Chinatsu Wakatsuki[2] (若槻 千夏, Wakatsuki Chinatsu, born 28 May 1984)[3] is a Japanese variety tarento and former gravure idol. Her real name was Chiharu Kurihara (栗原 千春, Kurihara Chiharu) before she got married. She is represented with Platinum Production.

Chinatsu Wakatsuki
若槻 千夏
Born
Chiharu Kurihara

(1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39)
NationalityJapanese
Other names
  • Chī (ちぃ)
  • Chicchi (ちっち)
  • Chīchan (ちぃちゃん)
  • Chinacchan (ちなっちゃん)
  • Chinattī (チナッティー)
Occupations
  • Gravure idol
  • variety tarento
  • actress
Years active2001–
AgentPlatinum Production
Style
Height160[1] cm (5 ft 3 in)
Children2
Awards
  • Hair Color Ring Award 2005 Talent Category Award
  • 1st Best Jerseist Female Award

Filmography edit

TV series edit

Current appearances edit

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
Down Town DX YTV Irregular
2008 Jinsei ga Kawaru 1-funkan no Fukaīhanashi NTV
2016 Chinatsu Wakatsuki to Namade Ittemita AbemaTV [4]

Former appearances edit

Year Title Network Notes
2003 Kandō Factory suporuto! & News Fuji TV Saturday reporter
Chinatsu Wakatsuki Station Enta! 371
Hideyoshi CBC
Shimura Juku MBS
2004 All That's Manzai Fuji TV
Masahiro Nakai no Black Variety NTV Irregular
2005 Umacchi! Fuji TV Main MC
Meringue no Kimochi NTV MC
Muccha Doll Hako: Otome no Inori YTV Irregular appearances
Tsūkai! Akashiya Denshidai MBS Quasi-regular
Super Keiba Fuji TV Main MC
Click! NTV Thursday MC
Nakasendō TV Tokyo
A NTV
Rakka Ona Narration; voice of Ten no Koe
2006 Love-katsu Main MC
Natsumegu-dō Real Style Fuji TV
Gravure Talk Audition

Radio edit

Current appearances edit

Year Title Network
2003 Chinatsu no nazonazo Nazo? JFN

Former appearances edit

Year Title Network
2003 Ore-tachi no Heroine MBS Radio
2004 Young Park Enchō-sen 2-ji made Seifū Tōron
2005 Young Park 80
Chinatsu Wakatsu Academy Tokyo FM
Gotcha maze'! Suiyōbi MBS Radio

Magazine serialisations edit

Title Notes
B.L.T. "Wakatsuki Produce"
King "Eco Life Ego Life"
Josei Jishin "Chinatsu no Man Ki' Time" Bi-weekly production

Dramas edit

Year Title Role Network Notes
2005 Gokusen Maki Mizushima NTV Episode 5
2006 Regatta: Kimi toita Eien Chikako Tajima ABC

Films edit

Year Title Role Notes
2004 No Name Asami
Jurei The Movie: Kuro Jurei Noriko Maeda Lead role
Omo no Iro Anna
2005 Touch Sonoko Yabe
2006 Ghost Train Kanae Fujita Quasi-lead role

Advertising campaigns edit

Year Title Notes Ref.
Super GT 2002 image girl; with member
Inoki Bom-ba-ye 2003 Bom-ba-ye Girl
Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprises
Spa World "Spa Pooh", "Water Wars"
Noritsu "Chōsoku Digi-Camera Print"
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation
Namco Netsu Chū Pro Yakyū 2004 Advert song
2003 Seiko Epson "Photo Print" Image girl
2004 Weds
Kygnus Sekiyu
Lawson "2004-Nen Natsu no CM Character"
Meiji Seika "Kotsubu Choco Series", "Pucca" "Kinokonoyama to takenoko no Sato" Advert character
Tsumura "Kiki yu: Shokuen Tansan Yu-"
Fabrica Communications "Kuruma Erabi.com", "Bankin Tosō Fabrica", "Kuruma Kaitori Fabrica"
Furuhon Shijō "2006-Nen Natsu no CM Character" Image character
Suntoryfoods "Boss Rainbow Mountain" Advert character
Hudson Soft Momotaro Densetsu
House Wellness Foods "Nama Royal Jelly 1000 Drink" Advert character; appeared in a honey bee costume
The Hachijuni Bank "Wachini no kan Dai-kun Card" Image character
PDC "Skin Laminate"
2016 AbemaTV [5]

