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中川 翔子 | |
File:Rogue One- A Star Wars Story Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Nakagawa Shoko (34988933823).jpg Shoko Nakagawa at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Japan Premiere Red Carpet 2016 | |
Born | Shiyōko Nakagawa May 5, 1985 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
Other names | Shokotan (しょこたん) |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Agent | Watanabe Entertainment |
Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2001–present |
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Website | www |
Shoko Nakagawa (中川 翔子, Nakagawa Shōko, born May 5, 1985) is a Japanese tarento (media personality), actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. Also known by her nickname Shokotan (しょこたん), she is best known as the presenter of Pokémon Sunday, and as the performer of the opening theme from the anime Gurren Lagann.
Biography[]
Born to actor and musician Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s, she was raised in Nakano by her mother after her father's death from leukemia in 1994.[1] Nakagawa found escape from bullies by connecting with Pokémon when she was in 5th grade. "When I was a kid, I didn't have friends, but I did have Pokémon."[2]
In the 2006 book Shokotan Manual (しょこ☆まにゅ Shoko Manyu), she wrote that her legal name was Shiyōko (しようこ) rather than Shōko (しょうこ), which she had been using for most of her life. At the time of her birth, she and her mother had to remain in the hospital, and her maternal aunt was left with registering her in the koseki. When her mother's intended name of "Shōko" (薔子) was declined due to 薔 being forbidden due to Japanese law, the aunt wrote the name down in hiragana and recorded her name with a large yo rather than its smaller combining form.[3]
She made her entertainment debut in 2001, winning the Grand Prix award at the Popolo Girl Audition[4] and representing the Jackie Chan talent agency. Later, on the "Yume-Ga-Oka Residence" programme on SKY PerfecTV!, she was given a Jackie Chan photobook by Midorikawa Shobō, who were guests on the show. She commented "I thought he was an enemy of Bruce Lee's", apparently referring to Enter the Dragon.
Nakagawa in 2013
In 2002, she was chosen as Miss Shōnen Magazine.[4]
Her official blog, Shokotan * Blog, opened in 2004, and by April 2006 it had received a total of 100 million hits. On February 2, 2008, the daily Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported that her blog had been accessed 1 billion times.[4]
In 2004, she made a guest appearance in the 38th episode of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, after having previously appeared as a child in Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. She later appeared with Katsumura on Men B.
She appeared in a brief section of "Kangaeru Hito" ("People who think") on the Fuji TV network in 2004 as an illustrator, after which she appeared regularly on the later version of the programme which started with minor changes in early 2005, "Kangaeru Hitokoma" ("Thinking about one frame [of a cartoon strip]"). On the Fuji TV show Kangaeru Hitokoma, on which she is an occasional guest, she drew in the style of Kazuo Umezu.
For one year starting in May 2005, she appeared as a regular on the TBS programme "Ōsama no Brunch".[4] In July 2006, she released her debut single "Brilliant Dream". It entered the Oricon chart at number 29, with initial sales of 6313 copies. Nakagawa performed at Anime Expo 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[4]
Some of her work was shown on the May 11, 2006, edition of Downtown Deluxe on the Nippon TV network, She was a member of the judging panel in the "Jump Damashii" section of the Shūeisha publication Weekly Shōnen Jump, starting from Jump number 13 of 2006.
On the May 30, 2006, airing of Kasupe!, in the section entitled Fuji Ginkō Geinōjin Satei-Gakari (フジ銀行 芸能人査定係), "Fuji Bank Celebrity Evaluator", it was discovered that she liked the manga Kachō Shima Kōsaku, eliciting a comment from the host, Sayaka Aoki, that she had pretty "grown-up tastes".
In 2009, she opened a store called "mmts" with the theme of her hobby in Nakano Broadway.
