1. Akiko Ikuina is a Japanese singer, actress, tarento, and politician.
16 Facts About Akiko Ikuina
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Akiko Ikuina joined the Japanese pop idol group Onyanko Club in 1986.
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Akiko Ikuina was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, but moved to Koganei when she was a little girl.
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Akiko Ikuina has an elder sister and an elder brother.
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Akiko Ikuina was considered an honor student in elementary school.
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Akiko Ikuina became the central figure in her class, and her group was known as the Ikuina Corps.
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Akiko Ikuina was nicknamed full moon because of her round face.
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Akiko Ikuina was told in advance by the audition officials that you would be selected, nevertheless, she was rejected in the final round because of her affiliation with an entertainment agency.
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Akiko Ikuina cried at this treatment and developed an intense distrust of the entertainment industry.
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Akiko Ikuina became a topic of conversation when she appeared in Lawson's Karaage commercial.
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Akiko Ikuina appeared in a popular Jidaigeki called The Unfettered Shogun.
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In November 2015, Akiko Ikuina announced that she had received treatment for breast cancer.
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Akiko Ikuina was first diagnosed in April 2011 on her 43rd birthday, and had undergone five different surgical procedures in the time between her diagnosis and her announcement, the most recent of which had resulted in a total mastectomy of her right breast.
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On 15 August 2022, Kyodo News erroneously reported that Akiko Ikuina attended Yasukuni Shrine, which honours Japan's war dead, including convicted Class-A war criminals.
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The controversy was further amplified when it was announced that Akiko Ikuina would represent the government at a ceremony honouring Koreans who had died while being forced to labour at the Sado mines, prompting South Korea to protest her attendance.
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Akiko Ikuina denied the Kyodo report regarding her visit to Yasukuni Shrine.