Akari Yura (Japanese: 由良 朱合, Hepburn: Yura Akari, born 12 March 1999) is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and model from Hiroshima Prefecture. Wanting to become a Japanese idol since childhood, she was educated at Actor's School Hiroshima and was a member of their idol group Splash. She spent some time as a member of STU48, before becoming a gravure idol. Since 2022, she has been part of the musical group UniChord in the D4DJ multimedia franchise, which includes portraying the character Kokoa Shinomiya.
Akari Yura 由良 朱合 | |
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| Born | 12 March 1999 |
| Origin | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Member of | UniChord |
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Biography
editAkari Yura, a native of Hiroshima Prefecture, was born on 12 March 1999,[1] the second of three siblings.[2] As a young child, she was a fan of Morning Musume and wanted to become a Japanese idol, and she started taking part in auditions while in sixth grade.[3] She was educated at Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH), where she was in the same graduating class as future STU48 teammate Chiho Ishida.[4]
She joined ASH's idol group Splash in April 2014.[5][6] In November 2017, she was one of the 68 finalists in the third round of the 3rd AKB48 Group Draft Conference,[7] and in January 2018, she was selected by STU48 in the third round.[8] In July 2019, she made her STU48 debut in their third single "Daisuki-na hito",[9] but left STU48 the next month.[10]
She made her gravure idol debut in the 18 May 2020 issue of Weekly Playboy,[1] and she later appeared as the gravure model on the 11 June 2020 issue of Weekly Young Jump.[11] In July 2020, she announced that she had signed a contract with Platinum Production.[12] She was an official ambassador at the Tokyo Gravure Idol Festival 2021 Online in October 2021.[13]
In October 2022, she became part of the D4DJ franchise as Kokoa Shinomiya, one of four members of UniChord.[14]
Filmography
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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| 2022 | D4DJ Groovy Mix | Kokoa Shinomiya | [14] |
References
edit- ^ a b "由良朱合「方言女子ってキュンとする」". Weekly Playboy. Shueisha. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "おひさし〜( ᐢ˙꒳˙ᐢ )朱合". Splash Official Blog. CyberAgent. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Yura, Akari (19 January 2021). 【元48が教える】合格率が格段に上がるアイドルオーディションの裏ワザがチート級W. Yura wa ī ko. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "2017年・2018年度デビュー生徒". Actor's School Hiroshima. TSS Production. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "「特集 アクターズスクール広島 第10回」生徒インタビュー その1：SPL∞ASH". About ASH. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ 段原梨里 (30 April 2014). "新生SPL∞ASH 梨里☆". Splash Official Blogグ. CyberAgent. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "AKB48第3回ドラフト会議最終候補者決定＜全72名プロフィール＞". Model Press]. Net Native. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "第3回AKBドラフト55人の交渉権が確定". Nikkan Sports. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "STU48「大好きな人」のためにサヨナラ…全員選抜&船上劇場就航後初のMV完成". Oricon News. Oricon. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "STU48 由良朱合 卒業のご報告". STU48 Official Website. STU. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "現役女子大生タレント・由良朱合、初々しいフレッシュボディ披露". Oricon News. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "元STU48・由良朱合（ゆらあかり）がプラチナムプロダクション所属を発表!「どんどん新しいことに挑戦していきたい」". WWS Channel. WWS Japan. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "由良朱合［インタビュー］TGIF ONLINE 2021公式アンバサダーへの情熱「みなさまを全力の優しさと愛で包み込みます!」". Pop'n Roll. Japan Music Network. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "『グルミク』新ストーリー＆新キャラ登場！ 2周年記念特設サイトで情報をチェック". Dengeki Online. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.