Yuko Ogura
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| Yuko Ogura (小倉優子?) | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | 小倉優子 (Ogura Yūko) | |
| Born | November 1, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Origin |  Mobara, Chiba prefecture, Japan |
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| 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.
It has been suggested—notably by the Guitar Samurai, in song—that Ogura has carefully calculated and cultivated a quirky, oddball persona for herself. Ogura denies this.
Ogura is currently studying psychology at Hosei University.[citation needed]
