Meisa Kuroki

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Satsuki Shimabukuro ( Japanese 島 袋 さ つ き , Shimabukuro Satsuki ; born May 28, 1988 in Nago , Okinawa ), better known by her stage name Meisa Kuroki (Japanese 黒 木 メ イ サ , Kuroki Meisa ), is a Japanese actress , model and singer . She is represented by the Sweet Power agency and is under contract with Sony Music Japan . Among other things, she worked for the popular fashion magazine JJmodeled and is currently the Japanese representative for Giorgio Armani . She played in numerous television series ( Dorama ), commercials, films and stage productions.

Life

Born to a Japanese mother and father of half-Japanese and half-Panamanian descent and the youngest of four sisters, she was discovered by a fashion scout during her sophomore year of middle school in Okinawa. From then on, she began to model exclusively for the popular fashion magazine JJ . While studying at the Okinawa Actors School, she was a member of the studio group BBWaves, which disbanded in 2007. Kuroki has been married to the Japanese singer and idol Jin Akanishi since February 2, 2012 .

Career

In February 2004, Kuroki made her acting debut in the first leading role in the play Kita-ku Tsuka Kōhei Gekidan Butai or Atami Satsujin Jiken Pyongyang Kara Kita Onna Keiji . Since her debut, she has starred in theater performances, films and doramas. In 2006, she played in Chakushin Ari: Final ( Engl. "The Call 3 - Final"), the last part of Chakushin Ari series with. In 2007 she received the “Newcomer of the Year” award at the 44th Annual Golden Arrow Awards. That same year she starred in Fumihiko Sori's CGI anime film Vexille . Kuroki was also seen with her close friend Maki Horikita in the photobook missmatch: Maki Horikita x Meisa Kuroki x Kishin Shinoyama (photographed by Kishin Shinoyama) and the short film short film: Kimi no Yubisaki . In 2009 Meisa was selected for the Japanese face of the international brand Emporio Armani , for which she also appeared at numerous events around the world. She also played in Dance, Subaru! , starring the real- life version of Masahito Soda's manga Subaru , produced by film producer Bill Kong , and in Assault Girls , directed by Mamoru Oshii . In 2010 she was selected for the international face of the French cosmetics brand L'Oréal .

music

Kuroki sang for the soundtrack of her 2007 film, Crows Zero , in which she also starred. On June 21, 2008, their debut single "Like This" was released on Sony Music Records . It was announced on February 17, 2009 that their first Extended Play (EP), "Hellcat", would be released on April 8, 2009. Meisa's second EP, Attitude, was released in January 2010. In January 2011 her first studio album "Magazine" was released.

Discography

Studio albums

publication title Chart position * Sales *
January 21, 2011 Magazines 6th 27,000
February 15, 2012 Unlocked 18th 6,000
"-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication.
* Charts and sales in Japan only .

Extended plays

publication title Chart position * Sales *
0April 8, 2009 Hellcat 9 21,000
0January 1, 2010 Attitude 49 7,000
"-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication.
* Charts and sales in Japan only.

Singles

publication title Chart position * Sales *
July 22, 2009 Shock (Unmei)
Shock ( 運 命 ) 		25th 9,000
0June 2, 2010 5 (Five) 23 6,000
0October 6, 2010 LOL! 12 12,000
April 13, 2011 One more drama 18th 5,000
August 31, 2011 Wired Life 12 15,000
0December 7, 2011 Breeze Out / Woman's Worth 46 3,000
"-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication.
* Charts and sales in Japan only.

Download singles

  • June 21, 2008: Like This
  • 0February 8, 2012: Hit the Road
  • April 23, 2012: Frenemy

Soundtracks

  • October 24, 2007: Crows Zero Original Soundtrack (# 4 Rock U (Movie Ver.), # 10 Hero Lives in You (Short Ver.))
  • 0April 8, 2009: Crows Zero II Original Soundtrack (# 7 Bad Girl (Movie Ver.))

