is a Ryukyuan model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine. Career Yamada graduated from Okinawa Actor's School. In 1999, while working as a model for the Japanese fashion magazine CanCam under an exclusive contract, she also worked as a singer in the group y'z factory (formed with two other students of the Okinawa Actor's School) and released a total of six singles and one album, but in 2002 the group disbanded. Following the group's break up, Yamada moved to television, making her acting debut in the 2001 drama series Kabachitare! which led to many other drama roles such as in Kange! Danjiki Goikkosama, and Orange Days as well as hosting jobs for NTV?s Minna no Terebi and Fuji TV?s F1 Grand Prix. She has also starred in a few films acting along side many prominent young stars including, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Narimiya and Shugo Oshinari.