Erika Yamakawa
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Erika Yamawaka (山川 恵里佳 Yamakawa Erika?, born March 7, 1982) is a female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate, belongs to the show-business production ‘’Avant-gardes’’. She was a gravure idol.
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[edit] Profile
- Profession: Actress and 'gravure idol' (Japanese term: swimsuit/bikini model)
- Date of Birth: 7 March, 1982 (Pisces)
- Birthplace: Iwate, Japan
- Height: 157 cm (5 feet and 1.8 inches)
- Measurements: B80 W59 H83 cm (B31.5 W23.2 H32.7 inches)
- Blood type: A
- Talent Agency: Avant-gardes
[edit] Career
She won the prize of Miss Young Magazine in 1998, then she became a gravure idol and a female talent. At present, she mainly appears on variety programs on TV. In February 2007, she married Japanese comedian Monkikki.
[edit] Activities
[edit] TV Programs
- Human Variety Nichiyo no Magellan (ヒューマンバラエティ 日曜のマゼラン), Higashinippon Broadcasting
- S Para (Sパラ), Television Kanagawa
- Kiseki Taiken Unbelievable (奇跡体験!アンビリバボー), Fuji Television
- Heroine Tanjo (ヒロイン誕生), TV Osaka
- Urinari Geinojin Shako Dance Bu (ウリナリ芸能人社交ダンス部), Nippon Television
- Tensai Terebikun Wide (天才てれびくんワイド), 2001-03
- Tensai Terebikun MAX (天才てれびくんMAX), 2003-04
- Tokyo Niwa-tsuki Ikkodate (東京庭付き一戸建て), Nippon Television 2002
- Indies Wars (インディーウォーズ), Nippon Television 2004
[edit] Radio Program
- ERIKA'S BAY NIGHT CRUISIN', bayfm
[edit] Stage Dramas
- Heidi, 2002
- Anne of Green Gables, 2003-04
[edit] Other appearances
- Ø Story (2000)
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Photo books
- Yosei (妖精 / A Fairy), Bunkasha 1999
- OK Baby, Wani Books 2000
- Hidamari to Bidama (陽だまりとビー玉 / A Place in the Sun and Marbles), Saibunkan 2000
[edit] Trivia
- Erika is a native speaker of Morioka-ben, one of the dialects in Japan.
- Erika has the same birthday with Asami Waragai, one of the female announcers at TV Osaka.
- They said Erika was similar to Mari Yaguchi on various TV programs.
- Won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Title from Dramatic Dream Team
[edit] External links
- Erika Yamakawa’s Profile (Japanese) - Within her talent agency “Avant-gardes”
- Erika Biyori (Japanese) - Official Blog with her photographs, since January 2007
- Erika Yamakawa's Natural Life (Japanese) - Another Official Blog with her photographs, since December 2006