Takako Uehara

I'll be honest, I have a soft spot for the late-90s wave of Okinawa-born talent, and Takako Uehara is right at the heart of that for me. There's something about that crystal-clear vocal and the slightly girlish, open-faced charm that just disarms you, even decades later. Stepping out in front of huge crowds while still basically a kid is no small thing, and you can hear that mix of nerves and natural shine in the singing. What I respect most is the long game; she never struck me as someone chasing flash, more the quiet, keep-showing-up type who kept working as both singer and actress. I get the sense she carries that steady Okinawan backbone through whatever comes, and honestly, I find myself quietly rooting for her.

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Takako Uehara is a Japanese singer and actress born on January 14, 1983, in Tomigusuku City, Okinawa Prefecture. She rose to prominence as a member of the pop group Speed, one of the best-selling girl groups in Japanese music history. Over the course of her career she has pursued work both as a solo recording artist and as an actress. She maintains an active presence on social media through her official Instagram and X accounts.

Name (English)

Takako Uehara

Name (Japanese)

上原多香子

Reading

うえはら たかこ

Born

January 14, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

Origin

Tomigusuku City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

A

Height

159 cm

Agency

ライジングプロダクション

Active years

1996 -

Occupation

Singer / Actress

Spouse

TENN（2012 - 2014） / コウカズヤ（2018 - ）

Works summary

Appearances

104 (1998–2022)

By year

1998: 1, 1999: 4, 2000: 5, 2001: 2, 2002: 6, 2003: 4, 2004: 6, 2005: 5, 2006: 3, 2007: 5, 2008: 5, 2009: 2, 2010: 2, 2011: 4, 2012: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2022: 2

Debut work

アンドロメディア

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://avex.jp/uehara/index.html
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tkk.uehr/
• Xhttps://x.com/TKK_UEHR
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8A%E5%8E%9F%E5%A4%9A%E9%A6%99%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3180202

Tags

• From Okinawa Prefecture
• Singer
• Actress

Last updated

2026-08-26

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