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[Global Network Reporter Cui Yan] In the early morning of the 27th local time, Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi, known as the "Queen of Japanese TV Drama", was found dead at home. She was 40 years old. The cause of death was suspected suicide. After the incident was reported, many Japanese netizens lamented that they were “unacceptable”, “shocked to be speechless,” and “too sudden”. Many Japanese media also reported on the passing of the once-popular beauty. sigh.
Takeuchi Yuko (data map)
Takeuchi Yuko was born in 1980 and has appeared in many Japanese TV series and movies including "Asuka", "Huangquan Return", "Lunch Queen" and "The Goddess of Sherlock". Awarded or nominated at the Japan Film Academy Awards, Japanese Drama Academy Awards and other awards. In addition to these masterpieces, Yuko Takeuchi's other identity well-known to Japanese fans is the "national CP" formed with the famous Japanese actor Takuya Kimura. In 2004, Yuko Takeuchi and Takuya Kimura co-starred in the classic Japanese drama "Lover on Ice". The highest ratings of the drama reached 28.0%. The two also became "national CPs" for a time, and they were the same.
Takeuchi Yuko (left) and Kimura Takuya (data map)
At the beginning of the 21st century, a large number of high-quality young artists and idols led by Kimura Takuya and Takeuchi Yuko emerged in the Japanese entertainment circle. However, in today's constantly changing pop culture, many people seem to have forgotten them. After the news of Takeuchi Yuko's death was announced, many Japanese netizens sighed, but they also began to recall the "golden age" of the Japanese entertainment industry in the early 21st century. What are the "idols" of
now like? What are you doing now? Is it still active on the screen? This article has selected 6 Japanese "idols" who had become popular in the early 21st century and will show you their current status.
Kimura Takuya
Kimura Takuya was born in 1972, is a famous Japanese male singer and actor, formerly a member of the famous Japanese group SMAP. He has exquisite facial features and a unique aggressive charm. He was once called "the strongest idol in Japanese history" by the media.
In 2000, Takuya Kimura announced at a SMAP concert that he was married to Shizuka Fuji, a female singer who was two years older than him. National TV station NHK broadcasted "National Idol Takuya Kimura Marriage" as a national news broadcast, rolling every 15 minutes, and Kimura announced the marriage. The clip of the press conference was described by the media at the time as "only the death of the emperor can be compared."
Kimura Takuya (data map)
Now 48 years old Kimura has two slim daughters. According to Japanese media, Takuya Kimura attaches great importance to the education of children. The eldest daughter Kimura Shinmi studied violin and piano since childhood, and attended an international art school. The appearance of his youngest daughter, Kimura Mitsuki, was called "a copy of Kimura" by netizens. Kimura Mitsuki shot the cover of "ELLE JAPON" magazine as a model in 2018, and he stood at a height that was difficult for others to reach.
Kimura Mitsuki (data map)
However, in addition to the excellent daughter, Kimura's appearance has also attracted attention many times. According to Taiwan media reports, in 2018, the 45-year-old Kimura Takuya and his colleagues from the same firm and Arashi member Kazuya Ninomiya collaborated on the film "The Prosecutor's Sinner", which recently appeared on the cover of "UOMO" magazine for publicity. Netizens were shocked. Many netizens were taken away by the changes in Kimura Takuya's appearance, and they were shocked to leave a message: "Kimura is so old?" "Is this Kimura?"
Kimura Takuya (left) and Ninomiya Kazuya's magazine cover source: Japanese media
Regarding being accused of being old many times, when Kimura attended the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, he generously responded that he did not want to stay young forever, and said that he did not care about his old age.
Kimura Takuya recent photo (data map)
Kimura, who is nearly 50 years old, is still active in the Sino-Japanese entertainment circle. This year, Kimura also released a new solo album "go with flow", which is also Kimura Takuya's first solo album. This solo sold 65,000 copies on the first day it went online. And Kimura's "Tokyo Hotel" broadcast at the end of last year was also very popular, with 5 consecutive episodes maintaining double-digit ratings.
