Viddler

Highline Community College hosted Japanese TV star and recording artist Naoko Ken and her husband, Norio Noguchi, a former actor and now Ms. Ken?s agent, on Thursday, April 19, 2007. The two were in the United States touring the Seattle area for an upcoming concert Ms. Ken is giving at Benaroya Hall on October 12, 2007, to benefit the Japanese Cultural Center located in Seattle. Highline is a co-sponsor of the concert.

Accompanying the pair were three Japanese delegates who live in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a five-person camera crew from Ms. Ken?s TV show. The couple also enjoyed a visit with their son, who is a Highline student. Several Japanese students recognized Ms. Ken and were thrilled to meet her. ?I never thought that I would see Ken, Naoko here at HCC! I have known of her since I was a little kid. So for me it was like a dream that I actually met and talked to her!? said Highline student Yuka Hamada.