Kaho Shibuya

Biography

Kaho Shibuya is a Japanese cosplay model, radio host, actress, author, and former AV idol from Tokyo. Shibuya was born in Tokyo in 1991 to a prominent Japanese doctor, and grew up watching Japanese anime and manga. As a young adult, Shibuya became a baseball reporter for the daily newspaper Tokyo Sports, covering Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League from 2013 to 2014. By September 2014, Kaho received qualifications in teaching English and in childcare, and went on to receive perfect score on the TOEIC exams. Shibuya made her debut in the adult video (AV) industry in November 2014 signing an exclusive deal with the adult video label Alice Japan. From May 2015 to April 2016, Shibuya joined the Japanese AV idol group SEXY-J as its ninth member, and also recorded a single in August 2015. From April 2017 to November 2019, Shibuya hosted Kaho Shibuya’s Tawawa Challenge on Japan's Skyperfect TV. Shibuya announced her retirement from the AV industry at an event held in Tokyo in May 2018. Since leaving the AV industry, Shibuya has moved on to a number of projects in the entertainment field. Cosplay: Shibuya has since taken her love of anime and manga professionally, appearing as a cosplay guest at anime conventions internationally. She has also published two photo books of herself in various anime costumes. Acting: After having made her mainstream acting debut in the Japanese film Little Nights, Little Love in September 2019, Shibuya is currently lined up to be a voice actress in an upcoming untitled anime, which has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosting: Since August 2019, Shibuya been the host of the radio show Kaho Shibuya’s TOKUMORI. She has also hosted her own YouTube channel “Omochan” beginning in November 2018. In June 2020, she launched her Twitch channel. Writing: In July 2019, Shibuya wrote a memoir about her life in the AV industry which she says she hopes to be able to translate into English. It would then be published in September 2020.

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