Akari Yura
Japanese singer and model
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Akari Yura (Japanese: 由良 朱合, Hepburn: Yura Akari; born 12 March 1999) is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and model from Hiroshima Prefecture affiliated with Platinum Production. Wanting to become a Japanese idol since childhood, she was educated at Actor's School Hiroshima and was a member of their idol group Splash. She spent some time as a member of STU48, before becoming a gravure idol. Since 2022, she has been part of the musical group UniChord in the D4DJ multimedia franchise, which includes portraying the character Kokoa Shinomiya.
- Singer
- voice actress
- model
Akari Yura 由良 朱合 | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Yura in 2026 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 12 March 1999 |
| Origin | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Member of | UniChord |
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Biography
Akari Yura, a native of Hiroshima Prefecture, was born on 12 March 1999,[1] the second of three siblings.[2] As a young child, she was a fan of Morning Musume and wanted to become a Japanese idol, and she started taking part in auditions while in sixth grade.[3] She was educated at Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH), where she was in the same graduating class as future STU48 teammate Chiho Ishida.[4]
She joined ASH's idol group Splash in April 2014.[5][6] In November 2017, she was one of the 68 finalists in the third round of the 3rd AKB48 Group Draft Conference,[7] and in January 2018, she was selected by STU48 in the third round.[8] In July 2019, she made her STU48 debut in their third single "Daisuki-na hito",[9] but left STU48 the next month.[10]
She made her gravure idol debut in the 18 May 2020 issue of Weekly Playboy,[1] and she later appeared as the gravure model on the 11 June 2020 issue of Weekly Young Jump.[11] In July 2020, she announced that she had signed a contract with Platinum Production.[12] She was an official ambassador at the Tokyo Gravure Idol Festival 2021 Online in October 2021.[13]
In October 2022, she became part of the D4DJ franchise as Kokoa Shinomiya, one of four members of UniChord.[14]
Filmography
Video games
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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| 2022 | D4DJ Groovy Mix | Kokoa Shinomiya | [14] |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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| 2024 | Love Live! School Idol Musical the Drama | Maaya Mikasa | [15] |