Ikko (make-up artist)

Ikko (born on 20 January 1962 in Fukuoka Prefecture), stylized as IKKO, is a Japanese make-up artist, TV personality, and actress. The name "Ikko" comes from an alternative reading of the Japanese name "一幸" (Ikkō).

Biography

Born on 20 January 1962, Ikko was born as the first-born son. Ikko experienced gender dysphoria and became socially withdrawn as a teenager. She graduated from a beauty college in Fukuoka Prefecture and trained as a make-up artist for eight years before opening the make-up studio "Atelier Ikko" in 1992. In 2007, she released the single "Dondake no Hōsoku" or “The Law of Dondake,” popularizing the term dondake. As a make-up artist, she promotes Korean beauty products. She regularly appeared on the television program "Onē MANS."

Personal life

Ikko is a trans woman. She speaks in onē kotoba.

TV appearances

, Ikko regularly appears on the following TV programmes.

• (Nippon Television)
• (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
• (Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Wednesday commentator)
• Inspector Totsukawa series (Takeshi Naito) (2018) - momo-mama

Film

• Umami (2021), role: "Matsuba" (Director: Slony Sow)

Books

Ikko has published the following books.

• IKKOの振袖ロマンティック, 2004,
• IKKOウェディング――永遠のガーリッシュウェディング, 2005,
• 超オンナ磨き〜美のカリスマIKKOの幸せを呼ぶゴールデンルール, July 2006,

Music

In December 2007, Ikko released a CD single titled "Dondake no Hōsoku." The single also included a cover of "Dō ni mo tomaranai," a 1972 hit song originally performed by Linda Yamamoto.

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