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Yuna Kojima (小島 夢奈, Kojima Yuna), better known under the stage name Yuna Hoshino (星乃 夢奈, Hoshino Yuna) is a Japanese actress, model, and internet personality who portrays Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go in Kamen Rider Geats.
Biography[]
Kojima made her entertainment debut in 2015 by appearing in YouTube videos with her brother, Kaitou PINKID (怪盗ピンキー, Kaitō Pinkī)
On February 2017, she joined the talent agency VAZ and opened her YouTube channel, "Yuna Channel" (ゆなちゃんねる, Yuna Channeru) under her mononymous screen name of Yuna (ゆな ), and her subscriber count exceeded 200 thousand in 2 weeks.
On December the same year, she became a regular model for the fashion magazine Popteen while competing with other regular models to be promoted to exclusive model status. She became an exclusive model for the magazine in July of 2019.
On June 1, 2022, Kojima announced that she would change her stage name from "Yuna" to "Yuna Hoshino". The reason for the name change was that she wanted to use the name given to her by her parents, while her surname was chosen based on her recent fortune.
Hoshino's portrayal as Neon Kurama in Kamen Rider Geats marks her debut in a television drama.
Personal Life[]
- Hoshino liked Pretty Cure
more as a child, but watched Kamen Rider Kabuto with her older brothers who often imitated Soji Tendo's pose.
- Hoshino auditioned for at least four different roles, including Tsumuri and another non-Rider role.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale (2022) - Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go
- Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox (2023) - Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go
- Kamen Rider The Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy★Great Gotcha Operation (2023) - Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go
- Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awaking (2024) - Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go
Television[]
- Kamen Rider Geats (2022-2023) - Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go
Discography[]
- Beat of My Life
- CREATORs (with Hideyoshi Kan, Ryuga Sato, Kazuto Mokudai, and Kokoro Aoshima)
Notes[]
- Despite her character having strong cat themes and even interacting with cats in the first episode, Hoshino is actually allergic to cats.
- In a relay interview between the cast members of Geats, Hoshino named the Armed Hammer as her favorite form.[2] The Armed Hammer is her character, Na-go's initial Raise Buckle and form during her first participation in the Desire Grand Prix before she acquired the Beat Form as her basic form.
External links[]
- Official Agency Profile (Stardust Promotion)
- Official Agency Profile (VAZ)
- Official Twitter
- Second Twitter
- Tiktok
- Yuna Hoshino at Wikipedia (JP)
References[]
- ↑ Shueisha "Weekly Playboy" April 10, 2023 No.15 "She in uniform" pp. 27-30
- ↑ https://youtu.be/wxcSh8-0GBg?si=jYEPGZTDj6ePTNkS&t=58