Ikko (make-up artist)

Ikko (born Kazuyuki Toyoda (豊田 一幸, Toyoda Kazuyuki) on 20 January 1962 in Fukuoka Prefecture), stylized as IKKO, is a Japanese make-up artist, TV personality, and actress. The name "Ikko" comes from an alternative reading of the Japanese name "一幸" (Ikkō).

Ikko
Born	Kazuyuki Toyoda (1962-01-20) 20 January 1962 (age 63) Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Touen Miyabi
Occupation(s)	Make-up artist, TV personality
Agent	GLAD
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Website	ikko.cc

Biography

Born on 20 January 1962, Ikko was born as the first-born son. Ikko experienced gender dysphoria and became socially withdrawn as a teenager.^[1][2] She graduated from a beauty college in Fukuoka Prefecture and trained as a make-up artist for eight years before opening the make-up studio "Atelier Ikko" in 1992.^[3] In 2007, she released the single "Dondake no Hōsoku" or “The Law of Dondake,” popularizing the term dondake.^[1][2][4] As a make-up artist, she promotes Korean beauty products.^[5][1] She regularly appeared on the television program "Onē MANS."^[2]

Ikko is a trans woman.^[1] She speaks in onē kotoba.^[6][2]

TV appearances

As of October 2008^[update], Ikko regularly appears on the following TV programmes.

• Onē Mans (おネエ★MANS) (Nippon Television)
• Sekai Baribari Value (世界バリバリ☆バリュー) (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
• Mentai Wide (めんたいワイド) (Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Wednesday commentator)
• Inspector Totsukawa series (Takeshi Naito) (2018) - momo-mama

Film

• Umami (2021), role: "Matsuba" (Director: Slony Sow)

Books

Ikko has published the following books.^[3]

• IKKOの振袖ロマンティック, 2004, ISBN 4-391-61976-8
• IKKOウェディング――永遠のガーリッシュウェディング, 2005, ISBN 4-391-62110-X
• 超オンナ磨き〜美のカリスマIKKOの幸せを呼ぶゴールデンルール, July 2006, ISBN 4-7762-0336-7

Music

In December 2007, Ikko released a CD single titled "Dondake no Hōsoku."^[7] The single also included a cover of "Dō ni mo tomaranai," a 1972 hit song originally performed by Linda Yamamoto.^[4]