is a Japanese professional
cosplay
Cosplay, a blend word of "costume play", is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and Fashion accessory, fashion accessories to represent a specific Character (arts), character. Cosplayers often i ...
er, voice actress, and singer
from
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
.
Biography
Enako started cosplaying in second year of middle school after she became interested in the animated series ''
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' and saw other cosplayers portraying the main character in
Akihabara
is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed ''Akihabara Electric Town''). This area is part of the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an ...
.
On October 24, 2012, Enako and fellow cosplayers and made their major label debut as the idol group Panache! under the label
Defstar Records. The group disbanded on April 26, 2013 and Enako entered a temporary hiatus in her idol activities.
On March 4, 2015, Enako announced the resumption of her cosplay activities on her newly opened Twitter account.
In 2016, Enako revealed on a television show that she made over 1 million yen a month, and made 10 million yen in two days at that year's
Comiket
, more commonly known as or , is a semiannual Doujinshi convention, ''doujinshi'' convention in Tokyo, Japan. A grassroots market focused on the sale of ''doujin'' (self-published) works, Comiket is a not-for-profit fan convention administered ...
event.
''
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and ...
'' later reported that Enako made 130,000
Singapore dollars
The Singapore dollar (currency sign, sign: S$; ISO 4217, code: SGD) is the official currency of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore. It is divided into 100 cent (currency), cents (, , ). It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or ...
in one day at
Comiket
, more commonly known as or , is a semiannual Doujinshi convention, ''doujinshi'' convention in Tokyo, Japan. A grassroots market focused on the sale of ''doujin'' (self-published) works, Comiket is a not-for-profit fan convention administered ...
2018. She also made an appearance at Comiket 2019.
On December 16, 2020, Enako made her debut as a solo singer with the release of her first mini-album, ''Dress Re Code''.
On April 11, 2021, Enako launched her
YouTube
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channel.
On July 30, 2022, PP Enterprises, Enako's agency, formed the idol group PPE41, and Enako became a member.
Personal life
On July 1, 2021, Enako announced that she is dating Kenki, a
professional gamer.
Discography
Panache!
Album
Singles
Solo
Album
Singles
Filmography
Photo CDs
TV
* Idol Ouen Variety Seiji Chihara no Bazu Doru with
Rena Matsui
is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played r ...
(アイドル応援バラエティ 千原せいじのバズ☆ドルwith松井玲奈, Apr 25, 2016 -)
Internet delivery
* ToukaigiTV no Ongaku Bangumi Geon! (闘会議TVの音楽番組げーおん!, December 15, 2015 -)
* Bemani namahousou kari dai125kai VOLZZA 2 Kadou Cyokuzen Special (BEMANI生放送(仮)第125回!Volzza 2稼働直前スペシャル!!, Mar 23, 2016)
Video games
2015
* ''Mobile Strike'' (モバイルストライク, Nov.7, running)
2016
* ''Sangokushiranbu'' (三国志乱舞, Jan.22)
* ''Reflec Beat Volzza 2'' (Mar.24) – Recorded Music「Precioue☆Star DJ Totto feat. Enako」
* ''Shinkukan Dolls'' (真空管ドールズ, The end of April) – Hime Takatsuki Voice acting
Anime
* ''
Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2018–2021) – Maō
References
External links
enako official site (Sep.21.2018 –)
Enako - PP Enter Prise inc. (Apr.1.2021 –)
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1994 births
Living people
21st-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese singers
Cosplayers
Japanese women pop singers
Japanese female idols
Japanese YouTubers
Japanese voice actresses
Singers from Nagoya
21st-century Japanese women singers
Japanese Twitch (service) streamers
Japanese gravure idols