Oshima Yuko was the captain of AKB48's Team K. She is also a member of the subunit Not yet.
Catchphrase[]
- 目で負かし、心で伝える変幻自在のエンターテイナー、大島優子です。よろしくお願いします
- Me de makashi, kokoro de tsutaeru hengen jizai no ENTAATEINAA, Oshima Yuko desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu
- (Charming you with my eyes and communicating with my heart, I'm the ever changing entertainer Oshima Yuko. Please be nice to me)
Team History[]
- 2006.02.26 - Joined AKB48 as a Team K member
- 2014.06.09 - Graduated from AKB48's Team K (Announcement: December 31, 2013 at the 64th Kouhaku Uta Gassen | Graduation Concert: June 8, 2014 at Ajinomoto Stadium)
Leadership History[]
- 2012.08.24 - Appointed Captain of Team K (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle) (Predecessor: Akimoto Sayaka)
- 2014.02.24 - Relinquished role as Captain of Team K (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri) (Successor: Yokoyama Yui)
AKB48 Senbatsu Elections[]
- 1st Senbatsu Election - #2 (Media Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 2nd Senbatsu Election - #1 (Center) (Kami 7)
- 3rd Senbatsu Election - #2 (Media Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 4th Senbatsu Election - #1 (Center) (Kami 7)
- 5th Senbatsu Election - #2 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
AKB48 Janken Tournaments[]
- 1st Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Sashihara Rino)
- 2nd Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Maeda Ami)
- 3rd Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Maeda Ami)
- 4th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Shiroma Miru)
Discography Participation[]
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- Seventeen (SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban)
- Anata ga Ite Kureta kara (SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban)
- Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010 (Kamikyokutachi)
- Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (Kamikyokutachi)
- Shoujotachi yo (Koko ni Ita koto)
- Kaze no Yukue (Koko ni Ita koto) (WCenter with Takahashi Minami)
- Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Koko ni Ita koto) (WCenter with Itano Tomomi)
- Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
- First Rabbit (1830m) (WCenter with Maeda Atsuko)
- Daiji na Jikan (1830m)
- Itterasshai (1830m)
- Scandalous ni Ikou (1830m) (Duet with Kojima Haruna)
- Iede no Yoru (1830m) (Center)
- Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
- After Rain (Tsugi no Ashiato) (WCenter with Watanabe Mayu)
- Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (Tsugi no Ashiato)
- Boku wa Ganbaru (Tsugi no Ashiato)
- Ichi Ni no San (Tsugi no Ashiato) (Center)
- Kyouhansha (Tsugi no Ashiato) (WCenter with Matsui Jurina)
- Sugar Rush (Wreck-It Ralph Soundtrack) (WCenter with Watanabe Mayu)
- Tenohira ga Kataru Koto (Tenohira ga Kataru Koto) (WCenter with Watanabe Mayu)
- Enjoy your life! (Mine)
- Hanareteitemo
- Kokoro no Hane / 心の羽根
Units[]
Sukeban Girls[]
- Tsupparu Riyuu
Team Z[]
Stage Units[]
- K1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru)
- Skirt, Hirari
- K2 (Seishun Girls)
- Kinjirareta Futari
- Fushidara na Natsu
- Cinderella wa Damasarenai
- K3 (Nounai Paradise)
- Nakinagara Hohoende
- Himawarigumi 1 (Boku no Taiyou)
- Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster (1st Unit)
- Himawarigumi 2 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)
- Confession (1st Unit and Revival)
- K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
- Gomen ne Jewel
- K6 (RESET)
- Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa
- Team K Waiting Stage
- Glory Days
- Higurashi no Koi (New Units)
- K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
- 19nin Shimai no Uta (Revival)
- Team Surprise 1st Stage (Juuryoku Sympathy)
- 1994-nen no Raimei
- Kinmokusei
- Megami wa Doko de Hohoemu?
