Japan Bishōjo Contest

	Japan Bishōjo Contest The is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of the ''Japan Beautiful Girl Contest''. When a bishōjo wins the Japanese Girl pageant, the first runner-up becomes Japan Bishojo Contest. Many of the winners have careers related to popular culture. Miki Fujitani, the 1987 winner, is also a Seiyū, voice actress; she is best known as the voice of Kamiya Kaoru, Kaoru Kamiya in ''Rurouni Kenshin''. Aiko Sato (actress), Aiko Sato, the 1992 winner, is an actress known as Kotoko Aihara in the 1996 drama version of Itazura na Kiss. Azusa Yamamoto, the 1997 contestant and favorite to win, is an actress; she is well known as Furabijō in ''Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger''. Moeko Matsushita, another 1997 contestant and winner of best multimedia, is an actress and singer. Her most famous role as an actress is Hina Kusaka in ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live-action series), Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. Aya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Beauty Contest A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Attention Please is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized in ''Shōjo Friend'' from Kodansha beginning in 1970. Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TV drama from the manga in 1970. Thirty-six years later, Fuji TV produced a new drama series in 2006. The name of the character, Yōko Misaki was used in both versions. 1970 version Cast 2006 version Episodes The 2006 program follows the life of Misaki as she slowly conquers various obstacles to become a flight attendant. Each episode ends with a showcase of the various uniforms that have been used in JAL to a cover of "Oh Pretty Woman" by Kaela Kimura. Cast * Aya Ueto as Misaki Youko Ryo Nishikido as Nakahara Shota Miki Maya as Mikami Tamaki Saki Aibu as Wakamura Yayoi Chihiro Otsuka as Sekiyama Yuki Misa Uehara as Hirota Saori Kotaro Koizumi as Tsutsumi Shuusuke Fumiyo Kohinata as Sakurada Shinya Yuko Fueki as Asou Kaoru Natsumi Nanase as Kinoshita Asami Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erika Haneda CoCo was a Japanese pop group which consisted of Mikiyo Ohno, Azusa Senou, Rieko Miura, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae. History CoCo released their first single, "Equal Romance", on September 6, 1989. CoCo had a couple of their songs ("Equal Romance," "Omoide ga Ippai," and "Mou Nakanaide") as theme songs for the anime series ''Ranma ½''. Azusa left the group in 1992 and went solo, while the other four stayed behind. Rieko and Maki released solo works but chose to remain in the group. CoCo joined Ribbon, Qlair and a few solo idols for the "Otomejuku" concert. They performed Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu, among other songs. Their final single "You're My Treasure" was released before they disbanded on August 3, 1994. Discography Singles Albums Studio albums * ''Strawberry'' (1990) * ''Snow Garden'' (1990) * ''STRAIGHT'' (1991) * ''Share'' (1992) * ''Sylph'' (1992) * ''Sweet & Bitter'' (1994) Compilation albums * (1991) * (1993) * series (2001) (2008) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yuko Anai Yuko Anai (穴井夕子, born 7 June 1974) is a female Japanese popular music artist. She started her career as a member of a group called Tokyo Performance Doll. As UL-SAYS, she sang the opening song ''Oh my Darin'' for Urusei Yatsura. The song was recorded around August 1991. Between August 1995 and March 1996, Yuko was hired by St.GIGA to host the SoundLink Magazine, "King of After School" (放課後の王様, Houkago no Ousama?), for the Nintendo Satellaview once a week. In September 1996, she formed the group Orange Orange most often refers to: Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' * Orange blossom, its fragrant flower Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum .... In June 2000, she married professional golfer Yokota Shinichi. Discography Singles * 'WE SHOULD BE DANCING' (21 March 1991) * 'NATURAL LOVERS' (21 September 1991) * 'I Want You!' (22 July 1992) * 'WILD CHI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kaoru Igarashi Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females. Name Meanings The name's meaning varies depending on its written form: 薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females 馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females かおる —　purely phonetic form in hiragana; no inherent meaning かをる — same as above, using を as