Yūko Ōshima

Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production.

• Name — Yuko Oshima • Native Name — 大島 優子 • Children — 2 • Born — 17 October 1988 • Birthplace — Mibu, Tochigi, Japan • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Years Active — 1996–present

Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American. Her parents divorced 6 months after her family moved to Mibu. Oshima lived with her father while she only saw her mother once after the divorce. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. In 2006, at the AKB48's second audition to form Team K, she was selected out of a pool of 12,000 applicants to join the team. In April, she began working full-time with the group, which debuted with the single, "Aitakatta", in October 2006. On August 24, 2012, AKB48 announced a reorganization of the teams, and appointed Oshima to be the captain of Team K. On December 31, 2013, Oshima announced on Kohaku Uta Gassen that she would be leaving the group. On February 26, 2014, the last single for her as a member of AKB48 and as the center performer of that, "Mae shika Mukanee" was released. She graduated from AKB48 on June 9, 2014, by the performance at the AKB48 theatre. On July 29, 2021, Oshima married actor and Scarlet co-star Kento Hayashi. She gave birth to their first child on January 5, 2023.

Oshima has placed in the top two in the first five AKB48 general elections. In 2009 she placed second overall, losing only to Atsuko Maeda. In 2010, she received the most votes and became the center performer in the single "Heavy Rotation". In the 2011 general election, she placed second to Maeda once again. In the 2012 general election, she placed first with 108,837 votes and became the center performer in the single "Gingham Check". In the 2013 general election, she was voted second overall with 136,503 votes and lost to Rino Sashihara with 150,570 votes.

• Year — data-sort-type="number" | No. — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — 1 — "Aitakatta" — A-side — Debut with Team K. • 2007 — 2 — "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" — A-side • 3 — "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" — A-side • 4 — "Bingo!" — A-side • 5 — "Boku no Taiyō" — A-side • 6 — "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" — A-side • 2008 — 7 — "Romance, Irane" — A-side • 8 — "Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008" — A-side • 9 — "Baby! Baby! Baby!" — A-side • 10 — "Ōgoe Diamond" — A-side • 2009 — 11 — "10nen Sakura" — A-side — Also sang on "Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de" • 12 — "Namida Surprise!" — A-side • 13 — "Iiwake Maybe" — A-side — Ranked 2nd in 2009 General Election. • 14 — "River" — A-side • 2010 — 15 — "Sakura no Shiori" — A-side — Also sang on "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll". • 16 — "Ponytail to Shushu" — A-side — Also sang on "Majijo Teppen Blues" • 17 — "Heavy Rotation" — A-side, Center — Ranked 1st in 2010 General Election. Also sang on "Yasai Sisters" and "Lucky Seven". • 18 — "Beginner" — A-side • 19 — "Chance no Junban" — B-side — Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Yoyakushita Christmas"; and "Alive" with Team K. • 2011 — 20 — "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" — A-side • -- — "Dareka no Tame ni - What can I do for someone?" — -- — charity single • 21 — "Everyday, Katyusha" — A-side — Also sang on "Korekara Wonderland" and "Yankee Soul". • 22 — "Flying Get" — A-side — Ranked 2nd in 2011 General Election. Also sang on "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama", "Ice no Kuchizuke", and "Yasai Uranai". • 23 — "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" — A-side, Center • 24 — "Ue kara Mariko" — A-side — Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament; She sang on "Noël no Yoru"; and on "Zero-sum Taiyō" as Team K. • 2012 — 25 — "Give Me Five!" — A-side (Baby Blossom), Selection 6 — Played bass in Baby Blossom; She also sang on "Sweet & Bitter" as Selection 6. • 26 — "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" — A-side, AKB48 Stage Fighters — Also sang on "Choudai, Darling!"; and "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..." as AKB48 Stage Fighters • 27 — "Gingham Check" — A-side, Center — Ranked 1st in 2012 General Election. Also sang on "Yume no Kawa". • 28 — "Uza" — A-side, Center, New Team K — Also sang on "Scrap & Build" as New Team K. • 29 — "Eien Pressure" — B-side, OKL48 — Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Totteoki Christmas"; and "Eien Yori Tsuzuku Yō ni" as part of OKL48. • 2013 — 30 — "So Long!" — A-side — Also sang on "Yuuhi Marie" as Team K. • 31 — "Sayonara Crawl" — A-side, Center — Also sang on "How come?" as Team K. One of four centers for the single. • 32 — "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" — A-side — Ranked 2nd in 2013 General Election. Also sang on "Namida no Sei Janai" and "Saigo no Door". • 33 — "Heart Electric" — A-side — Given an English nickname Lucy. Also sang on "Sasameyuki Regret" as Team K. • 2013 — 34 — "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" — B-side — Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Mosh & Dive" and "Party is over". • 2014 — 35 — "Mae shika Mukanee" — A-side, Center — Last Single in AKB48 • 36 — "Labrador Retriever" — B-side — Did not participate in title song. Participated in "Kyō made no Melody" which was also her graduation song. • 2016 — 43 — "Kimi wa Melody" — A-side — Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Participated as graduated member.

