Yui Horie
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 (Hotchan)" 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 maths and English, but liked Japanese a lot, 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.
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 has published six musical albums (character albums not counted).
Notable seiyū roles
Discography
- 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai) (2000)
- 黒猫と月気球をめぐる冒険 (Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken) (2001)
- ほっ? (Ho?: Horie Yui Character Best Album) (2003)
- sky (2003)
- 楽園 (Rakuen) (2004)
- 嘘つきアリスとくじら号をめぐる冒険 (Uso Tsuki Alice to Kujira go wo Meguru Boken) (2005)
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
- Love Destiny - Sister Princess, Opening
- Mainichi ga O-tenki (Good Weather Every Day) - Love Hina, Insert song
- Egao No Mirai E (Towards A Future Of Smiles) - Love Hina
- Kirari Takaramono (Glittering Treasures) - Love Hina Again Opening Theme Song
- Be for me, be for you - Love Hina Again Ending Theme Song
- Yakusoku~eternal promise~ - Love Hina, Insert song
- IN YOU - Shaman King, Image Song
- ALL MY LOVE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, Opening
- IT's MY STYLE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, Ending
- Soyokaze no Harmony - From D.C.- Da Capo. [Shiratori Song]
- Sono Saki no Justice - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne Song
- Aosusuki - Samurai Deeper Kyo, Image song
- Scramble - School Rumble, Opening
- Pacem in Terris - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne S. F. O. V Song
- For Fruits Basket - Fruits Basket Opening
Trivia
- Blood Type: B
- Hobbies: shoulder massage, reading
External links
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