Yui Horie (, Horie Yui, born on 20 September 1976) is a Japanese singer and voice actress. Her real name is Yoshiko (堀江 由子 Horie Yoshiko), and she is sometimes nicknamed "Ho'chan ほっちゃん Hocchan)" by her Japanese fans. She hosted aradio show called Yui's Angel Eggs (or 堀江由衣の天使のたまご Horie Yui No Tenshi No Tamago in Japanese) which airs every Monday morning at 0.30 am (local Tokyo time). She is the founding member of the band Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai under the nickname YUI-EL. Her blood type is B and her hobbies include shoulder massage, reading and food.

Biography
Horie was born in Tokyo, Japan. As a child, she was a huge fan of the animated series Dirty Pair and stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist. She debuted in 1997 in a video game Voice Fantasia and for several years had minor roles in various animations.  She landed her first leading role as Haruka in Kurogane Communication.  The turning point in her career was not till the year 2000, when she won the role of Naru in Love Hina and the role of Honda Touru in Fruits Basket. She released her first music album titled Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai in 2000. She formed a band called Yamato Nadeshiko with Yukari Tamura in 2001. They released two singles, もうひとりの私 and Merry Merrily. Merry Merrily was an insert song in the Love Hina Christmas Special. In October 2005, she founded Aice5, a J-pop supergroup made up of 4 other voice actors, to help launch their careers. Aice5 officially ended on 20 September 2007. She has collaborated with a few other artists, such as UNSCANDAL in 2005 and 黒薔薇保存会 in 2007. She was employed by Arts Vision until mid 2007 due to a scandal within the agency's top management. She left to become a freelance actress with no links to any talent management firm.

