Yukika Teramoto

Yukika Teramoto (寺本 來可, Teramoto Yukika, born February 16, 1993), also known mononymously as Yukika (Korean: 유키카; Japanese: ユキカ), is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is also a former model and voice actress.

Yukika Teramoto
寺本 來可
Yukika Teramoto arriving to perform at Music Bank on March 22, 2019
Born (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993[1]
Shizuoka, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Other names
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2006–2012, 2015–present
Agent
  • Evergreen Entertainment (Japan, 2006–2009, 2015–present)
    I'm Enterprise (Japan, 2009-2012
    Mole Entertainment (Korea, 2016–2017)
    Estimate Entertainment (Korea, 2018–2020)
    Ubuntu Entertainment (Korea, 2020-present)
Notable work
Height163[1] cm (5 ft 4 in)
Musical career
Genres
Associated acts
Websitewww.yukika.kr

After successfully auditioning for Nicola in 2006, Teramoto modeled exclusively for the magazine until 2009. In 2007, she made her acting debut in the live-action drama adaptation of ChocoMimi. From 2009 to 2012, she provided voice acting for several anime and video game series, most notably Rouge Clafoutis from Dog Days, Chiri Nakazato from Seitokai Yakuindomo, and Kaname Nonomiya from Gal Gun.

After taking a hiatus in 2012 to focus on her university studies, Teramoto returned to entertainment in 2015. In 2016, Teramoto starred in the South Korean drama The Idolmaster KR and debuted in the tie-in Korean idol girl group Real Girls Project, jumpstarting her career in South Korea. In 2019, she released her first Korean solo single, "Neon." She released her debut album, Soul Lady, in July 2020.

Career

2006–2009: Modeling and acting debut

In 2006, Teramoto was one of the Grand Prix winners in the 10th model auditions for pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola out of 5,986 applicants.[3] She began working as an exclusive model for Nicola beginning in the September 2006 issue until March 2009 issue.[4][3] She made her acting debut in the live-action adaptation of ChocoMimi in 2007.[5][3] In addition to playing the lead character Choco, Teramoto also released music as her character along with Kayano Masuyama under the name Choco & Mimi.[6] Their first single, "Happy Happy!", was released in 2008 as the opening theme song to ChocoMimi and reached #175 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[7]

In 2008, Teramoto made her film debut with a minor role in Handsome Suits.[3] She also appeared in commercials for Pocari Sweat from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Baskin Robbins, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's Happy Dance Collection for the Nintendo Wii.[8]

2009–2012: Voice acting career and hiatus

After graduating as a model from Nicola, Teramoto enrolled in the agency I'm Enterprise as a voice actress and debuted with a minor role in K-On![3] She began attending the voice acting school NichiNare. Aside from providing additional voices in various anime and video game series, Teramoto also had a recurring role on Dog Days as Rouge Clafoutis, Seitokai Yakuindomo as Chiri Nakazato, and Gal Gun as Kaname Nonomiya. In 2012, Teramoto went on hiatus to attend university, resigning from I'm Enterprise on December 28, 2011.[9][3]

2015–present: Real Girls Project and solo music debut

Teramoto returned to the entertainment industry in August 2015[3] and appeared commercials and stage plays. She stated she had been interested in South Korean culture since listening to "Gee" by Girls' Generation.[10] She also grew up listening to Korean artists such as Girls' Generation, Kara, and BoA.[11] In 2016, she auditioned for The Idolmaster KR,[12] a South Korean drama adaptation of the original game series. She was the only Japanese cast member to be selected. Aside from playing a fictionalized version of herself in The Idolmaster KR, Teramoto was also part of the Real Girls Project, a Korean idol group formed for the drama.[13][3] Teramoto was also a contestant on the reality show Mix Nine along with other members of Real Girls Project;[3] she finished in 34th place.

After Real Girls Project disbanded, Teramoto left Mole Entertainment and signed with Estimate Entertainment. In 2018, Teramoto was cast as Yui, a supporting role for the South Korean web drama Hello, Stranger! She provided the voice to Athena and Palas in the mobile game Destiny Child; she also provided a new version of the game's theme song, "Da yo ne Da yo ne."[2]

On February 22, 2019, Teramoto released her debut Korean solo single "Neon", which had a "new retro girl" concept based on the city pop genre.[14] Later that year, her followup single "Cherries Jubiles" was released on July 9th.[15] In preparation for her first solo album, Soul Lady, Teramoto released "Yesterday" on July 8, 2020 as a pre-release track.[10] Soul Lady was officially released on July 21, 2020 alongside its title track.

