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Yūki in 2013
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Native name | 悠木 碧 |
Born |
Aoi Yabusaki March 27, 1992 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
Education | Waseda University |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Agent | Pro-Fit |
Height | 145 cm (4 ft 9 in) |
Website | aoimania |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | FlyingDog |
Associated acts | Petit Milady |
Aoi Yabusaki (八武崎 碧 Yabusaki Aoi?, born March 27, 1992 in Chiba Prefecture), better known by her stage name Aoi Yūki (悠木 碧 Yūki Aoi?) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by the Pro-Fit agency.
When she was 16, she played the seven-year-old Murasaki Kuhōin in Kure-nai. She had two roles in 2008, eight in 2009, and twelve in 2010. She graduated from high school in March 2010, and university in March 2014.
Yūki entered the entertainment industry at the age of four. As a child, she acted in films and dramas. From 1999 until 2002, she made regular appearances on the variety shows Appare Sanma Dai-sensei and Yappari Sanma Dai-sensei which aired on Fuji TV. When she was in fifth grade, she made her debut as a voice actress.
Until the end of 2006, she was affiliated with the theater company Central. After her admission to college in August 2007, she joined the agency Breath, changing her stage name to Aoi Yūki. She got her first major role in 2008 in Kure-nai as Murasaki Kuhōin. In August of the same year, she moved to the agency Pro-Fit.
In 2009, she starred in two anime: Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu and Yumeiro Patissiere as Riko Mikogami and Ichigo Amano, respectively. After that, she voiced the protagonists of several of her series, notably Iris from Pokémon: Best Wishes! and Victorique de Blois from Gosick.