AYA UETO

(born September 14, 1985 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, idol and singer.

Contents

Profile

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Movie

Television

Theater

Commercials

References

External links

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 eventually started her acting career.
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).
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 ''Kinpachi-sensei'', and her performance greatly boosted her popularity. She starred in several later dramas, including ''Koukou Kyoushi 2003'', ''Hitonatsu no Papa e'', and ''Ace o Nerae!''. 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.
She is often said to physically resemble Japanese star Momoe Yamaguchi and is widely regarded to be one of the biggest idols in Japan today. She is often mentioned as a "super idol". As of 2007, Aya Ueto remains ubiquitous in Japan, appearing constantly on magazines and in commercials.

Discography

Albums

Album #	Cover	Information	Sales
1st		'''AYAUETO''' ★ Released: March 12, 2003 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #5	54,000 copies sold
2nd		'''MESSAGE''' ★ Released: March 3, 2004 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #6	75,000 copies sold
3rd		'''Re.''' ★ Released: December 8, 2004 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #19	35,000 copies sold
Remix		'''UETOAYAMIX''' ★ Released: August 24, 2005 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #47	7,000 copies sold
4th		'''License''' ★ Released: March 8, 2006 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #19	22,000 copies sold
Best		'''BEST of UETOAYA -Single Collection-''' ★ Released: September 20, 2006 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #5	48,000 copies sold

★ 'Total Sales: 241,000 copies'

Singles

Single #	Cover	Information	Sales
1st		'''Pureness''' ★ Released: August 28, 2002 ★ Studio Album: AYAUETO ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #4 ★ Solo Debut Single	96,000 copies sold
2nd		'''kizuna''' ★ Released: November 7, 2002 ★ Studio Album: AYAUETO ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #5	57,000 copies sold
3rd		'''Hello''' ★ Released: February 26, 2003 ★ Studio Album: AYAUETO ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #10	41,000 copies sold
4th		'''MESSAGE/PERSONAL''' ★ Released: May 14, 2003 ★ Studio Album: MESSAGE ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #10	28,000 copies sold
5th		'''Kansho/MERMAID''' ★ Released: August 27, 2003 ★ Studio Album: MESSAGE ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #9	40,000 copies sold
6th		'''Binetsu''' ★ Released: November 27, 2003 ★ Studio Album: MESSAGE ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #14	24,000 copies sold
7th		'''Ai no Tameni.''' ★ Released: February 4, 2004 ★ Studio Album: MESSAGE ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #6	99,000 copies sold
8th		'''Kaze/Okuru Kotoba''' ★ Released: June 16, 2004 ★ Studio Album: Re. ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #8	44,000 copies sold
9th		'''Afuresou na Ai, Daite/Namida wo Fuite''' ★ Released: July 28, 2004 ★ Studio Album: Re. ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #10	34,000 copies sold
10th		'''Usotsuki''' ★ Released: November 17, 2004 ★ Studio Album: Re. ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #12	26,000 copies sold
11th		'''Yume no Chikara''' ★ Released: June 8, 2005 ★ Studio Album: License ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #7	85,000 copies sold
12th		'''Kaze wo Ukete''' ★ Released: August 3, 2005 ★ Studio Album: License ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #17	27,000 copies sold
13th		'''Egao no Mama de''' ★ Released: February 15, 2006 ★ Studio Album: License ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #15	13,000 copies sold
14th		'''way to heaven''' ★ Released: March 14, 2007 ★ Studio Album: TBD ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #20	12,000 copies sold
15th		'''Namida no Niji/SAVE ME''' ★ Released: May 30, 2007 ★ Studio Album: TBD ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #17	13,000 copies sold

★ 'Total Sales: 627,000 copies'

Filmography

Movie

Year	Film	Role
1999	''Satsujinsha Killer of Paraiso''	Hikari
2002	''Return to Never Land''	Jane (Japanese voice)
2003	''Azumi''	Azumi
2004	''Install''	Asako Nozawa
2005	''	Azumi
2005	''Ashita Genki ni na~re!''	Kayoko (voice)
2007	''Piano no Mori''	Kai Ichinose (voice)

