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Yuko Ogura

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Yuko Ogura
小倉 優子
Born (1983-11-01) November 1, 1983 (age 40)
Occupations
  • Model
  • singer
Spouse(s)
Isao Kikuchi
(m. 2011; div. 2017)
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Unknown
(m. 2018; div. 2022)
Children3
Musical career
GenresJapanese pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2001–present
LabelsKing Records
Websitewww.starchild.co.jp

Yuko Ogura (小倉 優子, Ogura Yūko, born November 1, 1983) is a Japanese gravure idol and model who typically aimed for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look prior to her 2011 marriage. She is represented by Platinum Production.

History

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Ogura was born in Mobara, Chiba, and regularly, if not entirely seriously, claims to be one "Princess Apple-Momoka" (りんごももか姫) of the apple-shaped planet Korin. This is apparently an in-joke dating back to her middle school days. Having an alternate name was trendy at one point, and one of her friends told her that she looked like a Momoka. She liked the name and still uses it today.[citation needed]

She is known outside Japan for her song "Onna no Ko ♡ Otoko no Ko" (オンナのコ♡オトコのコ, "Girls ♡ Boys") which is the ending theme of the anime School Rumble. Ogura's fame as a model has also spread beyond Japan and she was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010.[2]

Personal life

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Ogura married hair and makeup artist Isao Kikuchi on October 10, 2011, in Oahu, Hawaii.[3] In March 2017, Ogura announced that she and Kikuchi were divorcing.[4] In December 2018 she had married for the second time.[5] On July 27, 2022, Ogura announced that she divorced for the second time.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ogura Yuko announces her divorce on her blog". mantan-web.jp. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. ^ Gonzales, Gelo (February 17, 2010). "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols". FHM. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ^ "小倉優子、純白ウエディングドレスでハワイ挙式|最新ニュース|eltha(エルザ)". eltha (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  4. ^ "Yuko Ogura Announces Divorce". Japan Today. March 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "TV announcer Maasa Takahashi ties the knot". Kyodo News. December 28, 2018.
  6. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2022-07-27). "小倉優子、別居していた夫との離婚を報告「温かく見守っていただけましたら幸いです」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-27.
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