Biography - Yumi Kobayashi

Biography


In 2002, Kobayashi debuted as an exclusive model of loveberry, which is a fashion magazine for Japanese low-teen girls and published by Tokuma Shoten. She modeled for the magazine until 2005. In the next year, Kobayashi transferred to Face Network Co., Ltd. and also debuted as a gravure idol. Then, in 2007, she took part in a model audition for the Kobe Collection, or simply, Kou-Kore. Kobayashi became a finalist but without any prize.
Also in the same year, Kobayashi joined Miss Magazine and became a semi-finalist, from which she solely won the GyaO Prize. Soon afterwards, on July 31, she renamed her family name from Kobayashi to Uno, which derives from the president and CEO of USEN Corporation, Yasuhide Uno . In April 1, 2008, Platica Inc. was independent from Face Network Co., Ltd., subsequently Kobayashi got to belong to Platica Inc. and she renamed her family name again back to Kobayashi. In 2008, Kobayashi participated in a model audition of the Kobe Collection and became a finalist again; however, she did not obtain any prize. Also in Princess PINKY Audition  of a fashion magazine PINKY, she became a finalist but received no prize.
In late 2008, Kobayashi was elected as the 23rd Asahi Beer Image Girl, on which she served until December 2009. Thereafter, in April 1, 2010, Kobayashi transferred to Burning Production, K.K.
She has attended the Tokyo Girls Collection twice as a model; i.e. 11th Tokyo Girls Collection of 2010 Autumn/Winter and 13th Tokyo Girls Collection of 2011 A/W.


Bibliography


Magazines
loveberry, Tokuma Shoten 2001–, as an exclusive model from 2002 to 2005
Scholar, Scholar Magazine 2008
Weekly Playboy No.22, pp. 24–27, Shueisha 2010
Weekly Young Jump No.49, pp. 439–443, Shueisha 2010
Weekly Playboy No.47, pp. 95–111, Shueisha 2010
Weekly Playboy No.7, p. 1 (cover) and pp. 5–12, Shueisha 2011
Weekly Young Jump No.11, p. 1 (cover) and pp. 3–8, Shueisha 2011
Weekly Young Jump No.26, pp. 431–435, Shueisha 2011


Filmography


TV Dorama
Misaki Number One!! , Nippon Television 2011
Shima-shima , TBS 2011
[edit]DVDs
Angel Kiss – Angel's Smile - , E-net Frontier 2006
Yumi Toiro , GP Museum Soft 2007
Angel Kiss – Angel's Reunion -  Trico 2008