Yu Takahashi (actress)

Yu Takahashi (高橋 ユウ, Takahashi Yū, born January 19, 1991)^[1][2] is a Japanese actress and model.

Yu Takahashi
Born	(1991-01-19) January 19, 1991 (age 32) Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Hirotaka Urabe ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2
Relatives	Maryjun Takahashi (sister) Yuji Takahashi (brother) Jui Takajo (sister-in-law) Aki Takajo (sister-in-law) Koya Urabe (brother-in-law)
Modeling information
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Asia Promotion
Japanese name
Kanji	高橋 ユウ
Hiragana	たかはし ユウ
Transcriptions Romanization Takahashi Yu
Website	Official modeling profile

Early life

Takahashi was born in Ōtsu, Shiga,^[3] to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father.^[4] She won the Grand Prix in a female vocal audition in 2006 held by the TV Tokyo show Output.^[5]

Career

Modelling career

Takahashi is represented by the Asia Promotion talent agency. She started her career as an exclusive model for the Cawaii! magazine and her first photo book, Yu, was released in 2008.^[6] After that, she was an exclusive model for the Pinky magazine until 2009.^[7]

Acting career

She appeared regularly in the NHK Educational TV television program Kyō Kara Eikaiwa in 2007.^[8] As an actress, she played Yuri Aso in TV Asahi's Kamen Rider Kiva^[6] and starred in the 2008 film version, Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World.^[9] She played a leading role in the 2012 film, Brand Guardians, with South Korean actor Yoon Shi-yoon.^[10] In 2013, she played the role of Makoto/Sailor Jupiter in a musical remake of Sailor Moon: La Reconquista^[11] and in 2014 in musical Sailor Moon: Petite Étrangère.

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Maryjun Takahashi, who is also a model and actress.^[12] She also has a brother who is a professional football player named Yuji Takahashi.^[13]

In October 2018, she married K-1 fighter Hirotaka Urabe.^[14]

On 22 September 2019, she announced that she was pregnant, and had given birth to a baby boy on 28 January 2020.^[15]

On 28 June 2022, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child, and had given birth to a baby boy on 2 December of the same year.^[16]

Appearances

Films

• Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (2008), Yuri Asō^[17]
• Brand Guardians (2012)^[10]
• Stolen Identity 2 (2020)^[18]

TV dramas

• Kamen Rider Kiva (TV Asahi, 2008-2009), Yuri Asō^[19]
• Shinigami-kun Episode 6 (TV Asahi, 2014), Sayaka Kirino^[20]
• Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!: Best Seller Sakka Kara no Chōsenjō (TBS, 2014), Mutsumi Sakashita^[21]
• Kageriyuku Natsu (WOWOW, 2015), Sachiko Haruki^[22]
• Mondai no Aru Restaurant Episode 2 (Fuji TV, 2015)^[23]
• Kamen Rider Zi-O (TV Asahi, 2019), Sougo Tokiwa's true first love, "Ms. Sailor"

Stage

• Pu-Pu-Juice Pani☆Hosu (August 2013)^[24]
• Sailor Moon musicals (AiiA Theater Tokyo, 13 September 2013 - 2015), Sailor Jupiter^[25]
• Sonezaki Shinjū (September 2013)^[26]
• WBB Vol.6 Soshite, Konya mo Nikolaschka! (June 2014)^[27]

Events

• Kansai Collection (2014 S/S,^[28] 2014 A/W,^[29] 2015 S/S^[30])
• Tokyo Girls Collection (2011 A/W,^[31] 2012 A/W^[32])
• Girls Award (2010 S/S,^[33] 2010 A/W,^[34] 2011 A/W,^[35] 2012 A/W^[36])

Bibliography

Magazines

• Pinky, Shueisha 2004-2009, as an exclusive model until 2009
• Cawaii!, Shufunotomo 1996-2009, as an exclusive model from 2006 to 2009

Photobook

• Yu (Saibunkan Publishing, September 2008) ISBN 9784775602980^[37]

Awards

• The 68th Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan Arts Festival (2013): Best Newcomer^[38]
• The 3rd Best Engagement 2015: Won (Family Category)^[39]

