Kawabe Chieko

Name: Kawabe Chieko
Native name: 河邉千恵子
Also Known as: Ochi Chieko, 河辺千恵子, 越智千恵子, かわべちえこ, おちちえこ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: February 24, 1987
Age: 39

Kawabe Chieko is an actress, singer, model, radio host, and TV personality from Tokyo whom was born to a Japanese father and Spanish Filipino mother.

She is best known for her roles in the early 2000's Sailor Moon musicals, the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon live-action, and singing the opening theme song to the anime Ouran High School Host Club's.

When Kawabe was younger, she played the role of Mizuno Ami/Sailor Mercury in the 2000's Sailor Moon musicals for five productions spanning 2000-2002. She was also involved in the 2003 live-action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon drama as Tsukino Usagi's best friend Naru Osaka.

As her singing career kicked off, Kawabe released the singles "Be Your Girl" on April 27, 2004, which became the ending theme song to the anime "Elfen Lied". Her singles "Shining" and "Kizunairo" were released in 2004 and 2005. The song "I Can't Wait", from the 2005 "Kizunairo" single was used as the theme song to the Japanese version of the show Lizzie McGuire.

Her first album titled "Brilliance" was released in March 2005, with another single titled "Candy Baby" released in July of that same year. Kawabe's next major single, "Sakura Kiss", was used as the theme song for the hit anime Ouran High School Host Club.

Since April 2016 she has been working as a certified pilates instructor.

(Sources: Wikipedia JP, Wikipedia EN) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2003	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Japanese Drama, 2003, 49 eps Osaka Naru (Support Role)	49	Osaka Naru Support Role	7.3
2002	Toshiie and Matsu Japanese Drama, 2002, 49 eps Chiyo (Support Role)	49	Chiyo Support Role	8.0
1999	Team Japanese Drama, 1999, 11 eps Shimizu Megumi (Support Role)	11	Shimizu Megumi Support Role	5.5
1999	Kyukyu Hato Chiryoshitsu Japanese Drama, 1999, 12 eps Uehara Misaki (Support Role)	12	Uehara Misaki Support Role	3.0
1999	Moero!! Robocon Japanese Drama, 1999, 51 eps Yoko (Ep. 24) (Guest Role)	51	Yoko (Ep. 24) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2002	Alter Ego Japanese Movie, 2002, Hojo Yuka (Support Role)	Hojo Yuka Support Role	6.1
2000	Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: Kobe Hen Signara Japanese Movie, 2000, Hisae [Girls' Generation] (Guest Role)	Hisae [Girls' Generation] Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2000	Totsugawa Keibu Series 20: Shindai Tokkyu Cassopeia wo Oe Japanese Special, 2000, 1 eps Ono Miyuki [Keisuke and Etsuko's daughter] (Guest Role)	1	Ono Miyuki [Keisuke and Etsuko's daughter] Guest Role	0.0
2000	Kaigo Fukushi: Kiryu Machiko ~ Kanashii Uso Japanese Special, 2000, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0

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