Yuna Ito (伊藤 由奈) was born September 20th 1983 from a Japanese father and a Korean-American mother in Los Angeles. She was raised in Hawaii. She is a pop singer, songwriter and actress who is very active in Japan. Yuna Ito made her musical debut with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the 2005 film Nana based on the anime and manga from author Yazawa Aï. She also starred in the film, portraying Reira Serizawa. In 2006, Yuna Ito reprised her role as Reira for the sequel of the film singing the theme song, "Truth". In 2007, Ito released her debut album, Heart, which debuted atop the Oricon charts.

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Discography

#1 Heart in 2007
#2 Wish in 2008
#3 Dream in 2009

Filmography

#1 Reira Serizawa in NANA - 2005
#2 Reira Serizawa in NANA2 - 2006

Awards

Best New Artist (Best Hit Kayōsai 2005, 11.21.2005)
Best New Artist (Japan Cable Awards 2005, 12.17.2005)
Special Award for Nana (47th Japan Record Awards, 12.31.2005)
Best New Artist (Japan Gold Disc Awards 2006, 9.3.2006)
Gold Artist Award (Best Hit Kayōsai 2006, 11.20.2006)
Audience Request Award (39th Yūsen Taishō, 12.16.2006)
Best Asia from Japan (MTV Video Music Awards Japan, 05.25.2007)