Alissa Yagi
八木 アリサ
Born
Arisa Yagi

(1995-07-31) July 31, 1995[1]
Hokkaido, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2006–present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
Height168[1] cm (5 ft 6 in)
Websiteartist.amuse.co.jp/artist/yagi_arisa/

Alissa Yagi (八木 アリサ, Yagi Arisa, born July 31, 1995), also known as Arisa Yagi, is a Japanese actress and model associated with Amuse, Inc. From 2008 to 2012, Yagi was an exclusive model for the pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola. Since 2012, she modeled exclusively for the magazine Vivi, and in 2014, she made her acting debut as Megumi Kitagawa in the live-action film adaptation of Say I Love You.

Career

Yagi was scouted at Actors Studio in Hokkaido Headquarters School recital and was set to debut in the girl group Teardrops but left in October 2006.[2] She auditioned for Lyra in the Japanese dub of The Golden Compass and became a finalist in the competition, which led her to be scouted by Nicola.[2] She modeled exclusively for the magazine beginning in the February 2008 issue and graduated in 2012 at the nicola Tokyo Open Day 2012.[3]

She first appeared in ViVi in October 2011 in the December issue. Beginning in 2012, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Vivi.[4]

In 2014, Yagi appeared on the South Korean reality show We Got Married: Global Edition, where she was paired with Key from Shinee.[5] Later in October, she modeled at the A-Nation and Girls Award Island Collection collaboration concert event in Singapore[6] and Super Girls Expo in Taiwan.[7]

In 2015, she modeled at Tokyo Runway 2015 Spring/Summer,[8] and Kobe Collection 2015 Spring/Summer.[9]

She had her first solo cover in the March 2016 version of ViVi released on January 23, 2016.[10] Yagi modeled at the Tokyo Girls Collection 2016 Autumn/Winter show.[11] On August 20, Yagi released her first photobook, Yagi Magazine.[12]

In 2018, Yagi modeled at the Tokyo Girls Collection 2018 Autumn/Winter show.[13] In 2019, Yagi modeled at the Rakuten Girls Award 2019 Spring/Summer show.[14] She has also been the model spokesperson for fashion and make-up brands such as Samantha Thavasa,[15] Candy Stripper, and Canmake.

In November 2020, one of her costars in the musical "RENT" contracted COVID-19, and Yagi also tested positive.[16] A total of 21 people involved in the musical tested positive, so all performances were cancelled.[17] On December 1, she announced on her Instagram that she would be returning to work after her recuperation period.[18] She contracted COVID-19 for the second time on January 31, 2022.[19]

Yagi graduated from ViVi with the February 2022 issue.[20] In May 2022, a collaboration item with lingerie brand bijorie was released.[21]

Personal life

Yagi was born on July 31, 1995, in Hokkaido, Japan to a French father and a Japanese mother.[1][4] She is an only child.[1] She is fluent in English and Japanese but has also studied Korean and Chinese.[1] When she was in elementary school, she lived in Thailand and Tahiti.

Publications

Photo books

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2016 Yagi Magazine (やぎマガジン) Kodansha ISBN 978-4-06-220236-7

Filmography

Music video

Year Title Artist Note
2008 "Anata ga Koko ni Itara" Porno Graffitti —
2015 "Ohhh!!! Hanabi" Porno Graffitti —
"Ashita wa Kitto Ii Hi ni Naru" Rihwa —

Television

Year Title Role Network Note
2009-2010 Necktie Princess Herself TV Tokyo Variety show regular[2]
2014 We Got Married: Global Edition (season 2) Herself MBC TV Reality show; partnered with Key (Shinee)[5]
2018 Love Love Alien 2 Sumire Kitamura Fuji TV —
2020 Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Season 1 Eleonora Wowow —
2022 Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Season 2 Eleonora Wowow —
What Six Survivors Told Mogami Sana MBS TBS —

