Erika Yamakawa
Erika Yamawaka (山川 恵里佳, Yamakawa Erika?, born 7 March 1982) is a female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate, belongs to the show-business production "Avant-gardes". She was a gravure idol (Japanese term: swimsuit/bikini model).
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. On March 11, 2010, she had her first child.
Activities
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
Radio Program
- ERIKA'S BAY NIGHT CRUISIN', bayfm
Stage Dramas
Other appearances
Bibliography
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
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
External links
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Japanese gravure idol |
| Date of birth |
7 March 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Iwate, Japan |
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