# You Kikkawa

You Kikkawa (吉川 友, Kikkawa Yū, born May 1, 1992 in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and actress. Kikkawa achieved early fame portraying Kobeni Hanasaki from Kirarin Revolution Stage 3 and later debuted as a solo singer with the song, "Kikkake wa You!"

## Career
### 2006–2010: Pre-debut, Kirarin Revolution

Kikkawa auditioned for Morning Musume's 8th generation in 2006 and was one of six finalists out of 6,883 applicants. Despite not making the group, she was accepted into Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg, in 2007. Prior to joining, she had done minor theatre work.
In 2008, Kikkawa provided the voice to Kobeni Hanasaki in Kirarin Revolution Stage 3. She became part of the in-show subgroup MilkyWay with Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume and Sayaka Kitahara from Hello Pro Egg. Kikkawa also released songs for the soundtrack under the name "Kobeni Hanasaki starring You Kikkawa." She also made televised and concert appearances portraying Kobeni in real life.

### 2011–present: Solo debut

In 2011, Kikkawa debuted as a solo singer with the song "Kikkake wa You!"
She appeared in the 2011 film Cheerfu11y.
In 2013, she played the role of Chava in the Japanese production of Fiddler on the Roof.
On May 6, 2015, Kikkawa releases her 9th single, "Hana", which is the longest single among idol artists in Japan, with about 17 and a half minutes in length, with strong influences of Takarazuka.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales |
| One for You! | Released: January 18, 2012 Label: Universal J Formats: CD | 9 | |
| Two You | Released: April 24, 2013 Label: Universal J Formats: CD | 59 | |
| You the 3rd: Wildflower | Released: October 14, 2015 Label: Universal J Formats: CD | 55 | |

#### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales |
| Best of You! | Released: August 7, 2013 Label: Universal J Formats: CD | 63 | |

#### Cover albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales |
| Vocalist? | Released: November 7, 2012 Label: Universal J Formats: CD | 40 | |

### Singles
#### Regular singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Date | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | RIAJ certification | Album |
| Title | Date | JPN | Sales (JPN) | RIAJ certification | Album |
| "Kikkake wa You!" | May 11, 2011 | 9 | | | One for You! |
| "Hapirapi (Sunrise)" | October 5, 2011 | 4 | | | One for You! |
| "Konna Watashi de Yokattara" | December 28, 2011 | 16 | | | One for You! |
| "Koko kara Hajimarun da!" | July 11, 2012 | 25 | | | Two You |
| "Darling to Madonna" | September 26, 2012 | 18 | | | Two You |
| "Sekaijū ni Kimi wa Hitori dake" | January 16, 2013 | 19 | | | Two You |
| "Urahara Temptation" | June 25, 2014 | 17 | | | You the 3rd: Wildflower |
| "Amai Melody" | October 29, 2014 | 16 | | | You the 3rd: Wildflower |
| "Hana" | May 6, 2015 | 15 | | | You the 3rd: Wildflower |
| "Ha wo Kuishibare!" "Charming Shōbu Sedai" | June 25, 2014 | 23 | | | Non-album singles |
| "Sayonara, Standard" | May 24, 2017 | 31 | | | Non-album singles |
| "Distortion" "Tokimeita no ni Through" | January 17, 2018 | 21 | | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||

#### Digital singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Date | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | RIAJ certification |
| Title | Date | JPN | Sales (JPN) | RIAJ certification |
| "Neo Sugar Sugar You" | May 23, 2018 | — | | |
| "Saikō no Onna" | September 12, 2018 | — | | |
| "Kawaisōna Onna" | March 2, 2019 | — | | |
| "Koi" | May 1, 2019 | — | | |
| "Yoake" | July 31, 2019 | — | | |
| "Tokai no Onna" | March 10, 2020 | — | | |
| "#Himatsubushi " | June 3, 2020 | — | | |
| "Taboo" | December 10, 2020 | — | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

## Filmography

* Dad, Chibi is Gone (2019)

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Kaidan Shin Mimi Bukuro Kaiki | Yuko Hitotsugi | Lead role in "Tsukimono" |
| 2011 | Cheerfu11y | Kanna Ishikawa | Lead role |
| 2011 | Kikkake wa You! | Herself | Lead role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Kirarin Revolution Stage 3 | Kobeni Hanasaki | Lead role; voice |

## Tours

* You Kikkawa Band Live Tour 2018: Hasutaku Warai: Neo Sugar Sugar You (吉川 友 バンドライブツアー2018 一蓮託笑 〜NEO SUGAR SUGAR YOU〜)