In 2009–2010, she appeared in a series of commercials for Norton AntiVirus.[5][6]
In March 2014, Nakagawa's book of autobiographical essays, Neko no Ashiato ("Cats' Pawprints"), was published by Magazine House. In March 2015, the book was adapted as an anime series titled Omakase Mamitasu ("Leave It to Mamitasu") on NHK,[7] which featured characters based on Nakagawa's cat and her late father and grandfather.[8]
In 2018, Nakagawa returned to Anime Expo to perform as part of Anisong World Matsuri.[9]
In 2019, Nakagawa performed with Sachiko Kobayashi the song "Kaze to Issho ni" (風といっしょに), which was used as the theme song to the theatrical film Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution; it is a cover of a song originally performed by Kobayashi, which was used as the theme song to the 1998 film Pokémon: The First Movie.[10]
Filmography[]
TV[]
- AX MUSIC-TV 00 (2003–2004)
Pokémon Sunday (ポケモン☆サンデー Pokemon☆Sandē) (2006–2010)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (特捜戦隊デカレンジャー Tokusō Sentai Dekarenjā) (2004) as Falupian Yaako (guest appearance) Episode 38
Isshukan no Koi (一週間の恋) (2006)
Hou no Niwa (法の庭) (2007)
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (ほんとにあった怖い話) (2007)
Shūmatsu no Cinderella Sekai! Dangan Traveler (週末のシンデレラ 世界!弾丸トラベラー Shūmatsu-no-shinderera Sekai! DanganToraberā) (2007–2012)
Waraiga Ichiban (笑いがいちばん Waraiga Ichiban) (2007–2010)
Anmitsu Hime (あんみつ姫) (2008)
Anmitsu Hime 2 (あんみつ姫2) (2009)
Pokémon Smash! (ポケモンスマッシュ! Pokemon Sumasshu!) (2010–2013)
Pokémon Get TV (ポケモンゲット☆TV Pokemon Getto Terebi) (2013–2015)
Gunshi Kanbei (軍師官兵衛) (2014) as Okita
Mare (まれ) (2015)
Meet Up at the Pokémon House? (ポケモンの家あつまる? Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?) (2015-present)
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi 7-nin (勇者ヨシヒコと導かれし七人) (2016)
Anata no Koto wa sore hodo (あなたのことはそれほど) (2017)
Tokyo Vampire Hotel (東京ヴァンパイアホテル) (2017)
Films[]
- Kabuto-O Beetle (2005)
- Umezu Kazuo: Kyofu Gekijo – Zesshoku (2005)
- Koala Kacho / Executive Koala (2005)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
- X-Cross (2007)
- Gothic Lolita Battle Bear (2013)
Stageplays[]
- Maybe Happy Ending (2020)[11]
Anime[]
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2005 | Eyeshield 21 | Suzuna Taki | |
2012 | Saint Seiya Omega | Saori Kido/Athena | |
2013 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Yogen-gyo | Film |
Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene | Bahiku | ||
2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Yogen-gyo | Film |
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal | Diana | ONA Season 2[12] | |
Dragon Ball Super | Yogen-gyo | ||
2016 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III | Diana | TV Anime Season 3[13] |
2017 | Akiba's Trip: The Animation | Risa Deiba | |
2021 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie -Part 1&2- | Diana | 2-Part film Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal[14] |
Pokémon films[]
- Nakagawa also has voiced characters in every Pokémon movie since 2007:
Year | Title | Role |
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2007 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai | Maki |
2008 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Giratina and the Bouquet of the (Frozen) Sky: Shaymin | Infy |
2009 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl the Movie – Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime | Notched-Ear Pichu |
2010 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Phantom Ruler: Zoroark | Proof |
2011 | Pokémon Best Wishes! the Movie: Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram | Aude |
2011 | Pokémon Best Wishes! the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo | Keldeo |
2014 | Pokémon the Movie XY: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Millis Steele |
2015 | Pokémon the Movie XY: The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa | Mary |
2016 | Pokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna | Racel |
2017 | Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Nurse Joy |
2018 | Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story | Riku |
2020 | Pokémon the Movie: CoCo | Karen |
Video games[]
- Dragon Quest Heroes (2015) – Alena[15]
- Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016) – Alena[15]
- Toukiden 2 (2016) – Gwen[16]
- Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary (2017) – Alena[17]
- Kingdom Hearts III (2019) – Rapunzel[15]
Japanese dub[]
Live-action[]
- Moon Geun-young
- Innocent Steps – Jang Chae-min
- My Little Bride – Bo-eun
- Silent Hill (2006) – Alessa Gillespie (voice-over for Jodelle Ferland)[18]
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) – Tessa Yeager (voice-over for Nicola Peltz)[19]
- Ra.One (2015) – Desi/Dawsal (voice-over for Priyanka Chopra)
- Venom (2018) – Anne Weying (voice-over for Michelle Williams)
Animation[]
- Tangled The Series (2017-2020) - Rapunzel
- Tangled (2010) – Rapunzel
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) – Rapunzel[20]
Discography[]
Template:BLP unsourced section Shoko Nakagawa is signed to Sony Japan.
