Kōki (model)
Japanese model and songwriter (born 2003)
Kōki
Born Mitsuki Kimura
(2003-02-05 ) February 5, 2003 (age 21) Nationality Japanese Occupations Years active 2018–present Agent(s) Purple Inc., The Society Management [ 1] Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Parents Relatives Cocomi (sister)
Mitsuki Kimura (木村 光希 , Kimura Mitsuki , born February 5, 2003) , known professionally as Kōki (stylized as Kōki, ),[ 2] is a Japanese model and songwriter.
Early life
Mitsuki Kimura was born on February 5, 2003, in Tokyo, Japan to actor Takuya Kimura and singer Shizuka Kudo .[ 3] She had taken lessons in piano and flute,[ 4] and won the Excellence Award at the 23rd Yamano Junior Flute Contest.[ 5] She attended The British School in Tokyo and is fluent in English.[ 6]
Career
Prior to debuting professionally, Kōki had written three songs for her mother Shizuka Kudo 's album, Rin , in 2017,[ 4] as well as for Mika Nakashima .[ 3] In May 2018, Koki debuted as a model, appearing in the July 2018 issue of Elle Japon .[ 7] Kōki has also appeared on covers for fashion magazines such as Numéro Tokyo ,[ 8] Grazia China ,[ 9] Nylon Japan ,[ 10] and Vivi .[ 11] In August 2018, she became Japan's youngest ambassador for the luxury brand Bulgari .[ 12] In October 2018, Kōki appeared in her first commercial, endorsing products from Otsuka Pharmaceutical .[ 13]
In 2019, Kōki appeared as a featured artist on Daichi Miura 's song, "Katasumi", which was used as the opening theme song to the television drama Hakui no Senshi .[ 14] Kōki also wrote the song.[ 15] Kōki made her runway debut at the 2019 Paris Fashion Week , representing Chanel .[ 16] In 2019, she appeared in the music video of the song "Eternal Love" by Kris Wu as the love interest.[ 17] In 2022, she starred in the Japanese horror film Ox-Head Village .[ 18]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2022
Ox-Head Village
Shion / Kanon
Lead role
[ 19]
2024
Touch
Young Miko
[ 20]
2025
True Beauty: Before
Reina Tanikawa
Lead role
[ 21]
True Beauty: After
Reina Tanikawa
Lead role
[ 22]
TBA
Tornado
Tornado
Filming
[ 20]
Discography
As featured artist
Songwriting credits
Year
Album
Artist
Song
Lyrics
Music
Credited
With
Credited
With
2017
Rin
Shizuka Kudo
"Hagane no Mori" (鋼の森 ) [ 25]
No
—
Yes
—
"Kasumisō" (かすみ草 ) [ 26]
No
—
Yes
—
"Time After Time"[ 27]
No
—
Yes
—
2018
Non-album single
Mika Nakashima
"Yume" (夢 ) [ 28]
No
—
Yes
—
2019
Daichi Miura
"Katasumi" (片隅 ) [ 15]
No
—
Yes
—
"Corner"[ 29]
No
—
Yes
Uta, Daichi Miura
Awards and accolades
References
^ "Koki - Model" .
^ Yusof, Helmi (April 13, 2023). "Kōki,: Destined for the limelight" . The Business Times . Retrieved July 21, 2024 .
^ a b "キムタク&静香次女がモデルデビュー、ファッション誌いきなり表紙" . Sports Nippon (in Japanese). May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ a b "木村拓哉の次女・モデルKoki,に反響 「空前絶後のハイブリッド2世」の声" . Abema (in Japanese). May 29, 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ a b Sakai, Masahiro (June 13, 2018). "モデル、楽器、作曲…才能は未知数、Koki, 親娘で嵐をおこせるか?" . Zakzak (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki, 流ちょうな英語披露に台湾メディア絶賛! 背中が大胆にあいたドレスで登場" . FNN (in Japanese). March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "木村拓哉&工藤静香、次女・Koki,のインスタ100万人を突破 開設から約2ヶ月弱" . Oricon (in Japanese). July 17, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki,「迷いもありませんでした」モデルを始めたきっかけ&家族の助言を明かす" . Model Press (in Japanese). November 2, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "木村拓哉&工藤静香の次女・Koki,(コウキ)、中国雑誌の表紙抜擢「アジア最強新人」" . Model Press (in Japanese). September 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki,(コウキ)、愛犬と2ショット イメージ一新ストリート誌初登場" . Model Press (in Japanese). December 13, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki,初カバー『ViVi』画像公開 インタビューでは家族とのエピソード語る" . Oricon (in Japanese). April 19, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Kōki, 「ブルガリ」のアンバサダーに就任 !" . Elle Japan (in Japanese). August 9, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki,、初のTVCM出演が決定 大塚製薬の新ブランド飲料" . Oricon (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki, 三浦大知に楽曲提供 水曜ドラマ『白衣の戦士!』挿入歌に決定" . Oricon (in Japanese). April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ a b "三浦大知、新曲はKoki,提供曲「深い切なさと大きな愛を感じる」" . Oricon (in Japanese). April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki,パリで「シャネル」ランウエーデビュー 「夢がかないました」" . Sports Nippon (in Japanese). May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Koki,、元EXOクリス・ウーのMVに出演 目の不自由な女性演じ反響" . Model Press (in Japanese). November 7, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
^ "映画『牛首村』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ "Koki,、"恐怖の村"シリーズ第3弾で女優デビュー! 北陸の牛首村が舞台" . Cinema Cafe . Retrieved June 17, 2021 .
^ a b "キムタク次女・Koki,、海外映画2作目が発表 ティム・ロス&平岳大ら共演のサバイバル・スリラー" . Cinematoday . Retrieved June 24, 2024 .
^ "女神降臨 Before" . eiga.com . Retrieved October 9, 2024 .
^ "女神降臨 After" . eiga.com . Retrieved October 9, 2024 .
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/06/19" . Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "片隅/Corner(DVD付)" . Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "鋼の森の歌詞" [Hagane no Mori lyrics]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ "かすみ草の歌詞" [Kasumisō lyrics]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ "Time after timeの歌詞" [Time After Time lyrics]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ "中島美嘉ライブ曲を工藤静香の次女Kokiが作曲" . Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "Cornerの歌詞" [Corner lyrics]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "Koki,にライジングスター賞 さらなる飛躍誓う" . Cinema Today (in Japanese). November 26, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "「King&Prince」が今年の顔に ヤフー検索大賞受賞!" . Sports Nippon (in Japanese). December 5, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "「第47回報知映画賞」各賞ノミネート決定" . PR Times . Retrieved November 12, 2022 .
^ "毎日映画コンクール 石川慶監督の「ある男」が最多の9部門でノミネート" . Sponichi . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "【ブルーリボン賞】Koki,デビュー作で新人賞 目標は俳優としても人としても父・木村拓哉" . Nikkan Sports . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
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