is a Japanese model mainly working in 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...

. Horiuchi has belonged exclusively to a fashion magazine "CanCam

CanCam

is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. Its name supposedly derives from "I Can Campus", because girls who read it are expected to become "campus leaders". The magazine was created for fashion-conscious consumers, and offers information on fashion, makeup, bags, accessories, etc...

", which is the highest sales female fashion magazine in Japan, since she was a college student. She has been hired by a talent agency Pearl that also manages Yuri Ebihara

Yuri Ebihara

is a Japanese model and actress. She is a graduate of Kyushu Sangyo University, where she studied fine arts.Her first big break came as a model for CanCam, with whom she had an exclusive contract. She has since appeared in several TV dramas, most recently "Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi"...

 and Moe Oshikiri

Moe Oshikiri

is a Japanese model best known her work with fashion magazine AneCan and its sister magazine CanCam which Oshikiri was a former top model for. She is also a designer, starting her own Kimono line branded under her name, as well as a hosiery line with CanCam model Yuri Ebihara called f*ing...

 who are super popular fashion models in Japan.

Biography

• Horiuchi has been graduated from Hokusyo University
  Hokusyo University
  is a private university in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1939 under the name Asai Gakuen University. It was chartered as a junior women's college in 1963. It became a four-year college in 1997. The present name was adopted in 2007.-External links:*...
  
   located in Hokkaidō
  Hokkaido
  , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
  
   in 2004. When she was a college student, she was scouted by a local model agency while walking in a shopping mall. After that she worked not only as a model but also as a TV reporter before belonging with "CanCam
  CanCam
  is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. Its name supposedly derives from "I Can Campus", because girls who read it are expected to become "campus leaders". The magazine was created for fashion-conscious consumers, and offers information on fashion, makeup, bags, accessories, etc...
  
  ".

• Because Horiuchi became a model of CanCam after only few months from her debut, she is sometimes called "Cinderella
  Cinderella
  "Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
  
   girl". Despite this, she was a short and plump girl when she was a child. Once going to a junior high school, her height had grown to 5.3, and being slender figure resulted from soft tennis
  Soft Tennis
  Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. Like regular tennis, it is played by individuals or pairs , whose object is to hit the ball over the net, landing within the confines of the court, with the aim of preventing one's opponent from being able to hit it...
  
  . Incidentally, her current height, 5.5, is the lowest line of Japanese fashion models.

• When she attended the university, she came to Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; 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...
  
   in case of every working.

• According to an interview, she said that actually she was not good at performing in front of everybody, so she had gotten a lot of troubles in the beginning.

• She has been Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
   in order to study English for several months. Additionally, Moe Oshikiri
  Moe Oshikiri
  is a Japanese model best known her work with fashion magazine AneCan and its sister magazine CanCam which Oshikiri was a former top model for. She is also a designer, starting her own Kimono line branded under her name, as well as a hosiery line with CanCam model Yuri Ebihara called f*ing...
  
   and her stick together with the same interests of English.

• She thinks about herself as a little bit devil's advocate
  Devil's advocate
  In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with, just for the sake of argument. In taking such position, the individual taking on the devil's advocate role seeks to engage others in an argumentative...
  
  .

• She is into playing sports and exercise, especially riding a bicycle. Plus, she is very good at horseback riding and calligraphy
  Calligraphy
  Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
  
  . Her routine customs are watching movies and listening to music.

• Although her home town, Hokkaidō, is a very cold region, she really does not like a cold climate.

• Her best friend is Maimi Okuwa who is also a model for CanCam. Enough that they often travel together.