"Laki's ballerina in charge of red who always burns energetically" ― Yuwa's epithet
Yuwa Higa (比嘉優和) is a singer, dancer, actress, and model under LDH. She is a member of the girl group Laki. She shares her name and appearance with her GaruGaku. 2 counterpart, Yuwa.
Biography[]
Yuwa was born on November 24, 2007 in Okinawa Prefecture. She is the oldest of her parents' three children and has two little sisters. [1] From the age of 3, Yuwa took ballet lessons, attending various ballet competitions such as Japan Ballet Competition with NS Ballet Academy in her hometown. [2] She is a graduate of EXPG Okinawa.
Etymology[]
Yuwa (優和) uses the kanji 優 (Yuu; Excellence) and 和 (Wa; Harmony).
Higa (比嘉) uses the kanji 比 (Hi; Ratio) and 嘉 (Yomi; Applaud).
Career[]
2021-2022: Debut with Kirameki Powers, Lucky2[]
On June 13th, 2021, a special announcement was announced at lovely2's Special Live. It was revealed that there was going to be a new girl group, with Yuwa being one of the members. The group was announced to be called Lucky2 and their debut single, Fun! Fun! Fun! ~Yume Mugendai~ was announced to be the first opening of Bittomo x Heroine Kirameki Powers!, the 5th series of the Girls x Heroine franchise.
Yuwa was announced as a cast member for Bittomo x Heroine Kirameki Powers! in 2021 after passing through auditions. It was announced that she would be in Lucky2 first, rather than her character announcement. Due to being a main cast member, she guested on children's shows such as Oha Suta.
On October 1st, Yuwa and her fellow members of Lucky2 were announced to be the next Oha Girls after the remaining members of Girls2 graduated. Additionally, they even had their own mini anime through Oha Suta. She was the Wednesday Oha Girl until their graduation on March 25th, 2022.
Filmography[]
TV Appearances[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | Bittomo x Heroine Kirameki Powers! | Honoka Akahoshi | Main Role |
| 2022 | RizSta -Top of Artists!- | Guest - Episode 31 | |
| 2021 - 2022 | Oha Suta | Oha Girl | Regular |
| 2022 | GaruGaku. 2 | Yuwa Higa | Main Role |
References[]
- ↑ Lucky2 Radio - Episode 3 (#3 Lucky²の「がるらじ〜GL² family RADIO〜」)
- ↑ NS Ballet Academy - Facebook (February 2, 2019)