Yoko Matsugane

Yoko Matsugane is one of those early-2000s gravure idols who genuinely had staying power — she wasn't just a face on a photobook cover and gone. Born in Ibaraki in 1982, she broke onto the scene around 2001 and built a real following through DVDs, photobooks, and TV appearances, the kind of grind that separates the serious ones from the flash-in-the-pan crowd. She even took a hiatus around 2005 and came back swinging in 2006, rebranding her name to katakana in the process — a small move that signals she was actively shaping her own image rather than just going wherever management pointed her. The DJ side gig is genuinely interesting; playing clubs in Australia and Singapore suggests an outward-looking ambition you don't always see. She's the type of career that deserves more documentation than it has.

Yoko Matsugane is a Japanese model, race queen, talent, actor, and gravure idol born on May 26, 1982, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She stands 163 cm tall. Most details of her personal and professional life are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Yoko Matsugane

Name (Japanese)

松金ようこ

Reading

まつがね ようこ

Born

May 26, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog (戌)

Origin

Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Height

163cm

Occupation

Model / Race Queen / Talent / Actor / Gravure Idol

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E9%87%91%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%93

Tags

• From Ibaraki Prefecture
• Model
• Race Queen
• Talent

Last updated

2026-06-02

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