Television

Year	Drama	Role
2000	''Namida wo fuite''	Momo Fuchigami
2001	''Yome wa Mitsuboshi''	Mayu Shinjo
2001	''Kinpachi-sensei'' S6	Nao Tsurumoto
2002	''Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari'' S6 (Ep 10-15)	Kana Kojima
2002	''My Little Chef''	Nazuna Kamosawa
2003	''Koukou Kyoushi 2003''	Hina Machida
2003	''Hitonatsu no papa e''	Marimo Mochizuki
2003	''Satoukibi Batake no Uta''	Mie Hirayama
2003	''Namahousou wa Tomaranai!''	Aya Ueto (as Herself)
2004	''Ace o Nerae!''	Hiromi Oka
2004	''Ace wo Nerae! ~Kiseki e no Chousen~''	Hiromi Oka
2005	''Yoshitsune''	Utsubo
2005	''Koto''	Chieko Sada / Naeko
2005	''Attack No.1''	Kozue Ayuhara
2005	''Misora Hibari Tanjou Monogatari''	Kazue Kato(Misora Hibari) (15-20 years old)
2005	''Nada sousou ~kono ai ni ikite~''	Miki Oda
2006	''Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi'' (Ep 1)	Nanako Komine
2006	''Attention Please''	Yoko Misaki
2006	''Shimokita Sundays''	Yuika Satonaka
2007	''Attention Please~Yoko, Hawaii ni Tobu~''	Yoko Misaki
2007	''Ri Kouran''	Ri Kouran
2007	''Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari'' S8 (Ep 50)	Kana Kojima
2007	''Hotelier''	Kyoko Odagiri
2007	''Wachigaiya Itosato''	Itosato
2007	''Wild Mama''	Ayu Kawano

Theater

Year	Play	Role
2004.7	KANSAI SUPER SHOW "Abordage ~Setsugen Kougeki~"
2007.1.13-14	KANSAI SUPER SHOW "Taiyou no Fune"	Hana no Yousei

Commercials

Date	CM Name	Company
2001.7	2001 Summer High-School Baseball Rooters' Poster
2001.8	Cup Noodle	Nisshin
2002.3	8×4 Powder Spray	Nivea Kao
2002.10	Karaoke Station	BANDAI
2002.10	Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Plastic Model	BANDAI
2002.12	VERY VERY	Kao
2002	Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
2003.3 — Present	Soh	LOTTE
2003.5	Pai no mi	LOTTE
2003.7	NTT DoCoMo	NTT DoCoMo
2003.7	Tutor no Try	Try Group
2003.7 — Present	Megane Super	Megane Super
2003.7	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2003.8	Donbei	Nisshin
2003.10 — Present	AOKI	AOKI Holdings
2003.11 — Present	Apamanshop	Apamanshop Network
2003.12 — Present	Sompo Japan	Sompo Japan
2003.12	Converse Japan	Converse
2004 — Present	Joyfull	Joyfull Restaurants
2004.1	Car Magazine Goo	Goo
2004.1 — Present	Oronamin C	Otsuka Pharmaceutical
2004.2	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
2004.7	Fuji Photo Film Video DVD "Kireidori"	Fuji Film
2004.7	2004 Cocoon Shintoshin	Cocoon Shintoshin
2004.7/8	Shounen Sunday	Shogakukan
2004.9	Sfrea	LOTTE
2004.10 — Present	YAHOO! BB	SoftBank BB
2005.4 — Present	Uchi no Gohan	Kikkoman
2005.4 — Present	Wagaya wa Yakinikuyasan	Kikkoman
2005.4 — Present	JTB	JTB
2005.10	National Census
2005.11 — Present	Fruits Gum	LOTTE
2005.11 — Present	Sofina AUBE	Kao
2006.4 — Present	Gahna Chocolate	LOTTE
2006.6 — Present	SONICA	Daihatsu
2006.8 — Present	Golf Daisuki!~I LOVE GOLF!~	ELEVEN-UP
2007.3 — Present	Almond Chocolate	LOTTE
2007	Fasio	Kose

References

External links

★ Official site

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★ Info in JMDb

★ Aya Ueto gallery