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Akina Minami
Akina Minami
Born	15 May 1989 (age 35); Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Akkiina (アッキーナ)
Spouse	Masaru Hamaguchi (m. 2018)
Children	1
	Modeling information
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Website	fs-company.jp/akkina/

Akina Minami (南明奈, Minami Akina, born 15 May 1989 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese gravure idol and tarento signed to Free Style Company. Minami's recognition as a model has also spread beyond Japan and she was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010.^[1] On her official Instagram page, she announced her marriage to Japanese comedian Masaru Hamaguchi.^[2]^[3]

Filmography

Movies

Wanna be Free!: Tokyo Girl (2006) as amateur model
Chorus-tai: Kanojotachi no Kiseki (2007) as Aki
Buraburabanban (2008)
Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009) as Toki
Ju-on: Shiroi Rōjo (2009) as Akane

TV dramas

Shibatora: Dōgan Keiji Shibata Taketora (2008) as Tamaki Ayukawa
Maison Ikkoku (26 July 2008) as Kozue Nanao
Real Clothes (16 September 2008) as Hitomi Hanada
Magic x Warrior Magi Majo Pures! (1 April 2018) as Hōko Minami

TV programmes

Video games

Akina Minami appeared in several posters in the Sony PlayStation 3 video game, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.^[4]
Akina Minami is a playable avatar in the Japanese Cardass game Dragon Ball Heroes, she is a female Saiyan who is able to learn and use various attacks from other characters.

Clothing brand

Akina Minami launched a clothing brand named after her. Her clothing brand includes kimono and Western style couture outfits for children.

References

^ Gonzales, Gelo (17 February 2010). "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols". FHM. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ "南明奈 on Instagram: "いつも応援してくださっている皆様へ私事ではありますが、ご報告がございます本日、5月25日にかねてから交際している濱口優さんと入籍いたしました…"". Instagram.
^ "Hamaguchi Masaru and Minami Akina tie the knot | tokyohive.com". tokyohive.com.
^ "Akina Minami", YouTube video of an Akina Minami poster in Sony PlayStation 3 video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (in Japanese).

Sources

"Model Akina Minami dresses as 'Pikachu' to throw first pitch at baseball game". Mainichi Shimbun. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Akina Minami official website (in Japanese)
Akina Minami at IMDb

[1] Gonzales, Gelo (17 February 2010). "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols". FHM. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[2] "南明奈 on Instagram: "いつも応援してくださっている皆様へ私事ではありますが、ご報告がございます本日、5月25日にかねてから交際している濱口優さんと入籍いたしました…"". Instagram.

[3] "Hamaguchi Masaru and Minami Akina tie the knot | tokyohive.com". tokyohive.com.

[4] "Akina Minami", YouTube video of an Akina Minami poster in Sony PlayStation 3 video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (in Japanese).

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