to acting in 2006, after her divorce in December 2005.[5] After 10 years away from the big screen, she made her come back to cinema in 2007, in Takeshi Kitano's "Kantoku Banzai!", and in the leading role of "Welcome to the Quiet Room", movie set in a psychiatric hospital, in which she appears in all the scenes.[6]
Incidentally, popular actor Shun Oguri, big fan of Yuki Uchida, stated that he unintentionally started his career by joining Uchida's acting school in the 90s with the only hope of meeting her. Interestingly, he played Rui Hanazawa, Tsukushi Makino's first love, in the Japanese drama "Hana Yori Dango" ten years after she played Makino in the film.
Filmography
- Movies
- TV movie
- Drama
Romaji title |
Japanese title |
Channel |
Year |
Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta |
その時、ハートは盜まれた |
Fuji TV |
1992 |
Hitotsu Yane no Shita |
ひとつ屋根の下 |
Fuji TV |
1993 |
If Moshimo (in episode 8 only) |
If もしも |
Fuji TV |
1993 |
Jajauma Narashi |
じゃじゃ馬慣らし |
Fuji TV |
1993 |
Aogeba Tōtoshi |
仰げば尊し |
Fuji TV |
1994 |
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '94 Fuyu no Tokubetsu hen "Kokoro no Koe ga Kikoeru" |
世にも奇妙な物語 94'冬の特別編「心の声が聞こえる」 |
Fuji TV |
1994 |
Toki o Kakeru Shōjo |
時をかける少女 |
Fuji TV |
1994 |
Jū Nana Sai |
17才 |
Fuji TV |
1994 |
Hanjuku Tamago |
半熟卵 |
Fuji TV |
1994 |
Campus Note |
キャンパス・ノート |
TBS |
1996 |
Tsubasa o Kudasai! |
翼をください! |
Fuji TV |
1996 |
Akimahende! |
あきまへんで! |
TBS |
1998 |
Amai Seikatsu |
甘い生活。 |
NTV |
1999 |
Kōri no Sekai |
氷の世界 |
Fuji TV |
1999 |
Tenshi ga Kieta Machi |
天使が消えた街 |
NTV |
2000 |
Namida o Fuite |
涙をふいて |
Fuji TV |
2000 |
Big Wing |
ビッグウイング |
TBS |
2001 |
Kita no Kuni Kara 2002 Yuigon |
北の国から2002 遺言 |
Fuji TV |
2002 |
Dare Yorimo Mama wo Ai su |
誰よりもママを愛す |
TBS |
2006 |
Maguro |
マグロ |
TV Asahi |
2007 |
Matsumoto Seichō Special Chihōshi o Kau Onna |
松本清張スペシャル・地方紙を買う女 |
NTV |
2007 |
Bambino! |
バンビーノ! |
NTV |
2007 |
Iryū 2: Team Medical Dragon 2 |
医龍-Team Medical Dragon-2 |
Fuji TV |
2007 |
Innocent Love |
イノセント・ラヴ |
Fuji TV |
2008 |
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '08 Aki no Tokubetsu hen "Body Rental" |
世にも奇妙な物語 08'秋の特別編「ボディレンタル」 |
Fuji TV |
2008 |
Kami no Shizuku |
神の雫 |
NTV |
2009 |
Gine Sanfujinka no Onnatachi |
ギネ 産婦人科の女たち |
NTV |
2009 |
Kenji Onijima Hēhachirō |
検事・鬼島平八郎 |
TV Asahi |
2010 |
Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta |
大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた |
Fuji TV |
2011 |
Don Quixote |
ドン★キホーテ |
NTV |
2011 |
Kikyō |
帰郷 |
TBS |
2011 |
Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi |
最後から二番目の恋 |
Fuji TV |
2012 |
Hayami San to Yobareru Hi Special Zenpen |
早海さんと呼ばれる日スペシャル 前編 |
Fuji TV |
2012 |
Mirai Nikki: Another World |
未来日記-ANOTHER:WORLD- Episode 10 |
