Nakazawa Yuko
- Name: Nakazawa Yuko
- Native name: 中澤裕子
- Also Known as: Nakazawa Yuuko , Yu-chan
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: June 19, 1973
- Age: 51
Yuko Nakazawa was one of five runners-up in a 1997 talent contest for a new Japanese rock idol. After the contest, musician and producer Tsunku offered Nakazawa and the four other runners-up (Natsumi Abe, Kaori Iida, Aya Ishiguro, and Asuka Fukuda) the chance to be taken under his wing under one condition: they must sell 50,000 CDs of their debut song "Ai no Tane" with five days of live promotion. The quintet accomplished that task in four and thus Morning Musume was born. The group has since grown increasingly popular and is infamous for its fluctuating lineup, with members leaving and joining frequently.
In 1998, shortly after Morning Musume's formation, Nakazawa began a solo career, beginning with enka styled songs. She gradually moved to a more pop sound, but has recently gone back to enka with her eleventh single, "Urara." Her solo work has allowed her voice to shine in a way it rarely did in Morning Musume, as she mostly sung harmonies with only a few solo lines.
Nakazawa has been a regular featured singer on Hello! Project's "Folk Songs" series. She was also placed in Akagumi 4 in Hello! Project's 2000 summer shuffles and Puripuri Pink in Hello!Project's 2005 summer shuffles, as well as participating in H.P. All Stars along with most of the rest of Hello!Project in 2004.
Being the oldest of the 1st generation of Morning Musume—she was 24 at the time of formation and nearly 28 upon leaving the group—Nakazawa held the role of the group's leader until her graduation on April 15, 2001. She has cited her reasons for leaving as being her age (she was 14 years older than the youngest member of the troupe, then 13-year-old Ai Kago, at the time of her departure) and her desire to pursue other things by the time she was 30.
Since then, Nakazawa has done some work in Japanese dramas such as Beauty 7 and Home Maker, performed in various plays, and continued in her solo singing career at a steady pace with reasonable success. She worked closely with Morning Musume and hosted their weekly show Hello! Morning (first regularly, then occasionally), until its end in early 2007.
It was announced on October 19, 2008 by Hello! Project that Nakazawa, along with the rest of Elder Club will graduate from Hello! Project on March 31, 2009. On February 1, 2009, during the "Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyo Kinen Special~" concert held at Yokohama Arena, Nakazawa passed on her leadership position in Hello! Project to Ai Takahashi of Morning Musume.
In 2010, It was announced Yuko Nakazawa will be joining the new group, "Dream Morning Musume" alongside other former-Morning Musume members.
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Japanese Drama, 2017, 51 eps
Kuranosuke
(Voice Actor)
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7.5
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Sakura Shinjuu
Japanese Drama, 2011, 63 eps
Takakura Akemi (Ep.33-48)
(Support Role)
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9.0
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Central Ikegami Police Season 5
Japanese Drama, 2005, 14 eps
Motomiya Suzu
(Support Role)
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9.0
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Central Ikegami Police Season 4
Japanese Drama, 2004, 11 eps
Suzu Motomiya
(Support Role)
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8.0
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Homemaker
Japanese Drama, 2004, 30 eps
Yamaji Izumi
(Main Role)
|
8.0
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Central Ikegami Police Season 3
Japanese Drama, 2004, 11 eps
Motomiya Suzu
(Support Role)
|
8.0
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Madam Mari
Japanese Drama, 2003, 12 eps
Sekiguchi Naomi (Ep. 7)
(Guest Role)
|
2.0
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Gokusen
Japanese Drama, 2002, 12 eps
Kawashima Kikuno [School nurse]
(Support Role)
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8.2
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Ginza no Koi
Japanese Drama, 2002, 7 eps
Kitagami Yuni
(Support Role)
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4.0
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Beauty Seven
Japanese Drama, 2001, 11 eps
Miyako Miyazaki
(Support Role)
|
6.5
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Mukai Arata no Doubutsu Nikki: Aiken Rosinante no Sainan
Japanese Drama, 2001, 10 eps
(Ep. 10)
(Guest Role)
|
6.9
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Food Fight
Japanese Drama, 2000, 11 eps
(Ep. 11)
(Guest Role)
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7.2
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Movie
Title | Rating |
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Mentai Piriri
Japanese Movie, 2019,
Catherine
(Support Role)
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7.2
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Atsuhime Number 1
Japanese Movie, 2012,
Tae
(Support Role)
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7.0
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Valley of Dreams
Japanese Movie, 2011,
(Support Role)
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10.0
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Tetsujin 28
Japanese Movie, 2005,
Ejima Kana
(Support Role)
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5.9
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Pinch Runner
Japanese Movie, 2000,
Masuda Ikue
(Support Role)
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5.8
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Morning Cop - Daite HOLD ON ME!
Japanese Movie, 1998,
(Main Role)
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6.7
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Special
Title | Rating |
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Kiri no Hata
Japanese Special, 2010, 1 eps
Yoshiko
(Support Role)
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1.0
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Japanese Special, 2009, 1 eps
Tanashi Kozue [Shirai Yuichi's fiancee, Kitchen Kozue chef]
(Guest Role)
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0.0
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Motomura Sayuri [Ken's wife, former magazine editor]
(Guest Role)
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10.0
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Gokusen Special
Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps
Kawashima Kikuno [School nurse]
(Support Role)
|
7.9
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TV Show
Title | Rating |
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Shukan Sanma to Matsuko
Japanese TV Show, 2021, 100 eps
(Ep. 93-94)
(Guest)
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0.0
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Shabekuri 007
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps
(Ep. 56)
(Guest)
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8.2
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Bokura no Jidai
Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps
(Guest)
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0.0
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Domoto Kyoudai
Japanese TV Show, 2001, 168 eps
(Ep. 15)
(Guest)
|
8.3
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Hello! Morning
Japanese TV Show, 2000, 354 eps
(Regular Member)
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8.8
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Don't Just Kiss!
Japanese TV Show, 1997, 0 eps
(Guest)
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0.0
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Utaban
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 658 eps
(Guest)
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8.6
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LOVE LOVE Aishiteru
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 214 eps
(Ep. 94, 134)
(Guest)
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8.3
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Tokyo Friends Park II
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 0 eps
(Guest)
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0.0
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Guru Guru Ninety Nine
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 1 eps
[Gochi] (S3E5)
(Guest)
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0.0
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MUSIC STATION
Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps
[Performer]
(Guest)
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8.1
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Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo!
Japanese TV Show, 1982, 8054 eps
[Thurday regular] (October 2001 - March 2003)
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
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Music Fair
Japanese TV Show, 1964, 3000 eps
(Guest)
|
7.0
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Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 75 eps
(Ep. 49-51, 56) | [Supporter] (Ep. 52)
(Guest)
|
7.6
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