Yui Aragaki (Hepburn: Aragaki Yui, born June 11, 1988) is a Japanese actress, model, singer, and radio show host. In Oricon's annual survey, she has been named the most sought girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face multiple times.
Early years
She was born in Naha, Okinawa, on June 11, 1988. She is the younger of two siblings. She applied after noticing an audition announcement for the junior fashion magazine Nicola (, Nikora) and earned the Grand Prix award for the audition. She began her Nicola modeling career in 2001, at the age of 13, and was very well welcomed as a Nicola model, setting a record for appearing the cover 15 times. One of her co-models, actress Enomoto Ayako, nicknamed her 'Gakky' after her surname. She went to Tokyo at the age of 15 and enrolled at Horikoshi High School, which is well-known for being the academic home of many renowned people, including Seiko Matsuda. In 2005, she made her acting debut in Shibuya. She also got well-known after appearing in Pocky advertisements. She also started doing voice acting in 2006 and movies in 2007. According to other sources, the negative reactions to her vocals cause tension. She has, however, continued to act on both the little and big screens and has recorded new music. She also hosted the radio show Girls Locks, which aired from 2010 to 2012.
Aragaki came to Tokyo at the age of 15 and enrolled in Horikoshi High School, a prestigious private high school attended by many Japanese superstars. In 2004, she chose to put her Nicola career on hold and pursue a career in gravure and acting. She also featured in variety shows and commercials, the most well-known of which were her Pocky ads. She graduated from Nicola one year later. Nonetheless, she appears in the publication on occasion.
Aragaki began her career in 2005, when she landed a role in the TBS drama Dragon Zakura, with Japanese celebrities such as Tomohisa Yamashita and Masami Nagasawa. This was a watershed moment in her acting career. She has since appeared in a number of other dramas, including My Boss, My Hero, and Gal Circle. She also starred in the 2007 box office smash Koizora, for which she received her first award, the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer. She currently holds five newbie honors.
In 2008, Aragaki won the Film award at the 45th Golden Arrow Awards. Her hectic schedule of film shooting, as well as the preparation for her debut album, caused her to experience work-related stress in 2007. She was asked to judge the 58th NHK Khaku Uta Gassen.
Aside from acting, she published her first album, Sora, as well as the single "Heavenly Days," a song from Koizora. The theme song for Tokyo Serendipity, "Memories," was included on her debut album. She also appeared at the Budokan.
In addition, from 2010 to 2012, she co-hosted the popular radio show Girls Locks. She was also asked to headline the 54th Japan Record Awards.
She co-starred in the comedic hit Legal High with Masato Sakai from 2012 to 2013.
In the 2014 film Twilight Sasarasaya, she played a mother for the first time.
In 2016, she portrayed an ideal wife in the film The Full-Time Wife Escapist, which sparked a social debate in Japan. She also did the "koi dance" at the finale of the drama, which went viral in Japan. She was asked to judge again in the 67th NHK Khaku Uta Gassen.
Aragaki Yui played Masako Matsushita in Kizuna: hashire kiseki no kouma, also known as Ties: A Miraculous Colt, in 2017. It was televised on NHK, and the story is about her nurturing the young horses with her father after the disaster. During the same year, in July, Code Blue Season 3 was finally published after 7 years of broadcasting the second season. Aragaaki Yui appeared as Tamako Tomita in Junichi Ishikawa's Mixed Doubles in October.
At the 60th Blue Ribbon Awards, Aragaki Yui was named best actress.
Aragaki Yui played Shinkai Akira in Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi (We Cannot Become Beasts, Weakest Beast) in 2018. She also appeared in Code Blue the Movie, which was released in July.
