, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...

, actress, singer and

gravure idol A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Though mo ...

. She was raised in

Kurashiki, Okayama is a historic city located in western Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 483,576 and a population density of 1,400 persons per ...

, but was born in

Matsue, Shimane is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District. Matsue is located at t ...

. She is currently affiliated with Suns Entertainment. She dropped out of Kurashiki Suishō Senior High School (at the time an all-girls school).

Personal life

In July 2008, after discovering she was pregnant, Megumi married

Dragon Ash is a Japanese rap rock group founded in 1996 by Kenji "KJ" Furuya and Sakurai Makoto. They were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. Dragon Ash is a member of Mob Squad, which is an affiliation with the bands Source and En ...

lead singer Kenji Furuya, whom she had been dating since 2005. On February 6, 2009, Megumi gave birth to their first child, a son, who weighed in at 3 kg.

Roles

Variety shows

*'' Aa! Hanano Ryōrinin'' (March 20, 2008, Nippon TV) *''

Africa no Tsume Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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Nippon Television JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...

) *'' Akashiya Santa no Shijōsaidai no Christmas Present Show'' (2001) *'' Bachikoi!'' ( Setonaikai Broadcasting Corporation) *'' Blog Type'' (April–September 2005,

Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ...

) *'' The God of Entertainment'' (Nippon Television) *''

Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende Gaki may refer to: * The Japanese word for Preta Preta ( sa, प्रेत, bo, ཡི་དྭགས་ ''yi dags''), also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism ...

'' (Nippon Television) *''

Ken Shimura's Baka Tonosama Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * Ken (album), ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * Ken (film), ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * Ken (magazine), ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine ...

'' (Fuji TV) *'' Hashire! Gulliver-kun'' (

Kansai Telecasting Corporation JODX-DTV, virtual channel 8 ( UHF digital channel 17), branded as or , is the Kansai region key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS), operated by the . Kansai TV is a company affiliated in Hankyu Hanshin Holdin ...

) *''

Hey! Spring of Trivia ''Hey! Spring of Trivia'' is the name given by Spike TV to the show , a Japanese comedy game show on Fuji TV. Concept ''Trivia'' consists of a series of video segments that introduce and confirm the validity of unusual trivia. Past trivia has i ...

'' (Fuji TV) *'' Tora no Mon'' (

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...

) *'' Zenkoku Issei! Nihonjin Test'' (April 2008, Fuji TV)

Educational Television

*''Onishi Hiroto's Basic English Recipe'' （April 2022,

NHK Educational TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK E, is the second television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It is a sister service of NHK General TV, showing programs of a more educational, cultural or intellectual nature, periodically also sh ...

)

Radio

* MEGUMI-X ( FM-FUJI) * MEGUMI no MAKE ME HAPPY! (April–September 2005,

Nippon Broadcasting System , or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, next to the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Founded in 1954, it is together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, the flagship station of the National Radio Network. Nippon Broa ...

)

Commercials

Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (4 ...

(2007) *

GyaO is a Japanese internet company originally formed as a joint venture between the American internet company Yahoo! (later divested by Verizon into Altaba) and the Japanese company SoftBank. It is headquartered at Kioi Tower in the Tokyo Garden Terr ...

Japan Racing Association The Japan Racing Association ( ja, 日本中央競馬会 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training ...

(2006) *

Morinaga & Company is a confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since 1899. Their products include candy and other confectioneries. Morinaga has had Ayumi Hamasaki and Mao Asada appear in their commercials, and in the past has used stars such as the ...

Weider in Jelly "Diet Weider" * Nestle Japan Nescafe Santa Marta *

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

*Okayama Prefecture police (Improvement of traffic manners campaign) * Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

FamilyMart is a Japanese convenience store franchise chain. It is Japan's second largest convenience store chain, behind 7-Eleven. There are now 24,574 stores worldwide in Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its ...

Natural Cycle *

Sapporo Brewery is a Japanese beer brewing company founded in 1876. Sapporo is the oldest brand of beer in Japan. It was first brewed in Sapporo, Japan, in 1876 by brewer Seibei Nakagawa. The world headquarters of Sapporo Breweries is in Ebisu, Shibuya, Toky ...

* Yellow Hat

Film

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'' (2007), Sakurako Kōno *'' SS'' (2008), Girako *''

The Blood of Wolves is a 2018 Japanese crime and yakuza film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. Plot 1988, Hiroshima, Japan. Shūichi Hioka (Tori Matsuzaka) gets assigned to the second investigative unit under Shōgo Ōgami (Kōji Yakusho), a detective rumored to have mo ...

'' (2018) *''Little Nights, Little Love'' (2018) *''Neet Neet Neet'' (2018) *''The Stormy Family'' (2019) *''One Night'' (2019) *''Stigmatized Properties'' (2020), Kaori *''

The Way of the Househusband is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online manga magazine ''Bunch'' since 2018, ''The Way of the Househusband'' follows an ex-yakuza member who retires from crime to become a househusband. T ...

'' (2022), Kazuko Tanaka *'' What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?'' (2022), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare *''Mado'' (2022) *''The Last 10 Years'' (2022) *'' Downfall'' (2023), Nozomi Machida *''Scroll'' (2023) *''December'' (2023)

TV drama

* '' Ossan's Love: In the Sky'' (2019), Haruka Neko * ''

'' (2020), Kazuko Tanaka * '' The Naked Director Season 2'' (2021) * ''A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki'' (2022)

Books

Photoalbums

* Gekkan MEGUMI (

Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: ''Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), ...

) *Megami (

Gakken is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales is reported at ¥ 90 billion ($789 million US). Gakken publishes educational books and magazines and produces other ...

) *meg (

Aqua House Aqua is the Latin word for water. It is used in many words which relate to water, such as aquatic life. In English, it may also refer to: Arts * Aqua (color), a greenish-blue color Business * Aqua (skyscraper), an 82-story residential skysc ...

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

Suns EntertainmentYahoo fan club
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