Voice acting roles

Anime/video games
1997
 Photon: The Idiot Adventures (Aun Freya)
 Pokémon (Brittany (Chihiro))
 Voice Fantasia S: Ushinawareta Voice Power (Nasty)
1998
 Akihabara Dennou Gumi (Francheska)
 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (Galatea)
 Kurogane Communication (Haruka)
 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Fiena)
 St. Luminous Mission High School (Lita Ford)
 Steam Detectives (Gina)
 Weiß Kreuz (Aya Fujimiya- Aya/Ran's sister)
1999
 Arc the Lad (Lieza)
 Dangaizer 3 (Pikushisu)
 Infinite Ryvius (Michelle Cay)
 Magical Drop F (Star/Fool Cat)
 Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety (Suzuko Natsume)
 To Heart (Multi)
 Trouble Chocolate (Mint)
 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth (Osamucho Takeuchi) 
2000
 Argento Soma (Sue Harris)
 Attack Armor Audian (Kororu Kuweizaa)
 Gate Keepers (Kyanari)
 Kikaider (Mitsuko Komyoji)
 Love Hina (Naru Narusegawa)
 Sci-fi Harry (Catherine Chapman)
 Skies of Arcadia (Fina)
 Gandeek (Tia)
2001
 Angelic Layer (Hiromi Fujimori)
 Comic Party (Multi)
 Dead or Alive 3 (Hitomi)
 Figure 17 (Sakura Ibaragi)
 Fruits Basket (Tohru Honda)
 Love Hina Again (Naru Narusegawa)
 Mon Colle Knights (Rockna Hiragi)
 Prétear (Takako/Mikage)
 Shaman King (Iron Maiden Jeanne and Lilly)
 Sister Princess (Sakuya)
 Tales of Eternia: The Animation (Corina Solgente)
 Z.O.E ~Zone of the Enders~ (Celvice Klein)
2002
 Canary (Madoka)
 Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan (Silvia Maruyama/Naru Narusegawa)
 Kanon (Ayu Tsukimiya)
 Jing: King of Bandits (Mirabelle)
 Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (Amiryun)
 Samurai Deeper Kyo (Yuya Shiina)
 Shrine of the Morning Mist (Koma)
 Sister Princess: Re Pure (Sakuya)
 Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Rio Takeuchi)
2003
 Bottle Fairy (Sarara)
 D.C.: Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa)
 Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Hitomi)
 Kanon Kazahana (Ayu Tsukimiya)
 The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Mayura Daidouji)
 Nanaka 6/17 (Yuriko Amemiya)
 Ultra Maniac (Ayu Tateishi)
2004
 Animamundi: Dark Alchemist (Lillith Zaberisk)
 Dead or Alive Ultimate (Hitomi)
 Futakoi (Kaoruko Ichijo)
 Futakoi Alternative (Kaoruko Ichijo)
 Jubei-chan 2 (Jiyuu Nanohana / Jubei Yagyu II)
 Mars Daybreak (Megumi Higashibara)
 Re: Cutie Honey (Honey Kisaragi)
 School Rumble (Eri Sawachika)
 10 Tokyo Warriors (Futaba Amitaka)
 To Heart: Remember My Memories (Multi)
 Yugo the Negotiator (Najenka (Russia chapter))
2005
 Air (cameo) (Ayu Tsukimiya)
 D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season (Kotori Shirakawa)
 Dead or Alive 4 (Hitomi, Mei Lin)
 Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (Princess Minazuru Hogen)
 Immortal Grand Prix (Fantine Valgeon)
 Loveless (Ginka)
 Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ (Tamami Chanohata)
 Mahou Sensei Negima (Makie Sasaki)
 Paniponi Dash! (Miyako Uehara)
 School Rumble Extra Class (Eri Sawachika)
 Shining Force Neo (Meryl)
 The Law of Ueki (Pecoru)
 The Wings of Rean (Elebos)
2006
 D.Gray-man (Mei-Ling)
 Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 (Hitomi)
 Inukami! (Youko)
 Kanon (Ayu Tsukimiya)
 Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (Yasuna Kamiizumi)
 Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Matsuri (Hanyuu)
 Kidou Senshi Gundam CLIMAX U.C. (Ellen Rochefil)
 Negima!? (Makie Sasaki)
 Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (Mizuho Miyanokōji)
 Ray the Animation (Sumire)
 Rumble Roses XX (Makoto Aihara / The Black Belt Demon)
 School Rumble 2nd Term (Eri Sawachika)
 Zero no Tsukaima (Siesta)
2007
 D.C. II: Da Capo II (Yume Asakura)
 Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (Manami Amamiya)
 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Hanyū)
 Idolmaster: Xenoglossia (Yukiho Hagiwara)
 Nagasarete Airantō  (Suzu)
 Shining Tears X Wind (Touka Kureha)
 Sky Girls (Nanae Fujieda)
 Starchild Loner  (May Fuyu)
 Suteki Tantei Labyrinth (Byakko)
 Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchō: Tō  (Aoi Misato)
 Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (Siesta)
 Shining Wind (Touka Kureha)
2008
 D.C. II: Da Capo II Second Season (Yume Asakura)
 Hyakko (Chie Suzugazaki)
 Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (Chuubo Sonken)
 Persona 4 (Chie Satonaka)
 School Rumble 3rd Term (Eri Sawachika)
 Shikabane Hime: Aka (Black Cat, Kamika Todoroki, Riko)
 The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk (Fatina)
 Toradora! (Minori Kushieda)
 Vampire Knight (Yuki Cross)
 Vampire Knight Guilty (Yuki Cross)
 Wagaya no Oinari-sama. (Miyako Takagami)
 Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo (Siesta)
 Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirou (Shinkansen)
2009
 Aoi Hana (Kyōko Ikumi)
 Bakemonogatari (Tsubasa Hanekawa)
 GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Namiko Nozaki)
 Hayate the Combat Butler!! (Sonia Shaflnarz)
 Jewelpet (Celine Bright)
 Kämpfer (Akane Mishima)
 Kanamemo (Haruka Nishida)
 Lupin III vs Detective Conan (Princess Mira)
 Natsu no Arashi! (Kanako Yamazaki)
 Natsu no Arashi! Akinai chū (Kanako Yamazaki)
 Rune Factory 3 (Dahlia)
 Saki (Mihoko Fukuji)
 Shikabane Hime: Kuro (Black Cat, Kamika Todoroki, Riko)
 The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk (Fatina)
 Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Maria Ushiromiya)
 Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto (Urin)
 Zan, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Shōko Maruuchi)
 Battle Spirits: Shōnen Gekiha Dan (Seiru)
2010
 Asobi ni Iku yo! (Jens)
 B Gata H Kei (Miharu Takeshita)
 Blaze Union (Siskier)
 Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor (Sonken Chuubou)
 Dead or Alive Paradise (Hitomi)
 Elsword (Rena)
 Fairy Tail (Carla, Shagotte)
 Mayoi Neko Overrun! (Kanae Naruko)
 Nurarihyon no Mago (Tsurara Oikawa, Setsura)
 Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi (Alice Kiriki)
 Otome Yōkai Zakuro (Hōzuki)
 Tegami Bachi Reverse (Roda)
2011
 Astarotte no Omocha! (Effie)
 Ben-To (Kyō Sawagi)
 Dead or Alive: Dimensions (Hitomi)
 Dog Days (Millhiore F. Biscotti)
 Dragon Crisis! (Maruga)
 Kämpfer für die Liebe (Akane Mishima)
 Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (Nepgear)
 Nekogami Yaoyorozu (Yuzu Komiya)
 Nichijou (Graduation photo)
 Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou (Tsurara Oikawa, Setsura)
 Penguin Drum (Masako Natsume, Esmeralda the Penguin)
 Persona 4: The Animation (Chie Satonaka, Loveline)
 Wandering Son (Anna Suehiro)
2012
 AKB0048 (Kashiwagi Yuki The 6th / Yukirin / Kuroki Ayako)
 Waiting in the Summer (Emika Takatsuki)
 Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (Chie Satonaka)
 Arashi no Yoru Ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi (Mii)
 Dead or Alive 5 (Hitomi)
 Dog Days' (Millhiore F. Biscotti)
 Persona 4: The Golden (Chie Satonaka)
 K (Kushina Anna)
 Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Season 2 (Mary Tudor/Scarred)
 Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! (Raika Oda)
 Little Busters! (Riki Naoe)
 Mōretsu Pirates (Coorie)
 Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (Tsubasa Hanekawa)
 Nisemonogatari (Tsubasa Hanekawa)
 Saki Achiga-hen Episode of Side-A (Mihoko Fukuji)
 Sengoku Collection (Liu Bei)
 Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (Rufina)
 YuruYuri♪♪ (Akane Akaza)
 Zero no Tsukaima F (Siesta)
 Kamisama Kiss (Imperial Priestess of the Lake)
 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Yamuraiha)
 The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (Ryūnosuke Akasaka)
 From the New World (Reiko Amano)
 Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Sonia Shaflnarz)
 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Persephone, Stealth Elf)
 Shining Blade (Touka Kureha)
2013
 AKB0048 Next Stage (Kashiwagi Yuki The 6th / Yukirin / Kuroki Ayako)
 Skylanders: Giants (Persephone, Stealth Elf)
 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Yamuraiha)
 The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki (Alisa Reinford)
 Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation (Nepgear / Purple Sister)
 Miss Monochrome (Miss Monochrome)
 Monogatari Series Second Season (Tsubasa Hanekawa)
 Valvrave the Liberator (Rion Nanami)
 Super Robot Wars UX (Elebos)
 Yuyushiki (Yoriko Matsumoto)
 Golden Time (Kōko Kaga)
 Coppelion (Kanon Ozu)
 Seishun Hajimemashita! (Chitose Futaba)
 Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (Hitomi)
 Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold (Chie Satonaka)
 Assassination Classroom OVA (Irina Jelavić)
 Little Busters! Refrain (Riki Naoe)
2014
 Black Bullet (Kisara Tendō)
 Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life (Miss Monochrome)
 Sabagebu! (Ena Sakura)
 Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero (Eris the Morning Star)
 Rail Wars! (Nana Iida)
 Puyo Puyo Tetris (S)
 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (Chie Satonaka)
 Persona 4: The Golden Animation (Chie Satonaka)
 Cross Ange (Salamandinay)
 Girl Friend Beta (Miss Monochrome)
 Kantai Collection (Mamiya, Irako, Asagumo, Yamagumo)
2015
 Absolute Duo (Sakuya Tsukumo)
 Dog Days (Millhiore F. Biscotti)
 Kantai Collection (anime) (Mamiya)
 Kantai Collection (Amagi)
 Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai (Kosuri Onigashira)

2020
 Moe! Ninja Girls RPG (Ran Kuzuryu)

Movies
 Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Chrono (Kurono)
 Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace, Coorie
 Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Hero of Kinpoko, Mata Tami
 Akihabara Dennou Gumi 2011, Francheska
 Dōbutsu no Mori, Ai
 Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum, Ginger
 Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer, Morina (young)
 Fairy Tail: Hōō no Miko, Charle
 HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls, Tsumugi
 Inukami! The Movie, Yoko
 K: Missing Kings, Anna Kushina
 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel, Miruru
 Mon Colle Knights, Rokuna Hiiragi
 Kizumonogatari, Tsubasa Hanekawa
 Negima! Anime Final, Makie Sasaki
 Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai, Hiyori Kirishima
 Pia Carrot Movie, Orie Amano

Drama CDs
 Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan, Dokuro-chan)
 Corsair series, Ayfelia 'Aura' Farless
 MM!, Arashiko Yuno
 Pandora Hearts, Sharon Reinsworth
 Rozen Maiden, Shinku
 Shinshi Doumei Cross, Ushio Amamiya
 Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Anthology Drama 'Yamaika Noroika, Nekomimi no Kai', Maria Ushiromiya
 GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class 'Slapstick Wonderland' Premium Bonus Drama CD, Namiko Nozaki
 Dog Days Drama CD Vol.1 / 2 / 3, Millhiore F. Biscotti
 Wand of Fortune 2, Lulu
 Chitose Get You!!, Chitose Sakuraba
 YuruYuri, Akane Akaza
 Winter Sonata Vol. 1 - Unmei no Hito Drama CD, Jung Yoo Jin

Dubbing
 The Amazing World of Gumball (Penny Fitzgerald, Carrie)
 Dark Water (Cecilia "Ceci" Williams)
 Hide and Seek (Emily Callaway)
 Hitler: The Rise of Evil (Geli Raubal)
 Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (Mia)
 The Ring (Samara Morgan)
 Shining Time Station (Becky)
 Teaching Mrs. Tingle (Trudie Tucker)
 When Good Ghouls Go Bad (Danya Stenson)

Tokusatsu
 Millenarianism Three Musketeers Vanhee Knights (Aris La Zoanis (Voice), / Kimijima Seria (Actor))
 Ressha Sentai ToQger (Wagon)
 Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. (Wagon)

Discography

Studio Albums 
  (21.12.2000)
  (29.11.2001)
 sky (24.7.2003)
  (28.4.2004)
  (23.11.2005)
 Darling (30.1.2008)
 A Votre Sante!! (2008) (with Kurobara Hozonkai)
 Honey Jet!! (15.7.2009)
  (22.2.2012)
  (07.01.2015)

Compilation Albums 
  (26.3.2003)
 Best Album (20.9.2012)

Singles/maxi singles 
 My Best Friend (November 18, 1998)
 Brand－new コミュニケイション (March 17, 1999)
  Maxi Single Collection Part.6 (2000)
 Merry Merrily (Yamato Nadeshiko) (March 21, 2001)
 Love Destiny (May 16, 2001)
  (February 28, 2002)
 All My Love (July 24, 2002)
  (February 4, 2004)
 Scramble (Yui Horie with Unscandal) (October 27, 2004)
 Hikari (Inukami! Opening Theme) (May 24, 2006)
 Days (Includes theme songs for Nagasarete Airantō) (May 2, 2007)
  (Including the ending theme for the second half of Nagasarete Airantō) (August 17, 2007)
 Vanilla Salt (Toradora! Ending 1) (October 22, 2008)
 Silky Heart (Toradora! Opening 2) (January 28, 2009)
 Yahho!! (Kanamemo Ending) (August 26, 2009)
 True Truly Love (September 2010)
 Immoralist (Dragon Crisis! Opening) (February 2, 2011)
 Presenter (Dog Days Ending) (May 25, 2011)
 Coloring (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! Ending) (January 18, 2012)
 Natsu no Yakusoku (Dog Days' Ending) (July 2012)
 Heart Relation (Dog Days' Insert Song) (2012)

VHS, DVDs & Blu-rays 
 CLIPS 0 〜since'00〜'01〜 (2002) — VHS containing 3 singles, making-of and an interview
 CLIPS 1 (2004) — includes a number of live action promotional videos, including:
 Sakura - her first promotional video, for her first album, 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai)
 Love Destiny - parts of the live action video can be seen in the Sister Princess opening animation
 Kirari Takaramono - the song is the opening theme for Love Hina Again
 All My Love - the song is the opening theme for Earth Defender Mao-chan
 Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - the song is the ending theme for Jubei-chan 2
 LIVE DVD 2006 - 
 LIVE DVD 2007 - 
 CLIPS 2 (2010) - includes a number of live action promotional videos
 LIVE DVD 2010 - The Adventure Over Yui Horie II - Budoukan of Butoukai ~ Q & A
 LIVE DVD 2012 - The Adventure Over Yui Horie III - Secret Mission Tour (2012) 
 Horie Yui Best Live - Dorobou to Jikan (2013)
 This special one-off concert was for fans that had bought both the BEST ALBUM & the 15th single (PRESENTER), with the tickets distributed through a lottery. Around 9000 tickets were issued.
 LIVE DVD 2013 - The Adventure Over Yui Horie IV ~Pirates Of Yui 3013~

Songs used for theme songs and commercials
 Love Destiny - Sister Princess, Opening
 Mainichi ga O-tenki (lit. Good Weather Every Day) - Love Hina, Insert
 Egao No Mirai E (lit. Towards A Future Of Smiles) - Love Hina
 Kirari Takaramono (lit. Glittering Treasures) - Love Hina Again, Opening
 Be for me, be for you - Love Hina Again, Ending
 Yakusoku (lit. Promise) - Love Hina, Insert
 Happy Happy Rice Shower - Love Hina
 Tsubasa (lit. Wings) - Sister Princess Ending
 Girlish - Sister Princess, Sakuya's Theme
 Destiny - Kikaider, Ending
 Feel my feeling - School Rumble, Eri's Theme
 RAMUNE iro no natsu - Love Hina
 Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - Jubei-chan 2
 IN YOU - Shaman King, Image Song
 ALL MY LOVE - Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, Opening
 IT's MY STYLE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, Ending
 Soyokaze no Harmony - From D.C.- Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa's Song)
 Sono Saki no Justice - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne Song
 Aosusuki - Samurai Deeper Kyo, Image Song
 Scramble - School Rumble, Opening
 Pacem in Terris - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne S. F. O. V Song
 Aki Uta ~Sarara~ - Bottle Fairy, Ending (Episodes 7-9)
 Anata ga Suki (I like You) - Ultra Maniac, Ayu Tateishi image song
 Hikari - Inukami!, Opening
 Days - Nagasarete Airantou first opening
 Say Cheese! - Nagasarete Airantou first ending
 Koisuru Tenkizu -  Nagasarete Airantou 2nd ending
 Poetry Love - Kogado game Heartful Memories

Books 
  (2009)
 Kirakira Mitsubachi wo Meguru Boken (2012)

Trivia
 In episode 3 of School Rumble, when the girls are having a slumber party, her music video of scramble was starting to play in a big screen. At 15:42. When it turns to harima's story so far.

Interesting relationships with co-stars
 She has starred alongside Yukari Tamura in many anime. In 2001, they formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko and has released two singles.
 In Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, with Tamura as Furude Rika and Horie as Hanyuu
 In Kanon, with Tamura as Kawasumi Mai and Horie as Tsukimiya Ayu
 In Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, with Tamura as Tomari Kurusu and Horie as Yasuna Kamiizumi
 In Idolmaster: Xenoglossia, with Tamura as Iori Minase and Horie as Yukiho Hagiwara
 In D.C. ~Da Capo~ and D.C. II ～Da Capo II～, with Tamura as Sakura Yoshino and Horie as Kotori Shirakawa 
 In Rumble Roses XX, with Tamura as Lambda and Horie as Makoto Aihara
 She has starred alongside Yūji Ueda whereby Ueda's character had a crush on hers.
 In Love Hina, with Ueda as Urashima Keitaro and Horie as Narusegawa Naru.
 In Jubei-chan 2, with Ueda as Bantaro and Horie as Jiyu.

References

Japanese singers
1976 births
Living people
Actors from Tokyo
Japanese voice actors