Ryoko Kuninaka
Encyclopedia
is an Okinawan actress and singer. She hails from Naha
City in Okinawa
, Japan
and currently works for Vision Factory
.
drama "LxIxVxE".
Two years later, she starred in the NHK
drama series "Churasan" and her portrayal of the heroine Eri won her rave reviews. "Churasan" made Ryoko Kuninaka a star and she continued to appear in numerous TV dramas and movies afterwards.
In 2001, she was given the "Best Smile of the Year" award and the following year, she was dubbed the "Best Newcomer" at the "Golden Arrow Awards".
In 2003, she debuted as a singer when she sang the theme song to "Churasan 2" titled "Ryukyu Moon". In 2004, she released her first album "Furusato" and her second single "Meguri aeta ne", the theme song to "Churasan 3
".
Naha, Okinawa
is the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa.Naha is a coastal city located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands...
City in Okinawa
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and currently works for Vision Factory
Vision Factory
Vision Factory is a Japanese talent agency. It largely works with musical talent, but has branched out in recent years to include actors and comedians. It was founded by Tetsuo Taira in 1984 under the name Rising Productions. However, the company changed its name to Freegate Promotions and now...
.
Biography
Ryoko Kuninaka was working part-time at a Zenzai store when she was discovered by a talent scout. In 1998, she entered the "Idol High School" for aspiring female entertainers. And at the age of 18, she debuted in a Fuji TV drama, in which her character is also named "Ryoko". The following year, she debuted in the TBSTokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
drama "LxIxVxE".
Two years later, she starred in the NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
drama series "Churasan" and her portrayal of the heroine Eri won her rave reviews. "Churasan" made Ryoko Kuninaka a star and she continued to appear in numerous TV dramas and movies afterwards.
In 2001, she was given the "Best Smile of the Year" award and the following year, she was dubbed the "Best Newcomer" at the "Golden Arrow Awards".
In 2003, she debuted as a singer when she sang the theme song to "Churasan 2" titled "Ryukyu Moon". In 2004, she released her first album "Furusato" and her second single "Meguri aeta ne", the theme song to "Churasan 3
Churasan 3
Churasan 3 is a Japanese television series or drama.- Details :*Name: ちゅらさん３ / Churasan 3*Also Known As: The Promise to The Chura Sea 3*Related Dramas: Churasan Churasan 2*Episodes: 5 Episodes*Viewership: 10.8%...
".
Television
- LxIxVxE (1999)
- Kokusan Hina Musume (1999)
- Warui Onion episode: "Player" (1999)
- Shin-D episode: "Natsu no tsubomi" (2000)
- Summer SnowSummer SnowSummer Snow is a Japanese television drama that aired from July 7, 2000 to September 15, 2000 on TBS. It is a love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly, and a young woman with an activity-restricting ailment. The title refers to marine snow, which the two promise to...
(2000) - Churasan series
- Churasan (2001)
- Churasan 2 (2003)
- Churasan 3Churasan 3Churasan 3 is a Japanese television series or drama.- Details :*Name: ちゅらさん３ / Churasan 3*Also Known As: The Promise to The Chura Sea 3*Related Dramas: Churasan Churasan 2*Episodes: 5 Episodes*Viewership: 10.8%...
(2004) - Churasan 4 (2007)
- Kinyou jidai-geki episode: "Goban no tsubaki" (2001)
- Kinyou drama episode: "Yume no California" (2002)
- Doyou grand gekijo episode: "Tantei Kazoku" (2002)
- Tensai Yanagizawa kyouju no seikatsu (2002)
- Kinyou drama episode: "Black Jack no yoroshiku ~Say hello to BLACK JACK~" (2003)
- Shin Tele Asa tanjou kinen special drama episode: "Nama housou wa tomaranai!" (2003)
- Premium stage tokubetsu kikaku episode: "Taikou ki ~saru to yobareta otoko~" (2003)
- Shinshun drama tokubetsu kikaku episode: "Black Jack no yoroshiku ~namida no gan byoutou-hen" (2004)
- Kinyou entertainment dai 48 kai Edogawa ranboushou jushou saku episode: "Hirobi no monogram" (2004)
- Minna no mukashi wa kodomo datta (2005)
- Suiyou premium drama special episode: "Edomae sushi shokunin Kirara no shigoto" (2005)
- Koi no kara sawagi drama special episode: "Warawareru onna" (2005)
- Brother BeatBrother Beatis a Japanese television drama consisting of eleven episodes, which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 13 to December 22, 2005.The program centers on a mother and three sons, living together and supporting one another since their father died when they were young; much of the plot...
(2005) - SMAP×SMAPSMAP×SMAPSMAP×SMAP is an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it airs from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday...
episode: "Happy Valentine ~ano hi no omoi~" (2006) - Drama Complex episode: "Senka ~Ginza hostess kabu battle~" (2006)
- Kekkon dekinai otokoKekkon Dekinai Otoko, known in English as The Man Who Can't Get Married or He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast by Fuji TV. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing.The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Media Mix Japan....
(2006) - Chibi Maruko-chanChibi Maruko-chanis a shōjo manga series by Momoko Sakura, later adapted into an anime TV series by Nippon Animation, which originally aired on Fuji Television from January 7, 1990 to September 27, 1992. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of a little girl nicknamed Maruko and her family in suburban...
(2006) - Hoshi hitotsu no yoru (2007)
- Hotaru no Hikari (2007)
- ROMES (2009)
Trivia
- Growing up in Okinawa, Ryoko Kuninaka had never been on a train before. She finally rode one when she went to TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
but considered the cost of the ticket to be exorbitant. After appearing in an advertisement for SuicaSuicais a rechargeable contactless smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in November 2001, the card is usable currently in the Kantō region, at JR East stations near Sendai and Niigata...
, she took advantage of their services. - She is a regular guest in Hiroko Murata's radio program "JUNGLE PARADISE", broadcast by FM Fuji.
- Ryoko Kuninaka is friends with fellow entertainers Hitomi ShimataniHitomi Shimatani, is a female pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label.Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series.- Early life...
and Toshimi Sugawara. Ryoko and Shimatani lived in the same condominium for two years while Ryoko and Sugawara performed together at the "Idol High School". Six years later, they would reunite in the "Koi no kara sawagi drama special: Warawareru onna" in an episode titled "Kokusan Hina Musume". - In 2005, she was cast as "Chisato Tamura" in the TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
drama "Brother BeatBrother Beatis a Japanese television drama consisting of eleven episodes, which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 13 to December 22, 2005.The program centers on a mother and three sons, living together and supporting one another since their father died when they were young; much of the plot...
". Ryoko was amused when she was told she resembled actress / modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Rosa KatoRosa Katois a Japanese actress and commercial model.-Career:From April 2004 to March 2005, Kato was a regular guest student on Italian Conversation, a 25-minute NHK TV program for beginners of Italian....
in the series. Neither actress has met the other. - "国仲涼子" is her stage name. Her real name is "國仲涼子". Both are pronounced "Kuninaka Ryoko". (Note added by a reader: The two names are actually identical. "國仲涼子" is the older Chinese characters (Kanji). "国仲涼子" is the newer simplified Chinese characters (Kanji).)
External links
- Ryoko Kuninaka at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
- Ryoko Kuninaka Gallery