# Yukika Teramoto

Yukika Teramoto (寺本 來可, Teramoto Yukika, born February 16, 1993), also known mononymously as Yukika (Korean: 유키카; Japanese: ユキカ), is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is also a former model and voice actress.
After successfully auditioning for Nicola in 2006, Teramoto modeled exclusively for the magazine until 2009. In 2007, she made her acting debut in the live-action drama adaptation of ChocoMimi. From 2009 to 2012, she provided voice acting for several anime and video game series, most notably Rouge Clafoutis from Dog Days, Chiri Nakazato from Seitokai Yakuindomo, and Kaname Nonomiya from Gal Gun.
After taking a hiatus in 2012 to focus on her university studies, Teramoto returned to entertainment in 2015. In 2016, Teramoto starred in the South Korean drama The Idolmaster KR and debuted in the tie-in Korean idol girl group Real Girls Project, jumpstarting her career in South Korea. In 2019, she released her first Korean solo single, "Neon". She released her debut album, Soul Lady, in July 2020.

## Career
### 2006–2009: Modeling and acting debut

In 2006, Teramoto was one of the Grand Prix winners in the 10th model auditions for pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola out of 5,986 applicants. She began working as an exclusive model for Nicola beginning in the September 2006 issue until March 2009 issue. She made her acting debut in the live-action adaptation of ChocoMimi in 2007. In addition to playing the lead character Choco, Teramoto also released music as her character along with Kayano Masuyama under the name Choco & Mimi. Their first single, "Happy Happy!", was released in 2008 as the opening theme song to ChocoMimi and reached #175 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
In 2008, Teramoto made her film debut with a minor role in Handsome Suits. She also appeared in commercials for Pocari Sweat from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Baskin Robbins, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's Happy Dance Collection for the Nintendo Wii.

### 2009–2012: Voice acting career and hiatus

After graduating as a model from Nicola, Teramoto enrolled in the agency I'm Enterprise as a voice actress and debuted with a minor role in K-On! She began attending the voice acting school NichiNare. Aside from providing additional voices in various anime and video game series, Teramoto also had a recurring role on Dog Days as Rouge Clafoutis, Seitokai Yakuindomo as Chiri Nakazato, and Gal Gun as Kaname Nonomiya. In 2012, Teramoto went on hiatus to attend university, resigning from I'm Enterprise on December 28, 2011.

### 2015–2023: Real Girls Project, solo music debut, and retirement

Teramoto returned to the entertainment industry in August 2015 and appeared in commercials and stage plays. She stated she had been interested in South Korean culture since listening to "Gee" by Girls' Generation. She also grew up listening to Korean artists such as Girls' Generation, Kara, and BoA. In 2016, she auditioned for The Idolmaster KR, a South Korean drama adaptation of the original game series. She was the only Japanese cast member to be selected. Aside from playing a fictionalized version of herself in The Idolmaster KR, Teramoto was also part of the Real Girls Project, a Korean idol group formed for the drama. Teramoto was also a contestant on the reality show Mix Nine along with other members of Real Girls Project; she finished in 34th place.
After Real Girls Project disbanded, Teramoto left Mole Entertainment and signed with Estimate Entertainment. In 2018, Teramoto was cast as Yui, a supporting role for the South Korean web drama Hello, Stranger! She provided the voice to Athena and Palas in the mobile game Destiny Child; she also provided a new version of the game's theme song, "Da yo ne Da yo ne."
On February 22, 2019, Teramoto released her debut Korean solo single "Neon", which had a "new retro girl" concept based on the city pop genre. Later that year, her followup single "Cherries Jubiles" was released on July 9. In preparation for her first solo album, Soul Lady, Teramoto released "Yesterday" on July 8, 2020, as a pre-release track. Soul Lady was officially released on July 21, 2020, alongside its title track.
On November 30, 2020, Teramoto announced the termination of her contract with Estimate Entertainment. A month later, Teramoto signed with Ubuntu Entertainment, a new agency established by her former manager.
In February 2021, Ubuntu Entertainment announced that Teramoto will return with her first extended play sometime in the first half of 2021. A pre-release single, "Lovemonth", was released on March 2, for her upcoming extended play, titled Timeabout,. Timeabout, was released on April 7, 2021, along with the music video for the lead single off the EP, titled "Insomnia".
On September 20, 2021, Teramoto released the digital single "Loving You". On September 29, Teramoto released her first Japanese original single "Tokyo Lights", a few months after debuting the Japanese version for "Insomnia".
On June 23, 2022, Teramoto released the digital single "Scent".
On December 5, 2022, Teramoto announced her departure from Ubuntu Entertainment last November 30, 2022 through an Instagram post. She also mentioned that she's working on her next album, but she also noted that it will require some time. On December 11, 2022, she released her final single "Space Science", marking her last single being released from her agency.
On December 1, 2023, Teramoto released Time-Lapse, a collection of remakes of classic city pop songs. On the same day, she announced through Instagram that the album will likely be her last.

