Ikko (born on 20 January 1962 in

Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamo ...

), stylized as IKKO, is a Japanese

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, TV personality, and actress. The name "Ikko" comes from an alternative reading of the Japanese name "一幸" (Ikkō).

Biography

Born on 20 January 1962, Ikko experienced gender dysphoria and became socially withdrawn as a teenager. She graduated from a beauty college in Fukuoka Prefecture and trained as a make-up artist for eight years before opening the make-up studio "Atelier Ikko" in 1992. In 2007, she released the single "Dondake no Hōsoku" or “The Law of Dondake,” popularizing the term ''dondake''. As a make-up artist, she promotes Korean beauty products. She regularly appeared on the television program "Onē MANS." Ikko is a

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. She speaks in onē kotoba.

TV appearances

, Ikko regularly appears on the following TV programmes. * ( Nippon Television) * (

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) * (Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Wednesday commentator) * Inspector Totsukawa series ( Takeshi Naito) (2018) - momo-mama

Film

*''Umami'' (2021), role: "Matsuba" (Director: Slony Sow)

Books

Ikko has published the following books.Ikko Profile
Retrieved on 28 April 2015. * IKKOの振袖ロマンティック, 2004, * IKKOウェディング――永遠のガーリッシュウェディング, 2005, * 超オンナ磨き〜美のカリスマIKKOの幸せを呼ぶゴールデンルール, July 2006,

Music

In December 2007, Ikko released a CD single titled "Dondake no Hōsoku."
Retrieved on 18 October 2008. The single also included a cover of "Dō ni mo tomaranai," a 1972 hit song originally performed by

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."Dondake?! Transvestite TV-star IKKO releases single" (12 October 2007).
Retrieved on 18 October 2008.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ikko LGBT musicians from Japan LGBT people from Japan 1962 births Living people Japanese make-up artists Japanese television personalities Transgender women