Songs

Ordered by publication

  1. Rock u
  2. Hero Lives in You
  3. Like This
  4. Hear the alarm?
  5. Bad girl
  6. Criminal
  7. No, no, no
  8. sex
  9. Lost
  10. This is crazy
  11. Shock: Unmei ( 運 命 )
  12. Wasted
  13. 5: Five
  14. The Only One
  15. So smooth
  16. Are Ya Ready?
  17. Kind of Guy
  18. #1
  19. Late show
  20. Stand up!
  21. Awakening
  22. Lol!
  23. Be like that
  24. Switch
  25. Bye bye my friend
  26. Celebrate
  27. Say good night
  28. As I Am
  29. Why ??
  30. Loneliness
  31. Loveholic
  32. Somewhere ...
  33. One more drama
  34. go ahead
  35. Wired Life
  36. Upgrade U!
  37. Woman's Worth
  38. Breeze Out
  39. Hit the road
  40. Shake it off
  41. Take me away
  42. Flash Light
  43. Last code
  44. Happy to Be Me
  45. parade
  46. SOS: Watashi Sagasanai de Kudasai ( ワ タ シ サ ガ サ ナ イ デ ク ダ サ イ )
  47. Aimai de Zeitaku na Yokubou ( 曖昧 で 贅 沢 な 欲望 )
  48. Frenemy
  • Collaborations:
  1. Miss Universe (with Studio Apartment, Su and Ilmari (Rip Slyme))
  • Transitions:
  1. Attitude (intro)
  2. No restriction (interlude)
  3. Before Dawn (Interlude)
  4. Intro: Magazine

Music videos

  1. Like This
  2. Bad girl
  3. Criminal
  4. Shock: Unmei
  5. Are Ya Ready?
  6. 5: Five
  7. LOL!
  8. One more drama
  9. Wired Life
  10. Woman's Worth
  11. Breeze Out
  12. Frenemy
  • Collaborations:
  1. Miss Universe (with Studio Apartment, Su and Ilmari (Rip Slyme))

Filmography

Series

  • 2004: Medaka
  • 2007: Haikei, Chichi Uesama
  • 2007: Seito Shokun!
  • 2008: 1 Pound no Fukuin
  • 2008: Kaze no Garden
  • 2009: Ninkyō Helper
  • 2010: Shinzanmono

Movies

  • 2005: Onaji Tsuki o Miteiru
  • 2006: Camus Nante Shiranai
  • 2006: The Call 3 - Final
  • 2006: Tada Kimi o Aishiteru
  • 2007: Taitei no Ken
  • 2007: Vexille 2077 Nihon Sakoku
  • 2007: Crows Zero
  • 2009: Dance, Subaru!
  • 2009: Crows Zero II
  • 2009: Assault Girls
  • 2010: Space Battleship Yamato
  • 2014: Lupine the Third - The Master Thief (Rupan sansei)

Plays

  • 2005: Endless Shock
  • 2005: Azumi: Azumi on Stage
  • 2005: Choukyoushi
  • 2006: Azumi: Azumi Returns
  • 2007: Itsu no Hi ka Kimi Kaeru
  • 2009: Akai Shiro Kuroi Suna
  • 2009: Onna Nobunaga

Commercials

  • 2004–2005: Kyoto Kimono Yuzen
  • 2005–: Japan Transocean Air
  • 2005–: Kose: Esprique
  • 2005–: NTT DoCoMo: Forma
  • 2006–: Shiseido Tsubaki
  • 2006–: All Nippon Airways
  • 2006–: UNIQLO (with Juri Ueno )
  • 2006–: Asahi Soft Drinks
  • 2007–: House Foods: Gaban Potato Chips
  • 2008–: Toshiba, KDDI, au: portio / W62T
  • 2008–: Kirin: Smooth
  • 2009–: Kirin: Cola Shock

Guest appearances in music videos

  • Kubota Toshinobu - Kimi no Soba ni ( 君 の そ ば に )

Photo books

Web links

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f Meisa Kuroki's discography on Generasia (English).
personal data
SURNAME Kuroki, Meisa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shimabukuro, Satsuki (real name); 黒 木 メ イ サ (Japanese); 島 袋 さ つ き (Japanese, real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese actress, model and singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Nago , Okinawa , Japan