Akina Minami

Akina Minami
南 明奈
Born	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 36) Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Akkiina (アッキーナ)
Occupations	Gravure model tarento
Agent	Free Style Company
Spouse	Masaru Hamaguchi ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	1
Modeling information
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Website	fs-company.jp/akkina/

Akina Minami (南 明奈, Minami Akina; born 15 May 1989 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese gravure model 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]

Personal life

In 2013, Minami began dating the comedian from the comedy duo Yoiko, Masaru Hamaguchi, who is seventeen years her senior. They got married on May 25, 2018,^[2][3] initially giving birth to a stillborn^[4][5] before she gave birth to a healthy baby, their son in 2022.^[6]

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.^[7]
• 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

1. Gonzales, Gelo (17 February 2010). "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols". FHM. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
2. "よゐこ浜口優、南明奈ついに結婚　26日に生報告". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
3. "南明奈、ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅで濱口優と妊娠報告「ずっと望んでいたので、すごく嬉しい」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
4. "よゐこ濱口優の妻南明奈が死産「授かった命は、空へと戻りました」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. "よゐこ濱口優と南明奈の第１子が死産 「皆様から頂いた祝福の言葉が子どもの生きた証です」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
6. "よゐこ濱口優と南明奈の間に第１子男児誕生「わが家に新しい家族が増えました」昨年６月の死産乗り越え". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
7. "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), 15 May 2008.

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]}

External links

• Akina Minami official website (in Japanese)
• Akina Minami at IMDb