, also known mononymously as Yukika (; ), is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is also a former model and voice actress.
After successfully auditioning for Nicola in 2006, Teramoto modeled exclusively for the magazine until 2009. In 2007, she made her acting debut in the live-action drama adaptation of ChocoMimi. From 2009 to 2012, she provided voice acting for several anime and video game series, most notably Rouge Clafoutis from Dog Days, Chiri Nakazato from Seitokai Yakuindomo, and Kaname Nonomiya from Gal Gun.
After taking a hiatus in 2012 to focus on her university studies, Teramoto returned to entertainment in 2015. In 2016, Teramoto starred in the South Korean drama The Idolmaster KR and debuted in the tie-in Korean idol girl group "Real Girls Project", jumpstarting her career in South Korea. In 2019, she released her first Korean solo single, "Neon". She released her debut album, Soul Lady, in July 2020.
Career
2006–2009: Modeling and acting debut In 2006, Teramoto was one of the Grand Prix winners in the 10th model auditions for pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola out of 5,986 applicants. She began working as an exclusive model for Nicola beginning in the September 2006 issue until March 2009 issue. She made her acting debut in the live-action adaptation of ChocoMimi in 2007. In addition to playing the lead character Choco, Teramoto also released music as her character along with Kayano Masuyama under the name Choco & Mimi. Their first single, "Happy Happy!", was released in 2008 as the opening theme song to ChocoMimi and reached #175 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
In 2008, Teramoto made her film debut with a minor role in Handsome Suits. She also appeared in commercials for Pocari Sweat from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Baskin Robbins, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's Happy Dance Collection for the Nintendo Wii.
2009–2012: Voice acting career and hiatus
After graduating as a model from Nicola, Teramoto enrolled in the agency I'm Enterprise as a voice actress and debuted with a minor role in K-On! She began attending the voice acting school NichiNare. Aside from providing additional voices in various anime and video game series, Teramoto also had a recurring role on Dog Days as Rouge Clafoutis, Seitokai Yakuindomo as Chiri Nakazato, and Gal Gun as Kaname Nonomiya. On December 28, 2011, Teramoto resigned from I'm Enterprise, effectively putting her voice acting career on hiatus, in order to attend university.
2015–2023: Real Girls Project, solo music debut, and retirement
Teramoto returned to the entertainment industry in August 2015 and appeared in commercials and stage plays. She stated she had been interested in South Korean culture since listening to "Gee" by Girls' Generation. She also grew up listening to Korean artists such as Girls' Generation, Kara, and BoA. In 2016, she auditioned for The Idolmaster KR, a South Korean drama adaptation of the original game series. She was the only Japanese cast member to be selected. Aside from playing a fictionalized version of herself in The Idolmaster KR, Teramoto was also part of the Real Girls Project, a Korean idol group formed for the drama. Teramoto was also a contestant on the reality show Mix Nine along with other members of Real Girls Project; she finished in 34th place.
After Real Girls Project disbanded, Teramoto left Mole Entertainment and signed with Estimate Entertainment. In 2018, Teramoto was cast as Yui, a supporting role for the South Korean web drama Hello, Stranger! She provided the voice to Athena and Palas in the mobile game Destiny Child; she also provided a new version of the game's theme song, "Da yo ne Da yo ne."
On February 22, 2019, Teramoto released her debut Korean solo single "Neon", which had a "new retro girl" concept based on the city pop genre. Later that year, her followup single "Cherries Jubiles" was released on July 9. In preparation for her first solo album, Soul Lady, Teramoto released "Yesterday" on July 8, 2020, as a pre-release track. Soul Lady was officially released on July 21, 2020, alongside its title track.
On November 30, 2020, Teramoto announced the termination of her contract with Estimate Entertainment. A month later, Teramoto signed with Ubuntu Entertainment, a new agency established by her former manager.
In February 2021, Ubuntu Entertainment announced that Teramoto will return with her first extended play sometime in the first half of 2021. A pre-release single, "Lovemonth", was released on March 2, for her upcoming extended play, titled Timeabout,. Timeabout, was released on April 7, 2021, along with the music video for the lead single off the EP, titled "Insomnia".
On September 20, 2021, Teramoto released the digital single "Loving You". On September 29, Teramoto released her first Japanese original single "Tokyo Lights", a few months after debuting the Japanese version for "Insomnia".
On June 23, 2022, Teramoto released the digital single "Scent".
On December 1, 2023, Teramoto released Time-Lapse, a collection of remakes of classic city pop songs.
Personal life On April 23, 2022, Ubuntu Entertainment announced that Teramoto will marry a non-celebrity Korean boyfriend. On July 1, 2022, Teramoto revealed through YouTube that her husband is Kim Min-hyuk, a former member of the South Korean boy band MAP6. On March 26, 2023, Teramoto announced through Instagram the couple had married the day prior. On March 25, 2024 Teramoto gave birth to her daughter.
