Hiromi Yanagihara

Hiromi Yanagihara
柳原 尋美
Born(1979-10-19)October 19, 1979
DiedJuly 16, 1999(1999-07-16) (aged 19)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Years active1999
LabelsZetima
Formerly ofCountry Musume
WebsiteHello! Project.com

Hiromi Yanagihara (柳原 尋美, Yanagihara Hiromi, October 19, 1979 – July 16, 1999) was a Japanese singer and actress. She was a founding member of Hello! Project J-pop group Country Musume. She joined Country Musume in 1999 along with Rinne Toda and Azusa Kobayashi. On July 16, 1999, Yanagihara was killed in a car accident one week before the group's first release, Futari no Hokkaidou on July 23, 1999.