Kotono Shibuya

Kotono Shibuya
渋谷 琴乃
Born (1975-06-09) 9 June 1975 (age 49)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Notable work
Spouse
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(m. 1998)​
Children2

Kotono Shibuya (渋谷 琴乃, Shibuya Kotono, born 9 June 1975) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is known for starring as Hitomi Nakayama in Bokura no Nanoka Kansensō 2  [ja] (1991), Sanae Misaki in Ai wa Dōda  [ja] (1992), and Tomoko Ōno in Joyū Kyōko  [ja] (2001). She released two singles from EMI Music Japan, and one of her songs was "Befriend", the ending theme of the tokusatsu series Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd.

Biography

Kotono Shibuya was born on 9 June 1975 in Tokyo.[1] Her career began during her childhood.[1] She was educated at Horikoshi High School.[2]

She starred in the 1991 film Bokura no Nanoka Kansensō 2  [ja] as Hitomi Nakayama; Excite News described her personality as Hitomi as "rather loose [...] with her special skill being genki".[3] In 1992, she starred with Ken Ogata in the TBS drama Ai wa Dōda  [ja] as Sanae Misaki.[4] She appeared in the 1994 movie Ghost Pub.[1] In 2001, she starred with Keiko Oginome in the drama Joyū Kyōko  [ja] as Tomoko Ōno.[5] She has also acted in stage productions.[1] CDJournal praised her acting skills as "solid".[1]

Her debut single, "Ballerina ni Naritai/Blue Horizon", was released from EMI Music Japan on 14 October 1992.[6][1] She sang "Befriend", the ending theme of the tokusatsu series Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd; it was released as a single from EMI Music Japan on 5 June 1996.[7] She also had another CD release in 1996, "Let Me Try".[8]

She was also a radio personality, appearing in such programmes as MBS Radio's Shibuya Kotono no Onakasuita and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's Shibuya Kotono no Nashire Kayōkyoku Sunday Special.[8]

She married actor Kou Watanabe [ja] in 1998.[1] They had two sons before his death in 2020.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Ref.
1992 Ai wa Dōda  [ja] Sanae Misaki [4]
2001 Joyū Kyōko  [ja] Tomoko Ōno [5]

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
1991 Bokura no Nanoka Kansensō 2  [ja] Hitomi Nakayama [3]
1994 Ghost Pub [1]

Discography

Singles

Title Details Peak chart positions Ref.
JPN JPN
Hot
"Ballerina ni Naritai/Blue Horizon" — — [6]
"Befriend/One More Time" — — [7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "渋谷琴乃". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "堀越の同期". 渋谷琴乃オフィシャルブログ「Since」 (in Japanese). 22 August 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "公開25周年記念『ぼくらの七日間戦争2』をあえてガチで観る【キネマ懺悔】". Excite News (in Japanese). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Kimura, Takashi (6 June 2018). "ドラマ解説者・木村隆志が選ぶ！令和にも残したい、平成の名作ドラマ". MyNavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "女優・杏子". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "バレリーナになりたい". Oricon News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Befriend". Oricon News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "渋谷琴乃". Sun Music Group. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "【追悼】僅か53歳の若さで亡くなった「はいすくーる落書」出演俳優『渡辺航』！！". Middle Edge. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.