Yuunami Kei
Picture Credit: lemonflowers | Kageki Sayonara Portrait / The Fascination! Program
Name: Yuunami Kei
Kanji: 優波 慧
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Otokoyaku
Status: Retired
Nickname: Yuunami, Onii, Shiori
Real Name: Yoshida Shiori (吉田詩織)
Height: 170cm
Birthday: June 7th
Blood Type:
Hometown: Ota Ward, Tokyo
Favorite Food: mother's home cooking, cheese
Favorite Flower: ranunculus
Favorite Colors: British green
Hobbies: driving
Collections: clothes, shoes
Special Talent: baton twirling
Origin of Stage Name: received one character from a beloved friend, and decided on it with her parents
Favorite Role: All of Hanna's Florist, All of Delight Holiday, Mimasaka Akira from Boys Over Flowers
Would Like to Try Playing: Want to try various roles
Debut: 2010 (96th Class) The Scarlet Pimpernel
Troupe History:
2010 - 2022 Flower Troupe
2021-22: Genroku Baroque Rock / The Fascination!, Yoshiyasu
2021: Sorrowful Cordoba / Cool Beast!! (National Tour), Felipe Martine
2021: Augustus / Cool Beast!!, Cassius
2021: Prince of Roses (Bow Hall), Duke of Gloucester
2020: Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern, Lieutenant Colonel Innen
2020: Dance Olympia (Tokyo Int'l Forum)
2019: A Fairy Tale / Charme!, Kevin Griffith
2019: Boys Over Flowers (TBS Akasaka ACT), Mimasaka Akira
2019: Casanova, Balbo Tomasi
2018: Delight Holiday (Maihama Amphitheater)
2018: Messiah / Beautiful Garden, Watanabe Satarou
2018: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / Santé!! (Hakataza), Saeki no Murajikomaro
2018: The Poe Clan, Glenn Smith, Jack
2017: Hanna's Florist (TBS Akasaka ACT Theater), Toomas Luik
2017: Wind Over Yamatai-koku / Santé!!, Yuzuriha
2016-17: Snowflake Anthology / Golden Desert, Raaj
2016: Romanesque Mask / Melodia (National Tour), Azolan
2016: Me and My Girl
2016: Ernest in Love (Umeda / Chunichi), Piano Teacher, Villager, Servant
2015: The New Tale of Genji / Melodia, Yoshikiyo
2015: The Rose of Versailles / Takarazuka Fantasia (Umeda / Taiwan Tour), Armand, Village Man
2015: Embraced by the Seas of Calista / Takarazuka Fantasia
2015: Ernest In Love (Tokyo Int'l Forum)
2014: Elisabeth, Black Angel
2014: Nocturne (Bow Hall), Maidonov
2014: The Love of the Last Tycoon / Takarazuka Dazzling Dreams, Eric
2013: The Poem of Love and Revolution / Mr. Swing!, Charles-Michel de La Sabliere
2013: Sengoku Basara (Tokyu Theater Orb)
2013: Ocean's 11
2012: Streak of Light (Drama City)
2012: Saint-Exupéry / Conga!!
2012: At the End of a Long Spring / Canon ~Our Melody~ (National Tour)
2012: Resurrection / Canon ~Our Melody~
2011: Canaria (Drama City / Nippon Seinenkan)
2011: Phantom, Company Member
2011: Prelude of Love / Le Paradis!!
2010: Code Hero (Bow Hall), Thomas
2010: Sabrina / Exciter!!
2010: The Scarlet Pimpernel (Grand Theater), Servant
2016-17: Golden Desert, Pipi (HY: Ema Naoki)
2016: Me and My Girl, Bill Snibson (HY: Asumi Rio) (lead role) †
2015: The New Tale of Genji, Koremitsu (HY: Serika Toa)
2015: Embraced by the Seas of Calista, Roberto Gorgi (HY: Serika Toa)
2014: Elisabeth, Rudolph (HY: Serika Toa / Yuzuka Rei)
2014: The Love of the Last Tycoon, Wylie White (HY: Serika Toa)
2013: The Poem of Love and Revolution, Marie-Joseph Chénier (HY: Hanagata Hikaru)
2013: Ocean's 11, Linus Caldwell (HY: Serika Toa)
2012: Saint-Exupéry, Albert (HY: Serika Toa)
2012: Resurrection, Mikhaylov (HY: Nozomi Fuuto)
2011: Phantom, Young Carriere (HY: Asaka Manato / Hanagata Hikaru), Phantom's Follower
2011: Prelude of Love, Louis Gray (HY: Taiga Rin)
2010: Sabrina
2010: The Scarlet Pimpernel (Grand Theater)
† Only 1st act in Takarazuka, only 2nd act in Tokyo (shared role with Ayaki Hikari).
2021: Gracias!! (Seto Kazuya Dinner Show)
2019: Takarazuka Special 2019 - Beautiful Harmony
2019: Love Arena (Asumi Rio Concert), special guest appearance
2018: Takarazuka Special 2018 - Say! Hey! Show Up!!
2017: Takarazuka Special 2017 - Je t'aime Revue -90th Anniversary of Mon Paris-
2017: Masquerade (Seijou Kaito Dinner Show)
2013: Asumic Advance (Asumi Rio Dinner Show)
- Graduated 4th in her class.
- Featured in New Generation III.
- Featured in Rising Star Guide 2017.
- Her nickname "Onii" (as in Onii-san, older brother) was given to her by Kano Maria. It was then used by Ayaki Hikari and Towaki Sea, and then spread to other younger troupemates.
- Portrayed Serika Toa's characters six times in shinjin kouen, and says she "burst into tears in the break room at work" when she was announced the next Cosmos Troupe top star.
- After retirement goes by her real name.