Yoko Kumada (熊田 曜子, Yoko Kumada, born May 13, 1982 in Gifu city, Gifu prefecture) is a gravure idol and singer. When she was in the last year of high school, Yoko applied to “Miss Magazine” contest. She became a finalist, but withdrew herself from the contest because of the objection of her mother. After the graduation, she applied to the audition of a magazine “Audition” in 2001, and was finally scouted. Yoko made a contract with an agency while her mother was out abroad.
