Alissa Yagi

Yagi was born on July 31, 1995 in Hokkaido, Japan to a French father and a Japanese mother.[1][2] She is fluent in English and Japanese, but has also studied Korean and Chinese.[1]

Yagi was originally part of Actors Studio in Hokkaido and set to debut in the girl group Teardrops, but left in October 2006.[3] She auditioned for Lyra in the Japanese dub of The Golden Compass and became a finalist in the competition, which led her to be scouted by Nicola.[3] She modeled exclusively for the magazine beginning in the February 2008 issue and graduated in 2012.[4] Beginning in 2012, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Vivi.[2]

In 2014, Yagi appeared on the South Korean reality show We Got Married: Global Edition, where she was paired with Key from Shinee.[5] Later in October, she modeled at the A-Nation and Girls Award Island Collection collaboration concert event in Singapore[6] and Super Girls Expo in Taiwan.[7] In 2015, she modeled at Tokyo Runway 2015 Spring/Summer,[8] and Kobe Collection 2015 Spring/Summer.[9]

In 2016, Yagi modeled at the Tokyo Girls Collection 2016 Autumn/Winter show.[10] On August 20, Yagi released her first photobook, Yagi Magazine.[11]

In 2018, Yagi modeled at the Tokyo Girls Collection 2018 Autumn/Winter show.[12] In 2019, Yagi modeled at the Rakuten Girls Award 2019 Spring/Summer show.[13] She has also been the model spokesperson for fashion and make-up brands such as Samantha Thavasa,[14] Candy Stripper, and Canmake.