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As a young child Keiko was often sickly and spent a lot of time in the hospital (some say for anemia). It was there that she came to love the hard work and dedication that it took to be a doctor. Growing up, Keiko studied hard to fulfill her dream to become a doctor.
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Her favorite artists are Destiny's Child, David Bowie, Se7en, Evanescence, Christina Aguilera, Fergie, U2, and RADWIMPS.
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Her closest friends are Mew Azama, Miyuu Sawai, Ayaka Komatsu, Rika "Chisaki" Hama, and Kazuha Asaki.
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Her name means: Kitagawa, north river. Keiko, blessed/ gifted child.
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She has a pet cat, male, called Jill.
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Since May 2007 she has been writing a column entitled Kiitan Hakusho for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine Weekly The Television. ("Kiitan" was her nickname at elementary school. "Hakusho" just means "blank paper".)
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She grew up in kobe and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.
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She has a younger brother.
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Her hobbies are reading, writing and singing.
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She once said to be Yamashita Tomohisa's girlfriend. But they have broke up now.
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She's appeared in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift as Reiko.
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Her hobbies include calligraphy.
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Her measurements are 75-53.5-81 centimeters (30-21-32 in).
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She weighs 42 kilograms (93 lb).
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She has also released a single as the character Rei Hino called "Sakura Fubuki', which she also performs on the show.
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She has appeared in the films Mizu ni Sumu Hana and Mamiya Kyoudai and is set to appear in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
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Her specialties are badminton and swimming.
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Her blood type is O.
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Her height is 160 cm.
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Kitagawa has recently signed on to co-star in a new live action movie "Mizu ni sumu hana" 「 水に棲む花」based on the manga of the same name.
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Kitagawa is now making regular appearances in Seventeen magazine. She followed up her debut in issue #25 (2003) and has continued to appear every two weeks since then.
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She made her Seventeen debut with a seven-page feature at the front of the Nov 01, 2003 [#25] issue.
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Kitagawa Keiko was signed to an exclusive modeling contract with Japan's Seventeen magazine after being one of the winners of the 2003 audition.