Yurika Kubo

Kubo Yurika was born on May 19, 1989 in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Her blood type is A and her zodiac sign is Taurus. "久保 ユリカ" (Kubo Yurika) is a stage name, and her old stage names include "楢原ゆりか" (Narahara Yurika) and "久保由利香" (Kubo Yurika, which is her given name). Her most common voice actress nickname is "Shikaco", though she is often called "Shika-chan" by her peers. The word "shika" means deer in Japanese, which is an animal that Nara Prefecture is famous for, and what her friends from both Kanto and Kansai regions associate her with. She voices Koizumi Hanayo in Love Live!.

Her call-and-response during concerts starts with "Dare ga tasukete!", to which the audience replies "Chotto mattete!". This is one of Hanayo's common lines within the radio dramas and anime.

Background
In 2002, she began her modelling career by winning the Grand Prix at the 6th Nikola model audition. She then commenced activities with LesPros Entertainment under her real name Kubo Yurika. In 2008 she changed agencies to Sparks, and began work under the name Narahara Yurika. In 2010 she changed agencies to JMO, but left in 2012 to do freelance work. As of January 2015, she is now affiliated with Clare Voice.

In August 2008, she was appointed as the PR Lady of Hustle Official, taking part in radio programs and public appearances.

In March 2011, she released a gravure shoot with the magazine Kogane no GT, whereupon she changed her stage name from her real name to her current stage name of "久保 ユリカ" (Kubo Yurika). The reason for her name change was due to the fact that her real name contains the character "由" which is easily mistaken for the more common character "田", which would result in her name becoming "Kubota Rika".

In February 2015, it was announced that with the move to her new office, she would halt all activities on her weblog and Twitter, and all reports on her activities would only be on her official Facebook.

Personality & Hobbies
Her hobbies include long walks, karaoke, and watching anime. Her talent is calisthenics.

Her favourite anime include Pokemon, Naruto and Hamtaro.

Trivia

 * During the day of her high school entrance examination, she overslept and had to be picked up by her teacher.
 * Her relations seem to be best with Iida Riho within the Love Live! team.
 * It is speculated that the halt of Twitter activities was in response to an episode of online harassment following the 5th live where fans fought over a pack of chocolate that she threw into the crowd as part of the concert. This is in stark irony of the fact that she has always been the one voice actress reminding fans to have fun safely at the start of every live performance.