Yuka Kashino (樫野 有香, Kashino Yuka, born 23 December 1988), nicknamed Kashiyuka (かしゆか, stylized as KASHIYUKA[2]), is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the electropop group Perfume.[3]
Kashino and Nishiwaki formed Perfume in 2000 with former member Yūka Kawashima, who left shortly after to focus on her schoolwork. Before Ōmoto joined Perfume after being asked by Nishiwaki, the two had not met.[4]
Kashino graduated from Horikoshi High School. She subsequently enrolled into J. F. Oberlin University, as the member's master and graduated in March 2011. Ōmoto attended the same university, but dropped out by 2008.
On 18 April 2008, Perfume made a special guest appearance performing "Ceramic Girl" at the ending of the drama Sumire 16 sai!!.[5]
On 23 March 2012, Perfume made a special guest appearance performing "Baby Cruising Love" in the movie Moteki.[6]
On 31 March and 1 April 2017, Kashino played the role of Okamido in the TV Tokyo special drama Pensées.[7]
In September 2017, Kashino dubbed the voice of the cake shop clerk in the Fastening Days 3 mini-series.[8]
Kashino's regular page "Kokontozai: Kashiyuka's Shop of Japanese Arts and Crafts" in the monthly magazine Casa Brutus started with issue 217, which was released on 9 March 2018.[9]
In August 2024 KASHIYUKA collaborated with the project "SHAPE OF TENDO" by Tendo Mokko. She created "Rattan Side Table Limited Edition by KASHIYUKA".[10]
