Becky (television personality)

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Becky
Native name ベッキー
Born Rebecca[1] (レベッカ Rebekka?, surname unknown)
(1984-03-06) March 6, 1984 (age 40)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names Becky♪♯ (ベッキー♪♯ Bekkī?)
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active 1998–present
Employer Sun Music Productions
Website www.becky.ne.jp

Becky (ベッキー Bekkī?, born March 6, 1984) is a Japanese television personality, or tarento, signed with the entertainment company Sun Music Productions. Beginning in late 2009, she began a music career under the name Becky♪♯, with the eighth note and sharp representing "a different half of Becky stepping up".[2]

History

Becky was born in Kanagawa Prefecture[3] to an English father and Japanese mother. She has a younger sister named Jessica Rabone (Jessica JJ Rabone) who lived in the United States to study dance and has other family in England, as seen in an episode of Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q! (世界の果てまでイッテQ!?).[4] Becky held dual citizenship status in both Japan and the United Kingdom.[5]

She debuted as a regular on the popular children's show Oha-Suta in 1999 reading out the English names of various Pokémon characters in a section of the show called Pokémon: The World. She became a popular mascot of the show, and eventually started landing spots on various Japanese variety shows. On television, she has also appeared in numerous commercials and has lent her voice to the characters of many anime shorts and movies.

She graduated from Tokyo's Asia University with a degree in business administration on March 15, 2006.[6]

Australian airline Jetstar Airways used her in advertisements and promotions aimed towards Japanese audiences.[7] Jetstar reported her full name as being "Rebecca-Eri Rabone",[8] whereas The Japan Times reports her full name as "Rebecca Eri Ray Vaughan",[9] but neither Becky nor her representation agency have stated this in Japan. Taking into account her sister's name, however, suggests that 'Rabone' is correct.

In January 2016, Becky's reputation as Japan's most popular female personality took a negative hit after Japanese tabloid Shukan Bunshun revealed that she had an affair with musician Enon Kawatani who at the time was married. Following the scandal, Kawatani announced that he officially divorced his wife. In order to appease the public backlash and as a condition for her comeback to show business in Japan, Becky tried to officially apologize to Kawatani's wife. However, having no direct channel to her, Becky contacted the Shukan Bunshun’s editorial department instead. Shukan Bunshun published the full contents of Becky’s letter at the end of April 2016.[10] The letter acknowledges her affair but also implies that she has not seen Kawatani since the scandal broke and that she no longer has feelings for him. As a result of her apologies, Becky was to make her comeback with an appearance on TBS. In her first appearance back on TV, she appeared on "Full Chorus - Music is Full Chorus” on the cable channel BS Skyperfect TV.[11]

Filmography

Television series

Variety shows

Becky is currently a regular panelist on the following programs:

Films

  • Hello! Oswald (2001)
  • Noel (2003)
  • Makoto (2005)
  • Mask 2 (2005)
  • The Simpsons Movie (2007, Japanese Voice over for Lisa)
  • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009, Japanese Voice over for Susan Murphy/Ginormica)
  • Nodame Cantabile The Movie I (2009) - Tanya Vishnyova
  • Nodame Cantabile The Movie II (2010) - Tanya Vishnyova
  • Eight Ranger (2012) Momoko Kitoh
  • The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians | Bokutachi no Kokan Nitki (2013) - Becky
  • Eight Ranger 2 (2014) - Momoko Kitoh
  • JK Ninja Girls (2017)

Discography

In addition to her work as an actress and model, Becky has also had several musical releases. Beginning in late 2009, Becky began recording under the name "Becky♪♯" (ベッキー♪♯ Bekkī?), and her first single under EMI Music Japan debuted in the top 10 of the Oricon's Daily and Weekly Charts.[12]

Albums

Title Release date
Kokoro no Hoshi (心の星?) February 24, 2010 (2010-02-24)
Kaze to Melody (風とメロディー Kaze to Merodī?) July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)

Singles

Stage name Title Release date Notes Album
Becky "Sora Tobu Pokémon Kids" (
そらとぶポケモンキッズ Sora Tobu Pokémon Kizzu?)		 July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17) N/A
"Densetsu no Stafy" (
伝説のスタフィー Densetsu no Sutafī?)		 September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04) Densetsu no Stafy theme
"Sarara" (
さらら?)		 December 4, 2002 (2002-12-04)
"Horiken Size II" (
ホリケンサイズII Horiken Saizu II?)		 March 12, 2003 (2003-03-12)
"Hello! Thank You!" (
ハロー！サンキュー！ Harō! Sankyū!?)		 April 29, 2005 (2005-04-29) Pokémon The Park theme
"Himawari" (
向日葵?)		 February 22, 2006 (2006-02-22)
Becky♪♯ "Kokoro Komete" (
心こめて?)		 December 2, 2009 (2009-12-02) B-side serves as Crayon Shin-chan theme Kokoro no Hoshi
"Suki Dakara" (
好きだから?)		 February 3, 2010 (2010-02-03)
"Emerald" (
エメラルド Emerarudo?)		 July 20, 2010 (2010-07-20) How to Train Your Dragon Japanese theme Kaze to Melody
"Fuyusora no Love Song" (
冬空のLove Song?)		 December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01) Happy Music theme
Goocky (グッキー Gukkī?) "Good Lucky!!!!!" March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02) Universal Studios Japan 10th anniversary theme, Collaboration with Greeeen
Becky♪♯ "Kaze no Shirabe" (
風のしらべ?)		 June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15) Universal Studios Japan 10th anniversary summer TV commercial song
"Yaruki Switch" (
ヤルキスイッチ Yaruki Suitchi?)		 June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27) Onegai! Ranking July ending theme TBA
"My Friend ~Arigato~" (MY FRIEND ～ありがとう～ MY FRIEND ~Arigatō~?) December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12) B-side used for "Vis" advertisement campaign

Other appearances

  • Act4 (December 8, 2004)
    • Features the songs "Himawari", "Deco Boco", and "Chocorate" off of her single "Himawari"
  • Tribute to Avril Lavigne: Master's Collection (October 25, 2006)
  • Yesterday Once More: Tribute to the Carpenters

References

  1. ↑ Tunnels no Minasan no Okagedeshita (とんねるずのみなさんのおかげでした Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okagedeshita?) May 1, 2008, episode
  2. ↑ New Domoto Brothers (新堂本兄弟 Shin Dōmoto Kyōdai?), March 7, 2010, episode
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  6. ↑ nikkansports.com March 16, 2006 経営学部に入学,亜大卒業
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  10. ↑ https://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/end-of-a-saga-becky-to-return-to-showbiz-kawatani-divorces-wife-following-scandal
  11. ↑ https://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/talent-becky-officially-returns-to-japanese-tv-after-affair-controversy
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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