is a former Japanese actress who was affiliated with

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. She is best known for playing the role of Ranru Itsuki / Abare Yellow in the 2003 ''

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'' TV series ''

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''.

Biography

In 1999, Itō debuted in a commercial for

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. In 2000, her first appearance as a cut model in the September issue of the magazine ''

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''. In 2002, Itō, with models such as

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, appeared on the visual unit ''Chao''. The same year, they became the idle unit D★shues released a CD. In 2003, she appeared in ''

'' as Ranru Itsuki/Abare Yellow. In 2005, Itō played a role of a student for three months topic English ''Hāto de kanjiru eibunhō'' (

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), the next year she appeared in colleague in the ''Conversation Edition''. In 2006, her first main role in a film was ''Love saiko-kyōwaku no horā "Saikō no kareshi"''. The same year, Itō played the leading role as Shiori Sano in the TBS Ai no gekijō, ''Suites Dream''. In 2007, she was earnest to advance stage from, she appeared in the center of the blockbuster. In 2008, Itō played the leading role as Tamaki Nanase in Fuji TV daytime drama series ''Aishū no Romera''. In 2009, she appeared in Fuji TV's ''Hontoniattakowaihanashi''. In March 17, 2010, Itō married to a construction company executive which was announced on February 10. In November 2010, she left the Stardust Promotion agency and retired from acting the following December. In 2012, Itō was appointed to the narrator of Iwakuni Museum in

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. In 2023, during promotion for Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Fury, it was revealed that she had previously reprised her role of Ranru Itsuki/Abare Yellow in an uncredited voice role for Kyoryuger vs Go-Busters and unable to reprise her role physically as she was busy raising her child at the time.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Aiko 1980 births Living people Actresses from Yokohama Stardust Promotion artists