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Say I Love You. Megumi Kitagawa Debut acting role [22]
2018 Zenigata Sawako Sugiyama
2019 Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy
Come On, Kiss Me Again! Akari Kazami Lead role [23]
Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight Shu Uchida [24]
2021 The Sun Stands Still Nana
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet [25]
2024 Lady Kaga [26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "八木アリサのプロフィール" [Alissa Yagi's profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "2013年、アクターズスタジオ出身アーティスト" [Artists from Actors Studio, 2013]. Actors Studio (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "ニコラネット★ニコモ's FILE" [Nicola Net: NicoMo's File]. Nicola (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "「ViVi」八木アリサ、「Seventeen」三吉彩花らミニ衣装で"美脚競演" 「アミューズ」期待のモデルが集結". Model Press (in Japanese). June 22, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "「ViVi」モデル八木アリサ、SHINee・KEYとの"仮想結婚"「刺激がいっぱい」 モデルプレスインタビュー". Model Press (in Japanese). April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ "藤井リナ、八木アリサ、石田ニコルら「a-nation」シンガポールで大歓声". Model Press (in Japanese). October 19, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ "「ViVi」八木アリサ、透けセクシーで美脚披露 台湾女子から大歓声". Model Press (in Japanese). November 22, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ "「ViVi」八木アリサ、真っ白フリルミニドレスで登場 ラブリーな後ろ姿にも視線集中＜東京ランウェイ 2015 SPRING／SUMMER＞". Model Press (in Japanese). February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ "八木アリサ、可愛すぎるミニスカ×ツインテールに黄色い歓声＜神戸コレクション2015S／S＞". Model Press (in Japanese). March 7, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ "八木アリサ「ViVi」初の単独表紙 "アリサになりたい"圧倒的支持を集める素顔とは". モデルプレス (modelpress). January 23, 2016. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "八木アリサ、初挑戦の反響は？「ニヤニヤしながら…」＜TGC2016 A／W＞". Model Press (in Japanese). September 4, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ "八木アリサ、写真集は"素"がテーマ 初の下着姿も「女の子にキュンとしてほしい」". Oricon (in Japanese). August 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  13. ↑ "八木アリサ、ミニスカで美脚輝く "流し目"が色っぽい＜TGC2018A／W＞". Model Press (in Japanese). September 1, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  14. ↑ "TWICE、ガルアワ初出演決定 MCには松岡茉優「GirlsAward 2019 SPRING／SUMMER」第2弾出演者発表". Model Press (in Japanese). March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  15. ↑ "八木アリサ、ショーパンで美脚全開! 抜群のスタイルで魅了". MyNavi News (in Japanese). February 4, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  16. ↑ "八木アリサ、コロナ感染 甲斐翔真らに続きミュージカル「RENT」から15人に - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  17. ↑ Inc, Natasha. "ミュージカル「RENT」全公演中止に". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ↑ "新型コロナ感染の八木アリサ、仕事復帰を報告「応援を胸に引き続き精進」". 沖縄タイムス. December 2, 2020.
  19. ↑ 株式会社 アミューズ (January 31, 2022). "当社所属アーティスト 八木アリサの新型コロナウイルス感染に関するご報告". AMUSE.
  20. ↑ "八木アリサ：ViViモデル卒業で「一から再チャレンジ」 努力の人が新たなステージへ - 毎日キレイ_". 毎日キレイ (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  21. ↑ "ランジェリーブランド「bijorie」から、『#女の子のよくばり盛り』ルームウェアが登場！モデルの八木アリサさんとコラボレーション5月21日(土)よりルミネエスト新宿店に..." プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  22. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 9, 2014). "Haruna Kawaguchi, Sōta Fukushi Star in Say, 'I Love You'. Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  23. ↑ "八木アリサ、おしゃれ"肌見せ"ドレスで魅了「沖縄をイメージしてきた」＜第11回沖縄国際映画祭＞". Model Press (in Japanese). April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  24. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 3, 2019). "Live-Action Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  25. ↑ "清原果耶＆オダギリジョーら『花束みたいな恋をした』追加キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  26. ↑ "レディ加賀". eiga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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