Later, on the "Yume-Ga-Oka Residence" programme on SKY PerfecTV!, she was given a Jackie Chan photobook by Midorikawa Shobō, who were guests on the show. She made her entertainment debut in 2001, winning the Grand Prix award at the Popolo Girl Audition and representing the Jackie Chan talent agency. The aunt wrote Shōko ( しょうこ) in hiragana instead, but because she wrote very quickly, the small yo appeared larger than intended and the name was recorded as Shiyōko ( しようこ). Her mother's intended name of "Shōko" ( 薔子) was declined due to 薔 not being included in the list of jōyō kanji or jinmeiyō kanji that are approved for use in Japanese names. At the time of her birth, she and her mother had to remain in the hospital, and her maternal aunt was left with registering her in the koseki. In the 2006 book Shokotan Manual ( しょこ☆まにゅ, Shoko Manyu), she wrote that her legal name was Shiyōko ( しようこ) rather than Shōko ( しょうこ), which she had been using for most of her life. "When I was a kid, I didn't have friends, but I did have Pokémon." Nakagawa found escape from bullies by connecting with Pokémon when she was in 5th grade. Also known by her nickname Shokotan ( しょこたん), she is best known as the presenter of Pokémon Sunday, and as the performer of the opening theme from the anime Gurren Lagann.īorn to actor and musician Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s, she was raised in Nakano by her mother after her father's death from leukemia in 1994. Shoko Nakagawa ( 中川 翔子, Nakagawa Shōko, born May 5, 1985) is a Japanese media personality, actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer.
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