Bibliography and discography edit

Photo albums edit

Year Title Code
2002 Chinatsu no Katachi ISBN 4-9161-1578-3
Chinatsu Toitsumademo ISBN 4-8124-1019-3
Hatsukoi Monogatari: Namida de Mienai ISBN 4-8124-1018-5
Chinatsu Wakatsuki Pinup Poster ISBN 4-8982-9871-0
chinatsu graphy ISBN 4-8604-6066-9
2003 Chī! –Jitensha ni Notte– ISBN 4-0878-0382-1
2006 Chinattī –Honolulu to Kanda no Kankei– ISBN 4-7897-2826-9
Others
Year Title Code
2001 Platinum –Suashi no Shōjo-tachi– ISBN 4-8776-3079-1
2002 Chinatsu Wakatsuki Dai Sakusen
2005 Bijo Megane ISBN 4-7897-2726-2
2006 Shōjo Densetsu ISBN 4-5754-7813-X
Bijo Megane 2 ISBN 4-7897-2873-0

Videos and DVD edit

Year Title
2002 Katrea
Chi-chan
2003 Present
Chī! –Pizza o Tabetara–
2004 Chī Natsuiro Sō
Se-Jo! A-Side Chinatsu Wakatsuki 1
Se-Jo! A-Side Chinatsu Wakatsuki 2
Wakatsuki Kaikaku
2005 Se-Jo! 2 Chinatsu Wakatsuki "Chī"
Chī sana koi no monogatari
2006 2 Side Pac
2007 Chinatsu Wakatsuki DVD-Box
Others
Year Title Co-stars Ref.
2003 sabra bestgirls DVD Yoko Kumada, Yuko Ogura, Sayaka Isoyama
Party wa Koyoi dake.... Iori
2008 Select Momo no Jin! –Momotaro Dentetsu 20 Shūnenkinen DVD– [6]

CD edit

As Chinatsu Wakatsuki edit

Single/album Tie-up
"Ai no Kakera" Se-Jo! ending theme
"Diamond –Kibounoshirushi–" enjoy! Baseball theme song
Utagassen –Momotaro Dentetsu 20 Shūnenkinen Album–

As Chinachable edit

Credited under the name Chinachable with the comedy duo Untouchable.

Year Title Notes
2006 "Shōri no Hanabira / Haruharari" "Shōri no Hanabira": Sgt. Frog's sixth ending theme; "Haruharari": Umacchi! and Super Keiba ending themes
Keroro to Giroro no Chikyū (Pekopon) Shinryaku Radio Appeared at the ending song

Trading cards edit

Year Title
2007 Platinum Official Card Collection
2009

References edit

  1. ^ 千夏/ "若槻 千夏". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.
  2. ^ "FRIDAY". No. 21 Nov 2008. Kodansha.
  3. ^ "若槻 千夏" (in Japanese). Platinum Production. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.
  4. ^ "若槻千夏、AbemaTVで復帰後初の冠番組 毎週2時間の生放送". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 Apr 2016. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.
  5. ^ "若槻千夏、復帰後初TVCMで6変化「足がつった」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 7 Jun 2016. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.
  6. ^ "セレクト☆桃の陣! 〜桃太郎電鉄20周年記念DVD 〜" (in Japanese). Yoshimoto R and C. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.

External links edit