Megumi (actress)

Megumi
Megumi
めぐみ
Born	Megumi Yamano; September 25, 1981 (age 43); Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Other names	Megumi Furuya
Occupations	tarento; actress; singer; gravure idol;
Spouse	Kenji Furuya (m. 2008; div. 2023)
Children	1

Megumi Yamano (山野めぐみ, Yamano Megumi, formerly Furuya (降谷), born September 25, 1981), known mononymously as Megumi (めぐみ), is a Japanese tarento, actress, singer, and gravure idol. She is currently affiliated with Suns Entertainment.

Early life

She was raised in Kurashiki, Okayama, but was born in Matsue, Shimane.

She dropped out of Kurashiki Suishō Senior High School (at the time an all-girls school).

Personal life

In July 2008, after discovering she was pregnant, Megumi married Dragon Ash lead singer Kenji Furuya, whom she had been dating since 2005.^[1] On February 6, 2009, Megumi gave birth to the couple's only child, a son.^[2]

On December 30, 2023, the couple jointly announced that they had divorced.^[3]

Roles

Variety shows

Aa! Hanano Ryōrinin (March 20, 2008, Nippon TV)
Africa no Tsume (Nippon Television)
Akashiya Santa no Shijōsaidai no Christmas Present Show (2001)
Bachikoi! (Setonaikai Broadcasting Corporation)
Blog Type (April–September 2005, Fuji TV)
The God of Entertainment (Nippon Television)
Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende (Nippon Television)
Ken Shimura's Baka Tonosama (Fuji TV)
Hashire! Gulliver-kun (Kansai Telecasting Corporation)
Hey! Spring of Trivia (Fuji TV)
Tora no Mon (TV Asahi)
Zenkoku Issei! Nihonjin Test (April 2008, Fuji TV)

Educational Television

Onishi Hiroto's Basic English Recipe (April 2022, NHK Educational TV)^[4]

Radio

MEGUMI-X (FM-FUJI)
MEGUMI no MAKE ME HAPPY! (April–September 2005, Nippon Broadcasting System)

Commercials

Asahi Breweries (2007)
GyaO
Japan Racing Association (2006)
Morinaga & Company Weider in Jelly "Diet Weider"
Nestle Japan Nescafe Santa Marta
Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture police (Improvement of traffic manners campaign)
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. FamilyMart Natural Cycle
Sapporo Brewery
Yellow Hat

Film

Hero (2007), Sakurako Kōno
SS (2008), Girako
The Blood of Wolves (2018)
Little Nights, Little Love (2018)
Neet Neet Neet (2018)
The Stormy Family (2019)
One Night (2019)
Stigmatized Properties (2020), Kaori
The Way of the Househusband (2022), Kazuko Tanaka^[5]
What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare^[6]
Mado (2022)^[7]
The Last 10 Years (2022)^[8]
Downfall (2023), Nozomi Machida^[9]
Scroll (2023)^[10]
December (2023)^[11]
Insomniacs After School (2023), Isaki's mother^[12]
Ice Cream Fever (2023), Naoko Arakawa^[13]
The Forbidden Play (2023), Shūko Noda^[14]
Masked Hearts (2023)^[15]
Kura no Aru Machi (2025)^[16]

TV drama

Ossan's Love: In the Sky (2019), Haruka Neko
The Way of the Househusband (2020), Kazuko Tanaka^[17]
The Naked Director Season 2 (2021)^[18]
A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki (2022)^[19]
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023), Ōoka Tadasuke^[20]
Informa (2023), Asuka Nagasawa^[21]

Dubbing

Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Elemental (2023), Gale Cumulus^[22]
The Garfield Movie (2024), Jinx^[23]

Books

Photoalbums

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result
2020	62nd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Stormy Family and One Night	Won

