Umeda Ayaka

Umeda Ayaka (NMB48, 2014)

Umeda Ayaka (AKB48, 2013)

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Umeda Ayaka (AKB48, 2012)

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Umeda Ayaka (AKB48, 2011)

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Umeda Ayaka (AKB48, 2010)

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Umeda Ayaka (AKB48, 2009)

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Umeda Ayaka (AKB48, 2008)

Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Flave Entertainment. She is currently the sub-captain of NMB48 Team BII. She was previously the captain of AKB48 Team B.

Profile

• Name: Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳)
• Nicknames: Umechan (うめちゃん), Kyura (キュラ)
• Birthday: January 3, 1989 (1989-01-03)
• Birthplace: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Likes: DVDs, salmon roe
• Favorite Color: Pink
• Favorite Artist: EXILE
• Favorite Talents: Oizumi Yo, Wakatsuki Chinatsu, Ogura Yuko
• Height: 151.5cm
• Bust: 78cm
• Waist: 59cm
• Hips: 82cm
• Agency:
• Blog: Gree blog, office48 blog
• Units:
  • DiVA

Discography

For discography with sub-units, see also: DiVA#Discography.

Compilations / Other

• [2013.05.08] Kasai Tomomi - Mine (Type-B) (#3 Enjoy your life! (with Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ohori Megumi, Kobayashi Kana, Noro Kayo, Matsubara Natsumi, Miyazawa Sae))

NMB48 and AKB48 Song Participation

Singles

NMB48

• Rashikunai (らしくない)

AKB48

• Aitakatta (会いたかった)
• Baby! Baby! Baby!
• "RIVER" single
  • Hikoukigumo (ひこうき雲) (Theater Girls)
• "Ponytail to Chouchou" single
  • Boku no YELL (僕のYELL) (Theater Girls)
• "Heavy Rotation" single
  • Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Under Girls)
• "Beginner" single
  • Nakeru Basho (泣ける場所) (DIVA)
• "Chance no Junban" single
  • ALIVE (Team K)
• "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" single
  • Area K (エリアK) (DIVA)
• "Everyday, Katyusha" single
  • Hito no Chikara (人の力) (Under Girls)
• "Flying Get" single
  • Dakishimecha Ikenai (抱きしめちゃいけない) (Under Girls)
• "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" single
  • Gondola Lift (ゴンドラリフト) (Under Girls Yurigumi)
• Ue kara Mariko (上からマリコ)
  • Zero-Sum Taiyou (ゼロサム太陽) (Team K)
• "GIVE ME FIVE!" single
  • Hitsujikai no Tabi (羊飼いの旅) (Special Girls B)
• "Manatsu no Sounds good!" single
  • Mittsu no Namida (3つの涙) (Special Girls)
• Gingham Check (ギンガムチェック)
• "UZA" single
  • Seigi no Mikata ja nai Hero (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー) (Team B)
• Eien Pressure (永遠プレッシャー)
• "So long!" single
  • Soko de Inu no Unchi Funjau ka ne? (そこで犬のうんち踏んじゃうかね?) (Umeda Team B)
• "Sayonara Crawl" single
  • Romance Kenjuu (ロマンス拳銃) (Team B)
• "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" single
  • Ai no Imi wo Kangaetemita (愛の意味を考えてみた) (Under Girls)
• "Heart Ereki" single
  • Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (快速と動体視力) (Under Girls)
  • Tiny T-shirt (Team B)
• "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" single
  • Mosh&Dive
• "Mae Shika Mukanee" single
  • KONJO (Talking Chimpanzees)
• "Labrador Retriever" single
  • Kyou Made no Melody (今日までのメロディー)
• "Kokoro no Placard" single
  • Hitonatsu no Hankouki (ひと夏の反抗期) (Next Girls)

Albums

AKB48

• Kamikyokutachi
  • Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby!
• Koko ni Ita Koto
  • Boku ni Dekiru Koto (僕にできること) (Team K)
  • Koko ni Ita Koto (ここにいたこと)
• 1830m
  • Iede no Yoru (家出の夜) (Team K)
  • Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (青空よ 寂しくないか？)
• Tsugi no Ashiato
  • JJ ni Karitamono (JJに借りたもの)
  • Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (強さと弱さの間で)
  • Kanashiki Kinkyori Ren'ai (悲しき近距離恋愛) (Umeda Team B)

Stage Units

Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"

• Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり)

Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"

• Ame no Doubutsuen (雨の動物園)
• Fushidara na Natsu (ふしだらな夏)

Umeda was on hiatus for one month due to a stress fracture in her leg.

Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"

• MARIA

Beginning on December 23, 2006, Umeda was on medical hiatus due to the stress fracture in her leg.

Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"

• Return Match (リターンマッチ)
• Gomen ne Jewel (ごめんねジュエル) (Unit understudy for Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae)

Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"

• End Roll (エンドロール)

THEATRE G-ROSSO "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"

• Bye Bye Bye (Standby for Takahashi Minami, Nakatsuka Tomomi)

Team K 6th Stage "RESET"

• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa (心の端のソファー)
• Kiseki wa Ma ni Awanai (奇跡は間に合わない) (Unit understudy for Miyazawa Sae, Nonaka Misato)

Team BII 3rd Stage "Saka Agari"

• End Roll (エンドロール)

Trivia

• Originally a member of Team K, she was transferred to Team B and appointed as team captain during the AKB48 team shuffle in August 2012. She was transferred to NMB48 and appointed as sub-captain of Team BII during the AKB48 Grand Shuffle in February 2014.
• Although she made her debut with Team K in 2006, Umeda took a medical hiatus due to a stress fracture in her leg. Beginning on December 23, 2006, her hiatus lasted for one year and five months, during which she returned to Fukuoka to seek rehabilitation. She made her return on May 23, 2008 for the start of Team K's fourth stage.
• The nickname "Kyura" (キュラ) comes from the character Dracula and referred to Umeda's crooked teeth when she first joined AKB48. Her teeth were fixed when she returned from her 2006–2008 hiatus, and this is referenced in the original lyrics of "16nin Shimai no Uta".
• Catchphrase: "Fukuoka-ken shusshin, U~me! Umechan koto Umeda Ayaka desu" (福岡県出身、う〜めっ!梅ちゃんこと梅田彩佳です)
• Originally participated in the Morning Musume Lucky 7 Audition and made it to the second round.
• Was the Tokyo Tower image girl from 2009 to 2010, having succeeded Orii Ayumi.
• She is close with Nonaka Misato, Nakatsuka Tomomi, and Ohori Megumi.
• Her oshimen is Nonaka Misato.
• Favorite food: Salmon roe, chocolate
• Favorite drink: Corn potage
• Favorite artist: MAX, Ne-Yo
• Favorite TV show: Mechaike!
• Favorite magazine: Soup, mini, high-fashion magazines
• Favorite season: Summer
• Favorite AKB single: Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
• Favorite AKB stage song: End Roll
• Favorite AKB outfit: End Roll
• Charm point: Her nose
• Special skills: Dancing, calligraphy, penmanship, Kumon, physical exercise

External Links

• NMB48 Official Profile
• Flave Entertainment Official Profile
• Official Blog
• Official Twitter
• Official Google+