Atsuko Inaba
Encyclopedia
is a J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 singer formerly within Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...

. She began her career as a Japanese idol
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...

 with female group Osaka Performance Doll
Osaka Performance Doll
Osaka Performance Doll a.k.a. O.P.D. is a female japanese idol Jpop band from 1993 to 1997, theatre-based in Osaka, with five main members and several others for live performances and trainees....

 from 1993 to 1996, then joined new Hello! Project group Taiyo to Ciscomoon (later named "T&C Bomber") in 1999, until its end in late 2000. She stayed within Hello! Project as a chorist and dancer, without a being a soloist or in a group, but appeared in the temporary Hello! Project shuffle units Aoiro 7, 7Air, H.P. All Stars and Puripuri Pink.
On October 30, 2009, she announced that her contract with UpFront Agency, the parent company to Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...

, had ended.

Television

Show Start date End date Station
April 1995 September 1995 TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....

April 2001 March 2002 TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

October 2001 December 2001 TV Tokyo
November 2002 December 2002 TV Tokyo
January 2003 March 2003 TV Tokyo

Radio

Program Start date End date Station
April 6, 2003 March 27, 2004 CBC
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting
is a regional radio and television service serving Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its radio service is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network and its television service affiliated with the Japan News Network and the TBS Network.-Radio:Frequency...

} || June 27, 2005 || July 8, 2005 || TBC
Tohoku Broadcasting Company
Tohoku Broadcasting Company is a Japanese TV and radio network affiliated with the Japan News Network...


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External links

Hello! Project official profile
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