[Nagoyankee]

I know I've seen her on TV a few times, but I don't know her name. The problem is that there are many ways to write "Asako" in Japanese even if "Asako" is actually her first name. So that makes it hard to google in Japanese. I assure you, though, that she is in no way a big star here.

You're right about her not being Akiko Monou. The two ladies don't even resemble each other at all.