an archaic substitute for おカオル — phonetic form in katakana As a distinctly unisex name, its usage in popular culture has risen in recent years to give the named character an air of androgyny. Such characters commonly have overt androgynous qualities as well. A similar name, in terms of both pronunciation and meaning, is Kaori. It is used exclusively for females. People Kaoru 薫 (m) (one of the guitarists of Dir En Grey) Kaoru Abe 阿部薫 (m) (free Jazz saxophonist) , Japanese film director, producer and editor Kaoru Fujino かほる (voice actor) , Japanese speed skater * Kaoru Hasuike 薫 (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hikaru Kusaka is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance". Possible writings Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 光, "light" * 輝, "radiance" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. It is more common for girls named Hikaru to only have hiragana in their name without kanji. People with the name * , Japanese gravure idol and ''tarento'' * , Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue * , Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor * , former Japanese soccer player * , Japanese general * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese electronic musician * , member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace * , Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese footballer * , American chess Grandmaster * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese J-pop singer and actress * , Japanese snowboarder * , Japanese adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tomomi Harada is a Japanese given name which can be given to either gender. Possible writings 智美, "wisdom, intellect, reason, beauty" 知美, "knowledge, beauty" 朋美, "companion, friend, beauty" 友美, "friend, beauty" 智実, "wisdom, fruit" 智実, "wisdom, intellect, reason, truth" 知実, "knowledge, truth" 供実, "offer, truth" 共美, "together, beauty" トモミ, katakana characters for Tomomi ともみ, hiragana characters for Tomomi People with the name Tomomi Abiko (born 1988), Japanese pole vaulter Tomomi Adachi (足立智美, born 1972), Japanese musician and composer Tomomi Aoki (born 1994), Japanese swimmer Tomomi Hayashi (born 1971), Japanese-Estonian architect Tomomi Hosoda (born 1971), Japanese swimmer Tomomi Itano (板野友美, born 1991), Japanese singer and idol Tomomi Inada (稲田朋美, born 1959), Japanese politician , Japanese ice hockey player Tomomi Iwakura (岩倉具視, 1825–1883), Japanese politician Tomomi Kahara (華原朋� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Noriko Tanaka is a Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, ceremony child" * 規子, "standard, measure child" * 憲子, "constitution child" * 稔子, "child who harvests wisdom and knowledge" People with the name * Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer * Noriko H. Arai (born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher , Japanese swimmer Noriko Awaya (淡谷のり子, 1907–1999), Japanese singer * Noriko Hidaka (日高のり子), Japanese voice actress * Noriko Higashide (東出典子), Japanese actress , Japanese Paralympic swimmer , Japanese singer and actress * Noriko Kijima (木嶋のりこ), Japanese actress and gravure model , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese fencer * Noriko Matsueda (松枝賀子), Japanese video game composer * Noriko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Naomi Hosokawa Naomi Hosokawa (細川直美 ''Hosokawa Naomi''; real name: Chiho Katsurayama (葛山知保 ''Katsurayama Chiho''; born 18 June 1974 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Filmography Films ''Shigure no Ki'' (1998) - Yūko Furuya '' The Setting Sun'' (2022) Television ''Karin'' (1993–94) ''Hoshi no Kinka'' (1995) - Shōko Yūki ''Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...'' (1996) - Sato References External links JMDb Profile 1974 births Living people People from Yokohama Japanese television actresses Asadora lead actors {{Japan-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hiromi Oda Hiromi may refer to: Hiromi, Ehime, city in Shikoku, Japan Hiromi (given name), unisex Japanese given name (including a list of persons with the name) Hiromi (comedian), Japanese comedian Hiromi (model), Japanese fashion model Meitetsu Hiromi Line, railway in Japan "Hiromi" (song), 2007 single by Jun Shibata Hiromi Uehara , known professionally as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical and fusion in her ..., Japanese pianist See also Hiroomi, a masculine Japanese given name {{disambiguation, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Japan