Chieko Kawabe

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Chieco Kawabe

Chieco Kawabe (河辺千恵子), formally known as Chieko Ochi (越智千恵子) from February 24, 2009 (her 22nd birthday), was the actress who played Naru Osaka/"Sailor N" in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, and Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in several musicals.

Together with Miyuu Sawai, she was an exclusive model of the LOVE BERRY junior fashion magazine (both were graduated). As a well-trained artist of her agency, which also doubles as a comprehensive artist training institution, she is currently specializing in the vocal artist field, and has performed several opening and ending themes for different TV anime: "Sakura Kiss," the opening for Ouran High School Host Club; "Hoshi ni Negai o" and "Cry Baby," the ending themes for Otogi Zoshi; and "Be Your Girl," the ending theme for Elfen Lied. All of the above theme songs are recorded in her series of singles and album.

Now an undergraduate majoring in law at Asia University, she has also been the regular host of two weekly live radio programs (on Tokyo FM and on web respectively), which interviews some top vocal artists/groups, and a monthly TV program (on NHK, the national broadcaster), which features live performances by a dozen of them at the NHK Hall. As a vocal artist herself, she has completed a series of live performances around the country.

Personal Trivia

  • She was inspired by Namie Amuro, the still-active pop queen of the latter 90s, to enter the entertainment industry.
  • Her father is Japanese and her mother is a Filipina of Spanish descent.
  • Her current blog boasts 100,000 hits daily, and her previous one has won the second prize in the "Best Blog 2005" viewer voting organized by goo, her previous blog system provider.
  • She still occasionally hangs out with some of her fellow Sera Myu actresses, such as Ayami Kakiuchi, as mentioned in her blog.
  • She uses the formal romanization of her given name, "Chieko," instead of "Chieco," which she uses as an artist, on her business card.
  • She was married to Masato Ochi, a producer, on August 8, 2008. They chose the date because both of them consider 8 their lucky number.
  • After her marriage, her connections have extended to the upper social circles, which include prominent political figures such as Ichiro Ozawa, and she has been dubbed the "next generation celebrity."

Roles

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

Sera Myu

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