Nakano Kumiko (中野公美子, born March 3, 1977 in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

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) is an actress who debuted as a

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements b ...

with the girl band

Osaka Performance Doll Osaka Performance Doll a.k.a. O.P.D. (大阪パフォーマンスドール) was a female japanese idol Jpop band from 1993 to 1997, theatre-based in Osaka, with five main members (called "F/Unit" with their initials) and several others for live pe ...

from 1993 to 1997.

Television

*星の金貨 (''Hoshi no kinka'') *竜馬におまかせ! *Beautiful (ビューティー7) *歓迎！ダンジキ御一行様 *木綿のハンカチ2 *世紀末の晩鐘

Filmography

*たこやき刑事 (''Takoyaki Keiji'', lit. "

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detective"?) *''

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'' (2008)

External links

Kumiko's Universe
(official site, in Japanese) 1977 births Living people Japanese actresses Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers People from Osaka 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers {{Japan-actor-stub