Aya Ueto (上戸彩, Aya Ueto?)
Aya Ueto
Background information
Born	September 14, 1985
Origin	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s)	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer & Actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1997 — Present
Label(s)	Pony Canyon
Website	Official Site & Blog

Aya Ueto (上戸 彩, Ueto Aya^?), born September 14, 1985 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, super idol, and singer. Image File history File linksMetadata Ueto2006. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Nerima-ku in Tokyo. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the capital and one of the forty-seven prefectures of Japan. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Nerima-ku in Tokyo. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the capital and one of the forty-seven prefectures of Japan. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

Profile

In 1997, Aya Ueto participated in the 7th All-Japan National Young Beauty contest, where she received a special award from the judges. Her discovery led to many TV commercial deals, which would eventually start her acting career. The Japan Bishojo Contest (Japanese language:全日本国民的美少女コンテスト, ぜんにほんこくみんてきびしょうじょコンテスト) is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of Japan Beautiful Girl Contest. ...

In 1999, she formed the J-pop band Z-1 with Mami Nejiki, Mai Fujiya, and Manami Nishiwaki. They released five singles before breaking up, but Aya went on to start a solo career when she signed with Pony Canyon two years later. She released her first single, "Pureness," in 2002. It peaked at #4 on the Oricon charts and became the first female artist debut single in 3 years and 3 months to enter the Top 5 since Kyoko Fukada. Since then, she has released thirteen singles and six albums. Throughout her soon to be five year old solo musical career she has collaborated with the likes of Tetsuro Oda, RYOJI (from Ketsumeishi), Toshihiko Takamizawa (from The Alfee), Toko Furuuchi and Suguru Shimabukuro (from Begin). J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... Pony Canyon is a large Japanese company, established on October 1st 1966, which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. ... Kyoko Fukada (深田 恭子; Fukada Kyōko) born November 2, 1982, in Tokyo Japan is an actress, model and singer. ... The Alfee is a popular Japanese musical group comprised of Masaru Sakurai (桜井 賢 Sakurai Masaru) (voice, bass guitar, born January 20, 1955), Kōnosuke Sakazaki (坂崎 幸之助 Sakazaki Kōnosuke) (voice, acoustic guitar, percussion, born April 15, 1954) and Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢 俊彦 Takamizawa Toshihiko) (voice, electric guitar, born April 17, 1954). ... BEGIN (ビギン) is a popular three-man pop group from Ishigaki Island (石垣島), Okinawa, Japan. ...

Aya began her acting career in May 1999 in the movie "Killer of Paraiso". In 2000 she received her first role in a drama, Namida wo Fuite. In 2001, she played a part in 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei, and her performance greatly boosted her popularity. She starred in several later dramas, including Koukou Kyoushi 2003, Hitonatsu no Papa e, and Aim for the Ace!. She also ventured into the big screen in famed film director Ryuhei Kitamura's 2003 blockbuster Azumi and in its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love in 2005. Kinpachi-sensei )is a Japanese soap opera. ... For further information on Japanese Audio / Radio Dramas please see: Japanese Radio / Audio Drama To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ryuhei Kitamura (北村龍平 Kitamura Ryūhei, born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director growing in popularity in Japan and in the international Japanese film community. ...

She is often said to physically resemble Japanese star Momoe Yamaguchi and to be one of the biggest idols around today. She is often mentioned as "super idol". As of 2006, Aya Ueto remains ubiquitous in Japan, appearing constantly on magazines and in commercials. Momoe Yamaguchi (山口百恵 Yamaguchi Momoe) is a Japanese pop singer, actress and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. ...

Filmography

Movie

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Television

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Theater

CM

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Discography

Albums

1. AYAUETO (March 12, 2003)
2. MESSAGE (March 3, 2004)
3. Re. (December 8, 2004)
4. UETOAYAMIX (August 24, 2005)
5. License (March 8, 2006)
6. BEST of UETOAYA -Single Collection- (September 20, 2006)

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Singles

1. Pureness (August 28, 2002)
2. kizuna (November 7, 2002)
3. Hello (February 26, 2003)
4. MESSAGE/PERSONAL (May 14, 2003)
5. Kanshou/MERMAID (August 27, 2003)
6. Binetsu (November 27, 2003)
7. Ai no tameni. (February 4, 2004)
8. Kaze/Okuru kotoba (June 16, 2004)
9. Afuresou na ai, daite/Namida wo fuite (July 28, 2004)
10. Usotsuki (November 17, 2004)
11. Yume no chikara (June 8, 2005)
12. Kaze wo ukete (August 3, 2005)
13. Egao no mama de (February 15, 2004)

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References

External links

• Official site
• kizuna - Aya Ueto Fansite
• Aya Ueto at the Internet Movie Database
• Info in JMDb (in Japanese)