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Kotono Shibuya

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

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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

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Television

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

Film

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

Discography

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Singles

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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

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  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.
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