Kirari (singer)
{{short description|Japanese actress, singer, and songwriter (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name =Kirari
| native_name = 希良梨
| native_name_lang = ja
| background = solo_singer
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Dancer
- Singer
- Actress
}}
| birth_name = {{nihongo|豊元 希良梨|Toyotomo Kirari}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
| genre = {{flatlist|
- J-pop}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Victor Entertainment
- Office 303
}}
| associated_acts = There
| website = http://ameblo.jp/aksgod23/
}}
{{Nihongo|Kirari Toyomoto|豊元 希良梨|Toyomoto Kirari|born October 23, 1980}} is a Japanese actress, singer, and songwriter.
Career
In 1997 she debuted as an actress in the television drama {{nihongo|Gift|ギフト||}}.{{cite news|url=https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1458566|language=japanese|title=反町「GTO」生徒役・希良梨の現在 引退後の海外生活、結婚・出産…10年ぶり復帰の思いを語る|work=Modelpress|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2018}} The next year she played the role of Chisa Noda in the Hideaki Anno film Love & Pop.{{cite book|title=Contemporary Japanese Film|publisher=Weatherhill|date=1999|first=Mark|last=Schilling|isbn=9780834804159}} Kirari wrote "Last Piece" as the end theme for the anime series Great Teacher Onizuka, and she played Nanako in the first live TV version of GTO.{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2059376/full/|script-title=ja:希良梨、活動再開後初公の場で笑顔「身も心もリセット」|work=Oricon News|date=September 18, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2018|language=japanese}} Her cover of Martika's Toy Soldiers reached number 18 on the Oricon charts in May 2000.
Shortly afterward she put her career on hold and withdrew from Japanese public life.
Personal life
Fifteen years later she revealed that she had been ill with cervical cancer, and after recovery had moved to Taiwan, married her husband, and had a child.{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2054592/full/|language=japanese|title=『GTO』生徒役・希良梨、15年ぶり歌手活動再開 闘病・国際結婚経て|work=Oricon News|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://ameblo.jp/aksgod23/ Personal blog] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Actors from Okinawa Prefecture
Category:Japanese expatriates in Taiwan
Category:Japanese women pop singers
Category:People from Okinawa Island
Category:Singers from Okinawa Prefecture