Aya Asahina
Aya Asahina (朝比奈彩, Asahina Aya, born 6 October 1993) is a Japanese model, actress, and YouTuber.
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Born | Sumoto City, Hyōgo, Japan | October 6, 1993||||||
Other names | Aya Kitagawa | ||||||
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Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
Agent | Ikushima Planning Office | ||||||
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Children | 1 | ||||||
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Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||
Hair color | black | ||||||
Eye color | brown | ||||||
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Channel | |||||||
Years active | 2020–present | ||||||
Genre | Vlog | ||||||
Subscribers | 211 thousand[1] | ||||||
Total views | 17 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: August 7, 2024 | |||||||
Japanese name | |||||||
Kanji | 朝比奈彩 | ||||||
Hiragana | あさひな あや | ||||||
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Biography
[edit]Asahina was born on 6 October 1993, in Sumoto City, Hyōgo Prefecture. She is the eldest of two siblings, with one younger brother.[2]
Career
[edit]After graduating from Hyogo Prefectural Sumoto Technical High School,[3] she worked as a midwife's assistant at a local obstetrics and gynecology clinic for about a year and a half.[4][5] While working at the clinic, she was approached by an acquaintance who suggested she should work as an event model.[6] And while working there, she was scouted by the talent agency E-Smile and signed with them in 2013.[6][7] From there, she began working as a race queen under the stagenamee "Aya Kitagawa (北川 彩)".[8]
In 2014, she moved to Ikushima Planning Office and began working under her real name, Aya Asahina.[9] On October 13, she was selected as the grand prize winner at the DHC Cinderella Awards,[10] and began working as an exclusive model for the January issue of fashion magazine Ray released in November of that year.[11] On November 25 of the same year, she was selected as the 14th Sanai Swimsuit Image Girl .[12]
In November 2015, Asahina was appointed as the "Support Ambassador" for her hometown of Sumoto City, Hyōgo Prefecture.[13]
She made her acting debut in the Amazon original drama Tokyo Alice, which began streaming on 25 August 2017.[14]
In 2019, she began working as an exclusive model for the May issue of the fashion magazine Oggi, which was released in March.[15] In July of the same year, she starred in her first TV drama series, Runway 24 on TV Asahi.[16][17]
On 6 October 2020, for her 27th birthday, she opened her YouTube channel, "Asahina Channel".[18]
On 13 December 2022, she was appointed as the director for the Awaji Island UNESCO Association.[19]
Personal life
[edit]She admires actress Keiko Kitagawa, who is also from Hyōgo Prefecture, hence the surname Kitagawa in her former stagename.[20]
On 26 July 2021, Asahina announced her marriage to Sandaime J Soul Brothers member Kenjiro Yamashita.[21] On 14 December 2023, she revealed that she was expecting the couple's first child.[22] On March 25 of the following year, the couple jointly announced the birth of their first child, a son.[23]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Grand Blue | Nanaka Kotegawa | [24] | |
2021 | And Then the Baton Was Passed | Beautiful Teacher | [25] | |
2023 | Red Shoes | Manami Ohta | Lead role | [26] |
From the End of the World | Saeki | [27] |
Television drama
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Osaka Loop Line Part 3: Smiles at Every Station | Rina Mizui | Episode 7 | [28] |
Cheer☆Dance | Nagisa Kurihara | [29] | ||
2019 | Runway 24 | Momoko Inoue | Lead role | [30] |
2020 | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department First Investigative Division Chief | Machiko Sagisawa | [31] | |
2021 | Girl Gun Lady | Mirei Hoshimiya | [32] |
Web drama
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Tokyo Alice | Sayuri Enjoji | [33] | |
2018 | Yaretakamo Iinkai | Tsuki Mitsuko | [34] | |
2020–22 | Alice in Borderland | Mizutori Hikaru | Season 1 & 2 | [35][36] |
2023 | Last One Standing | mysterious organization member | Season 2 | [37] |
2024 | Tanabata no Kuni | Yukiko Higashimaru | [38] |
Bibliography
[edit]Magazine
[edit]- Ray (January 2015 issue, Shufunotomosha)[39]
- Oggi (May 2019 issue, Shogakukan)[40]
- andGIRL (M-ON Entertainment)[41]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About AYA ASAHINA official channel". YouTube.
