Yuko Araki (新木 優子, Araki Yūko; born 15 December 1993 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress and fashion model. Her most notable works are films Our Meal for Tomorrow (2017), That Girl's Captives of Love (2018), See Hear Love (2023), Once Upon a Crime (2023), and Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (2024), as well as television series Code Blue (2017), Kiss that Kills (2018), Suits (2018–2020), and Roppongi Class (2022). She is represented by Stardust Promotion.
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Life and career
Araki was scouted on Takeshita Street in Harajuku when she was in the fifth grade by her agency, Stardust Promotion. She initially worked as a model for children's clothing catalogues before making her on-screen debut in May 2008 with a main role in Ikari o Nagero. She subsequently had minor roles in films such as Aoi Tori, Confessions, and Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan.
Even up until high school, Araki struggled to pass acting auditions. Upon entering university, she decided that if she did not achieve results within the next four years, she would give up on acting. She would experience a breakthrough in her career in 2014 when she became an exclusive model for the magazine Non-no, making her a flagship model. She then began appearing in commercials, signing contracts with major companies, such as Skylark Holdings' restaurant Gusto.