Yosuke Eguchi
Yosuke Eguchi was born in 1967. In 1991, he became popular after starring in the romantic drama "Tokyo Love Story". From 2000 to 2004, starring in the feature film "Mona Lisa's Smile" and the romantic drama "Please Give Me Love" received high ratings, and starred in "White Tower" with 32.1% ratings, one of the highest ratings in Japanese history One.
Eguchi Yosuke (data map)
Eguchi Yosuke and his wife Moritaka Chisato are well-known loving couples in the circle. They gave birth to their eldest daughter in 2000 and another son two years later. Yosuke Eguchi also worked hard in parenting. He attaches great importance to communication with children, and will communicate with them on some social issues. He once said that "After children grow up to an age where they can have mature conversations with me, it is particularly interesting to talk to them."
In the eyes of young Japanese people, Yosuke Eguchi gave people more of a "powerful actor". In 2016, he once held a small solo concert, because "to be too embarrassed to do so" did not say anything.
Recent photos of Yosuke Eguchi (data map)
is different from the image of the "prodigal son" in the original "Tokyo Love Story." Criminal investigation drama "Strawberry Night·SAGA", as the head of the fifth department of murder and search. In 2020, he participated in the manga live-action film "Rurouni Kenshin Final Chapter" and played the role of Saitoichi, the third group leader of the original new writers group.
Sorimachi Takashi
Sorimachi Takashi was born in 1973 and worked as a model when he was 16. Sorimachi Takashi with a single eyelid feels neat and tough, and there is always an unyielding determination and a man's inherent deepness in his eyes. In 1997, he became popular after starring in the TV series "Beach Boys". In 1998, he became famous with the manga adaptation "Spicy Teacher GTO" produced by Kansai TV. At the same time, he fell in love with the heroine Matsushima Nanako in the drama. The two of them fell in love in 2001. Registration of marriage.
Takashi Sorimachi (data map)
Their marriage is still very happy. A few days ago, Japanese media "AERA dot" selected the top ten news in the first half of 2020. The two couples of Takashi Sorimachi, Nanako Matsushima, Takuya Kimura, and Shizuka Kudo were both selected and selected as the "strongest couple". Because the relationship between husband and wife and their children are in a happy state, which is quite enviable. On April 17, 2020, Japanese media also reported that Sorimachi and Matsushima were photographed driving to school to pick up their daughter home, and their relationship remains as close as ever.
Recent photos of Takashi Sorimachi (data map)
Compared with career, Takashi Sorimachi focuses more on accompanying his family. On June 24, 2020, Japanese "New Wave Weekly" interviewed Sorimachi who was on vacation in a villa in Lake Biwa. Sorimachi said that he came to the villa because he wanted to spend the winter vacation with his children.
According to Japanese media reports, many Japanese are surprised that Sormachi used to be a red "idol". The Japanese media "goo" conducted a survey in July and listed several powerful actors who were once idol stars, and asked the Japanese people who they felt were more surprised by being an idol. The selection showed that Sorachi was ranked third in the "surprise list". Many Japanese can't believe that Sormachi, who is now good at acting, used to be a model before and was an "idolist" in the past.
Fujiwara Norika
The glamorous and moving Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara is known as the "end-of-century super idol" in Japan. Fujiwara Norika was born in 1971. In 1992, she participated in the National Beauty Pageant and won the Miss Japan Championship. In 1997, the eldest sister Tears who played in the movie "The Three Sisters of Cat's Eye" began to attract the attention of the audience in the film industry. At the beginning of 2000, Fujiwara Norika and Takashi Sorimachi jointly starred in the "GTO Movie Edition", playing a beautiful journalist. This film pushed the "GTO" series to a new peak, selling well in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and has continued to become popular ever since. .
Fujiwara Norika (data map)
In 2007, Fujiwara "married" the Japanese comedian Chinuchi Chinori. After a short sweet time, the two quickly divorced after their husband cheated two years later. After a period of time, her acting career did not improve much. Although she appeared in many TV series, the response was mediocre.
