Yu Yamada

• Name — Yu Yamada • Native Name — 山田 優 • Born — 5 July 1984 • Birthplace — Onna, Okinawa, Japan • Height — 169 cm • Occupation — * Model • actress • singer • TV personality • Years Active — 1999–present • Employer — * K-Dash • Pony Canyon • Agent — K-Dash • Children — 4 • Relatives — Shintaro Yamada (brother) • Website — ameblo.jp/yamada-yu

On March 14, 2012, Yamada married Japanese actor Shun Oguri, and is a mother of four children, the fourth one being born in 2022.

• Year — Name — Album information — Oricon album chart — Notes • 2008 — Myusic — *Released: May 14, 2008 *Label: Pony Canyon *Formats: CD, CD+DVD — 38 — Includes five singles previously released.

• Single information — Notes • "Real You" * Released: September 20, 2006 * Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 10 * From album: Myusic • "Eyes on Me" * Released: March 7, 2007 * Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 30 * From album: Myusic * Label: Pony Canyon — * Yu Yamada and this song featured in a 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious cosmetics. * B-side: "Feel My Heart" * "Eyes on Me" is not to be confused with Faye Wong's song of the same name. • "Fly So High" * Released: June 13, 2007 * Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 27 * From album: Myusic * Label: Pony Canyon — * Ending theme for the TV Tokyo anime series Blue Dragon. * B-side: Little Raindrop • "Fiesta! Fiesta!" * Released: September 5, 2007 * Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 47 * From album: Myusic * Label: Pony Canyon — * Yu Yamada and this song featured in another 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious. * The B-side, "Palm", served as the ending theme to the Fuji TV horseracing show Umanade. * Composed by Toshinobu Kubota. • "Leave All Behind" * Released: April 23, 2008 • "My All" * Released: January 21, 2009 • "Free" * Released: May 20, 2009 — * Ending theme for the anime series Basquash!

• Route 58 (2003) as Rin • Kiseki wa Sora Kara Futte Kuru (2005) as Reiko Aoyama • Akihabara@Deep (2006) as Akira • Pulukogi (2007) • Surf's Up (Japanese dub) (2007) as Lani Aliikai • Kanna-san Daiseikō Desu! (2008) as Kanna • Shinjuku Swan (2015) as Ryoko • Eating Women (2018)

• Kabachitare! (2001) • Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (2001) • Kangei Danjiki Goikkou-sama (2001) • Shiawase no Shippo (2002) • Cosmetic (2003) • Aisuru Tame ni Aisaretai Loved to Love (2003) • Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no youni... (2004) • Orange Days (2004) • Be-Bop High School (2004) • Nihon no Kowai Yoru "Daiseikubi" (2004) • X'mas Nante Daikirai (2004) • Tales of Japan (2004) • Be-Bop High School 2 (2005) • Fukigen na Gene (2005) • Yume de Aimashou (2005) • Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari "Happunkan" (2005) • Satomi Hakenden (2006) • Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi "Actress" (2006) • Zenibana (2006) • Damens' Walker (2006) • The Family (2007), Makiko Yasuda • Zenibana 2 (2007) • Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008) • Gokusen 3 (2008) • Binbō Danshi (2008) • Seigi no Mikata (2008) • Akuma no Temari Uta (2009) • Mei-chan no Shitsuji (2009) • Gakeppuchi no Eri (2010)

• Paradise Kiss (2005) as Yukari Hayasaka