On November 30, 2020, Teramoto has terminated her contract with Estimate Entertainment.[16] A month later, Teramoto signed with Ubuntu Entertainment, a new agency established by her former manager.[17]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 ChocoMimi Chiyoko "Choco" Sakurai TV Tokyo Lead role[5][3]
2017 The Idolmaster KR Yukika SBS Lead role[12]
Mix Nine Herself JTBC Reality competition show; finished in 34th place[3]
2018 Must Eat: It's OK to Live Alone SBS Plus Reality show
Hello, Stranger! Yui tVN Asia Web drama; supporting role

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Handsome Suits Extra Film debut[3]

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Gakuya: Nagare Saru Mono wa Ya ga Tenatsukashiki [18]
Twelve Angry Men [19]
2016 Aoi Season [20]

Music video appearances
Year Artist Song Notes
2007 Muramasa "Yumefurin"
2008 Motohiro Hata "Kimi Meguru Boku"
2019 Sungtae "Maybe we found love"

Anime
Year Title Role Notes
2009 K-On! Student Episode 9[3][8]
2010 Oreimo Maid Episode 2[8]
Kiddy Girl-and Maid robot Episode 13[8]
Seitokai Yakuindomo Chiri Nakazato Supporting role
Night Raid 1931 Additional voices
Chu-Bra!! Kojima [8]
Motto To Love-Ru Oku-chan [8]
Dog Days Rouge Clafoutis Supporting role[8]
Trip Trek Furuti

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island Child Voice

OVA
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Kissxsis Keita Suminoe (young) [8]
2011 Seitokai Yakuindomo Chiri Nakazato, Misaki Amano [8]
Five Numbers Additional voices
Baby Princess Nijiko Amatsuka [8]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Class of Heroes 2G [8]
Dengeki no Pilot: Tenkū no Kizuna Fiona [8]
Love Once Michiru Tsutsumi [8]
2011 Gal Gun Kaname Nonomiya [8][21]
Love Once: Mermaid's Tears Michiru Tsutsumi [8]
Growlanser Wayfarer of Time Tricia [8]
2018 Destiny Child Athena, Palas [2]

Drama CDs
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Love Lab Student
2010 Fight! Don't Disappear!! Shikiso Usuko-san Eiko Eshio
Goulart Knights Quatre Saisons Tsuki no Yuki Fubuki
A Certain Scientific Railgun Archives 3 Futaba
2011 Dog Days Rouge Clafoutis

Radio
Year Title Role Network Notes
2009–2010 Dengeki no Pilot: Radio no Kizuna Radio host [8]
2010–2011 A & G Next Generation Lady Go!! Radio host Nippon Cultural Broadcasting With Shiori Mikami, Mikako Komatsu, Rumi Okubo, and Natsumi Takamori[22]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[23]
Soul Lady (서울여자)
Track listing
  1. "From HND to GMP"
  2. "I FEEL LOVE"
  3. "Soul Lady"
  4. "Neon"
  5. "Yesterday"
  6. "A Day for Love"
  7. "Pit-A-Pet"
  8. "Cherries Jubiles"
  9. "Shade"
  10. "All Flights Are Delayed"
  11. "Neon 1989"
  12. "Cherries Jubiles (Acoustic Ver)"
 8

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[25]
"Neon" (네온) 2019 — Soul Lady
"Cherries Jubiles" (좋아하고 있어요) —
"Yesterday" 2020 —
"Soul Lady" (서울여자) —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[25]
"Orange Road"
(Bronze featuring Yukika)		 2020 — Aquarium
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
List of soundtrack appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Other artist(s) Album
JPN KOR
[25]
Oricon
[7]		 Hot 100
[26]
"Happy Happy!" (ハピハピ！)[27] 2007 175—— N/A Kayano Masuyama
(as Choco & Mimi)		 ChocoMimi OST
"Rocket" (ロケット)[28] 2008 ——— Kayano Masuyama, Yuya Kido, Toko Miura, Masahiro Usui
(as Choco & Mimi with Andrew, Mumu, Mikachin)
"Dream" 2016 ——— Real Girls Project The Idolmaster KR OST
"One For All" ———
"Pingpong Game" 2017 ——— Non-album singles
"Da yo ne Da yo ne" (だよねだよね)[lower-alpha 1] 2018 ——— None Destiny's Child OST[2][29]
"Love in TV World" 2020 ——— Turn On The TV OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos
Year Title Director(s)
2019 "Neon" Digipedi
"Cherries Jubiles"
2020 "Soul Lady"

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Korean Music Awards 2021 Best Pop Album Soul Lady Pending [30]
Best Pop Song "Soul Lady" Pending

Notes
  1. Credited as Kika (Real Girls Project).

References
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  2. "『デスチャ』かわいいメイドがいっぱい登場!?新レイドボスイベント"ラグナブレイク シーズン1"開催". Famitsu (in Japanese). February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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