Private life
Aragaki married her co-star in the television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist, singer, composer, and actor Gen Hoshino, in 2021.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Waruboro | Yamada | Yasushi Sumita | |
| Tokyo Serendipity | Yui Aoki | Akiko Ōku | Lead role | |
| Sky of Love | Mika Tahara | Natsuki Imai | Lead role | |
| 2008 | Cheer Cheer Cheer! | Momoyama Momoko | Kensaku Watanabe | Lead role |
| 2009 | Ballad | Princess Ren | Takashi Yamazaki | |
| 2010 | Hanamizuki | Sae Hirasawa | Nobuhiro Doi | Lead role |
| 2012 | The Wings of the Kirin | Kaori Nakahara | Nobuhiro Doi | |
| 2014 | Twilight: Saya in Sasara | Saya | Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Lead role |
| 2015 | Have a Song on Your Lips | Yuri Kashiwagi | Takahiro Miki | Lead role |
| S: The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future | Hayashi Iruma | Shunichi Hirano | ||
| 2017 | Mixed Doubles | Tamako Tomita | Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Lead role |
| 2018 | Code Blue | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Masaki Nishiura | |
| 2022 | Ghost Book | Yōko | Takashi Yamazaki | |
| 2023 | Seiyoku | Natsuki Kiryu | Yoshiyuki Kishi | Lead role |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sh15uya | Ema | TV Asahi | |
| Dragon Sakura | Yoshino Kosaka | TBS | ||
| Onna no Ichidaiki! | Koshiji Fubuki (child) | Fuji TV | ||
| 2006 | True Love | Aso Natsumi | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| Kanojo no Koibumi | Yukari Kawamura | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
| Gal Circle | Nagisa | NTV | ||
| My Boss My Hero | Umemura Hikari | NTV | ||
| 2007 | Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter | Kawahara Kome | TBS | Lead role |
| 2008 | Code Blue | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | |
| 2009 | Code Blue Special Episode | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | Television film |
| Smile | Hana Mishima | TBS | ||
| 2010 | Angel Bank | Kaoru Kitashiro | TV Asahi | Cameo (episode 1) |
| Code Blue 2 | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | ||
| 2011 | Full Throttle Girl | Ayukawa Wakaba | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| Ranma ½ | Akane Tendo | NTV | Lead role; television film | |
| 2012 | Mou Yuukai Nante Shinai | Hanazono Erika | Fuji TV | Television film |
| Legal High | Machiko Mayuzumi | Fuji TV | ||
| 2013 | Public Affairs Office in the Sky | Rika Inaba | TBS | Lead role |
| Legal High SP | Machiko Mayuzumi | Fuji TV | Television film | |
| Legal High 2 | Machiko Mayuzumi | Fuji TV | ||
| 2014 | S: The Last Policeman | Iruma Hayashi | TBS | |
| 2015 | The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami | Kyoko Okitegami | NTV | Lead role |
| 2016 | The Full-Time Wife Escapist | Mikuri Moriyama | TBS | Lead role |
| 2017 | Ties: A Miraculous Colt | Shoko Matsushita | NHK | Miniseries |
| Code Blue 3 | Dr. Megumi Shiraishi | Fuji TV | ||
| 2018 | Weakest Beast | Shinkai Akira | NTV | Lead role |
| 2020 | Daddy is My Classmate | Sachiko Obika | NTV | |
| 2021 | The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special | Mikuri Moriyama | TBS | Lead role; television film |
| Dragon Sakura season 2 | Yoshino Kosaka | TBS | Cameo (the final episode) | |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Yae | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2023 | Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero | Seiko Hayata | Fuji TV | |
| Fence | Kaoru Shiroma | Wowow | Special appearance |
| Year | Title | Type | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Digimon Data Squad | Anime series | Yoshino Fujieda |
| Digimon World Data Squad | Video game | ||
| Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie | Anime film | Mirara |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | News Taiga Special Earth of Life ... Overseas (Australia) Reporter |
| Yui Aragaki one step at a time-20 years old now- | |
| 2010 | Special News "Air medical services, Yui Aragaki reports the forefront" |
| A miracle story seen by the fighting nurse SP "Code Blue” | |
| JOUNETSU – TAIRIKU – Yui Aragaki | |
| 2011 | Athlete's Soul 2nd "I want to cheer up Japan-Aoi Ishikawa 19-year-old oath" |
| 2015 | NHK Special "Life evolution" |
