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Cocomi
Born

Kokomi Kimura


(2001-05-01) May 1, 2001 (age 23)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationModel
Years active2020–present
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Parents
RelativesMitsuki Kimura (sister)

Cocomi Kimura (Japanese: 木村 心美, Hepburn: Kimura Kokomi, born May 1, 2001), known professionally as Cocomi, is a Japanese model and flutist.

Personal life[edit]

Cocomi Kimura was born on May 1, 2001, in Tokyo, Japan. She is the eldest daughter of actor Takuya Kimura and singer Shizuka Kudo. Her younger sister, Kōki, is a model and songwriter. She can speak in Japanese, French, and English.[1] She can speak fluent English since she was a child, having attended international schools (Aoba Japan International School and British School, Tokyo Showa).[2] She started playing the violin at the age of three before switching to the flute at the age of eleven. She studied under Kanda Hiroaki, a professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and principal flutist of the NHK Symphony Orchestra. She completed a masterclass under the tutelage of Vladimir Ashkenazy and Emmanuel Pahud.[3]

She won in the Wind Instrument High School Division during the 2nd Japan Music Competition in Tokyo, though she could not attend the national competition.[1][4]

In March 2020, she graduated from Toho Girls' High School, Department of Music. In April 2020, she started studying in Toho Gakuen School of Music (桐朋学園 音楽部門, Tōhō Gakuen Ongaku Bumon), a private music school in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.[1][5][2]

Career[edit]

In March 2020, Cocomi debuted as a model, appearing as a cover girl in the May 2020 issue of Vogue Japan.[2][6] She is also chosen as an beauty ambassador for Dior.[7][8][9]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2021 Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Kikuko (voice) [10]

Awards and accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Result
2013 23rd Yamano Junior Flute Contest Wind Instrument Division Won[11]
2019 2nd Japan Music Competition Wind Instrument High School Division Won[12]
French Modern Music Prize Wind Instrument High School Division 1st Runner Up[12]

References[edit]



(一)^ abc" Cocomi" (in Japanese). April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.[permanent dead link]

(二)^ abc" ". Vogue Japan (in Japanese). March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

(三)^ "Cocomi". FASHIONSNAP.COM [] (in Japanese). March 19, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

(四)^ "2 ".  Nihon Sogaku Competition (in Japanese). September 17, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

(五)^ "ocomi退 " (in Japanese). . April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

(六)^ Takamizawa, Satoko (March 19, 2020). "VOGUE JAPAN5Cocomi" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 31, 2020.

(七)^ Kimura, Cocomi. "One Dior Ambassador ". Instagram (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

(八)^ "Cocomi" (in Japanese). PR Times. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

(九)^ "Cocomi". Dior (in Japanese). Retrieved March 31, 2020.

(十)^ "". eiga.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

(11)^ "2019.12.6 20 JAPAN POPULAR CLASSICS CONCERT". JAPAN POPULAR CLASSICS ORCHESTRA (in Japanese). Retrieved March 19, 2020.

(12)^ ab"2 ".  Nihon Sogaku Competition (in Japanese). September 17, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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