Yōko Hikasa | |
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Native name | 日笠 陽子 |
Born |
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
July 16, 1985
Occupation | |
Years active | 2007–present |
Agent | I'm Enterprise |
Notable work |
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Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
Website | hikasayoko |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar |
Years active | 2013-present |
Labels | Pony Canyon |
Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子 Hikasa Yōko?, born July 16, 1985 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise.
Hikasa aspired to become a voice actress after watching Sailor Moon, and later attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She is a member of the five-girl pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, along with Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, Rina Hidaka and Yui Ogura. The group takes its name from the anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu!; the five members voice main characters in the series. Their first single "Shoot!" was released on August 17, 2011 and was used as the opening theme of Ro-Kyu-Bu!. Ro-Kyu-Bu! put out the album Pure Elements on October 5, 2011.
As the voice actor for Mio Akiyama in K-On!, she participated to four singles and two albums.