Mitsui Aika

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Mitsui Aika, August 2009

Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳) is a Japanese pop singer and idol produced by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is an eighth generation member of Morning Musume.

Profile

• Name: Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳)
• Nicknames: Mittsii (みっつぃー), Aika (あいか)
• Birthday: January 12, 1993 (16 years old)
• Birthplace: Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
• Blood type: O
• Height: 154.5 cm (5'0.8")
• Skills: Massage, keeping her room tidy, camera photoshots
• Hobbies: Shopping, looking through brochures, talking to herself, taking pictures, making sushi.
• Motto: Hakuna matata
• Favorite food: Plums, strawberries, roast beef, kombu, cuttlefish
• Favorite words: Unbeatable in heaven and earth
• Favorite colors: Black, purple, gold
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Morning Musume (2006–)
  • Athena & Robikerottsu (2007–2008)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2008–2009)
  • Guardians 4 (2009–)
  • Tanpopo# (2009–)

History

Mitsui Aika joined Hello! Project as the sole member of Morning Musume's eighth generation on December 10, 2006 as the winner of the Morning Musume Happy 8ki Audition. She made her concert debut on January 25, 2007 at Hello! Project's 2007 Winter concert tour. She is currently the only Current Morning Musume member with a Fanclub member only access blog called "Aika no Pastel Color Days."

Works

Featured Discography

For discography as part of groups, see Morning Musume#Discography, Athena & Robikerottsu#Discography, Guardians 4#Discography.

TV

• [2007] ハロー! モーニング (Hello! Morning)
• [2007–2008] ハロモニ@ (Haromoni@)
• [2008] ベリキュー! (Berikyuu!)
• [2008–2009] よろセン! (Yorosen!)

Anime

• [2007] きらりん☆レボリューション (Kirarin☆Revolution) (guest role)

Radio

• [2007–2008] FM Shiga "Ai say Hello"

Theater

• [2008] シンデレラ The ミュージカル (Cinderella the Musical)

Trivia

• Morning Musume Happy 8ki Audition songs:
  • Round 1: "BLUE BIRD" (Hamasaki Ayumi)
  • Round 2: "Furusato" (Morning Musume)
  • Round 3: "Osaka Koi no Uta" (Morning Musume)
• She became good friends with Yoshizawa Hitomi, who adopted an "older sister" figure.
• Proclaimed herself to be Kusumi Koharu's new rival.
• Youngest member of Morning Musume.
• Her favorite number is 397 because it was her entry number in the audition. Her mother stated she won because it means bloom like a flower (sa ku na = 397).
• Has a toy poodle named Leo.
• Lives with her older sister in Tokyo.
• Her grandmother named her.
• Has an inhaler with her in concerts in case her breathing gets bad.

External links

• Hello! Project Official Website: Morning Musume Profile page
• English Wikipedia: Aika Mitsui
• Japanese Wikipedia: 光井愛佳
• Bright Smiles: An English Mitsui Aika Fansite