Yukina Kashiwa

Yukina Kashiwa
Born	August 12, 1994
Origin	Kanagawa, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Associated acts	Momoiro Clover Nogizaka46

Yukina Kashiwa (柏 幸奈 Kashiwa Yukina, born August 12, 1994 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. She is a former member of the girl groups Momoiro Clover^[1] and Nogizaka46.^[2]

Career

As a child actress, Yukina Kashiwa acted in many tokusatsu dramas, including Tokusō Sentai Dekaranger, Garo, and Madan Senki Ryukendo.^[3][4]

In 2007, at the age of 13, she played the main character (a boy named Negi Springfield) in Negima! Magister Negi Magi, a 25-episode live-action TV series based on the manga and anime of the same name.^[4]

On November 23, 2008, Yukina Kashiwa, together with Ayaka Sasaki and Akari Hayami, joined her talent agency Stardust Promotion's girl group Momoiro Clover, which at the same time announced the upcoming release of its first single "Momoiro Punch".^[5] But on March 9 of the following year Kashiwa already left the group,^[6] which had not debuted yet.

On August 21, 2011, after having passed the audition for the girl idol group Nogizaka46, she became its first generation member.^[7][8][9]

On November 12, 2013, the Nogizaka46 website informed that Yukina Kashiwa and Seira Miyazawa were to graduate from the group at the "Girl's Rule" special event that had been scheduled to be held on Sunday, November 17. According to the website announcement, Yukina Kashiwa's reason was she wanted to concentrate on her studies.^[10]

Associated acts

• Momoiro Clover
• Nogizaka46

Filmography

Movies

• Ichi (October 25, 2008, Warner Bros. Japan)^[11]

TV series

• Tokusō Sentai Dekaranger (as Tiara, ep. 8 and 9, April 11 and 18, 2008, TV Asahi)^[3]
• Deep Love (Deep Love～アユの物) (as Ayu as a girl, October 1, 2004, TV Tokyo)
• Garo (as Rose, October 7, 2005 — March 31, 2006, TV Asahi)^[3]
• Madan Senki Ryukendo (as Salina, ep. 20, May 21, 2006, TV Tokyo)^[3]
• Negima! Magister Negi Magi (as Negi, October 3, 2007 — March 2, 2008, TV Tokyo)^[4]

References

1. Yukina Kashiwa (2008-11-25). "「マスクマンの正体は…」". 3年B組School girl BLOG Powered by アメブロ. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
2. "柏 幸奈｜メンバー紹介｜乃木坂46公式サイト". 乃木坂46運営委員会. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
3. "Prolog Vol.28 タレント紹介 [柏幸奈]". Prolog. 2006. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
4. "Negima! Live-Action Drama's Negi Played by 13-Year-Old Girl". Anime News Network. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
5. "新曲・新メンバー！(2008.11.25)". ももいろクローバー　-スターダストプロモーション　３Bジュニア. 2008-11-25. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
6. "メンバー脱退のお知らせ(2009.3.10)". ももいろクローバー　-スターダストプロモーション　３Bジュニア. 2009-03-10. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
7. "AKB48公式ライバル「乃木坂46」最終オーディション【速報ダイジェスト】". スクランブルエッグ. 2011-08-22.
8. "「乃木坂46」最終オーディション取材レポート(2)【合格者一覧(前半)】". スクランブルエッグ. 2011-08-22.
9. "「乃木坂46」最終オーディション取材レポート(3)【合格者一覧(後半)〜会見】". スクランブルエッグ. 2011-08-28.
10. 柏 幸奈、宮澤 成良:卒業のお知らせ. ニュース - 乃木坂46公式サイト (in Japanese). 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
11. "STARDUST - スターダストプロモーション芸能３部 - 柏幸奈のプロフィール". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2013-04-01.

External links

• Yukina Kashiwa at the Internet Movie Database
• Prolog Vol. 28