Yuko Ogura
Background information
Birth name 小倉優子 (Ogura Yūko)
Born November 1, 1983 (1983-11-01) (age 23)
Origin Mobara, Chiba prefecture, Japan
Genre(s) J-pop
Occupation(s) Model, Singer, TV Personality
Instrument(s) Singing
Years active 2001–Present
Label(s) King Records
Website Ogura Yuko Official Site
Yuko Ogura (小倉優子) (born November 1, 1983 in Mobara, Chiba prefecture) is a popular Japanese idol and model who typically aims for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look.
Ogura regularly, if not entirely seriously, claims to be one “Princess Apple-Momoka” (りんごももか姫) of the apple-shaped planet Korin (こりん星). This is apparently an in-joke dating back to her middle school days. Having an alternate name was trendy at one point, and one of her friends told her that she looked like a Momoka. She liked the name and still uses it today.
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