Kyoko Fukada

Biography

Kyoko Fukada (深田 恭子, Fukada Kyōko; born 2 November 1982) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented by the agency Horipro. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.

Early life and career

Kyoko Fukada was born in Tokyo on 2 November 1982 and raised there. On 20 October 1996, she won the 21st Talent Scout Caravan Grand Prix Award as part of the "Pure Girl Audition" at the age of 13. She began her career as an actress in 1997 with the first appearance in the television series Sore ga Kotae da! as Kazune Mizuno. Fukada appeared in her first movie Ring 2 as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999 and in later in School Day of the Dead, released in 2000. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2001.
In 2002, she made an appearance in Dolls as Haruna. Fukada is also a J-pop singer and her debut single "The Last Fruit" led to her album "Dear…×Dear…17 November 1999 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Dear…♡5:052Do They Know It's Christmas?4:203Into The Light4:034Canon2:535Indigo In The Sky7:10", both released by Pony Canyon in 1999. In July 2023, Pony Canyon released all her music internationally on digital streaming platforms, as well as online music stores in Japan.
In 2021, it was announced that she had been diagnosed with adjustment disorder and would be taking a break from activities to focus on treatment. She said that she had been prone to falling ill since around spring of the previous year, and this month a doctor diagnosed her with adjustment disorder. The company stated, "As a result, we will be prioritizing treatment for the time being and will be taking a break from work." Due to her hiatus, she will also be stepping down from her role in the drama series My Oshi no Oujisama, which she was scheduled to appear in from July 2021. She announced on her Instagram on September 2, 2021, that she had finished her hiatus and would be resuming her activities.

Personal life

In 2018, Fukada was revealed to be in a relationship with multi-millionaire businessman Hiroyuki Sugimoto, and the pair later confirmed the news separately. In early 2020, Fukada was spotted entering an establishment with a ring on her left hand, while Sugimoto was reported to have bought an apartment complex in an affluent neighborhood in Minato ward, leading to speculation that the couple would be getting married soon. However, in 2023, it was revealed that Sugimoto had ended their relationship, citing Fukada's alleged affair with a film director, whose identity was not disclosed.