Ami Onuki

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Ami as she appeared on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi.

Ami "Jane" Onuki (大貫 亜美, Ōnuki Ami^?), often thought of as the "cute" side of the Japanese pop group, Puffy Amiyumi (known in Japan as PUFFY), was born on September 18, 1973 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan.

She has co-hosted several Japanese TV shows with the "cool" half of PUFFY, Yumi Yoshimura, including the talk show Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy, part of a morning show called Saku-Saku, and the 2006 series Hi Hi Puffy Bu, in which Ami and Yumi perform one given task each week to comedic effect.

She married Teru, the vocalist of the Japanese rock group Glay, and gave birth to a baby girl in 2003.^{[citation needed]} Rumors of a divorce have persisted on the Internet, particularly in the West. These rumors have mostly been ignored by the Japanese media and have never been confirmed by Ami or Teru. On PUFFY's 2007 greatest hits album Hit & Fun, Ami is pictured both on the CD cover and within the CD insert clearly wearing both an engagement and wedding ring on her left ring finger.

On Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, she is vocally portrayed by Japanese-born American actress, Janice Kawaye. In the show, her hair is pink and done in the classic odango atama hairstyle.

[edit] Instruments

Ami can play:

• Guitar
• Drums (PUFFY SPIKE Daisakusen - Owaranai Uta)
• Harmonica (Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi)
• Lead Vocals
• Timpani (Jet Tour '98 - Ai no Shirushi)
• Trumpet (Cosmic*Wonder)

[edit] Solo songs

Ami has sung the listed solo songs:

Picture of Honey/Tadaima cover with CD.

Performing in concert (right).

[edit] AmiYumi

• Usagi Channel (Rabbit Channel)

[edit] Solo Solo

• Onna no ko, Otoko no ko (Girls and Boys)
• Love Depth
• Honey
• That Sweet Smile
• Be Someone Tonight
• Snacks
• Tadaima (I'm Home)

[edit] Jet-CD

• Lemon Kid

[edit] Fever*Fever

• Always Dreamin' About You

[edit] The Hit Parade

• Aishuu Date (The Sadness Date) (NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS)

[edit] Splurge

• Security Blanket

[edit] Solo Single

On July 2, 1997, Ami and Yumi each released her own solo single before their original solo album, Solo Solo released on 1997/08/06.

[edit] Track listing

1. Honey
2. Tadaima (I'm Home)
3. Honey (Original Karaoke)
4. Tadaima (Original Karaoke)

[edit] Trivia

• Blood type: A+
• She is right-handed
• Height: 5'2" (157.48cm)
• Has asthma
• Favorite colors: Green, brown
• Hair style: straight hair
• Favorite accessory: Rings
• Favorite hobby: Surfing
• Favorite school subject: Art
• She wears her watch on her right wrist
• Ami and Yumi are fans of the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, The Ramones, The Blue Hearts, Nirvana, The Offspring, and even Black Sabbath to name just a few they have mentioned publicly.
• When performing live, at the end of a song, Ami often leaps energetically into the air when the band plays the final note. This is sometimes called a bunny hop.
• She drives a yellow Daihatsu

[edit] External links

• IMDB Page
• Home at Epic
• Hit & Run (Japanese management)
• Bar None Records
• Sony Music Artists Inc