Yuko Oshima

Yuko Oshima (大島 優子, Ōshima Yūko, born October 17, 1988 in Tochigi Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K.[2] She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the title tracks for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production.

Yuko Oshima
大島 優子
Oshima at Yamaha Tricity launching event, on July 1, 2014
Background information
Born (1988-10-17) October 17, 1988
Mibu, Tochigi, Japan[1]
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass guitar
Years active1996 - Present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.o-yuko.jp

Biography

Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture.[3] Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American.[4] In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. In 2006, at the AKB48's second audition to form Team K, she was selected out of a pool of 12,000 applicants to join the team. In April, she began working full-time with the group, which debuted with the single, "Aitakatta", in October 2006.

On August 24, 2012, AKB48 announced a reorganization of the teams, and appointed Oshima to be the captain of Team K.[5]

On December 31, 2013, Oshima announced on Kohaku Uta Gassen that she would be leaving the group.[6] On February 26, 2014, the last single for her as a member of AKB48 and as the center performer of that, ”Mae shika Mukanee" was released.[7] She graduated from AKB48 on June 9, 2014, by the performance at the AKB48 theatre.[8]

AKB48 general elections

Oshima has placed in the top two in the first five AKB48 general elections. In 2009 she placed second overall, losing only to Atsuko Maeda. In 2010, she received the most votes and became the center performer in the single "Heavy Rotation".[9] In the 2011 general election, she placed second to Maeda once again. In the 2012 general election, she placed first with 108,837 votes and became the center performer in the single "Gingham Check". In the 2013 general election, she was voted second overall with 136,503 votes and lost to Rino Sashihara with 150,570 votes.

Discography

Singles with AKB48
Year No. Title Role[10] Notes
2006 1 "Aitakatta" A-side Debut with Team K.
2007 2 "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" A-side
3 "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" A-side
4 "Bingo!" A-side
5 "Boku no Taiyō" A-side
6 "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" A-side
2008 7 "Romance, Irane" A-side
8 "Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008" A-side
9 "Baby! Baby! Baby!" A-side
10 "Ōgoe Diamond" A-side
2009 11 "10nen Sakura" A-side Also sang on "Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de"
12 "Namida Surprise!" A-side
13 "Iiwake Maybe" A-side Ranked 2nd in 2009 General Election.
14 "River" A-side
2010 15 "Sakura no Shiori" A-side Also sang on "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll".
16 "Ponytail to Shushu" A-side Also sang on "Majijo Teppen Blues"
17 "Heavy Rotation" A-side, Center Ranked 1st in 2010 General Election. Also sang on "Yasai Sisters" and "Lucky Seven".
18 "Beginner" A-side
19 "Chance no Junban" B-side Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament.[11] Sang on "Yoyakushita Christmas"; and "Alive" with Team K.
2011 20 "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" A-side
-- "Dareka no Tame ni - What can I do for someone?" -- charity single
21 "Everyday, Katyusha" A-side Also sang on "Korekara Wonderland" and "Yankee Soul".
22 "Flying Get" A-side Ranked 2nd in 2011 General Election. Also sang on "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama", "Ice no Kuchizuke", and "Yasai Uranai".
23 "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" A-side, Center
24 "Ue kara Mariko" A-side Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament;[12][13] She sang on "Noël no Yoru"; and on "Zero-sum Taiyō" as Team K.
2012 25 "Give Me Five!" A-side (Baby Blossom), Selection 6 Played bass in Baby Blossom;[14] She also sang on "Sweet & Bitter" as Selection 6.
26 "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" A-side, AKB48 Stage Fighters Also sang on "Choudai, Darling!"; and "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..." as AKB48 Stage Fighters
27 "Gingham Check" A-side, Center Ranked 1st in 2012 General Election.[15][16] Also sang on "Yume no Kawa".
28 "Uza" A-side, Center,[17] New Team K Also sang on "Scrap & Build" as New Team K.
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side, OKL48 Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Totteoki Christmas"; and "Eien Yori Tsuzuku Yō ni" as part of OKL48.
2013 30 "So Long!" A-side Also sang on "Yuuhi Marie" as Team K.
31 "Sayonara Crawl" A-side, Center Also sang on "How come?" as Team K. One of four centers for the single.[18]
32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" A-side Ranked 2nd in 2013 General Election.[19] Also sang on "Namida no Sei Janai" and "Saigo no Door".
33 "Heart Electric" A-side Given an English nickname Lucy. Also sang on "Sasameyuki Regret" as Team K.
2013 34 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" B-side Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Mosh & Dive" and "Party is over".
2014 35 "Mae shika Mukanee" A-side, Center Last Single in AKB48
36 "Labrador Retriever" B-side Did not participate in title song. Participated in "Kyō made no Melody" which was also her graduation song.
2016 43 "Kimi wa Melody" A-side Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Participated as graduated member.

