Hikaru Nishida(西田ひかるNishida Hikaru, born August 16, 1972) is a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time. Nishida hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw gala on at the Tokyo International Forum and served as an ambassador in the Nagano Olympic Peace Appeal program. She is married to Shigeki Ebi, director of Fuji Electronic Industries.[citation needed]