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'''Kikuchi Ayaka''' is a Japanese idol singer. She is a part of [[AKB48]]'s Team K.
'''Kikuchi Ayaka''' (菊地あやか) is a model and former [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] [[Idol]] singer managed by [[Production Ogi]]. She was a member of [[AKB48]]'s [[Team A]]. She is currently an exclusive model for beauty magazine ''[http://hpplus.jp/maquia/beauty/?s=NEW/ MAQUIA]''. In December 2014, Kikuchi announced that she had gotten married and became pregnant. The following year in April, she gave birth to a baby boy.


== Profile ==
==Profile==
* '''Stage Name:''' Kikuchi Ayaka (菊池あやか)
* '''Birth Name:''' Kikuchi Ayaka (菊地彩香)
* '''Name:''' Kikuchi Ayaka (菊地彩香)
* '''Stage Name:''' Kikuchi Ayaka (菊地あやか)
* '''Nickname:''' Ayarin (あやりん), Kikuji (きくじ)
* '''Nicknames:''' Ayarin (あやりん), Kikuji (きくじ)
* '''Birthdate:''' June 30th, 1993
* '''Date of Birth:''' {{bda|1993|06|30|mf=yes}}
* '''Birthplace:''' [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
* '''Place of Birth:''' [[Katsushika]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
* '''Hobbies:''' Talking with the other members.
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' A
* '''Height:''' 160cm (5'2")
* '''Family:''' Husband, Son
* '''Height:''' 160cm
* '''Bust:''' 76cm
* '''Bust:''' 76cm
* '''Waist:''' 57cm
* '''Waist:''' 57cm
* '''Hips:''' 82cm
* '''Hips:''' 82cm
* '''Agency:''' [http://www.ogipro.com/ Ogi Pro], [http://akb48teamogi.jp/ AKB48 TeamOgi]
* '''Bands / Groups:'''
* '''Units:'''
** [[AKB48]] (2007–2008; 2008–2014)
** [[Watarirouka Hashiritai]]
*** [[AKB48 Team B]] (2007–2008)
*** [[AKB48 Kenkyuusei]] (2008–2009)
*** [[AKB48 Team K]] (2009–2012)
*** [[AKB48 Team A]] (2012–2014)
** [[Watarirouka Hashiritai]] (2010-2012)


== Single Participation ==
==Works==
===AKB48 Singles===
; Senbatsu
* [[Romance, Irane]]
* [[Sakura no Hanabiratachi|Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008]]
* [[Baby! Baby! Baby!]]
; Others
* [[RIVER|Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara]] <small>(Under Girls)</small>
* [[Sakura no Shiori|Choose me!]] <small>(Team YJ)</small>
* [[Ponytail to Chouchou|Nusumareta Kuchibiru]] <small>(Under Girls)</small>


===Other Singles===
===Music===
; [[Watarirouka Hashiritai]]
* [[Akkanbe Bashi]]
* [[Seishun no Flag]]


