| Becky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rebecca[1] (レベッカ Rebekka, surname unknown) March 6, 1984 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Becky♪♯ (ベッキー♪♯ Bekkī) |
| Occupation | Singer, Model, Actress |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Website | |
| www.becky.ne.jp | |
Becky (ベッキー Bekkī, born March 6, 1984) is a Japanese television personality, or tarento, under the entertainment company Sun Music Productions. Beginning in late 2009, she began a music career under the name Becky♪♯, with the eighth note and sharp representing "a different half of Becky stepping up".[2]
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Becky was born in Kanagawa Prefecture[3] to her English father Simon and her Japanese mother (name not known). She also has a younger sister named Jessica who lived in America to study dance and has other family in England, as seen in an episode of Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q! (世界の果てまでイッテQ!).[4] Becky holds dual citizenship status in both Japan and the United Kingdom.[5]
She debuted as a regular on the popular children's show Oha-Suta in 1999 reading out the English names of various Pokémon characters in a section of the show called Pokémon: The World.
She became a popular mascot of the show, and eventually started landing spots on various Japanese variety shows. On television, she has also appeared in numerous commercials and has lent her voice to the characters of many anime shorts and movies.
She graduated from Tokyo's Asia University with a degree in business administration on March 15, 2006.[6]
In 2008, she was named by Japan Today as the most popular female TV personality because she appeared in more commercials (14) than any other female in Japan. Australian airline Jetstar Airways used her in advertisements and promotions aimed towards Japanese audiences.[7] Jetstar reported her full name as being "Rebecca-Eri Rabone",[8] but neither Becky nor her representation agency have stated this in Japan.
Becky is best friends with actress Aya Ueto (who also coincidentally held the title of CM queen in 2007), whom she first met on the set of Oha-Suta. They became friends five years later, on the set of Ueto's drama Ace wo Nerae!. They have made many TV appearances together since then.
Becky is currently a regular guest on the following programs:
In addition to her work as an actress and model, Becky has also had several musical releases. Beginning in late 2009, Becky began recording under the name "Becky♪♯" (ベッキー♪♯ Bekkī), and her first single under EMI Music Japan debuted in the top 10 of the Oricon's Daily and Weekly Charts.[9]
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Kokoro no Hoshi (心の星) | February 24, 2010 |
| Kaze to Melody (風とメロディー Kaze to Merodī) | July 13, 2011 |
| Stage name | Title | Release date | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky | "Sora Tobu Pokémon Kids" (そらとぶポケモンキッズ Sora Tobu Pokemon Kizzu) |
July 17, 1999 | N/A | |
| "Densetsu no Stafy" (伝説のスタフィー Densetsu no Sutafī) |
September 4, 2002 | Densetsu no Stafy theme | ||
| "Sarara" (さらら) |
December 4, 2002 | |||
| "Horiken Size II" (ホリケンサイズII Horiken Saizu II) |
March 12, 2003 | |||
| "Hello! Thank You!" (ハロー！サンキュー！ Harō! Sankyū!) |
April 29, 2005 | Pokémon The Park theme | ||
| "Himawari" (向日葵) |
February 22, 2006 | |||
| Becky♪♯ | "Kokoro Komete" (心こめて) |
December 2, 2009 | B-side serves as Crayon Shinchan theme | Kokoro no Hoshi |
| "Suki Dakara" (好きだから) |
February 3, 2010 | |||
| "Emerald" (エメラルド Emerarudo) |
July 20, 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon Japanese theme | Kaze to Melody | |
| "Fuyusora no Love Song" (冬空のLove Song) |
December 1, 2010 | Happy Music theme | ||
| Gucky (グッキー Gukkī) | "Good Lucky!!!!!" | March 2, 2011 | Universal Studios Japan 10th anniversary theme, Collaboration with Greeeen | |
| Becky♪♯ | "Kaze no Shirabe" (風のしらべ) |
June 15, 2011 | Universal Stuidos Japan 10th anniversary summer TV commercial song |