# Yu Yamada

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**Yu Yamada** (山田 優, *Yamada Yū*, born July 5, 1984) is a Japanese model, actress and singer best known from her modeling work with *[CanCam](/source/CanCam)* magazine.

## Personal life

On March 14, 2012, Yamada married Japanese actor [Shun Oguri](/source/Shun_Oguri),[1] and is a mother of four children, the fourth one being born in 2022.[2][3][4][5][6]

## Discography

### Studio albums

Year Name Album information Oricon album chart Notes 2008 Myusic[7][8] Released: May 14, 2008 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, CD+DVD 38[9] Includes five singles previously released.[10]

### Singles

Single information Notes "Real You" Released: September 20, 2006 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 10 From album: Myusic "Eyes on Me" Released: March 7, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 30 From album: Myusic Label: Pony Canyon Yu Yamada and this song featured in a 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious cosmetics. B-side: "Feel My Heart" "Eyes on Me" is not to be confused with Faye Wong's song of the same name. "Fly So High"[11] Released: June 13, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 27 From album: Myusic Label: Pony Canyon Ending theme for the TV Tokyo anime series Blue Dragon. B-side: Little Raindrop "Fiesta! Fiesta!" Released: September 5, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 47 From album: Myusic Label: Pony Canyon Yu Yamada and this song featured in another 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious. The B-side, "Palm", served as the ending theme to the Fuji TV horseracing show Umanade. Composed by Toshinobu Kubota. "Leave All Behind" Released: April 23, 2008 "My All" Released: January 21, 2009 "Free" Released: May 20, 2009 Ending theme for the anime series Basquash!

## Filmography

### Movies

- *Route 58* (2003) as Rin
- *Kiseki wa Sora Kara Futte Kuru* (2005) as Reiko Aoyama
- *[Akihabara@Deep](/source/Akihabara@Deep)* (2006) as Akira
- *Pulukogi* (2007)
- *[Surf's Up](/source/Surf's_Up_(film))* (Japanese dub) (2007) as Lani Aliikai
- *[Kanna-san Daiseikō Desu!](/source/Kanna-san_Daiseik%C5%8D_Desu!)* (2008) as Kanna
- *[Shinjuku Swan](/source/Shinjuku_Swan)* (2015) as Ryoko
- *Eating Women* (2018)

### Dramas

- *Kabachitare!* (2001)
- *Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo* (2001)
- *Kangei Danjiki Goikkou-sama* (2001)
- *Shiawase no Shippo* (2002)
- *Cosmetic* (2003)
- *Aisuru Tame ni Aisaretai Loved to Love* (2003)
- *Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no youni...* (2004)
- *Orange Days* (2004)
- *Be-Bop High School* (2004)
- *Nihon no Kowai Yoru* "Daiseikubi" (2004)
- *X'mas Nante Daikirai* (2004)
- *Tales of Japan* (2004)
- *Be-Bop High School 2* (2005)
- *Fukigen na Gene* (2005)
- *[Yume de Aimashou](/source/Yume_de_Aimashou)* (2005)
- *Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari* "Happunkan" (2005)
- *Satomi Hakenden* (2006)
- *Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi* "Actress" (2006)
- *Zenibana* (2006)
- *Damens' Walker* (2006)
- *[The Family](/source/Karei-naru_Ichizoku)* (2007), Makiko Yasuda
- *Zenibana 2* (2007)
- *[Nodame Cantabile](/source/Nodame_Cantabile) in Europe* (2008)
- *Gokusen 3* (2008)
- *Binbō Danshi* (2008)
- *[Seigi no Mikata](/source/Seigi_no_Mikata)* (2008)
- *Akuma no Temari Uta* (2009)
- *[Mei-chan no Shitsuji](/source/Mei-chan_no_Shitsuji)* (2009)
- *[Gakeppuchi no Eri](/source/Gakeppuchi_no_Eri)* (2010)

### Anime

- *[Paradise Kiss](/source/Paradise_Kiss)* (2005) as Yukari Hayasaka

## References

1. ["Oguri Shun, Yamada Yu to marry on March 14"](http://www.tokyograph.com/news/oguri-shun-yamada-yu-to-marry-on-march-14). Tokyograph. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.

1. ["小栗旬・山田優夫妻、第3子誕生していた LAで厳戒出産"](https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/postseven/entertainment/postseven-1568052) (in Japanese). *topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp*. June 2, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200605103913/https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/postseven/entertainment/postseven-1568052) June 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

1. ["山田優 LAで第3子出産！コロナ禍で見せた小栗旬の"配慮""](https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Jisin_1865626/) (in Japanese). *excite.co.jp*. June 5, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200605103616/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Jisin_1865626/) June 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

1. ["小栗旬・山田優夫妻、第3子誕生していた LAで厳戒出産"](https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20200602_1568052.html) (in Japanese). *news-postseven.com*. June 2, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200605103636/https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20200602_1568052.html) June 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

1. ["Yamada Yu and Oguri Shun welcome their third child"](https://neotokyo2099.com/2020/06/02/yamada-yu-and-oguri-shun-welcome-their-third-child/). *neotokyo2099.com*. June 2, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200605105228/https://neotokyo2099.com/2020/06/02/yamada-yu-and-oguri-shun-welcome-their-third-child/) June 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

1. ["山田優「結婚式やった方がいい！」その理由とは？「みんなに集まってもらって逆にそういう時じゃないと…」"](https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2025/06/30/kiji/20250630s00041000349000c.html?page=1) (in Japanese). *Sponichi*. 30 June 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250630135224/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2025/06/30/kiji/20250630s00041000349000c.html?page=1) 30 June 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

1. ["MYUSIC"](https://music.apple.com:443/us/album/myusic/279238201). *Apple Music*. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0410-16/https://music.apple.com:443/us/album/myusic/279238201) 21 March 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

1. ["山田優、聴き応え見応えたっぷりの1stアルバム"](https://barks.jp/news/608131/) (in Japanese). *Barks*. 16 May 2005. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260321191350/https://barks.jp/news/608131/) 21 March 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

1. ["MYUSIC 山田優"](https://www.oricon.co.jp:443/prof/331384/products/758450/1/) (in Japanese). *Oricon*. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0652-38/https://www.oricon.co.jp:443/prof/331384/products/758450/1/) 22 March 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2026.

1. '“Fly So High”'. (September 2007) *Newtype USA*. Volume 6, Number 9, page 126.

## External links

- [K Dash Group Profile](http://www.kdash.jp/profile/creative/yamada_yu/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100111075208/http://kdash.jp/profile/creative/yamada_yu/) January 11, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- [Yu Yamada](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1760669/) at IMDb
- [Yu Yamada](http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.1504.htm) at JDorama

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