Erika Yamakawa

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Erika Yamawaka (山川恵里佳, Yamakawa Erika^?, born March 7, 1982) is a female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate, belongs to the show-business production ‘’Avant-gardes’’. She was a gravure idol.

1 Profile
2 Career
3 Activities
- 3.1 TV Programs
- 3.2 Radio Program
4 Stage Dramas
5 Bibliography
- 5.1 Photo books
6 Trivia
7 External Links

[edit] Profile

Nickname: Nothing
Profession: Actress and 'gravure idol' (Japanese term: swimsuit/bikini model)
Date of Birth: 7 March, 1982 (Pisces)
Birthplace: Iwate, Japan
Height: 157 cm (5 feet and 1.8 inches)
Measurements: B80 W59 H83 cm (B31.5 W23.2 H32.7 inches)
Blood type: A
Talent Agency: Avant-gardes

[edit] Career

She won the prize of Miss Young Magazine in 1998, then she became a gravure idol and a female talent. At present, she mainly appears on variety programs on TV. In February 2007, she married Japanese comedian Monkikki.

[edit] Activities

[edit] TV Programs

Human Variety Nichiyo no Magellan (ヒューマンバラエティ日曜のマゼラン), Higashinippon Broadcasting
S Para (Sパラ), Television Kanagawa
Kiseki Taiken Unbelievable (奇跡体験!アンビリバボー), Fuji Television
Heroine Tanjo (ヒロイン誕生), TV Osaka
Urinari Geinojin Shako Dance Bu (ウリナリ芸能人社交ダンス部), Nippon Television
Tensai Terebikun Wide (天才てれびくんワイド), 2001-03
Tensai Terebikun MAX (天才てれびくんMAX), 2003-04
Tokyo Niwa-tsuki Ikkodate (東京庭付き一戸建て), Nippon Television 2002
Indies Wars (インディーウォーズ), Nippon Television 2004

[edit] Radio Program

ERIKA'S BAY NIGHT CRUISIN', bayfm

[edit] Stage Dramas

Heidi, 2002
Anne of Green Gables, 2003-04

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Photo books

Yosei (妖精 / A Fairy), Bunkasha 1999
OK Baby, Wani Books 2000
Hidamari to Bidama (陽だまりとビー玉 / A Place in the Sun and Marbles), Saibunkan 2000

[edit] Trivia

Erika is a native speaker of Morioka-ben, one of the dialects in Japan.
Erika has the same birthday with Asami Waragai, one of the female announcers at TV Osaka.
They said Erika was similar to Mari Yaguchi on various TV programs.

[edit] External Links

Erika Yamakawa’s Profile (Japanese) - Within her talent agency “Avant-gardes”
Erika Biyori (Japanese) - Official Blog with her photographs, since January 2007
Erika Yamakawa's Natural Life (Japanese) - Another Official Blog with her photographs, since December 2006