, born February 24, 1987 in

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, is a Japanese singer, model and actress. She played

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and was

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adaptation of

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. Several of her songs have been used in anime series and other television shows, from a localization of ''

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''. She was born to a Japanese father and

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mother.

Biography

Career

Kawabe was involved in the Sailor Moon Musicals starting in 2000 when she was 12 years old. She played Sailor Mercury and participated in five productions including the 10th anniversary special in 2002. She made guest appearances at Fan Kansha and released a DVD called ''Sera Myu''. Afterwards, she handed her Sailor Mercury role to Wakayama Manami, but got involved in the live-action ''Sailor Moon'' drama as Naru Osaka in 2003. Kawabe released the single "Be Your Girl" on April 27, 2004. This became the ending theme song to the anime ''

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'', and her other song, "Hoshi ni Negai wo" was the end theme song to '' Otogizoshi''. She released "Shining" in 2004, and "Kizunairo" in 2005. The song "I Can't Wait", from the "Kizunairo" single was used as the theme song to the Japanese version of the show ''

''. She released her first album, ''Brilliance'' in March 2005, and the single "Candy Baby" in July. Kawabe's next major single was "Sakura Kiss" which was the theme song for the anime ''

''. The single charted in Oricon, peaking at 71. In addition to acting and singing, she has worked as a model, appearing in publications such as Tokuma Shoten's ''Love Berry'' magazine. She hosted a weekly show in

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Personal life

Kawabe married producer Masato Ochi on August 8, 2008. After 7 years of marriage, the couple amicably divorced in 2015. They have one daughter. She also released a cookbook called ''Husband's lunch'' in 2010.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* at Ameblo
Chieco Kawabe @ The Oracle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ochi, Chieko 1987 births Anime musicians Japanese actresses Japanese gravure models Japanese women pop singers Japanese people of Filipino descent Japanese people of Spanish descent Japanese television personalities Living people Former Stardust Promotion artists Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers