Akina Minami

Japanese gravure idol

Masaru Hamaguchi

(m. 2018)

Children1Modeling informationHeight1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Websitefs-company.jp/akkina/

Akina Minami (南明奈, Minami Akina, born 15 May 1989 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese gravure idol and tarento signed to Free Style Company. Minami's recognition as a model has also spread beyond Japan and she was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010.^[1] On her official Instagram page, she announced her marriage to Japanese comedian Masaru Hamaguchi.^[2]^[3]

Filmography

Movies

Wanna be Free!: Tokyo Girl (2006) as amateur model
Chorus-tai: Kanojotachi no Kiseki (2007) as Aki
Buraburabanban (2008)
Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009) as Toki
Ju-on: Shiroi Rōjo (2009) as Akane

TV dramas

Shibatora: Dōgan Keiji Shibata Taketora (2008) as Tamaki Ayukawa
Maison Ikkoku (26 July 2008) as Kozue Nanao
Real Clothes (16 September 2008) as Hitomi Hanada
Magic x Warrior Magi Majo Pures! (1 April 2018) as Hōko Minami

TV programmes

Sakiyomi Jan Bang!
Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream

Video games

Akina Minami appeared in several posters in the Sony PlayStation 3 video game, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.^[4]
Akina Minami is a playable avatar in the Japanese Cardass game Dragon Ball Heroes, she is a female Saiyan who is able to learn and use various attacks from other characters.

Clothing brand

Akina Minami launched a clothing brand named after her. Her clothing brand includes kimono and Western style couture outfits for children.

References

^ Gonzales, Gelo (17 February 2010). "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols". FHM. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ "南明奈 on Instagram: "いつも応援してくださっている皆様へ私事ではありますが、ご報告がございます本日、5月25日にかねてから交際している濱口優さんと入籍いたしました…"". Instagram.
^ "Hamaguchi Masaru and Minami Akina tie the knot | tokyohive.com". tokyohive.com.
^ "Akina Minami", YouTube video of an Akina Minami poster in Sony PlayStation 3 video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (in Japanese).

Sources

"Model Akina Minami dresses as 'Pikachu' to throw first pitch at baseball game". Mainichi Shimbun. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008. ^{[dead link]}