Bishōjo Contest The is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of the ''Japan Beautiful Girl Contest''. When a bishōjo wins the Japanese Girl pageant, the first runner-up becomes Japan Bishojo Contest. Many of the winners have careers related to popular culture. Miki Fujitani, the 1987 winner, is also a Seiyū, voice actress; she is best known as the voice of Kamiya Kaoru, Kaoru Kamiya in ''Rurouni Kenshin''. Aiko Sato (actress), Aiko Sato, the 1992 winner, is an actress known as Kotoko Aihara in the 1996 drama version of Itazura na Kiss. Azusa Yamamoto, the 1997 contestant and favorite to win, is an actress; she is well known as Furabijō in ''Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger''. Moeko Matsushita, another 1997 contestant and winner of best multimedia, is an actress and singer. Her most famous role as an actress is Hina Kusaka in ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live-action series), Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. Aya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Beauty Contest A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Attention Please is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized in ''Shōjo Friend'' from Kodansha beginning in 1970. Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TV drama from the manga in 1970. Thirty-six years later, Fuji TV produced a new drama series in 2006. The name of the character, Yōko Misaki was used in both versions. 1970 version Cast 2006 version Episodes The 2006 program follows the life of Misaki as she slowly conquers various obstacles to become a flight attendant. Each episode ends with a showcase of the various uniforms that have been used in JAL to a cover of "Oh Pretty Woman" by Kaela Kimura. Cast * Aya Ueto as Misaki Youko Ryo Nishikido as Nakahara Shota Miki Maya as Mikami Tamaki Saki Aibu as Wakamura Yayoi Chihiro Otsuka as Sekiyama Yuki Misa Uehara as Hirota Saori Kotaro Koizumi as Tsutsumi Shuusuke Fumiyo Kohinata as Sakurada Shinya Yuko Fueki as Asou Kaoru Natsumi Nanase as Kinoshita Asami Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erika Haneda CoCo was a Japanese pop group which consisted of Mikiyo Ohno, Azusa Senou, Rieko Miura, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae. History CoCo released their first single, "Equal Romance", on September 6, 1989. CoCo had a couple of their songs ("Equal Romance," "Omoide ga Ippai," and "Mou Nakanaide") as theme songs for the anime series ''Ranma ½''. Azusa left the group in 1992 and went solo, while the other four stayed behind. Rieko and Maki released solo works but chose to remain in the group. CoCo joined Ribbon, Qlair and a few solo idols for the "Otomejuku" concert. They performed Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu, among other songs. Their final single "You're My Treasure" was released before they disbanded on August 3, 1994. Discography Singles Albums Studio albums * ''Strawberry'' (1990) * ''Snow Garden'' (1990) * ''STRAIGHT'' (1991) * ''Share'' (1992) * ''Sylph'' (1992) * ''Sweet & Bitter'' (1994) Compilation albums * (1991) * (1993) * series (2001) (2008) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yuko Anai Yuko Anai (穴井夕子, born 7 June 1974) is a female Japanese popular music artist. She started her career as a member of a group called Tokyo Performance Doll. As UL-SAYS, she sang the opening song ''Oh my Darin'' for Urusei Yatsura. The song was recorded around August 1991. Between August 1995 and March 1996, Yuko was hired by St.GIGA to host the SoundLink Magazine, "King of After School" (放課後の王様, Houkago no Ousama?), for the Nintendo Satellaview once a week. In September 1996, she formed the group Orange Orange most often refers to: Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' * Orange blossom, its fragrant flower Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum .... In June 2000, she married professional golfer Yokota Shinichi. Discography Singles * 'WE SHOULD BE DANCING' (21 March 1991) * 'NATURAL LOVERS' (21 September 1991) * 'I Want You!' (22 July 1992) * 'WILD CHI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kaoru Igarashi Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females. Name Meanings The name's meaning varies depending on its written form: 薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females 馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females かおる —　purely phonetic form in hiragana; no inherent meaning かをる — same as above, using を as an archaic