== Stage Units ==
; AKB48 Song Participation


* [[Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls"|Team B 1st Stage]]: Ame no Doubutsuen
===Singles===
* [[Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"|Team B 2nd Stage]]: Nageki no Figure
* [[Romance, Irane]] (ロマンス、イラネ)
* Team B 2nd Stage: Glass no I LOVE YOU
* [[Sakura no Hanabiratachi|Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008]] (桜の花びらたち2008)
* Team B 2nd Stage: Senaka kara Dakishimete
* [[Baby! Baby! Baby! (AKB48)|Baby! Baby! Baby!]]
* Team B 2nd Stage: Rio no Kakumei
* "[[River (AKB48)|RIVER]]" single
* [[Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive"|Team B 3rd Stage]]: Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc
** [[Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara]] (君のことが好きだから) <small>(Under Girls)</small>
* [[Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"|Team Kenkyuusei 1st Stage]]: Zannen Shoujo
* "[[Sakura no Shiori]]" single
* [[Team K 6th Stage "RESET"|Team K 6th Stage]]: Ashita no Tame no Kiss
** [[Choose Me!|Choose me!]] <small>(Team YJ)</small>
* "[[Ponytail to Chouchou (AKB48)|Ponytail to Chouchou]]" single
** [[Nusumareta Kuchibiru]] (盗まれた唇) <small>(Under Girls)</small>
* "[[Beginner (AKB48)|Beginner]]" single
** [[Boku Dake no Value|Boku Dake no value]] (僕だけのvalue) <small>(Under Girls)</small>
* "[[Chance no Junban]]" single
** [[Alive (AKB48)|ALIVE]] <small>(Team K)</small>
* "[[Sakura no Ki ni Narou (AKB48)|Sakura no Ki ni Narou]]" single
** [[Guuzen no Juujiro]] (偶然の十字路) <small>(Under Girls)</small>
* [[Everyday, Katyusha (AKB48)|Everyday, Katyusha]] (Everyday、カチューシャ)
* "[[Flying Get (AKB48)|Flying Get]]" single
** [[Seishun to Kizukanai Mama]] (青春と気づかないまま)
* "[[Kaze wa Fuiteiru]]" single
** [[Kimi no Senaka]] (君の背中) <small>(Under Girls)</small>
* "[[Ue kara Mariko]]" single
** [[Zero-Sum Taiyou]] (ゼロサム太陽) <small>(Team K)</small>
* "[[Give Me Five!|GIVE ME FIVE!]]" single
** [[Hitsujikai no Tabi]] (羊飼いの旅) <small>(Special Girls B)</small>
* "[[Manatsu no Sounds Good!|Manatsu no Sounds good!]]" single
** [[Mittsu no Namida]] (3つの涙) <small>(Special Girls)</small>
* "[[Gingham Check]]" single
** [[Show Fight!|Show fight!]] <small>(Future Girls)</small>
* "[[Uza|UZA]]" single
** [[Kodoku na Hoshizora]] (孤独な星空) <small>(Team A)</small>
* "[[Eien Pressure]]" single
** [[Watashitachi no Reason]] (私たちのReason)
* "[[So Long!|So long!]]" single
** [[Waiting Room|Waiting room]] <small>(Under Girls)</small>
** [[Ruby (AKB48)|Ruby]] <small>(Shinoda Team A)</small>
* [[Sayonara Crawl]] (さよならクロール)
** [[Ikiru Koto]] (イキルコト) <small>(Team A)</small>
* "[[Koisuru Fortune Cookie (AKB48)|Koisuru Fortune Cookie]]" single
** [[Suitei Marmalade]] (推定マーマレード) <small>(Future Girls)</small>
* "[[Heart Ereki]]" single
** [[Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku]] (快速と動体視力) <small>(Under Girls)</small>
** [[Kiss Made Countdown]] (キスまでカウントダウン) <small>(Team A)</small>
* [[Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru" to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatteshimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono]] (鈴懸の木の道で「君の微笑みを夢に見る」と言ってしまったら僕たちの関係はどう変わってしまうのか、僕なりに何日か考えた上でのやや気恥ずかしい結論のようなもの)
* "[[Mae Shika Mukanee]]" single
** [[Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita]] (君の嘘を知っていた) <small>(Beauty Giraffes)</small>


* [[Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake Ikanai"|Theater G-ROSSO Stage]]: Confession
; Stage Units
;[[Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls"]]
*[[Ame no Doubutsuen]] (雨の動物園)
;[[Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"]] (チームB 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
*[[Nageki no Figure]] (嘆きのフィギュア)
*[[Glass no I Love You|Glass no I LOVE YOU]] (ガラスのI LOVE YOU)
*[[Senaka Kara Dakishimete]] (背中から抱きしめて)
*[[Rio no Kakumei]] (リオの革命)
;[[Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive"]]
*[[Kagami no Naka no Jeanne d'Arc]] (鏡の中のジャンヌ・ダルク)
;[[Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"]]
*[[Gomen ne Jewel]] (ごめんねジュエル) <small>(Back dancer)</small>
;[[Team A 5th Stage "Ren'ai Kinshi Jourei"]]
*[[Squall no Aida ni]] (スコールの間に) <small>(Back dancer)</small>
*[[Manatsu no Christmas Rose]] (真夏のクリスマスローズ) <small>(Back dancer)</small>
*[[Tsundere! (AKB48)|Tsundere!]] (ツンデレ!) <small>(Understudy for [[Itano Tomomi]])</small>
;[[Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"]]
*[[Kataomoi no Taikakusen]] (片思いの対角線) <small>(Back dancer)</small>
*[[Zannen Shoujo (AKB48)|Zannen Shoujo]] (残念少女) <small>(Understudy for [[Nakatsuka Tomomi]])</small>
;AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Idol no Yoake"
*[[Zannen Shoujo (AKB48)|Zannen Shoujo]] (残念少女)
;[[Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"]]
*[[Dakishimeraretara (AKB48)|Dakishimeraretara]] (抱きしめられたら) <small>(Understudy for [[Sato Natsuki]])</small>
;[[Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"|THEATRE G-ROSSO "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"]]
*[[Confession (AKB48)|Confession]] <small>(Standby for [[Itano Tomomi]], [[Sashihara Rino]])</small>
;[[Team K 6th Stage "Reset"|Team K 6th Stage "RESET"]]
*[[Ashita no Tame ni Kiss wo]] (明日のためにキスを)


