Yuri Ebihara

Yuri Ebihara (蛯原 友里, Ebihara Yuri) (born 3 October 1979) is a Japanese model and actress. She is a graduate of Kyushu Sangyo University, where she studied fine arts.^[1][2]

Yuri Ebihara
蛯原 友里
Born	(1979-10-03) 3 October 1979 (age 45) Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Kyushu Sangyo University (B.F.A)
Occupations	Model actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Keisuke Ogihara ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Modeling information
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Kirahat
Website	yuriebihara.com

History

Her first big break came as a model for CanCam, with whom she had an exclusive contract. She has since appeared in several TV dramas, including Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi (TV Asahi, 2007).^[3]

Widely known by her nickname "Ebi-chan", she is especially popular with young men and women. She has been quoted as saying, "If someone doesn't find me cute, I want to know why, because then I'll work on it to get better at being cute".^[4]

Since 2009, she has been an exclusive model for twenties female fashion magazine AneCan.^[5] She also appeared on the fashion magazine Domani targeted thirties as an exclusive model starting with the July 2015 issue.^[6]

Personal life

Ebihara has a younger twin sister, Eri (ja), as well as a younger brother.^[7] In May 2010, Ebihara announced that she had married Ilmari from the music group Rip Slyme.^[8] Their son was born in 2015, and daughter in 2021.^[9][10]

Appearances

Films

• Tokumei Kachō Tadano Hitoshi Saigo no Gekijōban (2008)^[11]

TV dramas

• Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi (TV Asahi, 2003), Kazue Yamabuki^[12]
• Salary Man Kintarō 4 (TBS, 2004), Masami Aikawa^[13]
• Slow Dance (Fuji TV, 2005), Yukie Sonoda^[14]
• Woman's Island: Kanojotachi no Sentaku (NTV, 2006)^[15]
• Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (Fuji TV, 2006), Yumi Ebihara^[16]
• Oniyome Nikki Īyu Dana (Fuji TV, 2007)^[17]
• Doukyūsei: Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru (TBS, 2014), herself^[18]

Bibliography

Magazines

• CanCam, Shogakukan 1982-, as an exclusive model from 2003 to 2008^[19]
• AneCan, Shogakukan 2007-, as an exclusive model from 2009 to 2016^[5][20]
• Domani, Shogakukan 1997-, as an exclusive model since 2015^[6]

Photobooks

• EBI01 (Shogakukan, 1 October 2011) ISBN 9784091036254^[21]