substitute for おカオル — phonetic form in katakana As a distinctly unisex name, its usage in popular culture has risen in recent years to give the named character an air of androgyny. Such characters commonly have overt androgynous qualities as well. A similar name, in terms of both pronunciation and meaning, is Kaori. It is used exclusively for females. People Kaoru 薫 (m) (one of the guitarists of Dir En Grey) Kaoru Abe 阿部薫 (m) (free Jazz saxophonist) , Japanese film director, producer and editor Kaoru Fujino かほる (voice actor) , Japanese speed skater * Kaoru Hasuike 薫 (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hikaru Kusaka is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance". Possible writings Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 光, "light" * 輝, "radiance" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. It is more common for girls named Hikaru to only have hiragana in their name without kanji. People with the name * , Japanese gravure idol and ''tarento'' * , Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue * , Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor * , former Japanese soccer player * , Japanese general * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese electronic musician * , member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace * , Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese footballer * , American chess Grandmaster * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese J-pop singer and actress * , Japanese snowboarder * , Japanese adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tomomi Harada is a Japanese given name which can be given to either gender. Possible writings 智美, "wisdom, intellect, reason, beauty" 知美, "knowledge, beauty" 朋美, "companion, friend, beauty" 友美, "friend, beauty" 智実, "wisdom, fruit" 智実, "wisdom, intellect, reason, truth" 知実, "knowledge, truth" 供実, "offer, truth" 共美, "together, beauty" トモミ, katakana characters for Tomomi ともみ, hiragana characters for Tomomi People with the name Tomomi Abiko (born 1988), Japanese pole vaulter Tomomi Adachi (足立智美, born 1972), Japanese musician and composer Tomomi Aoki (born 1994), Japanese swimmer Tomomi Hayashi (born 1971), Japanese-Estonian architect Tomomi Hosoda (born 1971), Japanese swimmer Tomomi Itano (板野友美, born 1991), Japanese singer and idol Tomomi Inada (稲田朋美, born 1959), Japanese politician , Japanese ice hockey player Tomomi Iwakura (岩倉具視, 1825–1883), Japanese politician Tomomi Kahara (華原朋� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Noriko Tanaka is a Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, ceremony child" * 規子, "standard, measure child" * 憲子, "constitution child" * 稔子, "child who harvests wisdom and knowledge" People with the name * Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer * Noriko H. Arai (born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher , Japanese swimmer Noriko Awaya (淡谷のり子, 1907–1999), Japanese singer * Noriko Hidaka (日高のり子), Japanese voice actress * Noriko Higashide (東出典子), Japanese actress , Japanese Paralympic swimmer , Japanese singer and actress * Noriko Kijima (木嶋のりこ), Japanese actress and gravure model , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese fencer * Noriko Matsueda (松枝賀子), Japanese video game composer * Noriko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Naomi Hosokawa Naomi Hosokawa (細川直美 ''Hosokawa Naomi''; real name: Chiho Katsurayama (葛山知保 ''Katsurayama Chiho''; born 18 June 1974 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Filmography Films ''Shigure no Ki'' (1998) - Yūko Furuya '' The Setting Sun'' (2022) Television ''Karin'' (1993–94) ''Hoshi no Kinka'' (1995) - Shōko Yūki ''Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...'' (1996) - Sato References External links JMDb Profile 1974 births Living people People from Yokohama Japanese television actresses Asadora lead actors {{Japan-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hiromi Oda Hiromi may refer to: Hiromi, Ehime, city in Shikoku, Japan Hiromi (given name), unisex Japanese given name (including a list of persons with the name) Hiromi (comedian), Japanese comedian Hiromi (model), Japanese fashion model Meitetsu Hiromi Line, railway in Japan "Hiromi" (song), 2007 single by Jun Shibata Hiromi Uehara , known professionally as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical and fusion in her ..., Japanese pianist See also Hiroomi, a masculine Japanese given name {{disambiguation, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]