Megumi (actress)
Japanese singer, actress, television personality, and gravure idol
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Megumi Yamano (山野仁, Yamano Megumi; formerly Furuya (降谷), born September 25, 1981), known mononymously as Megumi (めぐみ), is a Japanese tarento, actress, singer, and gravure idol. She is currently affiliated with Suns Entertainment.
- tarento
- actress
- singer
- gravure idol
Megumi | |
|---|---|
| めぐみ | |
| Born | Megumi Yamano September 25, 1981 |
| Other name | Megumi Furuya |
| Occupations |
|
| Spouse |
Kenji Furuya
(m. 2008; div. 2023) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
She was raised in Kurashiki, Okayama, but was born in Matsue, Shimane.
She dropped out of Kurashiki Suishō Senior High School (at the time an all-girls school).
Personal life
In July 2008, after discovering she was pregnant, Megumi married Dragon Ash lead singer Kenji Furuya, whom she had been dating since 2005.[1] On February 6, 2009, Megumi gave birth to the couple's only child, a son.[2]
On December 30, 2023, the couple jointly announced that they had divorced.[3]
Roles
Variety shows
- Aa! Hanano Ryōrinin (March 20, 2008, Nippon TV)
- Africa no Tsume (Nippon Television)
- Akashiya Santa no Shijōsaidai no Christmas Present Show (2001)
- Bachikoi! (Setonaikai Broadcasting Corporation)
- Blog Type (April–September 2005, Fuji TV)
- The God of Entertainment (Nippon Television)
- Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende (Nippon Television)
- Ken Shimura's Baka Tonosama (Fuji TV)
- Hashire! Gulliver-kun (Kansai Telecasting Corporation)
- Hey! Spring of Trivia (Fuji TV)
- Tora no Mon (TV Asahi)
- Zenkoku Issei! Nihonjin Test (April 2008, Fuji TV)
Educational Television
- Onishi Hiroto's Basic English Recipe (April 2022, NHK Educational TV)[4]
Radio
- MEGUMI-X (FM-FUJI)
- MEGUMI no MAKE ME HAPPY! (April–September 2005, Nippon Broadcasting System)
Commercials
- Asahi Breweries (2007)
- GyaO
- Japan Racing Association (2006)
- Morinaga & Company Weider in Jelly "Diet Weider"
- Nestle Japan Nescafe Santa Marta
- Okayama Prefecture
- Okayama Prefecture police (Improvement of traffic manners campaign)
- Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. FamilyMart Natural Cycle
- Sapporo Brewery
- Yellow Hat
Film
- Hero (2007), Sakurako Kōno
- SS (2008), Girako
- The Blood of Wolves (2018)
- Little Nights, Little Love (2018)
- Neet Neet Neet (2018)
- The Stormy Family (2019)
- One Night (2019)
- Stigmatized Properties (2020), Kaori
- The Way of the Househusband (2022), Kazuko Tanaka[5]
- What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare[6]
- Mado (2022)[7]
- The Last 10 Years (2022)[8]
- Downfall (2023), Nozomi Machida[9]
- Scroll (2023)[10]
- December (2023)[11]
- Insomniacs After School (2023), Isaki's mother[12]
- Ice Cream Fever (2023), Naoko Arakawa[13]
- The Forbidden Play (2023), Shūko Noda[14]
- Masked Hearts (2023)[15]
- The Tales of Kurashiki (2025)[16]
- Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (2025), Akiko's mother[17]
- A Light in the Harbor (2025), Miwako Omori[18]
- Nameless (2026), Hanako Yamada[19]
- This Is I (2026)[20]
- Chimney Town: Frozen in Time (2026), Moff(voice)[21]
- Fujiko (2026), Nagura[22]
- Goodbye My Car (2026), Arisa Kinomiya[23]
TV drama
- Ossan's Love: In the Sky (2019), Haruka Neko
- The Way of the Househusband (2020), Kazuko Tanaka[24]
- The Naked Director Season 2 (2021)[25]
- A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki (2022)[26]
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023), Ōoka Tadasuke[27]
- Informa (2023), Asuka Nagasawa[28]
- Private Banker (2025), Kasumi Tenguuji[29]
- The Hot Spot (2025), Noriko Inamoto[30]
Dubbing
- Kung Fu Panda
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Elemental (2023), Gale Cumulus[31]
- The Garfield Movie (2024), Jinx[32]
Books
Photoalbums
- Gekkan MEGUMI (Shinchosha)
- Megami (Gakken)
- meg (Aqua House)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Stormy Family and One Night | Won |
See also
- Kenji Furuya (Dragon Ash) (husband)
- Ikkō Furuya (father-in-law)