Yui Horie
Yui Horie (堀江 由衣, Horie Yui) is a popular singer and voice actress (seiyū) in Japan. She was born September 20, 1976. Horie's given name is Yoshiko, and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "Hocchan" (ほっちゃん) in Japanese by her fans.
History & Biography
Yoshiko Horie was born in 1976 in Japan, Tokyo. As a child, she was a huge fan of the anime-series "Dirty Pair" and has later stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist[citation needed]. She disliked math and English, but enjoyed Japanese[citation needed], so being an actor by craft didn't sound that bad, either.
She debuted in 1997 in a video game Voice Fantasia. For a long time, she was very unnoticed and got only minor roles in various animes. She got the leading role of Haruka in Kurogane Communication, but the series never was a big hit. It wasn't until the year 2000 when she got the role of Naru Narusegawa in Love Hina that she gained fame. When she got the role of Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket and released a music album (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai), she was on her way to become one of the most popular voice actresses in Japan[citation needed].
She is currently working for Starchild and she frequently has roles in popular new anime. Despite her major success, she usually does not get leading roles, although recently she was cast as the lead in Matantei Loki Ragnarok.
She has published five independent musical albums, although nearly all of them incorporate at least one track from an anime she has worked with.
Notable seiyū roles
Asterisks denote lead roles.
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Discography
- Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai (水たまりに映るセカイ) (2000)
- Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken (黒猫と月気球をめぐる冒険) (2001)
- Ho? (ほっ?) (2003)
- sky (2003)
- Rakuen (楽園) (2004)
- Usotsuki Alice to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken (嘘つきアリスとくじら号をめぐる冒険, Usotsuki Arisu to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken) (2005)
Singles/maxis
- Eternal Fantasy 3 Perpetual Blue (悠久幻想曲３パーペチュアルブルー, Yūkyū Gensōkyoku 3 Pāpechuaru Burū) Maxi Single Collection Part.6 (2000)
- Merry Merrily (2001)
- Love Destiny (2001)
- Kirari Takaramono (2002)
- ALL MY LOVE (2002)
- Kokoro Harete Yoru mo akete (2004)
- Scramble (with UNSCANDAL) (2004)
- Hikari (2006)
DVD
She has a DVD out called Clips 1. It includes a number of live action promotional videos, including:
- Sakura - her first promotional video, for her first album, 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai)
- Love Destiny - parts of the live action video can be seen in the Sister Princess opening animation
- Kirari Takaramono - the song is the opening theme for Love Hina Again
- All My Love - the song is the opening theme for Earth Defender Mao-chan
- Kokoro Harete Yoru mo Akete - the song is the ending theme for Jubei-chan 2
Notable songs
- Love Destiny - Sister Princess, Opening
- Mainichi ga O-tenki (lit. Good Weather Every Day) - Love Hina, Insert
- Egao No Mirai E (lit. Towards A Future Of Smiles) - Love Hina
- Kirari Takaramono (lit. Glittering Treasures) - Love Hina Again, Opening
- Be for me, be for you - Love Hina Again, Ending
- Yakusoku (lit. Promise) - Love Hina, Insert
- Happy Happy Rice Shower - Love Hina
- Tsubasa (lit. Wings) - Sister Princess Ending
- Girlish - Sister Princess, Sakuya's Theme
- Destiny - Kikaider, Ending
- Feel my feeling - School Rumble, Eri's Theme
- RAMUNE iro no natsu - Love Hina
- Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - Jubei-chan 2
- IN YOU - Shaman King, Image Song
- ALL MY LOVE - Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, Opening
- IT's MY STYLE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, Ending
- Soyokaze no Harmony - From D.C.- Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa's Song)
- Sono Saki no Justice - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne Song
- Aosusuki - Samurai Deeper Kyo, Image Song
- Scramble - School Rumble, Opening
- Pacem in Terris - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne S. F. O. V Song
- Aki Uta ~Sarara~ - Bottle Fairy, Ending (Episodes 7-9)
- Anata ga Suki (I like You)- Ultra Maniac, Ayu Tateishi image song
- Hikari - Inukami!, Opening
Trivia
- Blood Type: B
- Hobbies: Shoulder massage, reading and food
- Liked to study Japanese, but didn't really care for English or P.E
- Favorite colour: Aqua
- Favorite season: Fall and winter
- She has starred alongside Yuji Ueda whereby Ueda's character had a crush on hers.
- In Love Hina, with Ueda as Urashima Keitaro and Horie as Narusegawa Naru.
- In Jubei-chan 2, with Ueda as Bantaro and Horie as Jiyu.
- Her radio show is called Tenshi no Tamago (lit. Angel's Egg).
- She and Tamura Yukari, another popular seiyuu, have released a duet album called Yamatonadeshiko.
- She is part of the girl singing group, Aice5.
- She was featured in Rie Tanaka's album Club Rie-rie 1, in "Chat with Yui-chan I" and "Chat with Yui-chan II".
- She's the founder and member of the seiyu group "Aice5". Notable members include Masumi Asano and Akemi Kanda.