Kotono Shibuya

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Expand Japanese Template:Infobox person Template:Nihongo is a Japanese actress and singer. She is known for starring as Hitomi Nakayama in Template:Ill (1991), Sanae Misaki in Template:Ill (1992), and Tomoko Ōno in Template:Ill (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

Kotono Shibuya was born on 9 June 1975 in Tokyo.<ref name="cdjournal">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her career began during her childhood.<ref name="cdjournal" /> She was educated at Horikoshi High School.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She starred in the 1991 film Template:Ill as Hitomi Nakayama; Excite News described her personality as Hitomi as "rather loose [...] with her special skill being genki".<ref name="excite E1475819595549"/> In 1992, she starred with Ken Ogata in the TBS drama Template:Ill as Sanae Misaki.<ref name="heiseidrama-4"/> She appeared in the 1994 movie Ghost Pub.<ref name="cdjournal" /> In 2001, she starred with Keiko Oginome in the drama Template:Ill as Tomoko Ōno.<ref name="TVDB34746"/> She has also acted in stage productions.<ref name="cdjournal" /> CDJournal praised her acting skills as "solid".<ref name="cdjournal" />

Her debut single, "Ballerina ni Naritai/Blue Horizon", was released from EMI Music Japan on 14 October 1992.<ref name="oricon 271155"/><ref name="cdjournal" /> 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.<ref name="oricon 271885"/> She also had another CD release in 1996, "Let Me Try".<ref name="sunmusic" />

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.<ref name="sunmusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The 1996 video game Mega Man X3 (Rockman X3) features "One More Time" and "I'm Believer" as the opening and closing themes in the PlayStation and Saturn versions in Japan.

She married actor Template:Ill in 1998.<ref name="cdjournal" /> They had two sons before his death in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1992	Template:Ill	Sanae Misaki	<ref name="heiseidrama-4">Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Template:Ill	Tomoko Ōno	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1991	Template:Ill	Hitomi Nakayama	<ref name="excite E1475819595549">Template:Cite news</ref>
1994	Ghost Pub		<ref name="cdjournal" />

Discography

Singles

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Ref.
		JPN	JPN Hot
"Ballerina ni Naritai/Blue Horizon"	Released: 14 October 1992 Label: EMI Music Japan	—	—	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
"Befriend/One More Time"	Released: 5 June 1996 Label: EMI Music Japan	—	—	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

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