nicknamed Saorin,
is a female
gravure idol
A model is a person with a Role (disambiguation), role either to display commercial product (business), products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an Model (art), artist's model.
Modelling ("modeling" in British and ...
(swimsuit/bikini model) of Japan. She is from Tokyo, and belongs to the show-business production ''
Platica Inc.'', a subsidiary of ''Face Network Co., Ltd.''
Early life
She was born on 9 August 1984 in Tokyo, Japan
Career
She is 162 cm tall.
She is managed by Platica Inc.
When Saori worked as a
promotional model
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, she was headhunted by Face Network Co., Ltd. and subsequently became an exclusive
race queen
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of that company.
During her activities as a race queen, Saori was promoted to a
gravure idol
A model is a person with a Role (disambiguation), role either to display commercial product (business), products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an Model (art), artist's model.
Modelling ("modeling" in British and ...
by the manager of Face Network's
show business
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division.
In April 2006, she debuted in a men's magazine. Soon afterward, she appeared as a gravure idol in several magazines.
After January 2007, she released several
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...
s. Her fifth DVD was ''Lovely Flower♥'' was published.
Horii appeared on
TV after 2007.
In April 2008, she signed with Platica Inc.
Filmography
TV Programs
* ''Cream Nantoka''
(
くりぃむナントカ),
TV Asahi
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2007
* ''Enta no Mikata!''
(
エンタの味方!),
TBS 2007-08
* ''Gravure no Bishojo''
(
グラビアの美少女),
MONDO21 2008
DVDs
* ''Saorin to Issho♥ - Nikkori Side -''
(さおりんといっしょ♥ ～にっこりサイド～), Sparkvision 2007
* ''Saorin to Issho♥ - Shittori Side -''
(さおりんといっしょ♥ ～しっとりサイド～), Sparkvision 2007
* ''Saorin LOVE♥''
(さおりんLove♥), Take Shobo 2007
* ''Daisuki♥''
(大好きっ♥), GRADIA 2007
* ''Lovely Flower♥'',
Shinyusha 2008
* ''Tokimeki Love♥'' (ときめきLove♥), Trico 2008
References
External links
Platica Inc.
*
Official Profile: Saori Horii
Saorin to Issho♥ - Official Blog with her photographs, since April 2008
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1984 births
Living people
Models from Tokyo
Japanese gravure idols
Japanese women television personalities