- ^ Inç, SEESAW GAME (23 May 2015). "朝比奈彩「ボールを持つたびに ワクワクさせてくれる選手が好き♪」". サッカーキング (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "水着イメージガール朝比奈彩さんが表敬訪問|お知らせ|淡路島テレビジョン(ATV)". web.archive.org. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL. "三愛水着イメージガールに朝比奈彩 陸上で鍛えた美脚が自慢". 産経フォト (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ In, Natasha. "朝比奈彩「レッドシューズ」で3日間ぶっ倒れる、市原隼人「すべてを背負ってくれた」(写真10枚)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "朝比奈彩、デビュー前に産婦人科で2年間勤務「遡ること10数年前…」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "株式会社イー・スマイル". web.archive.org. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "SUPER GT 2013 「DIXCEL」 [レースクイーン] All About". All About(オールアバウト) (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "朝比奈彩『はじめまして。』". 朝比奈彩オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "『DHCシンデレラ』3代目は朝比奈彩さん |最新ニュース|eltha(エルザ)". eltha (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "アスリート系美女・淡路島出身の21歳、朝比奈彩が14代目三愛水着イメージガールに". ORICON NEWS. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "【動画】14代目『三愛水着イメージガール』はRayモデル・朝比奈彩". ORICON NEWS. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ 産経新聞 (7 November 2015). "モデルの朝比奈彩さん、ふるさと洲本の「応援大使」に任命". 産経新聞:産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "山本美月主演、『東京アリス』連続ドラマ化 Amazonプライムで独占配信". ORICON NEWS. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "泉里香・朝比奈彩・飯豊まりえが『Oggi』専属モデルに 飯豊は20代誌経ずに異例の起用". ORICON NEWS. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "朝比奈彩、パイロットの制服姿が美しすぎる 乗客に"本物"と間違えられ…". ORICON NEWS. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Inc1, Natasha. "朝比奈彩、連ドラ初主演!LCC舞台のお仕事ドラマに犬飼貴丈、白石隼也ら(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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- ^ "朝比奈彩 故郷・淡路島に誕生したユネスコ協会理事に就任「ファッションショーをやりたい」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "9等身の美ボディをもつ朝比奈彩の"隠さない"コンプレックス". girlswalker (in Japanese). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "三代目JSB結婚第1号は山下、10等身モデル朝比奈彩と婚姻届提出 交際2年実らせ - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (15 December 2023). "Alice In Borderland star Aya Asahina announces pregnancy". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ 小谷野俊哉. "朝比奈彩、山下健二郎の第1子誕生 朝比奈「信じられないくらい愛おしい」山下「新米お父さん」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "真っ裸、マッチョ、美女軍団――「ぐらんぶる」予告完成! 主題歌は「sumika」が担当 : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "そして、バトンは渡された : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ ""9頭身美女"朝比奈彩、初主演映画でシングルマザーのボクサー役 - シネマ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "紀里谷和明『世界の終わりから』に毎熊克哉、岩井俊二、又吉直樹ら出演 予告編も公開". Real Sound (in Japanese). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "朝比奈彩、地上波ドラマ初出演 「地元・関西でドラマに出演できてうれしい」". ORICON NEWS. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Inc1, Natasha. "土屋太鳳主演「チア☆ダン」に石井杏奈、山本舞香ら出演、制服ビジュアル解禁(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "朝比奈彩:9頭身美女がワケあり元ヤンキーに! 傷害致死事件に3歳の息子…「警視庁・捜査一課長」で刑事ドラマ初出演". MANTANWEB(まんたんウェブ) (in Japanese). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "和田雅成、朝比奈彩が白石聖主演『ガールガンレディ』に出演決定". TV LIFE web (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "山本美月主演、『東京アリス』連続ドラマ化 Amazonプライムで独占配信". ORICON NEWS. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Comic, Natalie. "ドラマ「やれたかも委員会」月満子役は朝比奈彩&パラディソ役は本多力(コメントあり)". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "仲里依紗・町田啓太ら、山崎賢人&土屋太鳳W主演「今際の国のアリス」豪華キャスト解禁 - モデルプレス". Model press (in Japanese). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Inc3, Natasha. "山崎賢人×土屋太鳳「今際の国のアリス」シーズン2のコメント映像、村上虹郎ら続投(動画あり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "千鳥『トークサバイバー!』シーズン2、バトル参加者&俳優陣発表 スケールアップがすごい予告編解禁". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "『七夕の国』公式サイト|ディズニープラス". ディズニープラス (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "アスリート系美女・淡路島出身の21歳、朝比奈彩が14代目三愛水着イメージガールに". ORICON NEWS. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "泉里香・朝比奈彩・飯豊まりえが『Oggi』専属モデルに 飯豊は20代誌経ずに異例の起用". ORICON NEWS. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "andGIRL:女性ファッション誌が休刊 8年の歴史に幕 - 毎日キレイ_". 毎日キレイ (in Japanese). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official profile at Ikkushima Planning Office (in Japanese)
- Profile at Oggi magazine (in Japanese)