In 2016, Fujiwara remarried Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke, and the relationship has been sweet for 4 years. It is reported that more than 600 people from the Kabuki circle attended the ceremony to congratulate the two at the wedding. The entire wedding cost as much as 500 million yen (about 33 million yuan). However, when Kataoka married Fujiwara in 2016, it was revealed that he had an illegitimate child. Although it was subdued at the time, Kataoka's recent appearance in the hit TV series "Hansawa Naoki 2" has rapidly increased his popularity, and the rumors of his former illegitimate child once again After being turned out, many Japanese media also broke the news that his relationship with his illegitimate son had improved, and his attitude had changed 180 degrees from his previous attitude.
However, when Fujiwara Norika participated in the Japanese program "downtownDX" on August 13, his good state was also amazed by Japanese media and netizens. It is understood that Fujiwara Norika insists on exercising and goes to the gym every week, so he has maintained a good posture.
Fujiwara Norika's recent photos of participating in the show (data map)
Fukada Kyoko
Fukada Kyoko was born in 1982, from the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, with the help of "News Girl", "God, Please Give Me More Time" and "The Story of a Wife" "The Regal Criminal" and other film and television dramas, the Japanese beauty Fukada Kyoko, who has a plump body and beautiful appearance, has become a generation of popular actresses with her outstanding performances.
Fukada Kyoko (data map) Although
debuted and became popular early, the 38-year-old Fukada Kyoko is still a popular actress in the current Japanese entertainment circle. In 2016, his starring "Let's fall in love with me who is a waste of firewood" was not only popular in Japan, but also attracted great attention in China. Her age-reducing dressings in the play were successively studied by girls of all ages, and she also won the title of "Goddess of Immortality". In 2019, at the 100th Japanese Drama Academy Awards, Kyoko Fukada won the Leading Actress Award for the role of Junko Harumi in "The Story I Read on the Day of First Love", once again proving her superb acting skills.
Fukada Kyoko (data map) in "Please fall in love with me who is useless"
Fukada Kyoko is still unmarried, but her career is very successful. Not only has a number of works, her plump body is also one of her most distinctive features. Not only has she launched a number of sexy photo albums that have been well received, many Japanese magazines often invite her to share her beauty tips.
Matsu Takako
Matsu Takako was born in 1977. In the mid to late 1990s, it quickly became a new generation of Japanese youth idols due to the classic Japanese dramas "Long Holiday" and "The Century of Love". In 2001, he cooperated with Takuya Kimura for "Hero" to break the Japanese TV ratings. She and Takuya Kimura are also known as the "most classic on-screen couple" in the history of Japanese drama.
Matsutaka (data map)
has always been a strong leader in film and television dramas. He has won many well-known awards and has also shown excellent results as a queen three times a year. In 2009, she starred in the movie "Sakura no Peach and Dandelion", won the 33rd Japan Film Awards for Best Actress, and won the post-movie award in 4 other film awards. In 2010, the topical film "Confession" directed by Tetsuya Nakajima again won many recognitions.
"Confession" poster (data map)
A few years later, Matsuko turned his focus to stage performances and slowly faded out of the film and television circles. In 2017, Matsuko, who has focused her career on stage plays, performed again in the TV series "Quartet" after five years, and won the 7th CONFiDENCE Japanese Drama Awards Best Actress Award and the 92nd Japanese Drama Academy Award for this drama. The best actress and other awards have returned strongly.
While focusing on his career, in 2007, Matsuko and the well-known musician Yoshiyuki Sahashi got married. In 2014, she wrote a personal letter on her official website announcing her pregnancy. In March 2015, Matsuko reported on the official website: "Our couple finally had a healthy daughter weighing 3466 grams. I am grateful for the successful birth of our daughter, and grateful to all those who supported us." Z3z
Japanese media also once It has been reported on many occasions that Matsushita loves her daughter more. According to Japan's "Weekly Women" report, Matsuko was photographed taking her daughter to a children's playground in Tokyo in 2018. The amusement hall is overcrowded every holiday, but she still chooses to go there on Sundays, and there is no celebrity in the play. During the period, her daughter once followed himHis child scrambled for the toy. She immediately stopped and apologized to the other parent when she found it, and said embarrassedly: "It's okay, please take it and play."
