English name: Hirosue Ryoko

Japanese name: L––—ÁŽq

Hometown: Kouchi, Japan

Birthday:  July 18th, 1980

Height: 160cm

Weight: 43kg

Measurement: 80'58'86

Foot: 23cm

Blood type: O

Family : Father, mother, younger sister, Emi, and a dog

Interests: Basketball, music, swimming, karaoke, swimming and electric organ

Favourite food: Ice cream, sushi and sweetened bun

Favourite colour: White

Favourite animal: Dog

First single: 5 seconds to love (15th April 1997)

First album: Arigato! (19th November 1997)

Movie: 20th Century Nostalgia (summer 1997)

All fan mails should be sent to:

6-12-3,Minamiaoyama Minato-ku,Tokyo 107-0032 Japan
Contact number: 03-3407-6373

Some interesting facts on Ryoko:

In July 18th 1980,Ryoko was born a premature baby in Yokohama, the hometown of her mother. She weighed only 4.5 lbs. Her family lives in Kouchi and owns an interior shop.

She was repeatedly hospitalised when she was a year old because of a heart illness known as "Kawasaki Disease." Ryoko detested having to take injections when she was young. She cried often when she had to take injections. She became better when she grew older.

In 1983, her younger sister, Emi, was born. Ryoko was only three years old at that time but she had already developed a passion for singing.

Ryoko entered elementary school in 1987 at the age of seven. Her class consisted of 26 students. She stayed in the same school until graduation. Ryoko took an interest in the game basketball in school and won in inter-school competitions.

Ryoko entered middle school in 1993 and surprisingly joined track and field team instead of basketball. In 1994, she was placed third in hurdles in a track meet. Ryoko took part in the "P&GClearasil, Pika-Pika (=shining) Face Contest"  which she came across in a magazine. This could be said to be her claim to stardom.

Her first television appearance was in June 12th 1995. Her first drama was "A 'S' for the Heart". At the same time, she continued to bring glory to her school getting second in hurdles and high jump in the Kouchi Prefecture.

Then began her climb to stardom.

1996
Jan. - T.V. drama "The Thursday Ghost Stories - The Magic Heart"begins.
This was Ryokos' first leading role. Though tough, she starts on her road as an actress.
Feb. - Her popularity booms due to a part she took in the "NTT DoCoMoPocket Bell (=pager) C.M."
Mar. - Graduates middle school. Tons of media crew rushed to her graduation ceremony.
Apr. - She moves to Yokohama (her aunts' home), and enters a private girls' high school in Tokyo.
Also her radio show "Ryoko Hirosues'Ganbara Night" starts.
Sep. - Her first Photo Book "R" and "H" are released simultaneously.
The sales go over 400 thousand copies.

1997
Mar. - Receives the Golden Arrow - Graph Awards.
Apr. - Debut as a singer ; First single "Maji de Koi suru 5 byou mae"
(which means something close to "5 seconds to love")
July - Her screen debut - "20th Century Nostalgia" starring Ryoko was released.
She makes the opening pitch for the Allstars-Game2 (Baseball)
October - In Takamatsu(10/11)&Kouchi(10/12),she makes appearance at a event hosted by DoCoMo.
The contents were a Mini-Concert and a Quiz Contest (total of about 2.5 hours)
November - Her first CD album - "ARIGATO!" is released
December - She makes her first apperance in the "kouhaku utagassen" with her 2nd single "Daisuki!"
(A music allstar TV program, which is done annually at the end of the year)

1998
Feburary - Receives the "Best New Actor Prize" at the 19th Yokohama Movie Festival
March - Receives the "Best New Comer Prize" and the "Best New Singer Prize" at the Golden Arrow Awards
(an all round show-biz awards)
Receives "Best New Actor Prize" at the 21st Japan Academy Awards

Recently there were news of Ryoko being admitted to the university of her dreams to further her studies. Congratulations to Ryoko!

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