Yuko Matsumaru a.k.a. matsu-you*

Blogger, fashion model and creator, planner. Art unit "chelucy" leader.

Born and raised in Shibuya, Tokyo. She was a fashion model on japanese famouse teen magazine and TV commercial. She started her carreer in 1998. Since she started web magazine “chelucy” with the theme “kawaii - cute" fashion and beauty which is particular in Japanese culture, she has been one of most influential bloggers among Japanese young girls. She was listed as one of the “hottest 11 celebrity bloggers in Japan” by wired.com in 2008. Her followers at Twitter counts about 200,000 people.

• Namematsu-you*, Yuko Matsumaru
• OccupationsBlogger, fashion model and creator, planner.
• Birth dateAugust 4, 1978
• BornBorn and raised in Shibuya, Tokyo.
• Size168cm, 48kg, 24.5cm

Works

• Regular Column
  "WWD JAPAN BEAUTY"
  "WWD JAPAN MOBILE"
  Fashon Magazine "SWAK"
  
• Magazine
  WWD JAPAN, Numero TOKYO, So-en, GINZA, an・an, GRAMOROUS, SWAK, PS, mina, JUNON, hanako, Q-pot MOOK, 2nd, AERA
• TV Commercials
  SUNTORY, NTT, McDonald, Calbee, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank, namco
• Web CM Campaign
  Japan Fashion Week, SoftBank & SHARP, Panasonic, JAL, Wacoal, McDonald, PARCO, Calbee, PHILIPS, LAWSON, shu uemura, JILL STUART, Ciaopanic, POINT, J:COM, asahi beer
  
• Regular Ustream
  Cinema talk program "namacine" MC
  "SHIBUYA now" MC
  "MiMi" MC
  
• TV
  NHK-BS1 "digital stadium" MC
  BS Fuji "eiga daio"
  Fuji TV "GIRL POP FACTORY" MC
  
• Filmography
  "Ring" - Director:Hideo Nakata
  "Kakuto" - Director:Yusuke Iseya
  "Oh-oku" - Director:Fuminori Kaneko
  "Helter Skelter" - Director:Mika Ninagawa
  
• Publications
  "matsu-you*'s yuru-yuru twitter guied" / magazine house
  "minna daisuki ahiru-guch" / magazine house
  "chelucy no osyare nyu-mon" / Kawadesyobo shinsya
  "iPhone kirei-dori nyu-mon" / Syogakkan
  
• Discography
  "CD" □□□ / iuai feat. matsu-you* Vo.
  "CLO CLO MADE IN JAPAN" / Vo.
  chelucy garden / Vo.
  etc...