- Team Surprise 2nd Stage (Bara no Gishiki)
- Hungry Lion
- Shitsuren Doumei
Concert Units[]
AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Naize!~"[]
AKB48 Haru no Chotto dake Zenkoku Tour ~Madamada Daze AKB48!~[]
Live DVD wa Derudaroukedo, Yappari Iki ni Kagiruze! AKB48 Natsu Matsuri[]
AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?[]
Nenwasure Kanshasai Shuffle Sumaze, AKB! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne[]
AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri[]
Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'[]
Surprise wa Arimasen[]
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011[]
Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena[]
AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~[]
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012[]
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013[]
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"[]
- AKB48
- AKB48 Group
AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium[]
AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~[]
- Fukuoka Dome
- Sapporo Dome
- Osaka Dome
- Nagoya Dome
- Tokyo Dome
- Skirt, Hirari
- Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
- Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa
- Scandalous ni Ikou (Solo)
- Seifuku Resistance
AKB48 8th Anniversary[]
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013[]
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014[]
Unit Matsuri 2014[]
- Ichi Ni no San
AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert[]
AKB48 Group at Ajinomoto Stadium[]
- Nakinagara Hohoende
- Scandalous ni Ikou
- Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster
- End Roll
- 1994-nen no Raimei
- Kinjirareta Futari
Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Performance[]
Kojimatsuri ~Kojima Haruna Kanshasai~[]
Solo Songs[]
Publications[]
Photobooks[]
- [2001.07.10] Charm (with Tajima Honami)
- [2003.10.18] Kagayaku Kimochi (かがやくきもち)
- [2008.12.19] Yuurari Yuuko (ゆうらりゆうこ)
- [2009.10.17] Yuko no Arienai Nichijou (優子のありえない日常)
- [2010.08.25] Oshima Yuko L.A. (大島優子L.A.)
- [2011.06.17] Yuko (優子)
- [2014.09.18] Nugiyagare! (脱ぎやがれ!)
- [2018.12.07] Work
- [2018.12.07] Life
DVD's[]
- [2001.08] Growing up! (with Tajima Honami)
- [2003.10.03] adolescence
- [2008.12.19] Yuurari Yuuko (ゆうらりゆうこ)
- [2009.12.06] To, Yuuko to. (と、ゆうこと。)
- [2010.11.10] Kimi wa, Boku no Mono (君は、僕のもの)
Media Appearances[]
Movies[]
- [1998.09.26] Daikaiju Tokyo ni Arawareru (as a Festival girl)
- [2000.06.10] Senrigan (as a young Miyuki Misaki, flashbacks)
- [2007.08.25] Densen Uta (as Anzu Natsuno)
- [2008] Sakura no Sono Remake (as Midori Sawa)
- [2009] Teketeke (as Kana Ohashi)
- [2009] Teketeke 2 (as Kana Ohashi)
- [2009] Giniro no Ame (as Minori)
- [2010] Shibuya (as Yuu)
- [2010] Sweet Little Lies (as Aya Iwamoto)
- [2010] Sankaku (as a friend)
- [2011] Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued (as Self)
- [2012] Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On (as Self)
- [2012] Yamikin Ushijima-kun (as Suzuki Miko)
- [2013] Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain (as Self)
- [2016] Sanada Juyushi (as Hotaru)
Dramas[]
- [1996.04.15-1996.05.31] Hiyoko-tachi no Tenshi
- [1996.07.22-1996.08.30] Love no Okurimono
- [1997.01.06-1996.03.17] Virgin Road
- [1997.07-1997.09] D×D
- [1997.11.30] Denji Sentai Megaranger (as a child disguise of NeziYellow, Episode 40)
- [1998.04.18-1998.07.04] LOVE&PEACE
- [1999.04.09] Vanny Knights (as a young Morino Arisu, Episode 2)
- [2008.08.28-2008.10.02] Cat Street (as Hirano Yumi, Episodes 2-4)
- [2009.05.30-2009.06.27] Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet (as Kawai Chizuru)
- [2010.01.08-2010.03.26] Majisuka Gakuen (as a character named after her)
- [2010.01.14-2010.03.11] Angel Bank (as Ogasawara Manami)
- [2010.04.13-2010.06.5] Sandaime Kogoro Akechi: Kyou mo Meichi ga Korosareru (as Okamoto Momoko)
- [2010.08.24] Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Akai Earring no Kai (as Watabiki Masayo)
- [2010.10.10-2010.12.05] Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso (as Ibushi Kaoru)
- [2011.02.26-2011.03.06] Sakura kara no Tegami (as herself)
- [2011.04.15-2011.06.01] Majisuka Gakuen 2 (as the Oshima Siblings: Yuko, Yuki and Yuka)
- [2011.10.17-2011.12.19] Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu (as Hanzawa Mako)
- [2012.04.12-2012.06.21] Kaeru no Oujo-sama (as Nonomura Mahiru)
- [2012] Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoshi-tachi~ (as Ichihara Takami)
- [2013.02.12] So long! (Episode 2, as Kurabayashi Miho)
Variety Shows[]
- AKB 1ji 59fun!
