# Ranko Kanbe

Ranko Kanbe (神戸 蘭子, Kanbe Ranko, born 14 April 1982, in Miyazaki, Miyazaki) is a Japanese fashion model, tarento and singer. She is represented with Next Satisfaction Factor.
While moving to Tokyo from Miyazaki Prefecture, Kanbe was invited to the staff of the women fashion magazine JJ in Shibuya at the age of nineteen and became a reader model. She mainly worked as an "S-size" model for the magazine. Kanbe is left-handed (but she sometimes uses her right hand when writing with a pen).
After graduating from university, she was employed to a textile company, but due to the promotion of its products, she continued to work as a reader model with company approval, and she fainted with pressure and retired, and continued to work as a free reader model for two years after that.
Kanbe was later scouted by her former entertainment office, Artist-house Pyramid, in 2008, and became popular as a tarento after making appearances in television programmes, in which made regular appearances, and made other works such as her singing début with the Hexagon unit Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku, and publishing essay books.

## Filmography
### Modelling works

| Year | Title | Notes |
| | Marui "CrystalSlyph" | Small size collection |
| 2009 | Kobe Collection | Autumn/Winter |
| 2010 | Tokyo Girls Collection | Spring/Summer |
| 2012 | Tokyo Runway | Spring/Summer |

### Former modelling works

| Title | Notes |
| JJ | "S-size" model; she had appeared as a model for its beauty and fashion pages from 2009 |

### TV programmes
#### Regular appearances

| Title | Network | Notes |
| Love Gol | Sun TV, Sky A | Girls Golf Club spin-off |

#### Former appearances

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 2009 | Omoikkiri Don! | NTV | Thursday panelist |
| 2009 | Omoikkiri Don! Dai 1-bu: Omoikkiri Don! | NTV | Thursday panelist |
| 2009 | Quiz! Hexagon II | Fuji TV | |
| 2010 | Pon! | NTV | Thursday "S-Size Model" panelist |
| 2011 | Bananaman no Kami Appli @ | TV Tokyo | |
| 2011 | Girls Golf Circle | Sun | |
| 2012 | Girls Golf Club | Sun, Sky A | Girls Golf Circle spin-off |
| 2012 | "Kaiteki! Amazon Seikatsu" 1-kagetsu Koko dake de Kaimono suruto dō naru? | TV Tokyo | |
| 2013 | Audrey no Kami Appli @ Shinseki: Up Date | TV Tokyo | |
| 2013 | Solus Unique: Kirari kodawari | KTV | Kansai local |
| 2014 | Ranko & Mayu no Osawagase Police | KTV | |

#### Dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2010 | The Wallflower | Noi Kasahara | TBS |

### PV

* Title
* Princess Collection

### Advertising

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Calpis "Strong Belt" | Advertising character |

### Others

| Year | Title |
| 2010 | NTT DoCoMo DoCoMo Market Contents "Boku no Kanojo wa Ranko Kanbe" |

## Awards

| Award | Notes |
| Hair Color Ring Award 2010 Josei Tarento Bumon | Hoyu organizer |

## Bibliography and discography
### Photo albums

| Year | Title | ISBN |
| 2010 | Radiance | ISBN 978-4-7756-0482-3 |

### Books

| Year | Title | ISBN |
| 2009 | Es. | ISBN 9784777113088 |

### Books with DVD

| Year | Title |
| 2010 | Rugiada |

### Magazines

| Year | Title | ISBN | Notes |
| | Classy | | Reader model era |
| | CanCam | | Reader model era |
| | Ray | | Reader model era |
| 2008 | Self matome Kami Bible: Kiriri to fuwari | ISBN 9784883807802 | |
| 2009 | G The Television Vol. 15 | ISBN 9784048950558 | |

### CD

| Year | Title |
| 2009 | Akina Minami no Super Mild Seven / Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku "I Believe –Yume o Kanaeru Mahō no Kotoba– / Don't leave me" |
| 2009 | Hexagon All Stars We Love Hexagon 2009 |
| 2009 | Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku |

### DVD

| Year | Title |
| 2008 | Jibun de Maki Kami |
| | Self matome Kami Bible: Kiriri to fuwari |
| | Omoikkiri Don! Micchaku Special |
| 2009 | I Believe –Yume o Kanaeru Mahō no Kotoba– / Don't leave me |
| 2009 | Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku |
| 2010 | Hexagon Family Concert We Live Hexagon 2009 |
| 2010 | Quiz! Hexagon II 2009 Gasshuku Special |
| 2015 | Tatta kore dake! Ranko Kanbe ga Oshieru Kihon Ballet Diet |