(born December 28, 1987, in

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) is a

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and

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, former member of Japanese idol pop group

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that was associated with

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. She remained within the group until its disbandment in 2008, after which point she was contracted with

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. She is currently no longer in the entertainment business, having retired to study beauty.

Biography

History

In June 2004, Okada passed Hello! Project Egg Audition 2004, the first audition to find

trainees (known as Hello! Pro Eggs), along with 32 other girls. She was chosen out of over 10,500 applicants. Two months later, in August, she was put into a group with

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member

Rika Ishikawa , is a Japanese actress and model associated with Hello! Project and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the Japanese pop idol trio v-u-den until June 2008. She has performed as a solo singer, as ...

and sole "Hello! Project Shin Unit Audition" winner

Erika Miyoshi is a Japanese pop singer and former member of the Hello! Project-associated trio v-u-den. History In July 2003, Erika successfully passed the ''Tsunku♂ Produce Hello! Project Shin Unit Audition''. In August 2004, she joined the group called ...

. The group was named "

V-u-den was a Japanese idol girl group associated with Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa (Morning Musume), Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The group officially disband ...

". Their debut single, "Koi no Nukegara", was released on September 23. In January 2006, she was added to the new

kickball team

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Her debut photobook, photographed in

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and titled "I Doll" (a pun on "Idol"), was released in February, with the DVD released the following month. Okada was cast in the film '' Sukeban Deka: Codename Saki Asamiya'' as Tae Konno, released on September 30, 2006. In 2008, it was announced that V-u-den would disband after their June concert tour. Her activities as a singer ceased, and she began to do

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work, as well as appearing on variety shows. On March 31, 2009, Okada graduated from Hello! Project along with the entire Elder Club, as part of a mass graduation. She also appeared at the Elder Club's final concert together the month before. She did, however, remain with

, transferring to the

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division and moving to Osaka. On June 23, 2010, she announced her intent to retire from celebrity life. Her contract with

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was terminated on June 30. She has since ceased all activities, intending to study beauty, hair and make-up, a subject in which she has long had an interest. Due to her previous graduation with the Elder Club, she is considered to have graduated from Hello! Project, even though she did not receive a graduation upon her contract termination with the Kansai division. In 2011 it was found that she is currently signed with an agency called Grace Agency and she is working as a

and a

. In April 2013, Okada launched her clothing brand, Ivora.

Releases

Photobooks

DVDs

* ''I Doll'' (2006-03-01)

Appearances

Movies

* Sukeban Deka: Codename Saki Asamiya as Tae Konno (2006-09-30)

TV shows

Radio

External links

twitter accountameblo account

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Okada, Yui 1987 births Living people Japanese television personalities V-u-den members People from Yao, Osaka Musicians from Osaka Prefecture