Singles[]
Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales | Information |
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"Brilliant Dream" | July 5, 2006 | 6,313 | 10,459 | Opening theme for Yoshimune |
"Strawberry Melody" | ||||
"Sorairo Days" | ||||
"Snow Tears" | January 30, 2008 | 26,068 | 43,450 | Ending theme for Hakaba Kitaro |
"Shiny Gate" | August 6, 2008 | 13,564 | 20,316 | Theme song for Tokyo OnlyPic 2008 |
"Tsuzuku Sekai" | ||||
"Kirei à la Mode" | ||||
"Namida no Tane, Egao no Hana" | ||||
"Kokoro no Antenna" | ||||
"Arigatō no Egao" | ||||
"RAY OF LIGHT" | April 28, 2010 | 12,977 | 22,637 | Fifth ending theme for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood |
"Flying Humanoid" | ||||
"Sakurairo" | ||||
"Tsuyogari" | ||||
"Horoscope" | ||||
"Zoku Konton" | ||||
"Sakasama Sekai/Once Upon a Time (Kibō no Uta)" | ||||
"DoriDori" | ||||
"Blue Moon" | November 28, 2018 | 19,183 | Second ending theme for Zoids Wild | |
"Furefure" | September 9, 2020 | 3,275 | Second ending theme for Genie Family 2020 |
Collaboration Singles[]
Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales | Information |
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"Love Letter From Canada" | ||||
"Nuigulumar Z" | ||||
"Kira-kira Go Around" | ||||
"PUNCH LINE!" | April 29, 2015 | 15,838 | 22,754 | Collaboration with Dempagumi.inc. Opening theme for Punch Line[21] |
"Mugen Blanc/Noir" | ||||
"Magical Circle" | November 17, 2017 | – | – | Collaboration with Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund. Second Ending Song for the third series of Magical Circle Guru Guru. |
"Mister Darlin'" | ||||
"Kaze to Issho ni" |
Cover albums[]
Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales |
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Shokotan Cover: Anison ni Koi o Shite. | |||
Shokotan Cover Cover: Anison ni Ai o Komete!! | |||
Shokotan Cover 3: Anison wa Jinrui o Tsunagu | |||
Shokotan Cover 4-1: Shoko Idol Hen | |||
Shokotan Cover 4-2: Shoko Rock Hen | |||
"Tokyo Shoko Land 2014: RPG-teki Michi no Kioku" Shokotan Cover Bangaihen Produced by Kohei Tanaka |
Mini albums[]
Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales |
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nsum: Shoko Nakagawa has Been Tried in Singing! | |||
UCHI-SHIGOTO,SOTO-SHIGOTO!! | January 9, 2013 |
Best albums[]
Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales |
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Shokotan Best |
Albums[]
Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales |
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Big Bang!!! | March 19, 2008 | 32,612 | 45,793 |
Magic Time | January 1, 2009 | 26,197 | 40,015 |
Cosmic Inflation | October 6, 2010 | 14,453 | 21,459 |
9lives | April 2, 2014 | – | – |
RGB ~True Color~ | December 4, 2019 | – | – |
Other songs[]
- "Moeyo Giza Mimi Pichū!" (Ending for Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl)
- "Dori Dori" (Ending for Pokémon: XY)
- "Kaze to isshu ni" (Ending for Myūtsū no Gyakushū EVOLUTION, sung with Sachiko Kobayashi)
- "Taipu: Wairudo" (Ending for Pokémon: Sun & Moon)
Printed media[]
Photobooks[]
Title | Issue date | Publisher | ISBN | Photobook information |
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Jewel Box | April 1, 2004 | Ascom | ISBN 978-4-7762-0147-2 | First photobook |
In a mysterious daze (不思議に夢中 Fushigi ni Muchū) || July 25, 2005 || Wani Magazine || ISBN 978-4-89829-798-8 || Second photobook | ||||
Shoko et Mikanne (中川翔子x蜷川実花(しょこれみかんぬ) Shokoremikanu) || April 15, 2007 || Wani Books || ISBN 978-4-8470-3000-0 || Third photobook | ||||
Shoko a la mode (しょこア・ラ・モード― Shokoa ra mōdō) || November 25, 2008 || Shufu-to-Seikatsu-sha || ISBN 978-4-391-13707-1 || Guide on how to use cosmetics/dress up doll | ||||
Miracle Sketch – Nakagawa Shoko Illust Sakuhinshu (ミラクルスケッチ 中川翔子イラスト作品集 Miracle Sketch – Nakagawa Shoko Illust Sakuhinshu) || January 23, 2010 || Yosensha || ISBN 978-4862485137 || A collection of illustrations by Shoko Nakagawa | ||||
Nakagawa Shoko Monogatari – Sorairo Days (中川翔子物語~空色デイズ~) || July 16, 2010 || Kodansha || ISBN 978-4063642742 || A manga about the life of Shoko Nakagawa from her childhood. The limited edition contains an extra book with pictures and a pencil box. | ||||
Shoko Nakagawa x Mika Ninagawa Photobook "Shoko et Mikanne2 " (中川翔子×蜷川実花写真集 『 しょこれみかんぬ 2 』) || January 28, 2011 || Wani Books || ISBN 978-4847043390 || Second collaboration with Mika Ninagawa. | ||||
Saipan hatsu, Nakano keiyu Mirai iki-Nakagawa Shoko Giza 10- (サイパン発、中野経由、未来行き 中川翔子 ギザ10) || May 30, 2012 || Kodansha || ISBN 978-4-06-364889-8 || | ||||
Shoko-Pedia Nakagawa Shoko Ongakukatsudo Dai Ikki Kiroku Shu (中川翔子音楽活動第一期記録集10) || January 25, 2013 || Enterbrain || ISBN 978-4047287440 || Contains Interviews from the beginning of her career until 2013 and many pictures. | ||||
