Current Location: Tokyo, Japan
Yayoi was born and raised in Tokyo. Since early childhood, she has been interested in the world of music and fashion.
She studied music at KUNITACH COLLEGE of MUSIC. After graduating, she further went on to study at YAMANO BEAUTY COLLEGE, Atelier Imago Matsunaga Takako Make up Lessons,and Japan Nail School.
After that, she worked as an assistant at a hair & make up office,working for various TV CMs, fashion magazines, concerts, Tokyo Collections, etc.
She worked for some years as an assistant to Ms.Nurishi, who has worked on medias such as ELLE Japon, FASHION NEWS, and other fashion magazines. She became free-lance after that.
She now specializes in the music business, where she would work for various international artists such as Maroon 5, Backstreet Boys, Aerosmith etc..., when they would come to Japan for concerts and showcases, promotion and photo shoots.
She has worked with all various types of skin, ranging from light skinned to dark.
Fashion magazines, magazines-
- WOOFIN’ / WOOFIN’girl / FRaU / BLENDA / Monthly EXILE /
etc.
ADVERTISING , TV commercials , Posters-
- JT Roots ( TV CM ) / SUMITOMO Forestry ( TV CM ) /
HITACHI ( Image photography ) /
baby Shoop ( Fashion Brand catalog, AD website ) /
ampm ( TV CM ) / lululemon ( Poster ) / JT ( Website ) /
TOYOTA ( Magazine ad ) / Roland ( Magazine ad ) /
EMI MUSIC ( TV spot ) / TOTO ( Magazine ad ) /
Tokyo Electron Ltd. ( PV for a corporation ) / glico ( TV CM ) /
etc.
RECORDING ARTISTS & CELEBRITIES-
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( Hair and Makeup for the artists below on their Japan tour,show cases,shows,
photo shootings, and interviews, etc. )
- Amerie / Aerosmith / Aloha From Hell / Amel Larrieux / Angie Stone /
Avril Lavigne / Aleksander With / Ana Johnsson / AK'Sent /
Babyface / THE BLACK CROWES / Backstreet Boys /
CHRISTINA MILIAN / Chrisette Michele /
Diana King / David Foster / Duran Duran /
ETERNITY ∞ / Evanescence / Fiona Apple / Fugees /
Jackson Browne / Jason Derulo / Jennifer Batten / JoJo / JUSTIN BIEBER /
Joe / Joey Mcintyre / John Legend / Janet Kay /
Kat Deluna / KE$HA / Krystal Meyers / KAISER CHIEFS /
LEELAND / Lenny Kravitz / Les Twins / Lil Mama / Linda Lewis / Lisa Gerrard / LUTRICIA McNeal /
Mario / Macy Gray / Marques Houston / Margareta Bengtson /
Marie Digby / Maxwell / MAROON 5 /
Na Leo / NE-YO / Newton Faulkner / Nick Lachey /
Olivia Newton-John / Ozzy Osbourne / Omarion / Peter Cetera /
Raphael Saadiq / Rhianna / Rickie Lee Jones / ROOSTER /
Sean Kingston / SHAGGY / SHAYNE WARD / Shontelle / SLAVA / Stacie Orrico /
Steve Vai / sweetbox / Thalisha / The DEY / The Beach Boys / TLC /
TOTO / Usher /
etc.
PV, CD cover-
- Backstreet Boys / Amerie / Aloha From Hell / Marie Digby / Tynisha Keli /
etc.