is a Japanese

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and

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. She was born in

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as Naoko Niimura (新村直子). Her mother is former actress

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. Inoue's main claim to fame in the tarento circles is her bustline. She made her debut as a gravure idol in 2002 and went on to make several DVDs through 2006. Inoue also posed for annual calendars through 2010. She also worked as a female guest announcer/interviewer for K-1 in 2006, after replacing

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.http://gravurelovers.com/japan-idol-waka-inoue/ Inoue remains active as an actress, appearing in numerous television commercials and programs, as well as on radio.

Roles

Inoue played herself in episode ''488: The Devil of the TV Station'', of the ''

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'' anime series.

References

External links

Waka Inoue official page

Waka's feeling
Official

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1980 births Living people Japanese gravure models Japanese actresses Japanese television personalities Kickboxing commentators People from Meguro {{Japan-actor-stub