References

^ Kenji Furuya, Megumi to finally marry, Tokyograph.
^ Megumi, Kenji Furuya celebrate first child, Tokyograph.
^ "Dragon Ash降谷建志とMEGUMI、離婚成立を報告子育ては「共に進めていく所存」【双方コメント全文】". ORICON NEWS. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Jo1の河野純喜、NHK Eテレの語学番組「ハングルッ！ナビ」に生徒役でレギュラー出演「目標はハングルで歌を歌うこと!!4月から一緒に頑張りましょう!」と意気込む - Screen Online（スクリーンオンライン）".
^ "「極主夫道」実写映画化！玉木宏・川口春奈らドラマキャスト集結で来年夏に公開". natalie.mu (in Japanese). November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "大怪獣のあとしまつ". eiga.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "窓 MADO". eiga.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
^ "megumi1818". Instagram. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^ "零落". eiga.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ "スクロール". eiga.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ "赦し". eiga.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "君は放課後インソムニア". eiga.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^ "アイスクリームフィーバー". eiga.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ "禁じられた遊び". eiga.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ "愛にイナズマ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "蔵のある街". eiga.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "「極主夫道」メインビジュアル到着、橋本じゅんやMEGUMIら新キャストも発表". natalie.mu (in Japanese). September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ "「全裸監督」シーズン2の新キャスト発表渡辺大知、MEGUMI、西内まりや、宮沢りえ、石橋蓮司らが参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
^ "『神木隆之介の撮休』、安達祐実、成海璃子ら実力派キャスト集結キービジュアルも解禁". Crank-in!. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ "三浦透子、『大奥』で徳川家重に「8代・徳川吉宗編」にMEGUMI、當真あみら出演決定". Real Sound. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "桐谷健太の「インフォーマ」新キャスト15名解禁、PERIMETRONによるビジュアルも". Natalie Eiga (in Japanese). December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ "MEGUMI、伊達みきおらピクサー新作『マイ・エレメント』吹替声優9名一挙発表". Cinema Today. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "山里亮太＆MEGUMI、人気ぽっちゃり猫をアニメ化『ねこのガーフィールド』声優に決定". Cinema Today. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

External links

[1] Kenji Furuya, Megumi to finally marry, Tokyograph.

[2] Megumi, Kenji Furuya celebrate first child, Tokyograph.

[3] "Dragon Ash降谷建志とMEGUMI、離婚成立を報告子育ては「共に進めていく所存」【双方コメント全文】". ORICON NEWS. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[4] "Jo1の河野純喜、NHK Eテレの語学番組「ハングルッ！ナビ」に生徒役でレギュラー出演「目標はハングルで歌を歌うこと!!4月から一緒に頑張りましょう!」と意気込む - Screen Online（スクリーンオンライン）".

[5] "「極主夫道」実写映画化！玉木宏・川口春奈らドラマキャスト集結で来年夏に公開". natalie.mu (in Japanese). November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[6] "大怪獣のあとしまつ". eiga.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

[7] "窓 MADO". eiga.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

[8] "megumi1818". Instagram. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[9] "零落". eiga.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

[10] "スクロール". eiga.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[11] "赦し". eiga.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[12] "君は放課後インソムニア". eiga.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[13] "アイスクリームフィーバー". eiga.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[14] "禁じられた遊び". eiga.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

[15] "愛にイナズマ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[16] "蔵のある街". eiga.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

[17] "「極主夫道」メインビジュアル到着、橋本じゅんやMEGUMIら新キャストも発表". natalie.mu (in Japanese). September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[18] "「全裸監督」シーズン2の新キャスト発表渡辺大知、MEGUMI、西内まりや、宮沢りえ、石橋蓮司らが参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

[19] "『神木隆之介の撮休』、安達祐実、成海璃子ら実力派キャスト集結キービジュアルも解禁". Crank-in!. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[20] "三浦透子、『大奥』で徳川家重に「8代・徳川吉宗編」にMEGUMI、當真あみら出演決定". Real Sound. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[21] "桐谷健太の「インフォーマ」新キャスト15名解禁、PERIMETRONによるビジュアルも". Natalie Eiga (in Japanese). December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[22] "MEGUMI、伊達みきおらピクサー新作『マイ・エレメント』吹替声優9名一挙発表". Cinema Today. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[23] "山里亮太＆MEGUMI、人気ぽっちゃり猫をアニメ化『ねこのガーフィールド』声優に決定". Cinema Today. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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