• Year — data-sort-type="number" | No. — Title — Role — Notes • 2016 — 19 — "Chicken Line" — B-side — Sang on "Tabi no Tochū". Participated as graduated member.

• Team K 1st Stage Party ga Hajimaru yo • "Skirt, Hirari" • Team K 2nd Stage Seishun Girls • "Kinjirareta Futari" • "Fusidara na Natsu" • Team K 3rd Stage Nōnai Paradise • "Nakinagara Hohoende" (Solo Unit) • Himawarigumi 1st Stage Boku no Taiyō • "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" • Himawarigumi 2nd Stage Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai • "Confession" • Team K 4th Stage Saishū Bell ga Naru • "Gomen ne Jewel" • Team K 5th Stage Sakaagari • "End Roll" • Team K 6th Stage Reset • "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa" • Team K Waiting Stage • "Glory Days" • "Higurashi no Koi" (new units)

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2015 — Yamegoku: Helpline Cop — Bakushū Nagamitsu — Leading role • 2016 — Here Comes Asa! — Raicho Hiratsuka — Asadora • 2017 — Tokyo Tarareba Musume — Koyuki • 2019 — Scarlet — Teruko — Asadora • 2020 — Kyojo — Shinobu Kusumoto — Miniseries • 7 Secretaries — Miwa Kazama • 2021 — Nemesis — Kiiko Uehara • Reach Beyond the Blue Sky — Itō Kaneko — Taiga drama • 2022 — Because We Forget Everything • 2024 — Antihero — Rin Shiraki

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2012 — Brave — Mérida • 2018 — Ralph Breaks the Internet — Mérida • 2024 — Madame Web — Cassandra Webb/Madame Web (Dakota Johnson) • 2026 — Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie — Harper Cutlass

• AKBingo! • Shūkan AKB • AKB48 Nemōsu TV • AKB とＸＸ！ • Hoko x Tate • Naruhodo High School • AKB48 kousagi • AKB48 SHOW! • Woman On the Planet

• [2001.07.10] Charm (with Tajima Honami) • [2003.10.18] かがやくきもち (Kagayaku Kimochi) • [2008.12.19] ゆうらりゆうこ (Yuurari Yūko) • [2009.10.17] 優子のありえない日常 (Yūko no Arienai Nichijou) • [2010.08.25] 君は、誰のもの? (Kimi wa, Dare no Mono?) (aka Oshima Yuko L.A.) • [2011.06.17] 優子 (Yūko) • [2014.09.18] 脱ぎやがれ! (Nugiyagare! Photographed by Mika Ninagawa)

• smart, Takarajimasha 1995-, since 2011

• AKB48 Ashita Made Mō Chotto. • AKB48 no All Night Nippon

The authorities additionally record the headings Yuko Oshima, Oshima Yuko, Ōshima Yūko and Ooshima Yuko. Her recorded language was Japanese. She married Kento Hayashi.