Ikko (born Kazuyuki Toyoda (豊田 一幸, Toyoda Kazuyuki) on 20 January 1962 in Fukuoka Prefecture), stylized as IKKO, is a Japanese make-up artist, TV personality, and actress. The name "Ikko" comes from an alternative reading of the Japanese name "一幸" (Ikkō).
Ikko | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kazuyuki Toyoda 20 January 1962 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Make-up artist, TV personality |
| Website | ikko |
Biography edit
Born on 20 January 1962, Ikko experienced gender dysphoria and became socially withdrawn as a teenager.[1][2] She graduated from a beauty college in Fukuoka Prefecture and trained as a make-up artist for eight years before opening the make-up studio "Atelier Ikko" in 1992.[3] In 2007, she released the single "Dondake no Hōsoku" or “The Law of Dondake,” popularizing the term dondake.[1][2][4] As a make-up artist, she promotes Korean beauty products.[5][1] She regularly appeared on the television program "Onē MANS."[2]
Ikko is a trans woman.[1] She speaks in onē kotoba.[6][2]
TV appearances edit
As of October 2008[update], Ikko regularly appears on the following TV programmes.
- Onē Mans (おネエ★MANS) (Nippon Television)
- Sekai Baribari Value (世界バリバリ☆バリュー) (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
- Mentai Wide (めんたいワイド) (Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Wednesday commentator)
- Inspector Totsukawa series (Takeshi Naito) (2018) - momo-mama
Film edit
- Umami (2021), role: "Matsuba" (Director: Slony Sow)
Books edit
Ikko has published the following books.[3]
- IKKOの振袖ロマンティック, 2004, ISBN 4-391-61976-8
- IKKOウェディング――永遠のガーリッシュウェディング, 2005, ISBN 4-391-62110-X
- 超オンナ磨き〜美のカリスマIKKOの幸せを呼ぶゴールデンルール, July 2006, ISBN 4-7762-0336-7
Music edit
In December 2007, Ikko released a CD single titled "Dondake no Hōsoku."[7] The single also included a cover of "Dō ni mo tomaranai," a 1972 hit song originally performed by Linda Yamamoto.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Copeland, Rebecca; Miller, Laura (2018). Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History. University of California Press. pp. 133–150. ISBN 978-0-520-96997-1.
- ^ a b c d Maree, Claire (May 2013). "Writing Onê : Deviant Orthography and Heternormativity in Contemporary Japanese Lifestyle Culture". Media International Australia. 147 (1): 98–110. doi:10.1177/1329878X1314700111. ISSN 1329-878X. S2CID 147131061.
- ^ a b Ikko Profile. Retrieved on 28 April 2015. (in Japanese)
- ^ a b "Dondake?! Transvestite TV-star IKKO releases single" (12 October 2007). Retrieved on 18 October 2008.
- ^ Rahn, Kim (1 March 2009). "Japanese Transgender Celeb Becomes Korea Tourism Amb". The Korea Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Abe, Hideko (2010). Queer Japanese: Gender and Sexual Identities through Linguistic Practices. Palgrave Macmillan New York. ISBN 978-0-230-10616-1.
- ^ "Ikko Dondake No Housoku CD Single" Retrieved on 18 October 2008.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)