Yōko Kumada

Yoko Kumada (熊田 曜子, Kumada Yōko, born May 13, 1982) is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, and YouTuber originally from Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Artist-house Pyramid Inc. During her third year at Seki Shoko High School, Yoko Kumada applied for Weekly Shōnen Magazine's Miss Magazine swimsuit contest. She became a finalist during the contest, but dropped out due to the opposition of her mother. Kumada attended nursing school, but could not give up her dream of being an entertainer, so she participated in Audition magazine's 2001 Special Audition, where she caught the attention of talent agency Artist-house Pyramid. From 2002 to 2003, she was a member of the group "P-Girl" with Sachie Koike, Erika Itō, and Noriko Sagara.

In 2006, Kumada released her first single "Always"/"Watashi Dake no Basho" (Always / わたしだけの場所, lit. "Always"/"My Place") after years of vocal training. A year later, she was appointed as the tourism ambassador of Gifu Prefecture's Hida/Mino Jiman Project. In 2011, at the request of boxer Kōki Kameda, Kumada served as a ring girl during his match in Osaka. That year, she also appeared in the fashion magazine I Love Mama.