Yuko Aoki

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Yuko Aoki
Birthdate: February 5, 1977 (1977-02-05) (age 31)[1]
Birth location: Yamagata Prefecture
Measurements: 93-59-87(cm)
37-23-34(in)
Height: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
In this Japanese name, the family name is Aoki.

Yuko Aoki (青木裕子 Aoki Yūko?) is a Japanese bikini model known for her large breasts who was born on February 5, 1977 in Takahata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.[2] She first started modeling in 1995, and became a "Visual Queen of the Year" at Fuji TV for 1996.[3][4] She was a frequent cover girl on Japanese bikini photo magazines in the late 1990s. She appeared in the advertising campaign for Suntory's Milpower (ミルパワー mirupawaa?) product.[4]

Aoiki stopped modeling in 1998, and "officially" retired from modeling in 2000 and is now focusing on a music career, which was her first interest.

In February 1998, Aoki held a healing music concert at Casals Hall, near Ochanomizu Station.[5] In June 1999, she sought to raise money through her singing for the refugees in Kosovo.[6] On December 16, 2002, Aoki revealed a chocolate covered statute of David Beckham in Tokyo to generate publicity.[7] In 2003 she released an album titled Blue on the Universal Japan label. She is currently the lead vocalist for the band icy blue. She has been the cover model for (and subject of major articles in) nearly fifty issues of various magazines in Japan,[8] including Weekly Playboy's March 12, 1996 issue.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Infobox data from 青木 裕子 (Aoki Yuuko) (Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary) (August 11, 2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
  2. ^ (Japanese) 青木裕子・バイオグラフィー+プロフィール. Yuko Aoki Laboratory. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Michael. (December 1, 1996) Mainichi Daily News Here comes tomorrow Da Capo guides readers toward the millennium with tales of hormone juices and sex.
  4. ^ a b c 青木 裕子 (Aoki Yuuko) (Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary) (August 11, 2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
  5. ^ Asahi Shimbun (February 26, 1998) Weekend/Bulletin Board.
  6. ^ Matsumoto, Chei. (June 3, 1999) Asahi Shimbun Singing her heart out for peace: Vocalist Yuko Aoki hopes her songs of hope and love will have a healing effect on the lives of refugees from war-torn Yugoslavia. Weekend section.
  7. ^ (Spanish) Mural (Mexico - InfoShare Communications Inc.) (December 17, 2002) Choco-Beckham. Section: Deportes; Page 3.
  8. ^ (Japanese) COVER GALLERY 常設展示室・表紙ギャラリー. Yuko Aoki Laboratory. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.

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