Maomi Yuki

Maomi Yuki
優木 まおみ
Born (1980-03-02) March 2, 1980
Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Other nameMaomin (まおみん)
Education[1]
OccupationEntertainer
Years active2002–2025 (hiatus)[2]
Agents
  • Ikushima Planning Office
  • Harmony Promotion
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (2012)[1]
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

Maomi Yuki (優木 まおみ, Yūki Maomi; born March 2, 1980, in Saga, Saga, Japan)[1] is a Japanese entertainer represented by Ikushima Planning Office. Her business alliance is Harmony Promotion.

Early life and education

Yuki was born on March 2, 1980, in Saga City, Saga Prefecture to a Japanese-Chinese father and a Japanese-Russian mother.[3] Her parents run a Chinese restaurant in Saga.[4]

Yuki graduated from Saga Prefectural Chienkan High School and Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Elementary School Teacher Training Course, majoring in Japanese Language studies.[5][4]

She was an active student athlete, being a member of the basketball club for eight years, from the fourth grade of elementary school up to her third year of high school.[6]

Career

On May 24, 2025, Yuki announced that she would be taking a break from her activities and moving to Malaysia to focus more on her family.[2]

Personal life

On September 25, 1990, Yuki obtained a Class 4 amateur radio license and began broadcasting (JM6CRT).[7]

On January 1, 2013, on New Year's Day, Yuki announced that she would be marrying a hairdresser three years her senior.[8] The couple submitted their marriage registration on June 28 of that year.[8] On April 4 of the following year, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter,[9] and on January 26, 2017, she gave birth to her second daughter.[10]

In 2019, she became a certified basi pilates instructor.[11]

Filmography

TV series

Current appearances

Year Title Network Notes
2009School Kakumei!NTV

Former appearances

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2005Music MakerBS AsahiModerator
Shūkan Navi TVNHK BS2Moderator
Oi, NipponNHK BS2
Sweet Den of PremiereFuji TV
2006Doyō Studio ParkNHK GModerator
Shūkan! Kenkō Calendar Karada no KimochiTBS
2007Beach AngelsTBS
Quiz Presentation Variety Q-sama!!TV Asahi
Nippon@WorldFuji TV
2008Eigo ga Tsutawaru! 100 NotsuboNHK E
Nabe a Chi!Fuji TV
Chara KingTokyo MXModerator
2009You Knock on a Jumping Door!Fuji TVGuest
Cha$eFuji TV
LincolnTBS
Hikari Ota's If I Were Prime Minister... Secretary TanakaNTV
K-1 GrandPrixFuji TVCaster
2010Minna no KeibaFuji TVModerator[12][13]
Shin Kankaku Game CuestaNHK G
Gacchiri AcademyTBS
2011Umapuro!Fuji TVSaturday appearances
Kiwameru!NHK E
1-nen 1-kumi Heisei Kyōiku GakuinFuji TV
2012Chihara Geinō-shaKTVSecretary
2013Tsutaete PikatchiNHK G
2015Morning BirdTV Asahi

Advertisements

Year Title Notes
2002Shirako
2004Zenkoku Takuchi Tatemono Torihiki-gyō Kyōkai Rengō-kai
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
Kyōtei
2005Ryukakusan
2009Wonda
Bike O & Company

Internet series

Year Title Network Notes
2006Shōnen TakeshiFuji TV
2007Maomi Yuki no You+LifeYou+TV
Shūkan! Hatara KingNHK
2009Niconico NamahōsōNiconico
(Yū) Nekoda KōmutenBee TV

Dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes
2002Nari AgariReceptionistFuji TV
2009Majo SaibanChiriko IkeuchiFuji TVEpisode 9 to Final Episode
2011ShimashimaYuriko YamamotoTBSEpisode 1
2013GI DreamHorse racing reporterBS Fuji

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004Drugstore GirlReporter
Girly Jam - Wish
2005White Illumination
2008Blue SymphonyEnglish narration[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "公式プロフィール" (in Japanese). Ikushima Planning Office. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "優木まおみ、芸能活動休止でマレーシア移住 - モデルプレス" [Maomi Yuki announces temporary hiatus from entertainment activities, moving to Malaysia in August "so I can grow as a person and broaden the scope of my work"]. Modelpress (in Japanese). 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Akiba's new idol, Maomi Yuuki, breaks out". www.zakzak.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2004-02-18. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  4. 1 2 "タレント・優木まおみさん 佐賀県立致遠館高校 実家の中華料理店の一角で勉強三昧|ハイスクールラプソディー|朝日新聞EduA". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  5. ↑ "優木まおみ プロフィール 【 生島企画室 】". www.ikushimakikaku.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  6. ↑ "インタビュー:優木まおみ「ツンデレじゃなく、デレデレです」". ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  7. ↑ "【動画】<タレントの優木まおみ(JM6CRT)がナビゲート>総務省制作、「電波Gメン」による不法局取り締まり&探査活動を民放の報道番組風に紹介 - hamlife.jp". hamlife.jp | アマチュア無線の”いま”がわかる総合ニュースサイト (in Japanese). 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  8. 1 2 "優木まおみ"くまモン似"カリスマ美容師との結婚報告 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能" ["Maomi Yuki announces marriage to charismatic hairdresser who resembles Kumamon"]. スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  9. ↑ "優木まおみ、第1子女児出産「涙がとまりませんでした」" [Maomi Yuki gives birth to her first child, a girl: "I couldn't stop crying"]. オリコンニュース(ORICON NEWS). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  10. ↑ "優木まおみが第2子女児出産「新たな気持ちで精進」 |最新ニュース|eltha(エルザ)" ["Maomi Yuki gives birth to her second child, a girl: 'I'm working hard with a new attitude'"]. eltha (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  11. ↑ ""ママかしこい"優木まおみ、自粛中に2つの新挑戦 - 明日のために - 芸能コラム : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  12. ↑ "優木まおみ、フジ日曜競馬中継新司会者に" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. November 9, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "優木まおみ&大島麻衣『みんなのKEIBA』を卒業「本当にいい経験ができました」" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. December 27, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "BLUE SYMPHONY OFFICIAL BLOG・BLUE SYMPHONY" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2016.