References

1. "Profile". Asia Promotion Website (in Japanese). Asia Promotion.
2. "Profile". Mammoth Website (in Japanese). Mammoth.
3. 高橋メアリージュンさん・高橋ユウさん、びわ湖大津ふるさと観光大使に就任！ (in Japanese). Otsu City Hall. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
4. Cristobal-Takeshima, Sally. "Kansai Crusade". Retrieved July 13, 2012.
5. "Output" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. 2006.
6. 「仮面ライダーキバ」に出演中の高橋優、麻生ゆりとは違う等身大を写真集で表現 (in Japanese). Ascii. September 8, 2008.
7. "元PINKYモデル、「やっぱりモデルのお仕事だいすき」" (in Japanese). Modelpress. February 1, 2010.
8. "電気グルーヴ 瀧がNHK語学講座で英語を学ぶ" (in Japanese). Natalie. March 26, 2007.
9. 相川七瀬、6歳の息子が「仮面ライダー」大ファン！学校でお母さんが歌うと自慢 (in Japanese). Cinematoday. August 8, 2008.
10. 人気モデルの妹、話題作の主演女優に抜擢 (in Japanese). Modelpress. July 2, 2015.
11. 人気モデルの美人妹、セーラー戦士に抜擢　独占コメント到着 (in Japanese). September 13, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
12. "人気モデル、NHK朝ドラ出演決定　速水もこみちの恋人役" (in Japanese). Modelpress. June 20, 2012.
13. [19-year-old defender Takashi loaned to Australia without playing a match]. Osaka Hochi (in Japanese). Japan: The Hochi Shimbun. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
14. "高橋ユウ、夫・卜部弘嵩選手との結婚を語る "相性の良さ"の理由に納得の声 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
15. "高橋ユウ on Instagram: "昨日、第一子となる男の子を出産しました👼 母子ともに健康です。 大きな産声をあげて元気に産まれてきてくれた 私たちの奇跡。 生まれてきてくれてありがとう。 私たちのもとに来てくれてありがとう。 産まれて1日経った今でさえ成長を感じる大切な時間。…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
16. INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2022-12-03). "高橋ユウが第２子の男児出産 「やはり命は奇跡。産まれてきてくれてありがとう」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
17. 映画 劇場版 仮面ライダーキバ 魔界城の王. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
18. "スマホを落としただけなのに　囚われの殺人鬼". eiga.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
19. 「仮面ライダーキバ」に出演中の高橋優、麻生ゆりとは違う等身大を写真集で表現 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
20. TV 死神くん. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
21. TVM このミステリーがすごい！～ベストセラー作家からの挑戦状～. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
22. TV 翳りゆく夏. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
23. TV 問題のあるレストラン. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
24. 2013 パニホス プープージュース特設サイト (in Japanese). Pu-Pu-Juice. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
25. セーラームーン、新・美少女戦士が華やか集結 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
26. あうるすぽっと 公演情報 曽根崎心中 (in Japanese). Owl Spot. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
27. 公演日程 WBB/WATER BIG BROTHERS (in Japanese). Water Big Brothers. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
28. 関西コレクション 2014S/S KANSAI COLLECTION2014 S/S (in Japanese). Kansai Collection. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
29. 関西コレクション 2014A/W KANSAI COLLECTION2014 A/W (in Japanese). Kansai Collection. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
30. 高橋メアリージュン＆ユウ、美人姉妹の仲良しランウェイ (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
31. 東京ガールズコレクション'11 A/W モデル (in Japanese). Tokyo Girls Collection. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
32. モデル 東京ガールズコレクション'12 A/W (in Japanese). Tokyo Girls Collection. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
33. 出演モデル Girls Award 2010 Official WEB (in Japanese). Girls Award. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
34. MODEL ガールズアワード Girls Award JAPAN 2010 AUTUMN/WINTER Official WEB (in Japanese). Girls Award. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
35. MODEL ガールズアワード GirlsAward by CROOZ blog 2011 AUTUMN/WINTER Official WEB (in Japanese). Girls Award. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
36. ガールズアワード GirlsAward 2012 AUTUMN/WINTER Official WEB (in Japanese). Girls Award. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
37. Yu : 高橋優写真集 (彩文館出版): 2008 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
38. Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan Arts Festival (PDF) (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
39. 高橋メアリージュン＆ユウ姉妹、過去の不満・コンプレックスを告白 愛溢れる手紙で感涙 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2015-07-02.

External links

• Official blog (Ameba) (in Japanese)
• Official Google+ Update (in Japanese)
• Asia Promotion agency profile (in Japanese)
• Mammoth agency profile (in Japanese)

Preceded by Mai Watanabe

Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter in the Sailor Moon musicals 2013-2015

Succeeded by N/A