You (actress)

Yukiko Ehara (Japanese: 江原由希子, Hepburn: Ehara Yukiko, born August 29, 1964), known as You (ゆう, Yū), is a Japanese television personality and actress, and former singer and model.

You
江原由希子
Born
Ehara Yukiko

(1964-08-29) August 29, 1964
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress, singer, model
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)
Tetsuka Minoru
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(m. 1991; div. 1997)​

Shunsuke Matsuoka
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(m. 1997; div. 2005)​
Children1

Career

Ehara was scouted in Harajuku and began working as a model.[1][2] She began a career as a singer under her birth name, releasing her first single "Chotto Dake" in 1985.[1] In 1988, she was invited by Shi-Shonen bassist Seiji Toda to form their own band called Fairchild.[1] Taking on the stage name You, she served as vocalist and songwriter. In 1990, You secured a regular spot on the comedy duo Downtown's weekly Thursday night radio show MBS Youngtown.[2][1] She next accepted a regular role on Downtown's television show Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji.[2][1] With the shift in her career focus from singing to television, the band Fairchild broke up in 1993.

While continuing as a regular on various television and radio shows, she has authored two books, appeared in a number of films, and is a regular contributor (and occasional cover girl) for the fashion magazine In Red. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Japanese Academy Awards for her performance as the absent mother in Nobody Knows. You has been a studio commentator for the reality television series Terrace House since its inception in 2012.

Since October 2016, You and her fellow Terrace House commentator Ryota Yamasato have co-hosted the puppet show Nehorin Pahorin on NHK Educational TV. They each voice mole puppets who co-interview the non-famous guest represented by a pig puppet. The anonymity afforded via the puppets and voice modulation allows the guests to talk candidly about topics not usually covered on mainstream TV, such as idol otaku or host club addiction.[3]

She recently featured in the French-Japanese film, Umami, directed by Slony Sow and starring Gerard Depardieu, production of which took place in Hokkaido, Japan and Saumur, France.

Personal life

You was married to Tetsuka Minoru, guitarist of the rock band The Privates, from 1991 until getting divorced in January 1997.[4][5] That same year, she married actor Shunsuke Matsuoka in July and gave birth to their son in November.[4][5] You and Matsuoka divorced in 2005.[6]

Selected filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Albums
  • Birthday (1985)
  • Otokotachi ni wa Wakaranai (男達には判らない, 1986)
  • Cachemire (1994)
  • Minami-muki (南向き, 1996)

Bibliography
  • Umu Onna (産む女, 1998)
  • You no Korekara Korekara (YOUのこれからこれから, 2003)
  • Toriaezu Ikkai Neru. (とりあえず一回ねる。, 2007)
  • Uchi ni Mo o Mie ni Narimashita (うちにもおみえになりました, 2008)
  • Shimai Dokoro Iroiro (しまいどころいろいろ, 2010)
  • You no Korekara Korekara Renai-hen (YOUのこれからこれから 恋愛編, 2012)
  • You no Korekara Korekara Jinsei-hen (YOUのこれからこれから 人生編, 2014)

References
  1. "【エンタがビタミン♪】YOUの人生を変えたのはダウンタウン。「あれが無ければテレビの仕事をしなかった」". Techinsight. 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  2. "ＹＯＵ 恩人ダウンタウンへの思い語る". Daily Sports. 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  3. "NHK puppet show offers a rare glimpse into unconventional lives". The Japan Times. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  4. "2度離婚のYOU 「お金でもめたことが1回もない」". Daily Sports. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  5. "2度離婚のYOU 「お金でもめたことが1回もない」". News Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  6. "小泉今日子とYOU お互いの離婚危機きっかけに仲が深まった". News Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  7. "極主夫道："美久"川口春奈の両親役にYOU＆正名僕蔵 "孫"白鳥玉季と仲良く寄り添うほのぼの4ショットも公開". mantan-web.jp (in Japanese). 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  8. "松村北斗＆村上虹郎＆小野花梨が朝ドラ初登場！ 上白石萌音をとりまくキャスト発表「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  9. ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン (2009). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
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