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'''Yui Horie''' (堀江 由衣 ''Horie Yui'') is a popular singer and voice actress ([[seiyu|seiyū]]) in [[Japan]]. She was born [[September 20]], [[1976]]. Horie's given name is Yoshiko and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "ほっちゃん (''Hotchan'')" in Japanese by her fans.
'''Yui Horie''' (堀江 由衣 ''Horie Yui'') is a popular singer and voice actress ([[seiyu|seiyū]]) in [[Japan]]. She was born [[September 20]], [[1976]]. Horie's given name is Yoshiko and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "ほっちゃん (''Hocchan'')" in Japanese by her fans.




== History & Biography ==
== History & Biography ==


Yoshiko Horie was born in 1976 in Japan, Tokyo. As a child, she was a huge fan of the anime-series "[[Dirty Pair]]" and has later stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist. She disliked maths and English, but liked Japanese a lot, so being an actor by craft didn't sound that bad, either.
Yoshiko Horie was born in 1976 in Japan, Tokyo. As a child, she was a huge fan of the anime-series "[[Dirty Pair]]" and has later stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist. She disliked math and English, but enjoyed Japanese, so being an actor by craft didn't sound that bad, either.


She debuted in 1997 in a video game [[Voice Fantasia]]. For a long time, she was very unnoticed and got only minor roles in various animes. She got the leading role of Haruka in [[Kurogane Communication]], but the series never was a big hit. It wasn't until the year 2000 when she got the role of Naru Narusegawa in [[Love Hina]] and became practically a superstar. When she even got the role of [[Tohru Honda]] in [[Fruits Basket]] and released a music album ([[Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai]]), she was on her way to become one of the most popular voice actor in Japan.
She debuted in 1997 in a video game [[Voice Fantasia]]. For a long time, she was very unnoticed and got only minor roles in various animes. She got the leading role of Haruka in [[Kurogane Communication]], but the series never was a big hit. It wasn't until the year 2000 when she got the role of Naru Narusegawa in [[Love Hina]] that she gained notoriety. When she got the role of [[Tohru Honda]] in [[Fruits Basket]] and released a music album ([[Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai]]), she was on her way to become one of the most popular voice actresses in Japan.


Working for Starchild now, she's practically in every popular anime that comes out. Despite of her major success, she rarely gets any leading roles.
She is currently working for Starchild and she frequently has roles in popular new anime. Despite of her major success, she usually does not get a leading role.


She has published six musical albums (character albums not counted).
She has published six musical albums (character albums not counted).

Revision as of 23:05, 1 December 2005

Yui Horie (堀江 由衣 Horie Yui) is a popular singer and voice actress (seiyū) in Japan. She was born September 20, 1976. Horie's given name is Yoshiko and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "ほっちゃん (Hocchan)" in Japanese by her fans.


History & Biography

Yoshiko Horie was born in 1976 in Japan, Tokyo. As a child, she was a huge fan of the anime-series "Dirty Pair" and has later stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist. She disliked math and English, but enjoyed Japanese, so being an actor by craft didn't sound that bad, either.

She debuted in 1997 in a video game Voice Fantasia. For a long time, she was very unnoticed and got only minor roles in various animes. She got the leading role of Haruka in Kurogane Communication, but the series never was a big hit. It wasn't until the year 2000 when she got the role of Naru Narusegawa in Love Hina that she gained notoriety. When she got the role of Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket and released a music album (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai), she was on her way to become one of the most popular voice actresses in Japan.

She is currently working for Starchild and she frequently has roles in popular new anime. Despite of her major success, she usually does not get a leading role.

She has published six musical albums (character albums not counted).

Notable seiyū roles

Discography

Singles/maxis

  • 悠久幻想曲 3 パーペチュアルブルー(Yukyu Gensoukyoku 3) Maxi Single Collection Part.6 (2000)
  • Merry Merrily (2001)
  • Love Destiny (2001)
  • Kirari Takaramono (2002)
  • ALL MY LOVE(2002)
  • Kokoro Harete Yoru mo akete (2004)
  • Scramble (2004)

DVD

She has a DVD out called Clips 1. It includes a number of live action promotional videos, including:

  • Sakura - her first promotional video, for her first album, 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai)
  • Love Destiny - parts of the live action video can be seen in the Sister Princess opening animation
  • Kirari Takaramono - the song is the opening theme for Love Hina Again
  • All My Love - the song is the opening theme for Earth Defender Mao-chan
  • Kokoro Harete Yoru mo Akete - the song is the ending theme for Jubei-chan 2

Notable songs

Trivia

  • Blood Type: B
  • Hobbies: shoulder massage, reading