# Seiko Niizuma

Seiko Niizuma (新妻 聖子, Niizuma Seiko, born 8 October 1980, in Sobue (now Inazawa), Nakashima District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented with Production Ogi. Seiko is best known for her Musical theatre lead roles in Japan in Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, and Marie Antoinette.
On Television Seiko is well known for being the 5 time consecutive champion in the reality TV karaoke competition "Kanjani∞ no The Mozart Ongakuou No.1 Ketteisen"
Seiko has won numerous awards, such as the Kazuo Kikuta Theatre Award in 2005, the National Arts Festival Theatre Department Newcomer Award in 2006, and in 2016, the Tokiko Iwatani Award. Seiko has also performed with West end and Broadway superstars, Norm Lewis, Peter Jöback, Ramin Karimloo, and Sierra Boggess in I Love Musicals. (2016) Additionally, along with numerous roles on the stage and performances, Seiko had many roles in major television series and dramas as well as roles in films and even Anime. Seiko has released five albums, most recently Colors of Life in 2019. She was also ranked as the #5 top vocalists in Japan, by a panel of 190 music industry professionals. 2021, April 4 TBS TV program "Hontonotoko Oshiete Ranking".

## Personal life

On June 15, 2017, Seiko announced her marriage to a general man. She announced her pregnancy on February 11, 2018, and gave birth to her first child, a baby boy on July 20. On January 6, 2025, she gave birth to her second child, a baby boy.

## Awards

* 2005: 31st Kazuo Kikuta Theatre Award (21C: Mademoiselle Mozart as Mozart/Madame de Sade as Rene)
* 2006: 61st National Arts Festival Theatre Department Newcomer Award (Marie Antoinette as Marguerite Arnaud)
* 2016: 7th Tokiko Iwatani Award

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 2002 | King's Brunch | TBS | |
| 2002 | King's Oyashaku | TBS | |
| 2003 | Sekai Ururun Taizai-ki | MBS | |
| 2007 | Shumi Yūyū | NHK General TV | |
| 2009 | Asada! Namadesu Tabi Salad | ABC | "Kaigai Monthly" Guest |
| 2010 | NHK Kayō Concert | NHK General TV | |
| 2010 | Kin'yō Variety | NHK General TV | |
| 2010 | Kayō Charity Concert | NHK General TV | |
| 2014 | Comte no Gekijō: The Actors' Comedy | NHK BS-Premium | |
| 2014 | Music Fair | Fuji TV | |
| 2015 | FNS Summer Music Festival | Fuji TV | |
| 2016 | Gyōretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sōdansho | NTV | |
| 2016 | Tokudane! | Fuji TV | Commentator |
| 2016 | Sashihara Kaiwaizu | Fuji TV | |

### TV drama

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2005 | Hachirō: Haha no Uta, Chichi no Uta | | NHK General TV | |
| 2007 | Horibe Yasubee | Isako | NHK General TV | |
| 2014 | Tokumei Tantei | | TV Asahi | |
| 2015 | Kōun-chō Kōhī-ya Koyomi | Saeko Hirose | NHK | |
| 2015 | Shi no Zōki | Ryoko Namikawa | WOWOW | |
| 2015 | Aibō Season 14 | Shiro Kanda | TV Asahi | Episode 9 |
| 2016 | Higanbana: Keishichō Sōsa Nana-ka | Yuka Karashima | NTV | Episode 9 and Final Episode |
| 2016 | Sanada Maru | Oeyo | NHK | Taiga drama |

### Radio

| Title | Network |
| Will for Tomorrow | J-Wave |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003-2009 | Les Misérables | Éponine | |
| 2004-2013 | Miss Saigon | Kim | |
| 2005 | 21C: Mademoiselle Mozart | Mozart | Lead role |
| 2005 | Madame de Sade | Rene | |
| 2005 | Love Letters | Melissa | |
| 2006 | Ninja Illusion: Naruto | Diva Waka | |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Marguerite Arnaud | |
| 2007 | The Light in the Piazza | Clara Johnson | |
| 2008 | Midsummer Carol: Gama Ōji vs. Zarigani Majin | Mitsuoka | |
| 2009 | Spelling Bee | Olive Ostrovsky | |
| 2009-2010 | Nine | Louisa Contini | |
| 2010 | Candide | Cunégonde | |
| 2010 | Iliad | Kassandra | |
| 2010 | Pride | Moe Midorikawa | |
| 2011 | Les Misérables | Fantine | |
| 2013 | Tomorrow Morning | Kat | |
| 2014 | Catch Me If You Can | Brenda Strong | |
| 2015 | First Date | Casey | |
| 2016 | Crest of the Royal Family | Carol Reed | |
| 2016 | I Love Musicals | Herself | |
| 2021 | Spamalot | Lady of The Lake | |
| 2021 | Crest of the Royal Family | Isis | |
| 2022-2024 | The Bodyguard | Rachel Marron | |
| 2023 | John & Jen | Jen Tracy | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Andante: Ine no Senritsu | | |
| 2018 | Itosato | Otowa-dayou | |

### Japanese dub

| Year | Title | Role | Voice dub for | Notes |
| 2011 | The Sound of Music | Maria | Julie Andrews | 2011 TV Tokyo edition |

### Anime

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | The Princess and the Pilot | Chise Karino |
| 2016 | Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone Miraculous Magic | Solshiel |
| 2017 | The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl | Kiko-san |

### Advertisements

| Year | Title |
| | Bourbon "Keep Cool Campaign" "France Butter no Cookie" |
| 2016 | Japan Digital Laboratory "Utahime Seiko Niizuma" |
| 2018 | Earth Corporation "Osudake No Mat Spray Type" |
| 2019 | Tama Home |
| 2021 | Tama Home |

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Title |
| 2006 | "Yume no Tsubasa" |
| 2007 | "Ai o Tomenaide: Always Loving You" |
| 2008 | "Virgin Road" |
| 2011 | "Toki no Tsubasa" |
| 2012 | "Arigatō" |
| 2016 | "Kono Inori: The Prayer" |
| 2017 | "Alive"/"Ametuchi no Koe" |

### Albums

| Year | Title |
| 2008 | Musical Moments |
| 2010 | Andante |
| 2013 | Live Moments |
| 2015 | SEIKO |
| 2019 | Colors of Life |

### Participation

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2014 | On the Stage | Co-star with Tetsuya Bessho |
| | "Kirameki no Mirai e" | 400th anniversary commemorative of Nagoya |
| 2016 | Eiga Pretty Cure All Stars: Minna de Utau Kiseki no Mahō Musical Songs | "Hiyaku no Recipe", "Kangaete Mite", "Majo no Komori-uta (Acapella ver.)", "Majo no Komori-uta: Uta wa Mahō" |

### Tie-ups

| Title | Tie-up |
| "Ai o Tomenaide: Always Loving You" | Theme song for Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi |
| "Virgin Road" | Theme song for Ataka Ke no Hitobito |
| "Toki no Tsubasa" | Theme song for The Princess and the Pilot |
| "Jiyū no Tori ni Nare-fū ni Nare" | JDL (Japan Digital Laboratary) advertisement song |