Yukino Komori (小森 ゆきの, Komori Yukino, born December 5, 1996 in Chiba Prefecture) is a former Japanese idol and was a member of a female idol group Doll☆Elements.[1] She was the youngest member of the group. Her self introduction was "Everyday, I go Yuki-nonstop! I am the energetic girl in Doll☆Elements! Yukino Komori a.k.a Yukinon!" (今日も最後まで、ゆきのンストップ! どるえれの元気っ子、ゆきのんこと小森ゆきのです)[2] Her signature color in the group was green.

Yukino Komori
小森 ゆきの
Komori at Queens Square Yokohama, February 13, 2016
Background information
Birth nameYukino Komori
Also known as
  • Yukinon (ゆきのん)
  • DJ KOOMORI
Born (1996-12-05) December 5, 1996 (age 27)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-Pop
Occupations
Years active2013–2017
LabelsDreamusic
Websitewww.doll-elements.com/profile/yukino_komori

Early life

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Yukino Komori was born on December 6, 1996, in Chiba prefecture, Japan.

Komori has been taking dance classes since the age of five until she joined Doll☆Elements at sixteen. She has learned dance styles such as classic ballet, hip-hop, jazz dance and hip-hop jazz. She has wanted to be an idol because she liked to stand in front of people and dance.[3]

As a child, Komori was a fan of a Japanese idol group, Morning Musume.[4] Her favorite member was Riho Sayashi and Haruka Kudo.[5] She was also a fan of AKB48 and she admires Yuko Oshima.[6] Komori had mentioned that she wants to be a person like Oshima, who can energise many people through television. This is also a reason she wanted to be an idol.[7]

Career

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Komori auditioned for the Doll☆Elements audition which took place from April 2013. On November 10, she was revealed as the new member of Doll☆Elements at a concert which was held in the Akihabara UDX Theater. This day, she was introduced during the encore and performed "Kimi no Heart ni Toki Hanatsu!" and "Kimi no Koto Mamoritai!".[8] During the audition, Komori had been thinking that this audition will be her last chance to audition for a Japanese idol group. Therefore, she mentioned on her blog that if she failed for Doll☆Elements, she wouldn't have been an idol[9]

On November 9, 2015, it was announced that she will be taking place as a regular member of an internet TV show; "Instant Johnson no Shall We Conte?". This was her first solo TV show appearance.[10][11]

Komori announced her retirement on her blog on October 30, 2016. She noticed that her retirement will take place on January 14, 2017, at Zepp Tokyo when Doll☆Elements makes their final performance as a group.

DJ KOOMORI

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Komori sometimes performs as a DJ on events, such as concerts and idol festivals. She goes by the name of DJ KOOMORI. She has performed as a DJ for the first time on August 3, 2015, when Doll☆Elements took part in an idol festival; "IDOL NATION x Tokyo Idol Festival ~KOO MEETS IDOL Kohai Daishugo~" which was held in Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium.[12] On August 23, she also performed in the last day of the Doll☆Elements tour; "ONE-MAN LIVE 2015 SUMMER DOLL PARTY" at Ebisu Liquidroom.[13]

Appearances

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Television

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  • Kawa10 "Doll☆Ele no Kimi ni Maru Maru Yarasetai!" (July 6, 2015 – December 30, 2016, Kawaiian TV)
  • Doll☆Elements no Merumaga 10000nin Dekirukana? (November 17, 2013 – July 31, 2014, Tsukuba TV)

Internet TV

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  • Instant Johnson no Shall We Conte? (November 16, 2015 – December 19, 2016, WALLOP TV)
  • Doll☆Elements no Himitsu no Oshaberi ~Doll☆Bana~ (July 17, 2015 – January 11, 2017, SHOWROOM)

Radio

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  • Doll☆Elements no "Doruraji" (January 6, 2014 – December 27, 2016, Tokyo FM)
  • Doll☆Elements no "Kimi no Ashita wo Ouen Shitai!" (April 6, 2014 – November 27, 2015, Bay FM)

References

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  1. ^ "小森 ゆきの". Doll☆Elements official website (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Doll☆Elementsに中田花奈&川後陽菜(乃木坂46)がインタビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "質疑応答②▷▷". Yukino Komori official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Doll☆Elements 1stアルバム発売記念 うすた京介とマスコットキャラ作り". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "自己紹介①▷▷". Yukino Komori official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "質疑応答▷▷". Yukino Komori official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "質疑応答①▷▷". Yukino Komori official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "要注目アイドル! Doll☆Elementsの新メンバーは16歳の高校生・小森ゆきの". Deview (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "質疑応答①▷▷". Yukino Komori official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "インスタントジョンソンの"Shall We Conte?"に小森ゆきの出演決定!小森ゆきの物販&特典会情報追加!". Doll☆Elements official website (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "つまらない日々の中にはHappyなpeaceが隠れてて▶︎▶︎". Yukino Komori official website (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "【ライブレポート】DJ KOOプロデュースのアイドルフェス<IDOL NATION>は狂乱のお祭り騒ぎ". BARKS (in Japanese). August 6, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "Doll☆Elements、夏のワンマンツアーライブ「DOLL PATY」 SOLD OUTの恵比寿LIQIDROOMでファイナル公演を開催! ~2ndアルバム&冬の全国ツアーを発表~". Dreamusic (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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