Singles with Not Yet
Main article: Not yet (band)

Singles with SKE48
Year No. Title Role Notes
2016 19 "Chicken Line" B-side Sang on "Tabi no Tochū". Participated as graduated member.

Stage units
Team K 1st Stage Party ga Hajimaru yo (PARTYが始まるよ)
  • "Skirt, Hirari" (スカートひらり)
Team K 2nd Stage Seishun Girls (青春ガールズ)
  • "Kinjirareta Futari" (禁じられた二人)
  • "Fusidara na Natsu" (ふしだらな夏)
Team K 3rd Stage Nōnai Paradise (脳内パラダイス)
  • "Nakinagara Hohoende" (泣きながら微笑んで) (Solo Unit)
Himawarigumi 1st Stage Boku no Taiyō (僕の太陽)
  • "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター)
Himawarigumi 2nd Stage Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai (夢を死なせるわけにいかない)
  • "Confession"
Team K 4th Stage Saishū Bell ga Naru (最終ベルが鳴る)
  • "Gomen ne Jewel" (ごめんねジュエル)
Team K 5th Stage Sakaagari (逆上がり)
  • "End Roll"
Team K 6th Stage Reset
  • "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa" (心の端のソファー)
Team K Waiting Stage
  • "Glory Days"
  • "Higurashi no Koi" (new units)

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes Source
1998 Daikaijū Tōkyō ni arawaru festival girl
2000 Senrigan young Miyuki Misaki
2007 ICE (anime) Rinne
Densen Uta Anzu Natsuno
2008 Sakura no Sono Midori Sawa
2009 Teketeke Kana Ōhashi Leading role [20]
Teketeke 2 Kana Ōhashi [20]
Giniro no Ame Minori
2010 Shibuya Yū
Sweet Little Lies Aya Iwamoto
Sankaku friend
2011 Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued self
2012 Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On self
Ushijima the Loan Shark Mirai Suzuki
2013 Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain self
SPEC: Close~Incarnation white woman [21]
SPEC: Close~Reincarnation white woman [21]
2014 Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come self
Pale Moon Keiko Aikawa [22]
2015 Romance Hachiko Hojo
 Leading role
Do It! Anpanman: Miija and the Magic Lamp Miija [23]
2016 Sanada 10 Braves Hotaru
Shippu Rondo Chiaki Seri
2020 All the Things We Never Said Natsumi
2021 The Great Yokai War: Guardians Yuki-onna [24]

Dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes
1996 Hiyokotachi no Tenshi TBS Debut as an actress
Love no Okurimono friend TBS
1997 Virgin Road young Kazuki Sakurai Fuji TV
DxD young Sonoko Enjōji NTV
Denji Sentai Megaranger child girl disguise of NeziYellow TV Asahi
1998 Love & Peace Asuka Ōta NTV
1999 Sennen Ōkoku III Jūshi Vanny Knights TV Asahi
Rasen Aya/Satomi NTV
2001 Antique: Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten Kayoko Ōhashi Fuji TV
2002 Tōkyō Niwatsuki Ikko Date Natsumi Fukuda NTV
Mystery Gekijō Ōkamionna no Komoriuta young Ōkamionna TBS
2004 Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Akiko Kinoshita Fuji TV
Kyōto Kui Dōraku! Furuhon'ya Tantei Mystery 2 Yukari Asamura Fuji TV
2005 Kiken na Aneki Ai's friend Fuji TV
Onna no Ichidaki Fuji TV
Akujo ni Issei: Shibai to Kekkon Shita Joyū Haruko Sugimura no Shōgai Fuji TV
2008 Shiori to Shimiko no Kaigi Jikenbo Rie Kahara NTV
Bengoshi Rinko Ichinose Megumi Ōya TBS
Cat Street Yumi Hirano NHK
Cafe Kichijoji de Misato Shinohara TV Tokyo
Ware wa Gogh ni Naru! Fuji TV
Sangi in Giin Koho Mami Yoko Kojima TBS
2009 Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet Chizuru Kawai NHK
2010 Majisuka Gakuen Yuko Oshima TV Tokyo
Angel Bank: Tenshoku Dairinin Manami Ogasawara TV Asahi
Sandaime Kogorō Akechi Fuji TV
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Masayo Watabiki Fuji TV
Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso Kaoru Ibushi TV Asahi
2011 Sakura kara no Tegami Yuko Oshima NTV
Majisuka Gakuen 2 Yuko/Yuka/Yuki Oshima TV Tokyo
Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu Mako Hanzawa Fuji TV
2012 Kaeru no Ōjo Sama Mahiru Nonomura Fuji TV
Blackboard (First Night) : Mirai Takami Ichihara TBS
Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari Fall Special: Ghost App Saori Tachibana Fuji TV
2013 Galileo 2 Mutsumi Wakizaka Fuji TV Ep.3 only
Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? Nanase Matsushima TBS
2015 Zeni no Sensou Mio Konno Fuji TV
Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu Bakushū Nagamitsu TBS leading role[25]
Majisuka Gakuen 5 Yuka Oshima Nippon TV, Hulu Ep.2 only
2016 Asa ga Kita Raicho Hiratsuka NHK Asadora
2017 Tokyo Tarareba Musume Koyuki Nippon TV
2019 Scarlet Teruko NHK Asadora
2020 13 Assassins NHK TV movie

Japanese dub
Year Title Role Notes Source
2012 Brave Mérida
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Mérida [26]

Variety shows
  • AKBingo!
  • Shūkan AKB (週刊AKB)
  • AKB48 Nemōsu TV (AKB48ネ申テレビ)
  • AKB とＸＸ！ (AKB48とＸＸ！)
  • Hoko x Tate
  • Naruhodo High School
  • AKB48 kousagi (AKB子兎道場)
  • AKB48 SHOW!
  • Woman On The Planet

Other media

Photobooks
  • [2001.07.10] Charm (with Tajima Honami) ISBN 4883026280[27]
  • [2003.10.18] かがやくきもち (Kagayaku Kimochi) ISBN 4821125765[28]
  • [2008.12.19] ゆうらりゆうこ (Yuurari Yūko) ISBN 9784812436936[29]
  • [2009.10.17] 優子のありえない日常 (Yūko no Arienai Nichijou) ISBN 9784847042089[30]
  • [2010.08.25] 君は、誰のもの? (Kimi wa, Dare no Mono?) (aka Oshima Yuko L.A.) ISBN 9784334901752[31]
  • [2011.06.17] 優子 (Yūko) ISBN 9784063895735[32]
  • [2014.09.18] 脱ぎやがれ! (Nugiyagare! Photographed by Mika Ninagawa) ISBN 9784344026285[33]