## Personal life

On April 23, 2022, Ubuntu Entertainment announced that Teramoto will marry a non-celebrity Korean boyfriend. On July 1, 2022, Teramoto revealed through YouTube that her husband is Kim Min-hyuk, a former member of the South Korean boy band MAP6. On March 26, 2023, Teramoto announced through Instagram the couple had married the day prior.
On January 1, 2024, Teramoto announced through Instagram that she was pregnant and scheduled to give birth around late spring of the same year. Her first child, a daughter, was born on March 25, 2024.

## Filmography
### Live-action
#### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2007 | ChocoMimi | Chiyoko "Choco" Sakurai | TV Tokyo | Lead role |
| 2017 | The Idolmaster KR | Yukika | SBS | Lead role |
| 2017 | Mix Nine | Herself | JTBC | Reality competition show; finished in 34th place |
| 2018 | Must Eat: It's OK to Live Alone | Herself | SBS Plus | Reality show |
| 2018 | Hello, Stranger! | Yui | tVN Asia | Web drama; supporting role |

#### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Handsome Suits | Extra | Film debut |

#### Theater

| Year | Title |
| 2015 | Gakuya: Nagare Saru Mono wa Ya ga Tenatsukashiki |
| 2015 | Twelve Angry Men |
| 2016 | Aoi Season |

#### Music video appearances

| Year | Artist | Song |
| 2007 | Muramasa | "Yumefurin" |
| 2008 | Motohiro Hata | "Kimi Meguru Boku" |
| 2019 | Sungtae | "Maybe we found love" |

### Voice acting
#### Anime

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | K-On! | Student | Episode 9 |
| 2010 | Oreimo | Maid | Episode 2 |
| 2010 | Kiddy Girl-and | Maid robot | Episode 13 |
| 2010 | Seitokai Yakuindomo | Chiri Nakazato | Supporting role |
| 2010 | Night Raid 1931 | Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Chu-Bra!! | Kojima | |
| 2010 | Motto To Love-Ru | Oku-chan | |
| 2010 | Dog Days | Rouge Clafoutis | Supporting role |
| 2010 | Trip Trek | Furuti | |

#### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island | Child | Voice |

#### OVA

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Kissxsis | Keita Suminoe (young) |
| 2011 | Seitokai Yakuindomo | Chiri Nakazato, Misaki Amano |
| 2011 | Five Numbers | Additional voices |
| 2011 | Baby Princess | Nijiko Amatsuka |

#### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Class of Heroes 2G | |
| 2010 | Dengeki no Pilot: Tenkū no Kizuna | Fiona |
| 2010 | Love Once | Michiru Tsutsumi |
| 2011 | Gal Gun | Kaname Nonomiya |
| 2011 | Love Once: Mermaid's Tears | Michiru Tsutsumi |
| 2011 | Growlanser Wayfarer of Time | Tricia |
| 2018 | Destiny Child | Athena, Palas |

#### Drama CDs

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2009 | Love Lab | Student |
| 2010 | Fight! Don't Disappear!! Shikiso Usuko-san | Eiko Eshio |
| 2010 | Goulart Knights Quatre Saisons Tsuki no Yuki Fubuki | |
| 2010 | A Certain Scientific Railgun Archives 3 | Futaba |
| 2011 | Dog Days | Rouge Clafoutis |

#### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2009–2010 | Dengeki no Pilot: Radio no Kizuna | Radio host | | |
| 2010–2011 | A & G Next Generation Lady Go!! | Radio host | Nippon Cultural Broadcasting | With Shiori Mikami, Mikako Komatsu, Rumi Okubo, and Natsumi Takamori |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Soul Lady | Released: July 21, 2020 Label: Estimate Entertainment, Dreamus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 8 | KOR: 7,563 |
| Time-Lapse | Released: December 1, 2023 Label: Studio H2 Entertainment Formats: CD, download, streaming | 40 | KOR: 3,951 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Timeabout | Released: April 7, 2021 Label: Ubuntu Entertainment, YG Plus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 35 | KOR: 8,446 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR DL | Album |
| "Neon" (네온) | 2019 | — | Soul Lady |
| "Cherries Jubiles" (좋아하고 있어요) | 2019 | — | Soul Lady |
| "Yesterday" | 2020 | — | Soul Lady |
| "Soul Lady" (서울여자) | 2020 | — | Soul Lady |
| "Lovemonth" (애월 (愛月)) | 2021 | 143 | Timeabout |
| "Insomnia" | 2021 | 149 | Timeabout |
| "Loving You" (여자이고 싶은걸) | 2021 | 132 | Non-album singles |
| "Tokyo Lights" | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Scent" (향기) | 2022 | 182 | Non-album singles |
| "Space Science" (우주의 법칙) | 2022 | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Want to Be Closer to You" | 2023 | — | Time-Lapse |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Feel Free" (FreeTEMPO featuring Yukika) | 2021 | Sekai |

#### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Love in TV World" (TV를 켜요) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "What're You Doing Tonight?" (오늘 밤 뭐해?) | 2021 | Non-album singles |

#### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Starry Lights" (별빛) (with Jinjalim) | 2021 | Change Up |
| "The Moment" (그라데이션) (with Pat Lok) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "To the Light" (with nokdu) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Moonset" (긴 밤) (with Kim Mijeong) | 2022 | Moonset with KozyPop |

#### Soundtrack appearances

List of other works, showing year released, peak positions, and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR DL | JPN | Album |
| "Happy Happy!" (ハピハピ！) (with Kayano Masuyama as Choco & Mimi) | 2007 | — | 175 | ChocoMimi OST |
| "Rocket" (ロケット) (with various artists) | 2008 | — | — | ChocoMimi OST |
| "Da yo ne Da yo ne" (だよねだよね) | 2018 | — | — | Destiny's Child OST |
| "Please Me" (오늘 나를 부탁해) | 2021 | — | — | BnB OST: 20th Anniversary |
| "Curious" (속이 궁금해) (with Daybreak) | 2021 | 111 | — | Back to You OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artist(s) :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Orange Road" | 2020 | Bronze | Aquarium |
| "Time Slip" | 2022 | Bronze | Skyline |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director(s) |
| 2019 | "Neon" | Digipedi |
| 2019 | "Cherries Jubiles" | Digipedi |
| 2020 | "Soul Lady" | Digipedi |
| 2021 | "Insomnia" | Wanda (NDP) |
| 2021 | "여자이고 싶은걸 (loving you)" | 임경환 |
| 2022 | "Scent " | KozyPop, two_di |
| 2023 | "I Want to Be Closer to You" | TRYBE |