| Release | Title | Oricon Single charts peak positions and sales | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly | Debut | Overall | |||
| 2008/07/16 | Make My Day | 1 | 2 | 53,471 | 85,341 | Hug |
| 2008/10/15 | Akai Ito | 1 | 3 | 34,236 | 64,461 | |
| 2009/02/25 | Piece | 6 | 7 | 18,204 | 25,283 | |
| 2009/05/27 | Utsushie | 9 | 10 | 15,946 | 22,048 | |
Download Only Single
| Release | Title | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/12/9 | Chiisana Koi no Uta | Yui & a school students group | Yui sing the song with more than 3000 high school students |
| 2010/9/22 | Hanamizuki | Yui & SCHOOL OF LOOK! listeners | 12 members selected from listeners of "SCHOOL OF LOCK!" |
| Release | Title | Oricon Album charts peak positions and sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly | Debut | Overall | ||
| 2007/12/05 | Sora | 2 | 3 | 72,879 | 133,086 |
| 2009/06/17 | Hug | 3 | 5 | 22,540 | 40,704 |
| 2010/09/22 | Niji | 2 | 4 | 19,888 | 29,902 |
| Year | Title | Tie-in |
|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Hi no Kageru Oka | Mitsuya Cider |
| August 18, 2007 | Memory | Tokyo Serendipity |
| November 3, 2007 | heavenly days | Koizora |
| April 15, 2009 | Utsushie | Aishiteru: Kaiyō |
| April 2009 | Heart will drive | Round One Entertainment |
| May 27, 2009 | Hachimitsu | 系春の『花Sacas』 |
| October 2009 | Chiisana Koi no Uta | Sony Walkman S Series |
| July 31, 2010 | WALK | Hutch the Honeybee: Melody of Couraget |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer Award | Waruboro and Koizora |
| 4th TVnavi Drama of the Year | Best Supporting Actress | Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter | |
| 17th TV LIFE Annual Drama Award | |||
| 2008 | 32nd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | |
| 29th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer Award | Koisuru Madori, Waruboro, and Koizora | |
| 50th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer Award | ||
| 31st Japan Academy Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Koizora | |
| 45th Golden Arrow Awards | Film Prize | Herself | |
| 6th Tokyo Girls Collection | BEST GIRL OF 2007 | ||
| 2009 | 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actress | Smile |
| 61st Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| 2014 | 79th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Legal High 2 |
| 2016 | 2nd Confidence Award Drama Prize | Best Actress | Kyoko Okitegami's memo |
| 2017 | 6th Confidence Award Drama Prize | Best Actress | The Full-Time Wife Escapist |
| 91st Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actress | ||
| 25th Hashida Awards | Best Actress | ||
| 20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actress | ||
| 10th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actress | ||
| 30th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Actress | Mixed Doubles | |
| 21st Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix – Summer | Best Supporting Actress | Code Blue3 | |
| 94th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| 27th TV LIFE Annual Drama Award | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| 2018 | 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Mixed Doubles |
| 27th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Actress | ||
| 41st Japan Academy Prize | Best Actress | ||
| 43rd Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actress | Code Blue – Movie Ver. |
| Body Measurements | N/A |
| Bodytype | Slim |
| Height | 5 feet 5¾ inches (1.67 m) |
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lbs) |
| Hair Color | Brown-Dark |
| Eye Color | Brown-Dark |
| Nickname | Gakki; Gakky; ガッキー |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 34 years old (in 2023) |
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1988 |
| Full Name | Yui Aragaki |
| Profession | Actress, Model, Singer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Qualification: Hinode Junior and Senior High School Meguro City
School: Nanjo Municipal Ozato Junior High School
Kainan Elementary School Naha
Horikoshi High School
Profession: Actress, Model, Singer
Known For: Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Net Worth: $1 million approx
Marital Status: Dating
Currently dating: Gen Hoshino
Past Relationships: Ryo Nishikido
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