Yukiko Iwai (singer)

For the voice actress, see Yukiko Iwai (voice actress).

Yukiko Iwai
Yukiko Iwai in 1993
Background information
Birth name岩井 由紀子
Also known asYūyu (ゆうゆ, Yūyu)[1][2]
Born (1968-05-26) 26 May 1968 (age 56)[1][2]
OriginYokohama, Japan[1][2]
GenresJpop
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1987–1997
LabelsPony Canyon

Yukiko Iwai (岩井 由紀子, Iwai Yukiko), also known by the nickname Yūyu (ゆうゆ, Yūyu), is a Japanese singer and actress born 26 May 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Iwai was a member of the all-girl pop group Onyanko Club (from 21 June 1985 until 31 August 1987), and she was the shortest of all the members at 150 centimetres (4 ft 11 in).[1][3][4][5] She was also half of the pop group Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi, a spin-off group of Onyanko Club.[1][3][4] She graduated from Kaetsu Women's Junior High and High School (嘉悦女子高校) (now Kaetsu Ariake Junior High and High School), but left Kaetsu Women's Junior College (嘉悦女子短大) (now Kaetsu University Junior College) before she finished.[6] She has an older sister, Akiko, who is four years older than her and is said to look just like her.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ino 2003, p. 39
  2. ^ a b c d BOMB 1988, p. 25
  3. ^ a b "Iwai "Yuuyu" Yukiko". Encyclopedia Idollica. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi". Encyclopedia Idollica. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  5. ^ "うしろゆびさされ組 – アーティスト情報". Yahoo!ミュージック. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  6. ^ Hachiya, Norio, ed. (10 September 1987). 1000日の青春 [1000 Days of Adolescence]. GORO (in Japanese). Vol. 18. Tokyo, Japan: Shōgakukan. p. 61.
  7. ^ BOMB 1988, p. 32