Yumi Kobayashi

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Yumi Kobayashi
Born ( 1988-11-26 ) November 26, 1988 (age 35)
Tokyo, Japan
Other names Yumi-chan
Occupation Fashion model
Modeling information
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Eye color Black
Agency Burning Production, K.K.
Website www .webburning .com (in Japanese)

Yumi Kobayashi ( 小林 優美 , Kobayashi Yumi , born November 26, 1988) is a female fashion model from Tokyo, Japan. She works for the show-business production Burning Production, K.K. ( 株式?社バ?ニングプロダクション ) and previously worked for Platica Inc.

Her show-business name from July 2007 to March 2008 was Yumi Uno ( 宇野 優美 ) .

Biography [ edit ]

In 2002, Kobayashi debuted as an exclusive model of Loveberry , a fashion magazine for Japanese low-teen girls and published by Tokuma Shoten . She modeled for the magazine until 2005. In the next year, Kobayashi transferred to Face Network Co., Ltd. ( 株式?社フェイスネットワ?ク ) and also debuted as a gravure idol . Then, in 2007, she took part in a model audition for the Kobe Collection , or simply, Kou-Kore . Kobayashi became a finalist but without any prize. [1] Also in the same year, Kobayashi joined Miss Magazine ( ミスマガジン ) and became a semi-finalist, [2] from which she solely won the GyaO Prize . Soon afterwards, on July 31, she renamed her family name from Kobayashi to Uno, which derives from the president and CEO of USEN Corporation, Yasuhide Uno ( 宇野康秀 ). [3] On April 1, 2008, Platica Inc. was independent from Face Network Co., Ltd. , subsequently Kobayashi got to belong to Platica Inc. and she renamed her family name again back to Kobayashi. In 2008, Kobayashi participated in a model audition of the Kobe Collection and became a finalist again; however, she did not obtain any prize. Also in Princess PINKY Audition (プリンセスPINKYオ?ディション) of a fashion magazine PINKY , she became a finalist but received no prize. [4] In late 2008, Kobayashi was elected as the 23rd Asahi Beer Image Girl , [5] on which she served until December 2009. Thereafter, on April 1, 2010, Kobayashi transferred to Burning Production, K.K.

She has attended the Tokyo Girls Collection twice as a model; i.e. 11th Tokyo Girls Collection of 2010 Autumn/Winter [6] and 13th Tokyo Girls Collection of 2011 A/W. [7]

Bibliography [ edit ]

Magazines [ edit ]

  • Loveberry , Tokuma Shoten 2001?, as an exclusive model from 2002 to 2005
  • Scholar , Scholar Magazine 2008
  • Weekly Playboy No.22 , pp. 24?27, Shueisha 2010
  • Weekly Young Jump No.49 , pp. 439?443, Shueisha 2010
  • Weekly Playboy No.47 , pp. 95?111, Shueisha 2010
  • Weekly Playboy No.7 , p. 1 (cover) and pp. 5?12, Shueisha 2011
  • Weekly Young Jump No.11 , p. 1 (cover) and pp. 3?8, Shueisha 2011
  • Weekly Young Jump No.26 , pp. 431?435, Shueisha 2011

Filmography [ edit ]

TV drama [ edit ]

DVDs [ edit ]

  1. Angel Kiss ? Angel's Smile - (Angel Kiss ~天使の微笑み~), E-net Frontier 2006
  2. Yumi Toiro (優美十色), GP Museum Soft 2007
  3. Angel Kiss ? Angel's Reunion - (Angel Kiss ~天使の再?~), Trico 2008

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ 神コレモデルオ?ディション: 2次選考通過者ご紹介☆ (in Japanese). 株式?社アイグリッツ. December 26, 2006 . Retrieved April 17, 2010 .
  2. ^ "ミスマガジン2007 セミファイナル No. 7 小林優美" (in Japanese). 株式?社講談社. July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2010 . Retrieved April 17, 2010 .
  3. ^ "小林改め、宇野優美になりました - 芸能ニュ?ス : nikkansports.com" (in Japanese). 株式?社日刊スポ?ツ新聞社. August 3, 2007 . Retrieved April 17, 2010 .
  4. ^ "プリンセスPINKYオ?ディション No. 7 小林優美" (in Japanese). 株式?社集英社. July 22, 2008 . Retrieved April 17, 2010 .
  5. ^ 2009年 アサヒビ?ルイメ?ジガ?ル 小林優美 (in Japanese). アサヒビ?ル株式?社. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009 . Retrieved March 29, 2009 .
  6. ^ "東京ガ?ルズコレクション'10 A/W|出演モデル | 小林優美" . 東京ガ?ルズコレクション?行委員?. September 4, 2010 . Retrieved October 4, 2011 . (in Japanese)
  7. ^ "東京ガ?ルズコレクション'11 A/W|モデル 小林優美" (in Japanese). 東京ガ?ルズコレクション?行委員?. September 3, 2011 . Retrieved October 4, 2011 .

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