Kirari 希良梨 | |
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| Birth name | 豊元 希良梨 (Toyotomo Kirari) |
| Born | October 23, 1980 Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | http://ameblo.jp/aksgod23/ |
Kirari Toyomoto (豊元 希良梨, Toyomoto Kirari, born October 23, 1980) is a Japanese actress, singer, and songwriter.
Career
In 1997 she debuted as an actress in the television drama Gift (ギフト).[1] The next year she played the role of Chisa Noda in the Hideaki Anno film Love & Pop.[2] Kirari wrote "Last Piece" as the end theme for the anime series Great Teacher Onizuka, and she played Nanako in the first live TV version of GTO.[3] Her cover of Martika's Toy Soldiers reached number 18 on the Oricon charts in May 2000.
Shortly afterward she put her career on hold and withdrew from Japanese public life.
Personal life
Fifteen years later she revealed that she had been ill with cervical cancer, and after recovery had moved to Taiwan, married her husband, and had a child.[4]
References
- ↑ "反町「GTO」生徒役・希良梨の現在 引退後の海外生活、結婚・出産…10年ぶり復帰の思いを語る". Modelpress (in Japanese). January 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (1999). Contemporary Japanese Film. Weatherhill. ISBN 9780834804159.
- ↑ 希良梨、活動再開後初公の場で笑顔「身も心もリセット」. Oricon News (in Japanese). September 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ "『GTO』生徒役・希良梨、15年ぶり歌手活動再開 闘病・国際結婚経て". Oricon News (in Japanese). June 19, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
External links
- Personal blog (in Japanese)
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