- AKB 0ji 59fun!
- Yonpara (With Not yet) (2011)
- AKBINGO!
- Shukan AKB
- AKB MOTOR CLUB
- HaKaTa Hyakkaten
- AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 3/4/5/6)
Animated[]
- ICE <THE MOVIE> (as Rinne) (2008)
- Disney's Brave (as Merida) (2012)
- Soreike! Anpanman Miija to Mahounranpu (2015)
- Chiisana Princessa Sofia (2016)
Stage Plays[]
- Fumetsu no Senritsu (不滅の旋律ー) (2018)
- Unconditional Love (アンコンディショナルラブ) (2018)
- Crime and Punishment (罪と罰) (2019)
- Love Letters (ラヴ・レターズ) (2019)
Trivia[]
- Hobbies: Collecting bath soaps and sneakers, people watching.
- Special Skills: Impressions, snowboarding, long-distance running.
- Charm point: Eyes and dimples
- Favorite AKB48 single: Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
- Favorite AKB48 stage song: To be continued
- Favorite AKB48 outfit: Tenshi no Shippo
- Favorite artist: Beyoncé, Rihanna
- Favorite drink: Yasai Ichinichi Kore Ippon
- Favorite food: Cheese
- Favorite member: Kojima Haruna (KojiYuu)
- Favorite TV show: Pusma
- Favorite season: The start of summer
- Likes: Red things, traveling
- Special talents: Sleeping, impressions, snowboarding, long-distance running
- Good friends with: Kojima Haruna (KojiYuu), Watanabe Mayu (Oshiri Sisters), Miyazawa Sae (SaeYuu), Akimoto Sayaka, Noro Kayo
- Her favorite Dragon Ball character is Majin Buu.
- Former member of Cooking Club and Driving Club
- Former member of Not yet
- Was a U-15 gravure idol before joining AKB48, beginning her career at the age of 13
- Was part of the idol group Doll's Vox in 2005
- Yuko is best known for her cheery personality, dimply smile and prominent squirrel teeth.
- Some fans often confuse her for Takamina.
- Known as one of the best dancers in 48Group
- Is afraid of balloons
- Her first on-screen kiss was in the drama "Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" (episode 4)
- She played bass guitar in high school and also was the bassist for AKB48's 25th single GIVE ME FIVE! and 33th single Heart Ereki
- Has a rabbit named Marty.
- Likes red things.
- She and Watanabe Mayu call themselves Oshiri Sisters ("Butt Sisters") due to their love of butts
- Before her graduation, she held two events for her fans called "Yuko Kanshasai", which were similar to AKB48 handshake events
- She continues to hold such events for her fanclub members. In DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The Time Has Come, she stated that she wants to continue to have a close interaction with her fans as she had as an AKB member.
- Is 1/4 American. Her mother is half-American, half-Japanese, and her father is Japanese.
- She, Akimoto Sayaka, and Oku Manami were the first mixed-race members of any 46/48 Group.
- The longest AKB48 2nd Generation to stay in Team K and the only original Team K member left at the time of her graduation.
- As shown in AKBINGO!, she hates balloons, but she can also fight her fear if the script demands them. She showed this in the Sweet & Bitter PV and in Shukan AKB's Dokkiri Girl's High School
- Chose Nakanishi Chiyori as her oshimen in HKT48 in the show HaKaTa Hyakkaten; the show supplied her a "deluxe" version of the standard oshimen badge used (bigger than the other members', but smaller than Takahashi Minami's version).
- She has an older sister.
- Since graduating from AKB48, she has had a successful career as an actress, appearing in a large number of movies and television dramas.
- In 2012, while still in the group, she starred as the Japanese voice of Princess Merida in Disney/Pixar's "Brave." She reprised the dubbing role in Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet" in 2018.
- Took a hiatus from show business in 2017 to study English while living in New York for one year.
- Announced her marriage to actor Hayashi Kento on July 29, 2021.
- Announced on January 5, 2023, that she has given birth to her first child