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Yūka is credited as an actor, tarento and gravure model. Yūka was born in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan on June 27, 1980. That works out to 46 years old in 2026. Recorded honors include Japan Academy Prize for Newcomer of the Year (2003). The listed height is 157 cm.
My Take
Yūka's career runs in an order that almost never works. She started as a gravure idol, became one of the most familiar faces on Japanese television presenting TBS's Saturday-morning show Ōsama no Brunch, and then won the Japan Academy Prize for Newcomer of the Year in 2003. Moving from variety television into serious acting is brutally hard, because audiences lock you into the version of you they see every week. Taking the lead in NHK's Honjitsu wa Taian Nari was how she picked that lock. Born Hiroko Okabe in Akiruno, western Tokyo, in 1980, she took the Golden Arrow Award three years running at the height of her early fame, then spent that momentum on something with a longer shelf life rather than burning it. That reads to me less like luck than like choosing well.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yūka
- Name (Japanese)
- 優香
- Reading
- ゆうか
- Born
- June 27, 1980 (age 46)
- Origin
- Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 157 cm
- Occupation
- actor / tarento / gravure model / gravure idol
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Blood type
- O
- Agency
- ホリプロ
- Active years
- 1997 -
2. Background
- Debut
- 1997
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Japan Academy Prize for Newcomer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- 青木崇高（2016 - ）
4. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 216 (1998–2026)
- By year
- 1998: 8, 1999: 4, 2000: 6, 2001: 9, 2002: 10, 2003: 6, 2004: 7, 2005: 9, 2006: 6, 2007: 9, 2008: 4, 2009: 4, 2010: 6, 2011: 7, 2012: 7, 2013: 4, 2014: 8, 2015: 2, 2016: 7, 2017: 4, 2018: 5, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 2
- Main labels/studios
- 時代劇専門チャンネル (4), 4月 - 9月 フジテレビ (3), 10月 - 9月 フジテレビ (3), 10月 - 3月 フジテレビ (3), 北海道テレビ (3)
5. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PF044/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yuka_0627official/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABka%20(actress)
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%84%AA%E9%A6%99
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9077949
6. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yūka born?
Born June 27, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Yūka from?
Yūka is from Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yūka do?
Yūka works as actor, tarento, gravure model, gravure idol.
How tall is Yūka?
Yūka is 157 cm.
What is Yūka's blood type?
O.
What agency is Yūka with?
Yūka is with ホリプロ.
How long has Yūka been active?
1997 -.
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