Filmography
Live-action
Television
Year Title Role Network Notes 2007 ChocoMimi Chiyoko "Choco" Sakurai TV Tokyo Lead role 2017 The Idolmaster KR Yukika SBS Lead role Mix Nine Herself JTBC Reality competition show; finished in 34th place 2018 Must Eat: It's OK to Live Alone SBS Plus Reality show Hello, Stranger! Yui tVN Asia Web drama; supporting role
Films
Year Title Role Notes 2008 Handsome Suits Extra Film debut
Theater Year Title Role Notes 2015 Gakuya: Nagare Saru Mono wa Ya ga Tenatsukashiki Twelve Angry Men 2016 Aoi Season
Music video appearances
Year Artist Song Notes 2007 Muramasa "Yumefurin" 2008 Motohiro Hata "Kimi Meguru Boku" 2019 Sungtae "Maybe we found love"
Voice acting
Anime
Year Title Role Notes 2009 K-On! Student Episode 9 2010 Oreimo Maid Episode 2 Kiddy Girl-and Maid robot Episode 13 Seitokai Yakuindomo Chiri Nakazato Supporting role Night Raid 1931 Additional voices Chu-Bra!! Kojima Motto To Love-Ru Oku-chan Dog Days Rouge Clafoutis Supporting role Trip Trek Furuti
Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island Child Voice
OVA
Year Title Role Notes 2010 Kissxsis Keita Suminoe (young) 2011 Seitokai Yakuindomo Chiri Nakazato, Misaki Amano Five Numbers Additional voices Baby Princess Nijiko Amatsuka
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2010 Class of Heroes 2G Dengeki no Pilot: Tenkū no Kizuna Fiona Love Once Michiru Tsutsumi 2011 Gal Gun Kaname Nonomiya Love Once: Mermaid's Tears Michiru Tsutsumi Growlanser Wayfarer of Time Tricia 2018 Destiny Child Athena, Palas
Drama CDs Year Title Role Notes 2009 Love Lab Student 2010 Fight! Don't Disappear!! Shikiso Usuko-san Eiko Eshio Goulart Knights Quatre Saisons Tsuki no Yuki Fubuki A Certain Scientific Railgun Archives 3 Futaba 2011 Dog Days Rouge Clafoutis
Radio Year Title Role Network Notes 2009–2010 Dengeki no Pilot: Radio no Kizuna Radio host 2010–2011 A & G Next Generation Lady Go!! Radio host Nippon Cultural Broadcasting With Shiori Mikami, Mikako Komatsu, Rumi Okubo, and Natsumi Takamori
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Sales KOR
Soul Lady Released: July 21, 2020 Label: Estimate Entertainment, Dreamus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 KOR: 7,563Time-Lapse Released: December 1, 2023 Label: Studio H2 Entertainment Formats: CD, download, streaming 40 KOR: 3,951Cumulative Sales of Time-Lapse:
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chartpositions Sales KORTimeabout Released: April 7, 2021 Label: Ubuntu Entertainment, YG Plus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 35 KOR: 8,446
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDL
"Neon" () 2019 — Soul Lady "Cherries Jubiles" () — "Yesterday" 2020 — "Soul Lady" () — "Lovemonth" () 2021 143 Timeabout "Insomnia" 149 "Loving You" () 132 rowspan="4" "Tokyo Lights" — "Scent" () 2022 182 "Space Science" () — "I Want to Be Closer to You" 2023 — Time-Lapse "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
As featured artist Title Year Album "Feel Free" 2021 Sekai
Promotional singles Title Year Album "Love in TV World" (TV를 켜요) 2020 rowspan="2" "What're You Doing Tonight?" (오늘 밤 뭐해?) 2021
Collaborations Title Year Album "Starry Lights" (별빛) 2021 Change Up "The Moment" (그라데이션) rowspan="2" "To the Light" "Moonset" (긴 밤) 2022 Moonset with KozyPop
Soundtrack appearances + List of other works, showing year released, peak positions, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDL JPN 2007 — 175 ChocoMimi OST 2008 — — 2018 — — Destiny's Child OST "Please Me" (오늘 나를 부탁해) 2021 — — BnB OST: 20th Anniversary "Curious" (속이 궁금해) 111 — Back to You OST "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Guest appearances
+ List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artist(s) Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Orange Road" 2020 Bronze Aquarium "Time Slip"2022BronzeSkyline
Music videos Year Title Director(s) 2019 "Neon" Digipedi "Cherries Jubiles" 2020 "Soul Lady" 2021 "Insomnia" Wanda (NDP) "여자이고 싶은걸 (loving you)" 임경환 2022 "Scent " KozyPop, two_di 2023 "I Want to Be Closer to You" TRYBE
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Korean Music Awards 2021 Best Pop Album Soul Lady Best Pop Song "Soul Lady"
Notes
References
External links Agency profile