Kii Kitano

Kii Kitano born on March 15, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture is a gravure idol and an actress in Japan. She is under the Foster agency. Her real name is not disclosed. Her main hobbies include shopping and playing piano. Her favourite foods are melon, nattō, moyashi, galbi, tamago kake gohan and fried prawn. Kitano's manager chose to call her Kitano Kii because her manager thought she had an image of yellow. Kitano is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team Miss Magazine. In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award, becoming the youngest (age 14) to receive that award. In 2007, Kitano was chosen for the first time star in the drama Life. To properly portray her character, Kitano saved up and bought every volume of the manga, which the drama is based on. With Kofuku no Shokutaku, she has won 31st Japan Academy Award in the New Actor category. In February 2008, she has also won the 29th Yokohama Film Festival with the same film. After acting in Life and Kofuku no Shokutaku, she gained popularity, and then she was chosen to appear in the promotional video for the single released on October 10, 2007 by Little. Between December 2007 and January 2008, she was chosen as the third cheering manager for Japan's Highschool Soccer Tournament, following Maki Horikita and Yui Aragaki, who became so notable in 2005 and 2006, respectively, starring in drama series. She is too fond of watching MMA and a heavy fan of the Thai K-1 kick boxer Buakaw Por. Pramuk. She described Buakaw as her ideal man.

Singles

1. Sakura Saku (サクラサク) (2010.02.24) #7 16,000 copies sold

Films

* Bandage (2010)

Dramas

* 14 Sai no Haha (2006)
* Junjo Kirari (2006)
* LIFE (2007)
* Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu (2008)

Movies

* Yubisaki kara Sekai wo (2006)
* Kofuku no Shokutaku (2007) - starring
* Speed Master (2007)
* Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro Sennen Noroi Uta (2008) as Kaede Hiramoto
* Love Fight (2008) - starring
* Postman (2008)
* Half Way (2009)
* Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life - Sheena (voice, 2009)
* Bandage (2010)