Seiko Niizuma

Seiko Niizuma
Seiko Niizuma
新妻聖子
Born	October 8, 1980 (age 44); Inazawa, Aichi, Japan
Education	Sophia University Faculty of Law International Relations Law Department
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2002-present
Agent	Production Ogi
Children	1
Relatives	Yukako Niizuma (sister)
Awards	Kazuo Kikuta Theatre Award; National Arts Festival Theatre Department Newcomer Award;
Website	Official website

Seiko Niizuma (新妻聖子, Niizuma Seiko, born 8 October 1980, in Sobue (now Inazawa), Nakashima District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented with Production Ogi.^[1] Seiko is best known for her Musical theatre lead roles in Japan in Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, and Marie Antoinette.

On Television Seiko is well known for being the 5 time consecutive champion in the reality TV karaoke competition "Kanjani∞ no The Mozart Ongakuou No.1 Ketteisen" [1]

Seiko has won numerous awards, such as the Kazuo Kikuta Theatre Award in 2005, the National Arts Festival Theatre Department Newcomer Award in 2006, and in 2016, the Tokiko Iwatani Award. Seiko has also performed with West end and Broadway superstars, Norm Lewis, Peter Jöback, Ramin Karimloo, and Sierra Boggess in I Love Musicals. (2016)^[2]^{[failed verification]} Additionally, along with numerous roles on the stage and performances, Seiko had many roles in major television series and dramas as well as roles in films and even Anime. Seiko has released five albums, most recently Colors of Life in 2019. She was also ranked as the #5 top vocalists in Japan, by a panel of 190 music industry professionals. [2] 2021, April 4 TBS TV program "Hontonotoko Oshiete Ranking".

Awards

2005: 31st Kazuo Kikuta Theatre Award (21C: Mademoiselle Mozart as Mozart/Madame de Sade as Rene)
2006: 61st National Arts Festival Theatre Department Newcomer Award (Marie Antoinette as Marguerite Arnaud)
2016: 7th Tokiko Iwatani Award^[3]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2002	King's Brunch	TBS
2002	King's Oyashaku	TBS
2003	Sekai Ururun Taizai-ki	MBS
2007	Shumi Yūyū	NHK General TV
2009	Asada! Namadesu Tabi Salad	ABC	"Kaigai Monthly" Guest
2010	NHK Kayō Concert	NHK General TV
	Kin'yō Variety	NHK General TV
	Kayō Charity Concert	NHK General TV
2014	Comte no Gekijō: The Actors' Comedy	NHK BS-Premium
2014	Music Fair	Fuji TV
2015	FNS Summer Music Festival	Fuji TV
2016	Gyōretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sōdansho	NTV
	Tokudane!	Fuji TV	Commentator
	Sashihara Kaiwaizu	Fuji TV

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2005	Hachirō: Haha no Uta, Chichi no Uta		NHK General TV
2007	Horibe Yasubee	Isako	NHK General TV
2014	Tokumei Tantei		TV Asahi
2015	Kōun-chō Kōhī-ya Koyomi	Saeko Hirose	NHK		^[4]
	Shi no Zōki	Ryoko Namikawa	WOWOW
	Aibō Season 14	Shiro Kanda	TV Asahi	Episode 9
2016	Higanbana: Keishichō Sōsa Nana-ka	Yuka Karashima	NTV	Episode 9 and Final Episode
2016	Sanada Maru	Oeyo	NHK	Taiga drama	^[5]

