Shelly Fujii

Shelly Fujii (藤井シェリー, Fujii Shelly) is an American-Japanese AV idol.

Life and career

Fujii was born on February 18, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan, daughter of a Japanese mother and an American father. The stage name "Fujii" was chosen for her resemblance to singer Lena Fujii. Before entering the entertainment industry, in 2008, she started a blog, "Shelly's Beloved" (いとしのシェリー).

AV debut - KMP

In the same year, 2008, it was announced she was entering the AV industry with the KMP company on their Million label as its new contract girl after the retirement of Rika Asao (浅尾リカ). Her debut movie was Shelly Fujii graces (美神 藤井シェリー), released by KMP in November 2008.

In September 2009, it was announced that she had been chosen to play the android Yuria Type 100 in the V-Cinema Yuria 100%, a live-action adaptation of the popular manga series Yuria 100 Shiki. The video was released in Japan in November 2009. Fujii is the third actress, following Yu Ayanami (綾波優) and Rika Asao, to work exclusively with KMP for a full year without interruption. To celebrate this, in October 2009, KMP chose her profile page as the opening page for its Japan-US official website.