Nakagawa Shoko Pokemon ga Ikiru Imi o Oshietekureta Shogakkan Visual Mook (ポケモンが生きる意味を教えてくれた) || July 10, 2013 || Shogakukan || ISBN 978-4091032287 || |
Blogs[]
Title | Issue date | Publisher | ISBN | Notes |
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Shokotan Official Blog (しょこたんぶろぐ・中川翔子*オフィシャル BLOG*) || October 10, 2005 || Goma Books || ISBN 4-7771-0210-6 || Entries from November 2004 to August 2005 | ||||
Shokotan Official Blog 2 (しょこたんぶろぐ・中川翔子*オフィシャル BLOG 2 *) || November 10, 2006 || Goma Books || ISBN 4-7771-0487-7 || Entries from September 2005 to August 2006 | ||||
Shokotan Blog Days of Desire (しょこたんぶろぐ貪欲デイズ) || January 25, 2008 || Kadokawa Group Publishing || ISBN 978-4-04-895012-1 || Entries from October 2006 to December 2007 | ||||
Shokotan Blog Cho Donyoku Days (しょこたんぶろぐ 超貪欲デイズ) || January 16, 2010 || Kadokawa Group Publishing || ISBN 978-4-04-895069-5 || Entries from March 2008 to October 2009 |
References[]
- ↑ "Without Pokémon, We Wouldn't Have Japan's Nerd Heroine". Kotaku. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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: - ↑ "She Didn't Have Friends. She Had Pocket Monsters". Kotaku. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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: - ↑ (in ja) Shoko Manyu. Japan: Gakken. December 1, 2006. ISBN 978-4054031999.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Galbraith, Patrick W. (2009). The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan. Kodansha International. p. 206. ISBN 978-4-7700-3101-3.
- ↑ "ノートン2009は「ギザ貪欲すなぁ」中川翔子が新製品をPR". internet.watch.impress.co.jp. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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: - ↑ "中川翔子、過酷な撮影に「ほんとに苦しかった…」 – 「ノートン 2010」新CM". マイナビニュース . September 1, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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: - ↑ "Shokotan's Autobiographical Cat & Family Essays Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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: - ↑ "Shoko Nakagawa – Interview (2019)". J-Generation. January 2, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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: - ↑ "Interview: Shoko Nakagawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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: - ↑ "Shokotan, Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi Sing Pokémon's Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Film Theme". Anime News Network. April 6, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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: - ↑ "CAST|ミュージカル『メイビー、ハッピーエンディング』". www.tohostage.com. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
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: - ↑ Nelkin, Sarah (March 3, 2015). "Idol Shoko Nakagawa to Voice Diana in Sailor Moon Crystal". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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: - ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 2, 2016). "Sailor Moon Crystal Season III Videos Preview Animation, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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: - ↑ しぶとい中川翔子 [@shoko55mmts] (July 3, 2020). "Shoko Nakagawa confirms her return to voice Diana in Sailor Moon Eternal films!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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: - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Shoko Nagakawa – 27 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ↑ "討鬼伝2 – コーエーテクモゲームス". gamecity.ne.jp . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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: - ↑ "アリーナ | キャラクター | いただきストリート ドラゴンクエスト&ファイナルファンタジー 30th ANNIVERSARY | SQUARE ENIX". jp.square-enix.com . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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: - ↑ "サイレントヒル". Star Channel. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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: - ↑ "トランスフォーマー/ロストエイジ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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: - ↑ "シュガー・ラッシュ:オンライン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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: - ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-18/shokotan-dempagumi.inc-to-perform-punch-line-anime-theme-song/.85123
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Watanabe Entertainment profile (in Japanese)
- Official website of Shoko Nakagawa's label (in Japanese)
- Shoko Nakagawa's brand (in Japanese)
- Shoko Nakagawa's blog (in Japanese)
- Shoko Nakagawa's pet cat blog (in Japanese)
- Shoko Nakagawa on Twitter
- Shoko Nakagawa on Instagram
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