Radio

Title	Network
Will for Tomorrow	J-Wave

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003-2009	Les Misérables	Éponine
2004-2013	Miss Saigon	Kim
2005	21C: Mademoiselle Mozart	Mozart	Lead role
	Madame de Sade	Rene
	Love Letters	Melissa
2006	Ninja Illusion: Naruto	Diva Waka
2006	Marie Antoinette	Marguerite Arnaud
2007	The Light in the Piazza	Clara Johnson
2008	Midsummer Carol: Gama Ōji vs. Zarigani Majin	Mitsuoka
2009	Spelling Bee	Olive Ostrovsky
2009-2010	Nine	Louisa Contini
2010	Candide	Cunégonde
	Iliad	Kassandra
	Pride	Moe Midorikawa
2011	Les Misérables	Fantine
2013	Tomorrow Morning	Kat
2014	Catch Me If You Can	Brenda Strong
2015	First Date	Casey
2016	Crest of the Royal Family	Carol Reed		^[6]
2016	I Love Musicals	Herself		[3]
2021	Spamalot	Lady of The Lake
2021	Crest of the Royal Family	Isis
2022-2024	The Bodyguard	Rachel Marron
2023	John & Jen	Jen Tracy

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Andante: Ine no Senritsu
2018	Itosato	Otowa-dayou	^[7]

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes
2011	The Sound of Music	Maria	Julie Andrews	2011 TV Tokyo edition^[8]

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	The Princess and the Pilot	Chise Karino	^[9]
2016	Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone Miraculous Magic	Solshiel
2017	The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl	Kiko-san

Discography

Singles

Year	Title
2006	"Yume no Tsubasa"
2007	"Ai o Tomenaide: Always Loving You"
2008	"Virgin Road"
2011	"Toki no Tsubasa"
2012	"Arigatō"
2016	"Kono Inori: The Prayer"
2017	"Alive"/"Ametuchi no Koe"

Albums

Year	Title
2008	Musical Moments
2010	Andante
2013	Live Moments
2015	SEIKO
2019	Colors of Life

Participation

Year	Title	Notes
2014	On the Stage	Co-star with Tetsuya Bessho
	"Kirameki no Mirai e"	400th anniversary commemorative of Nagoya
2016	Eiga Pretty Cure All Stars: Minna de Utau Kiseki no Mahō Musical Songs	"Hiyaku no Recipe", "Kangaete Mite", "Majo no Komori-uta (Acapella ver.)", "Majo no Komori-uta: Uta wa Mahō"

Tie-ups

Title	Tie-up
"Ai o Tomenaide: Always Loving You"	Theme song for Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi
"Virgin Road"	Theme song for Ataka Ke no Hitobito
"Toki no Tsubasa"	Theme song for The Princess and the Pilot
"Jiyū no Tori ni Nare-fū ni Nare"	JDL (Japan Digital Laboratary) advertisement song

References

^ ^a ^b "新妻聖子オフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.
^ [./Http://www.ilovemusicals.jp/index.html I Love Musicals]
^ "新妻聖子に「第７回岩谷時子賞」" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 13 Jun 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.
^ "役作りで髪を脱色！富司純子主演人情ドラマが今春放送". Walker Plus (in Japanese). 15 Jan 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 3 Sep 2016.
^ "新妻聖子「真田丸」江役で大河初出演！秀忠・星野源の姉さん女房に". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 20 Aug 2016. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.
^ "浦井健治主演で「王家の紋章」がミュージカル舞台に" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 14 Jul 2015. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.
^ "Itosat (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ "池上彰と見る！20世紀名作シネマ特別企画「サウンド・オブ・ミュージック」". TV Tokyo. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "とある飛空士への追憶" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.

External links

[profile-1] "新妻聖子オフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.

[2] [./Http://www.ilovemusicals.jp/index.html I Love Musicals]

[3] "新妻聖子に「第７回岩谷時子賞」" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 13 Jun 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.

[4] "役作りで髪を脱色！富司純子主演人情ドラマが今春放送". Walker Plus (in Japanese). 15 Jan 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 3 Sep 2016.

[5] "新妻聖子「真田丸」江役で大河初出演！秀忠・星野源の姉さん女房に". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 20 Aug 2016. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.

[6] "浦井健治主演で「王家の紋章」がミュージカル舞台に" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 14 Jul 2015. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.

[7] "Itosat (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[8] "池上彰と見る！20世紀名作シネマ特別企画「サウンド・オブ・ミュージック」". TV Tokyo. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[9] "とある飛空士への追憶" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.

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