Megumi (actress)

Megumi Furuya (古谷 仁, Furuya Megumi, née Yamano (山野), born September 25, 1981), better known by the stage name Megumi (めぐみ), is a Japanese tarento, actress, singer and gravure idol. She was raised in Kurashiki, Okayama, but was born in Matsue, Shimane. She is currently affiliated with Suns Entertainment. She dropped out of Kurashiki Suishō Senior High School (at the time an all-girls school).

In July 2008, after discovering she was pregnant, Megumi married Dragon Ash lead singer Kenji Furuuya, whom she had been dating since 2005.

On 6 February 2009, Megumi gave birth to their first child, a son, who weighed in at 3 kg. Megumi's career is on hold for the foreseeable future.

Variety shows

• Aa! Hanano Ryōrinin (March 20, 2008, Nippon TV)
• Africa no Tsume (Nippon Television)
• Akashiya Santa no Shijōsaidai no Christmas Present Show (2001)
• Bachikoi! (Setonaikai Broadcasting Corporation)
• Blog Type (April–September 2005, Fuji TV)
• The God of Entertainment (Nippon Television)
• Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende (Nippon Television)
• Ken Shimura's Baka Tonosama (Fuji TV)
• Hashire! Gulliver-kun (Kansai Telecasting Corporation)
• Hey! Spring of Trivia (Fuji TV)
• Tora no Mon (TV Asahi)
• Zenkoku Issei! Nihonjin Test (April 2008, Fuji TV)

Radio

• MEGUMI-X (FM-FUJI)
• MEGUMI no MAKE ME HAPPY! (April–September 2005, Nippon Broadcasting System)

Commercials

• Asahi Breweries (2007)
• GyaO
• Japan Racing Association (2006)
• Morinaga & Company Weider in Jelly "Diet Weider"
• Nestle Japan Nescafe Santa Marta
• Okayama Prefecture
• Okayama Prefecture police (Improvement of traffic manners campaign)
• Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. FamilyMart Natural Cycle
• Sapporo Brewery
• Yellow Hat

Film

• Hero (Sakurako Kōno)
• SS (Girako)

Photoalbums

• Gekkan MEGUMI (Shinchosha)
• Megami (Gakken)
• meg (Aqua House)