, known as , is a Japanese television personality and actress, and former singer and model.

Career

Ehara was scouted in

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and began working as a model. She began a career as a singer under her birth name, releasing her first single "Chotto Dake" in 1985. In 1988, she was invited by Shi-Shonen bassist Seiji Toda to form their own band called

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. Taking on the stage name You, she served as vocalist and songwriter. In 1990, You secured a regular spot on the comedy duo Downtown's weekly Thursday night radio show '' MBS Youngtown''. She next accepted a regular role on Downtown's television show ''

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''. With the shift in her career focus from singing to television, the band Fairchild broke up in 1993. While continuing as a regular on various television and radio shows, she has authored two books, appeared in a number of films, and is a regular contributor (and occasional cover girl) for the fashion magazine '' In Red''. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005

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for her performance as the absent mother in '' Nobody Knows''. You has been a studio commentator for the reality television series ''

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'' since its inception in 2012. Since October 2016, You and her fellow ''Terrace House'' commentator

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have co-hosted the puppet show ''Nehorin Pahorin'' on NHK Educational TV. They each voice mole puppets who co-interview the non-famous guest represented by a pig puppet. The anonymity afforded via the puppets and voice modulation allows the guests to talk candidly about topics not usually covered on mainstream TV, such as

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addiction. You recently featured in the French-Japanese film ''Umami'', directed by Slony Sow, and starring Gérard Depardieu, production of which took place in Hokkaido, Japan and Saumur, France.

Personal life

You was married to Tetsuka Minoru, guitarist of the rock band

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, from 1991 until getting divorced in January 1997. That same year, she married actor Shunsuke Matsuoka in July and gave birth to their son in November. You and Matsuoka divorced in 2005.

Selected filmography

Television

* ''

'' (1991–1997) * '' Kisarazu Cat's Eye'' (2002) * ''Manhattan Love Story'' (2003) * '' Oh! My Girl!!'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2010), Akiko * ''Hakken! Gyōten!! Puremia Mon!!! Doyō wa Dameyo!'' (2013–present) * '' Going My Home'' (2012), Takiko Ito * '' Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door'' (2012–2014), * '' Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City'' (2015–2016) * ''EXD44'' (2016–present) * ''Nehorin Pahorin'' (2016–present) * '' Terrace House: Aloha State'' (2016–2017) * ''7Rules'' (2017–present) * '' Terrace House: Opening New Doors'' (2017–2019) * '' Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020'' (2019–2020) * ''

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'' (2020), Miku's Mother * ''

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'' (2021), Midori Kijima

Film

* '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), Keiko Fukushima * '' Be with You'' (2004), Yuji's Teacher * '' The Uchōten Hotel'' (2006), Sakura Cherry * ''

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'' (2007), Rokurokubi * '' Still Walking'' (2008), Chinami Kataoka * ''

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'' (2010), Shiho * '' Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013), Setsuko Katayama * '' Terrace House: Closing Door'' (2015) * ''Her Sketchbook'' (2017), Mika Konuma * '' You, Your, Yours'' (2018), Hoshino *''Umami'' (2021), Noriko

Discography

Albums

* ''Birthday'' (1985) * * ''Cachemire'' (1994) *

Bibliography

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:You 1964 births Living people 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Japanese women pop singers Japanese television personalities Japanese female models People from Koganei, Tokyo Actresses from Tokyo Singers from Tokyo Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses