Yûki Maeda

Yûki Maeda

Known for
Acting
Born
August 28, 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Biography

前田有紀 (Maeda Yuki) is a former Japanese singer, stage actress, and radio host. She started her career under the management of enka singer Itsuki Hiroshi in 1994, before joining Hello! Project as a soloist in 2000, debuting her first single "Naki Usagi" under the renowned enka label Teichiku Records. She graduated with the rest of the Elder Club in March 2009, but continued her singing career as part of UP-FRONT AGENCY. In June 2012, she announced on her Twitter account that she was five months pregnant and would retire to focus on being a mother. She slowly started her career again in 2022 when she became more active on YouTube and started acting in stage plays leading up to the release of her 12th single the same year.

Known For

Filmography

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HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC CHAMP poster

HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC CHAMP

TV · 12 eps

2013
Hello! Project 2013 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013-2014 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ poster

Hello! Project 2013 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013-2014 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~

Movie

2012
Killer Motel poster

Killer Motel

Movie · as Michiko

2011
The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis poster

The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis

Movie

2011
The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Evolution poster

The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Evolution

Movie

2011
Missing 55 poster

Missing 55

Movie

2011
Missing 55 Final Break poster

Missing 55 Final Break

Movie

2011
Yankee High School Girl 7 ~Tochigi's Strongest Legend~ poster

Yankee High School Girl 7 ~Tochigi's Strongest Legend~

Movie

2011
Man Hunting: Redemption poster

Man Hunting: Redemption

Movie

2009
Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank you for your LOVE!~ poster

Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank you for your LOVE!~

Movie

2009
Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ poster

Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyou Kinen Special~

Movie

2009
Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Backstage Video~ poster

Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Backstage Video~

Movie

2009
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.17 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.17

Movie

2009
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.18 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.18

Movie

2008
Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kashimashi Elder Club~ poster

Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kashimashi Elder Club~

Movie

2008
Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Live DVD Box Bonus Video~ poster

Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Live DVD Box Bonus Video~

Movie

2008
Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '08~ poster

Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '08~

Movie

2008
Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.8 poster

Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.8

Movie

2008
Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.7 poster

Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.7

Movie

2008
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.14 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.14

Movie

2008
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.13 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.13

Movie

2007
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~ poster

Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~

Movie

2007
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Elder Club The Celebration~ poster

Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Elder Club The Celebration~

Movie

2007
Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Live DVD Box Bonus Video~ poster

Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Live DVD Box Bonus Video~

Movie

2007
Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.4 poster

Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.4

Movie

2007
Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.6 poster

Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.6

Movie

2007
Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.2 poster

Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.2

Movie

2007
Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.5 poster

Uta Doki! Pop Classics Vol.5

Movie

2007
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.9 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.9

Movie

2007
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.10 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.10

Movie

2007
Petit Best 8 poster

Petit Best 8

Movie

2006
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.5 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.5

Movie

2006
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.6 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.6

Movie

2006
Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu GO!~ poster

Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu GO!~

Movie

2006
Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Elder Club~ poster

Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Elder Club~

Movie

2006
Petit Best 7 poster

Petit Best 7

Movie

2006
Hello! Project Sports Festival 2006 Solo Maeda Yuki poster

Hello! Project Sports Festival 2006 Solo Maeda Yuki

Movie

2005
Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Shirogumi~ poster

Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Shirogumi~

Movie

2005
Hello! Project 2005 Summer no Kayou Show ~'05 Selection! Collection!~ poster

Hello! Project 2005 Summer no Kayou Show ~'05 Selection! Collection!~

Movie

2005
Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~ poster

Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~

Movie

2005
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.3 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.3

Movie

2005
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.2 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.2

Movie

2005
Petit Best 6 poster

Petit Best 6

Movie

2005
Kamichu! poster

Kamichu!

TV · as Ino (voice) · 12 eps

2004
Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~ poster

Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~

Movie

2004
Hello! Project 2004 Summer ~Natsu no Doon!~ poster

Hello! Project 2004 Summer ~Natsu no Doon!~

Movie

2004
Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.1 poster

Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.1

Movie

2004
Hello! Project Sports Festival 2004 poster

Hello! Project Sports Festival 2004

Movie

2004
Petit Best 5 poster

Petit Best 5

Movie

2003
Hello! Project 2003 Summer ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~ poster

Hello! Project 2003 Summer ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~

Movie

2003
Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~ poster

Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~

Movie

2003
Hello! Project Sports Festival 2003 poster

Hello! Project Sports Festival 2003

Movie

2003
Petit Best 4 poster

Petit Best 4

Movie

2002
Hello! Project 2002 Summer ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~ poster

Hello! Project 2002 Summer ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~

Movie

2002
Hello! Project Douyou Eizou Shuu ~Ponkikies21~ poster

Hello! Project Douyou Eizou Shuu ~Ponkikies21~

Movie

2001
Hello! Project 2001 Summer ~TOGETHER! Summer Party!~ poster

Hello! Project 2001 Summer ~TOGETHER! Summer Party!~

Movie

2000
Hello! Project 2000 Summer ~Atsumare! Summer Party~ poster

Hello! Project 2000 Summer ~Atsumare! Summer Party~

Movie

1996
Utaban poster

Utaban

TV · 26 eps

1971
Kamen Rider poster

Kamen Rider

TV · as TV Announcer · 2 eps