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
* Came up with the idea of [[Noguchi Reina]] playing Jankenpon each time she introduces herself at a performance
* Originally a third generation member of AKB48 and a founding member of [[Team B]], a scandal in July 2008 led to Kikuchi being dismissed from the group. In November of the same year, she re-auditioned for AKB48's seventh generation and was able to rejoin as a member of [[AKB48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]]. She was promoted to [[Team K]] on March 12, 2010. She was transferred to [[Team A]] during the AKB48 team shuffle in August 2012. She was scheduled to transfer to [[NMB48]] [[NMB48 Team N|Team N]] during the AKB48 Grand Group Shuffle in 2014, but it was cancelled after she announced her graduation on April 13, 2014. Her graduation stage was held on April 21, 2014, and she graduated from the group on September 23, 2014.
* Kikuchi's given name is written in kanji (「彩香」). However, she adopted the hiragana reading (「あやか」) as her stage name.
* Her hobbies include talking with the other members
* Came up with the idea of [[Noguchi Reina]] playing Jankenpon each time she introduces herself at a performance.
* Loves seasoned seaweed and shaved ice
* Loves seasoned seaweed and shaved ice
* Phone strap features Minnie Mouse
* Her phone strap features Minnie Mouse
* Is a sprinter on her track team at school
* She is a sprinter on her track team at school
* Bedroom is almost entirely pink
* Her bedroom is almost entirely pink
* Is close friends with [[Nakagawa Haruka]]
* She is close friends with [[Nakagawa Haruka]].
* Admires fellow AKB48 member [[Oshima Yuko]]
* She admires [[Oshima Yuko]].
* Originally a member of Team B, she was fired after a scandal in August 2008. In 2009, she joined AKB48 again as a 7th gen Kenkyuusei.
* She was officially added to [[Watarirouka Hashiritai]] on February 2010 as its 5th member and making her debut on it's 4th single "[[Akkanbe Bashi]]".
* Was promoted to Team B in August 2009.
* She has been an idol fan even before joining [[AKB48]]. The first CD she ever bought was [[Morning Musume]]'s "[[Love Machine|LOVE Machine]]". Her favorite idol is [[Berryz Kobo]]'s [[Kumai Yurina]].
* She is a big fan of [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]] [[Mizuki Nana]].


== External Links ==
==External Links==
*[http://www.akb48.co.jp/members/kikuchi_ayaka/ AKB48 Profile]
*[http://www.ogipro.com/talent/kikuchi_a/index.html Production Ogi Official Profile]
*[http://www.ogipro.com/talent/kikuchi_a/index.html Production Ogi Profile]
*[http://plus.google.com/102861211420357915358/posts Official Google+]
*[http://blog.oricon.co.jp/watarirouka/ Watarirouka Hashiritai Official Blog]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/菊池彩香/ Japanese Wikipedia: 菊池彩香]


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Latest revision as of 20:22, 16 December 2022

Kikuchi Ayaka (2013)
Kikuchi Ayaka (April 2012)
Kikuchi Ayaka (March 2011)
Kikuchi Ayaka (March 2010)

Kikuchi Ayaka (菊地あやか) is a model and former Japanese pop Idol singer managed by Production Ogi. She was a member of AKB48's Team A. She is currently an exclusive model for beauty magazine MAQUIA. In December 2014, Kikuchi announced that she had gotten married and became pregnant. The following year in April, she gave birth to a baby boy.

Profile

Works

Music

AKB48 Song Participation

Singles

Stage Units
Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls"
Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" (チームB 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive"
Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"
Team A 5th Stage "Ren'ai Kinshi Jourei"
Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Idol no Yoake"
Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"
THEATRE G-ROSSO "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"
Team K 6th Stage "RESET"

Trivia

  • Originally a third generation member of AKB48 and a founding member of Team B, a scandal in July 2008 led to Kikuchi being dismissed from the group. In November of the same year, she re-auditioned for AKB48's seventh generation and was able to rejoin as a member of Kenkyuusei. She was promoted to Team K on March 12, 2010. She was transferred to Team A during the AKB48 team shuffle in August 2012. She was scheduled to transfer to NMB48 Team N during the AKB48 Grand Group Shuffle in 2014, but it was cancelled after she announced her graduation on April 13, 2014. Her graduation stage was held on April 21, 2014, and she graduated from the group on September 23, 2014.
  • Kikuchi's given name is written in kanji (「彩香」). However, she adopted the hiragana reading (「あやか」) as her stage name.
  • Her hobbies include talking with the other members
  • Came up with the idea of Noguchi Reina playing Jankenpon each time she introduces herself at a performance.
  • Loves seasoned seaweed and shaved ice
  • Her phone strap features Minnie Mouse
  • She is a sprinter on her track team at school
  • Her bedroom is almost entirely pink
  • She is close friends with Nakagawa Haruka.
  • She admires Oshima Yuko.
  • She was officially added to Watarirouka Hashiritai on February 2010 as its 5th member and making her debut on it's 4th single "Akkanbe Bashi".
  • She has been an idol fan even before joining AKB48. The first CD she ever bought was Morning Musume's "LOVE Machine". Her favorite idol is Berryz Kobo's Kumai Yurina.
  • She is a big fan of seiyuu Mizuki Nana.

External Links