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\"KikkawaKikkawa You<\/strong> (\u5409\u5ddd\u53cb), born on May 1, 1992 in Ibaraki (Japan), is a Japanese idol, singer and actress.<\/p>\n

Her nickname is Kikka (\u304d\u3063\u304b).<\/p>\n

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Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

Kikkawa You participated in the Morning Musume<\/a> 8th generation audition in 2006. She was a finalist. Only Mitsui Aika was chosen to join the idol group.<\/p>\n

However, Kikkawa You was selected by Tsunku\u2642 to join Hello! Project in April 2007.<\/p>\n

She was a member of Hello! Pro Egg (2007 – 2010) and Milky Way (2008 – 2009) along with Kusumi Koharu and Kitahara Sayaka.<\/p>\n

Kikka voiced a character in the anime series Kirarin Revolution (\u304d\u3089\u308a\u3093\u2606\u30ec\u30dc\u30ea\u30e5\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

After leaving Hello! Project, she announced that she was going to pursue her career as a solo singer. She signed under Universal Music label.<\/p>\n

\"KikkawaThe movie Kikkake wa You! (\u304d\u3063\u304b\u3051\u306fYou\uff01)<\/span> was released in theaters in April 2011. It was a fake documentary on Kikkawa You’s debut. The title is a word play between her name and the Japanese sentence that may be translated as “this is your chance”.<\/p>\n

The film aimed to promote her 1st single released in May 2011.<\/p>\n

In October 2011, Kikkawa You was starring in the movie Cheerfu11y<\/span> along with some members of Canary Club, Passpo\u2606<\/a>, The Possible<\/a> and Up Up Girls (Kari)<\/a>. The theme song for the movie is her 2nd single Hapirapi ~Sunrise~ (\u30cf\u30d4\u30e9\u30d4 \uff5eSunrise\uff5e)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"KikkawaShe also appeared in the drama Suugaku Joshi Gakuen (\u6570\u5b66\u2665\u5973\u5b50\u5b66\u5712)<\/span> along with Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo<\/a>, \u00b0C-ute<\/a>, S\/mileage<\/a> and Mano Erina. The drama was broadcast between January and March 2012 on Nippon Television (\u65e5\u672c\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3).<\/p>\n

Her 5th single\u00a0Darling to Madonna<\/a> (\u30c0\u30fc\u30ea\u30f3\u3068\u30de\u30c9\u30f3\u30ca)<\/span>, released in September 2012, is the ending theme song for the anime Sengoku Collection (\u6226\u56fd\u30b3\u30ec\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Kikkawa You participated in Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA)<\/span> in USA in September 2012, and then in Japan Expo Centre<\/span> in France and in Japan Expo Belgium<\/span> in Belgium in October – November 2012.<\/p>\n

Her cover album Vocalist?<\/a> (\u30dc\u30ab\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\uff1f)<\/span> was released in November 2012. Kikka performs covers of idol songs from the 80s to the 2000s.<\/p>\n

\"KikkawaHer photobook You21<\/a><\/span> was published in May 2013.<\/p>\n

In June 2013, she collaborated with Kimaguren to form the special unit Kikkaren (\u304d\u3063\u304b\u30ec\u30f3).<\/p>\n

Her greatest hits album Best of You<\/a><\/span> was released in August 2013.<\/p>\n

Kikkawa You,\u00a0Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari)<\/a> and The Possible<\/a> formed the idol unit Team Makenki (\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u30fb\u8ca0\u3051\u3093\u6c17) in February 2014.<\/p>\n

\"KikkawaKikkawa You was starring in the Tokusatsu drama Kanpai Senshi After V<\/a> (\u4e7e\u676f\u6226\u58eb\u30a2\u30d5\u30bf\u30fcV)<\/span> broadcast between April and June 2014.<\/p>\n

She was the guest of Anime Friends<\/span> in Brazil in July 2014.<\/p>\n

Team Makenki released its 1st single Mugen, Fly High!!<\/a> (\u7121\u9650\u3001Fly High!!)<\/span> in September 2014.<\/p>\n

Kikka acted in the stage play Reasons to Be Pretty (\u30b7\u30a2\u30ef\u30bb\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3061\u3083\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u30ea\u30e6\u30a6)<\/span> in January 2015.<\/p>\n

Kikkawa You gave a concert at Natsumatsuri<\/span> in Peru in February 2015.<\/p>\n

\"KikkawaHer 9th single Hana<\/a> (\u82b1)<\/span>, released in May 2015, is described as “the longest idol song of all time in which Kikkawa You sings about the life of a girl”. The total duration is 17 minutes 25 seconds.<\/p>\n

She performed at Pipe Live Music<\/a><\/span> in Taiwan alongside Starmarie<\/a> in July 2015.<\/p>\n

She played in the 2nd season of the drama\u00a0Kanpai Senshi After V (\u4e7e\u676f\u6226\u58eb\u30a2\u30d5\u30bf\u30fcV)<\/span>\u00a0in 2015.<\/p>\n

Her 3rd album You the 3rd ~Wildflower~<\/a><\/span>, on sale in October 2015, includes the song Wildstrawberry<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"Kikkawa<\/strong>Kikkawa You played in the drama Sakura Saku (\u30b5\u30af\u30e9\u54b2\u304f)<\/span> along with Manami Arai (Up Up Girls (Kari)) Tasaki Asahi (Bitter & Sweet) and Kikkawa You<\/a>. The series started airing in March 2016 on NOTTV.<\/p>\n

Kikkawa You participated in IDOLidge Carnival in Taipei<\/span>, Taiwan, in May 2016.<\/p>\n

She collaborated with J-Pop singer-songwriter Oomori Seiko and the rock band Akasick on her 10th single\u00a0Ha wo Kuishibare! \/ Charming Shoubu Sedai<\/a> (\u6b6f\u3092\u304f\u3044\u3057\u3070\u308c\u3063\u3063\uff01 \/ \u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u30df\u30f3\u30b0\u52dd\u8ca0\u4e16\u4ee3)<\/span> on sale in June 2016.<\/p>\n

Kikkawa You\u00a0will be starring in the musical Yoru no Picnic (\u591c\u306e\u30d2\u309a\u30af\u30cb\u30c3\u30af)<\/span> in September 2016.<\/p>\n

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