Magazines

Radio shows
  • AKB48 Ashita Made Mō Chotto. (AKB48明日までもうちょっと。)
  • AKB48 no All Night Nippon (AKB48のオールナイトニッポン)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 5th Bridal Jewelry Princess Won[35]
Blog of the Year 2011 Female Category Won[36]
2012 23rd Japan Jewelry Best Dresser Award 20s category Won[37]
6th JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema Cut Above Award for Outstanding Debut Ushijima the Loan Shark Won
2013 36th Japan Academy Prize Most Popular Actor Won[38]
2014 27th Shogakukan DIME Trend Awards Most Talked About Personality Won[39]
39th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Pale Moon Won[40]
2015 36th Yokohama Film Festival Won[41]
24th Tokyo Sports Film Award Won[42]
69th Mainichi Film Awards Nominated
57th Blue Ribbon Awards Nominated[43]
38th Japan Academy Prize Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated[44]
85th The Television Drama Academy Award Best Actress Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu Won[45]

References
  1. Official home page
  2. "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 23, 2010.
  3. "AKB48 no All Night Nippon" (2011-12-23)
  4. 北の大地へ (in Japanese). Yūko Ōshima's Official blog. 2013-05-18. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  5. 組閣後新体制 (in Japanese). AKB48 official site. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
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  9. "AKB48、女性グループ史上初の2作連続初週売上50万枚超え (ＡＫＢ４８) ニュース-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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  12. "AKB48 ：AKB48 ：じゃんけん大会を再び開催 9月に武道館で SKE48、NMB48ら総勢71人参加". Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). MANTANWEB. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
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  14. ""AKBバンド"が新曲ジャケ写解禁 前田＆大島の2トップ". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  15. Ozawa, Harumi (2012-06-07). "Oshima's win in AKB48 election big news in Japan". Japan Today. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  16. "AKB48 27thシングル 選抜総選挙を2012年6月6日(水)に日本武道館にて開催". AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  17. "＜速報＞AKB48、28thシングルセンター決定" (in Japanese). modelpress. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  18. "AKB48′s "Sayonara Crawl" To Have 4 Centers". Japanverse. 2013-04-28.
  19. "[Completed] AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu General Election results!". 8 June 2013. Tokyohive. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  20. AKB48・大島優子、主演ホラー映画も怖いが「あたしの“恐怖顔”も怖い」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  21. 大島優子、「SPEC」参加に大喜び キャラと能力には困惑「台詞がどっかいく」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  22. Stephen Cremin (September 18, 2014). "Pale Moon to compete in Tokyo". Film Business Asia. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  23. "Yuko Oshima's 1st Voice Role After Leaving AKB48 Is Anpanman Film Heroine". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  24. "映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』に大森南朋、安藤サクラ、大島優子ら出演". Cinra.net. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  25. "Oshima Yuko to become a detective in new TBS drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  26. "シュガー・ラッシュ：オンライン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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  29. ゆうらりゆうこ:大島優子写真集 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  30. 優子のありえない日常:大島優子写真集 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  31. 君は、誰のもの?:大島優子写真集 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  32. 優子:大島優子1stフォトブック (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  33. 脱ぎやがれ! (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  34. "Yuko Oshima Profile" (in Japanese). Ohta Production Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  35. 大島優子「今日だけはお姫様気分に」-「ブライダルジュエリープリンセス」. mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  36. 2011年最も注目されたブログに贈られる「BLOG of the year 2011」発表 (in Japanese). CyberAgent, Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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  40. 「報知映画賞」発表！ 岡田准一「主演男優賞」受賞、『紙の月』は宮沢りえ＆大島優子でW受賞 (in Japanese). IID, Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  41. 大島優子「早すぎてビックリ」助演女優賞 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  42. ビートたけしが選ぶ「東スポ映画大賞」発表！宮沢りえ、大島優子ら受賞 (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  43. 「るろ剣」らブルーリボン賞候補作を発表 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  44. 最優秀助演女優賞は黒木華!「貴重な存在」と西田敏行が太鼓判【第38回日本アカデミー賞】 (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
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