Reiko Chiba

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Reiko Chiba (千葉麗子 Chiba Reiko; born on 8 January 1975) is a Japanese actress and occasional J-Pop singer. She was part of the J-Pop group Oororagoninmusume. When she married in 1998, Reiko's legal name became Reiko Kirihara. However, she continues to be known as "Reiko Chiba" or "Chibarei" in business and other public contexts.

Reiko was born in Osaka, and raised in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She was a model in her teens, and made her J-Pop debut on 7 April 1993, but retired from the entertainment industry in 1995. Her hobbies included computer games and online communications. She was featured in a nightly radio show "Akihabara Young Denkikan". She did a cameo voice appearance as herself in the anime movie Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

One of Reiko's most notable roles was Mei/PteraRanger in the Toei Super Sentai series Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger.

Since her 1998 marriage and the birth of a son in 1999, Reiko has adopted a more mature public persona. She is now active as a certified yoga instructor, teaching yoga classes and issuing a series of instructional books and videos. She is also the public face of the corporation Cherrybabe, Inc.