Fuji TV |
2012 |
Bayside Shakedown: The Last TV Salary Man Keiji to Saigo no Nanjiken |
踊る大捜査線 THE LAST TV サラリーマン刑事と最後の難事件 |
Fuji TV |
2012 |
Doctor-X: Gekai Daimon Michiko |
ドクターX〜外科医・大門未知子〜 Series 1-3 |
TV Asahi |
2012-2014 |
Saki |
サキ |
KTV and Media Mix Japan |
2013 |
Kaen Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den |
火怨・北の英雄 アテルイ伝 |
NHK |
2013 |
Doubles: Futari no Keiji |
ダブルス〜二人の刑事 |
TV Asahi |
2013 |
Gunshi Kanbei |
軍師官兵衛 |
NHK |
2014 |
Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi |
続・最後から二番目の恋 |
Fuji TV |
2014 |
Dr.Rintarō |
Dr.倫太郎 |
NTV |
2015 |
Haburashi / Onna Tomodachi |
はぶらし/女友だち |
NHK BS Premium |
2016 |
Naomi and Kanako |
オミとカナコ |
Fuji TV |
2016 |
Discography
Albums
Singles
Romaji title |
Japanese title |
Release date |
Reference |
Oricon |
TENCA wo Torou! ~Uchida no Yabou~ |
TENCAを取ろう~内田の野望 |
1994/10/21 |
KIDS-220 |
1 |
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku |
明日は明日の風が吹く |
1995/04/05 |
KIDS-240 |
3 |
Only You |
Only You |
1995/04/21 |
KIDS-250 |
2 |
Baby's Growing Up |
Baby's Growing Up |
1995/08/19 |
KIDS-270 |
5 |
Shiawase ni Naritai |
幸せになりたい |
1996/01/24 |
KIDS-280 |
6 |
Ever & Ever (Uchida Yuki & m.C.A.T) |
Ever & Ever |
1996/07/17 |
KIDS-300 |
8 |
Aishiteru |
アイシテル |
1997/02/21 |
KIDS-330 |
23 |
Da.i.su.ki |
Da.i.su.ki |
1997/05/21 |
KIDS-340 |
29 |
Heartbreak Sniper |
ハートブレイク スナイパー |
1998/09/23 |
KIDS-370 |
32 |
Rakuen |
楽園 |
1999/08/25 |
KIDS-430 |
28 |
Rakuen -Memorial Tracks- (maxi-single) |
楽園-Memorial Tracks |
1999/10/13 |
KICS-763 |
67 |
Others
- Concert videos
Uchida's live show |
Yuki Uchida 1995 Concert |
1996 |
No make |
(Live & interview) |
1996 |
Nakitakunalu |
Yuki Uchida Concert 1996 |
1997 |
Minna DA I SU KI |
Yuki Uchida Concert Tour 1997 |
1998 |
- Other videos
Visual Queen of The Year '93: Yuki Uchida - La Palette |
Swimsuit idol video |
1993 |
The Cat's Secret |
Making of Cat's Eye |
1997 |
- Photobooks
Visual queen of the year '93 |
with models Hiroko Tanaka, Maiko Tono, Mitsuko Aoki, Mitchiko Endo. |
1993 |
YUKISS |
First solo photobook |
1994 |
Yuki to tsuki to taiyo to |
有紀と月と太陽と - Second solo photobook |
1995 |
Yozora ni YOUKISS! |
夜空に YOUKISS! - photos, texts and poems taken from her radio show. |
1996 |
Cat's Eye |
Cat's Eye movie photobook |
1997 |
- Radio
Romaji title |
Japanese title |
Broadcaster |
Release date |
Yozora ni YOUKISS! |
夜空に YOUKISS! |
Nippon Broadcasting |
1994–2001 |
Article 21 Radio Charity MusicSon |
第21回 ラジオ・チャリティー・ミュージックソン (Dai 21 Kai Rajio . Charitei . MyujikkuSon) |
Nippon Broadcasting |
1995 |
Yuki Uchida's Dusk Street Kids |
内田有紀の夕暮れストリートキッズ (Uchida Yuki no Yuugure SutoritoKizzu) |
St.GIGA (via Satellaview)[7] |
1995 |
References
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