Megumi (actress)

Megumi Furuya (古谷 仁, Furuya Megumi, née Yamano (山野), born September 25, 1981), better known by the stage name Megumi (めぐみ), is a Japanese tarento, actress, singer and gravure idol. She was raised in Kurashiki, Okayama, but was born in Matsue, Shimane. She is currently affiliated with Suns Entertainment. She dropped out of Kurashiki Suishō Senior High School (at the time an all-girls school).

This article is about the tarento. For the voice actress who occasionally goes by the stage name "MEGUMI", see Megumi Hayashibara.
For other uses, see Megumi.
Megumi
Born
Megumi Yamano

(1981-09-25) September 25, 1981
Japan
Other namesMegumi Furuya
Occupation

Personal life

In July 2008, after discovering she was pregnant, Megumi married Dragon Ash lead singer Kenji Furuya, whom she had been dating since 2005.[1]

On February 6, 2009, Megumi gave birth to their first child, a son, who weighed in at 3 kg.[2]

Roles

Variety shows
  • Aa! Hanano Ryōrinin (March 20, 2008, Nippon TV)
  • Africa no Tsume (Nippon Television)
  • Akashiya Santa no Shijōsaidai no Christmas Present Show (2001)
  • Bachikoi! (Setonaikai Broadcasting Corporation)
  • Blog Type (April–September 2005, Fuji TV)
  • The God of Entertainment (Nippon Television)
  • Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende (Nippon Television)
  • Ken Shimura's Baka Tonosama (Fuji TV)
  • Hashire! Gulliver-kun (Kansai Telecasting Corporation)
  • Hey! Spring of Trivia (Fuji TV)
  • Tora no Mon (TV Asahi)
  • Zenkoku Issei! Nihonjin Test (April 2008, Fuji TV)

Radio

Commercials

Film
  • Hero (2007), Sakurako Kōno
  • SS (2008), Girako
  • The Blood of Wolves (2018)
  • Little Nights, Little Love (2018)
  • Neet Neet Neet (2018)
  • The Stormy Family (2019)
  • One Night (2019)
  • Stigmatized Properties (2020), Kaori

TV drama

Books

Photoalbums

See also
  • Kenji Furuya (Dragon Ash) (husband)
  • Ikkō Furuya (father-in-law)

Awards and Nominations
Year Award Category Work(s) Result
2020 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress The Stormy Family and One Night Won

References
  1. Kenji Furuya, Megumi to finally marry, Tokyograph.
  2. Megumi, Kenji Furuya celebrate first child, Tokyograph.
  3. "「極主夫道」メインビジュアル到着、橋本じゅんやMEGUMIら新キャストも発表". natalie.mu (in Japanese). September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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