Ueto Aya

Ueto Aya promoting Smile for... / Mou Ichido Dake (2009)

Ueto Aya is a Japanese actress and singer. She is signed to Oscar Promotion agency and Pony Canyon label.

Profile

• Name: Ueto Aya (上戸彩)
• Birthdate: September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14)
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Blood Type: O
• Height: 162cm
• Shoe size: 23.5cm
• Family: Husband Igarashi Hiroyuki (2012), Daughter (2015), Son (2019)

Information

Ueto Aya was first discovered in 1997 when she was awarded a special prize as part of the 7th All-Japan National Beauty contest. She was originally a commercial (CM) actress before she moved onto mainstream acting. While she primarily acts in television dramas and movies, Ueto is still heavily involved in commercials, being known as the CM Queen for representing 10 different companies. In 2005, Ueto topped the commercial popularity rankings as the most popular female star and was overall a respectable sixth.

Her music career didn't get going until 1999 when she formed a girl group, Z-1 with Nejiki Mami, Fujiya Mai and Nishiwaki Manami. Unfortunately, the group did not last long and they split after releasing only five singles. Two years after the split, Ueto signed with Pony Canyon and released her debut single, Pureness, in 2002. She has since released fifteen singles, four original albums, one remix album, UETOAYAMIX and one best album, BEST of UETOAYA -Single Collection-. In her latest studio album, License, her brother penned the song fermata for her. In 2012 she married Hiroyuki Igarashi, Member of EXILE. On April 12 2015 she announced her pregnancy. On August 19, 2015, Aya and HIRO made an announcement that they welcomed their first child, a girl.

Works

Ueto Aya promoting kizuna (2002)

Ueto Aya promoting Re. (2004)

Albums

• [2003.03.12] AYAUETO
• [2004.03.03] MESSAGE
• [2004.12.08] Re.
• [2006.03.08] License
• [2009.07.15] Happy Magic ~Smile Project~ (～スマイルプロジェクト～)

Other Albums

• [2005.08.24] UETOAYAMIX (Remix Album)
• [2006.09.20] BEST of UETOAYA -Single Collection- (Best Album)

Singles

• [2002.08.28] Pureness
• [2002.11.07] kizuna
• [2003.02.26] Hello
• [2003.05.14] MESSAGE / PERSONAL
• [2003.08.27] Kanshou / MERMAID (感傷)
• [2003.11.27] Binetsu (微熱)
• [2004.02.04] Ai no Tame ni. (愛のために。)
• [2004.06.16] Kaze / Okuru Kotoba (風 / 贈る言葉)
• [2004.07.28] Afuresou na Ai, Daite / Namida wo Fuite (あふれそうな愛、抱いて / 涙をふいて)
• [2004.11.17] Usotsuki (ウソツキ)
• [2005.06.08] Yume no Chikara (夢のチカラ)
• [2005.08.03] Kaze wo Ukete (風をうけて)
• [2006.02.15] Egao no Mama de (笑顔のままで)
• [2007.03.14] way to heaven
• [2007.05.30] Namida no Niji / SAVE ME (涙の虹)
• [2009.06.24] Smile for... / Mou Ichido Dake (もう一度だけ)

DVDs

• [2001.12.21] THE COMPLETE Ueto Aya
• [2003.02.14] uetoaya films vol.1 "PUZZLE"
• [2003.08.06] UETO AYA FIRST LIVE TOUR Pureness 2003
• [2003.09.18] UETO AYA CLIPS 01
• [2003.09.23] UETO AYA in GUNDAM PLA-MODEL CM
• [2005.03.16] UETO AYA CLIPS 02
• [2005.09.21] Attack No.1 CLIPS (アタックNo.1 CLIPS) (with Fukuda Saki)
• [2005.12.14] UETO AYA LIVE TOUR 2005 "Genki Hatsu Ratsuu?" (元気ハツラツぅ?)
• [2007.12.05] UETO AYA BEST LIVE TOUR 2007 "Never Ever"

Dramas

• [1999.xx.xx] Ultraman Gaia (Episode 46)
• [2000.12.20] Namida wo Fuite
• [2001.06.20] Yome wa Mitsuboshi
• [2002.03.28] 3nen Bgumi Kinpachi-Sensei
• [2002.07.11] Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari
• [2002.09.11] My Little Chef
• [2003.03.21] Koukou Kyoshi 2003
• [2003.09.03] Hitonatsu no Papa e
• [2003.09.28] Satou Kibi Batake no Uta
• [2004.03.11] Ace wo Nerae!
• [2005.01.09] Yoshitsune
• [2005.04.14] Attack No.1
• [2005.10.09] Nada Sousou ~Kono Ai ni Ikite~
• [2006.02.27] Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi
• [2006.04.18] Attention Please
• [2006.07.13] Shimokita Sundays
• [2007.01.13] Attention Please Special -Hawaii・Honolulu-
• [2007.02.11] Ri Kouran
• [2007.03.29] Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari
• [2007.04.19] Hotelier
• [2007.10.16] Abarenbou Mama
• [2008.04.03] Attention Please Special -Australia・Sydney-
• [2008.04.16] Hokaben
• [2008.10.14] Celeb to Binbou Tarou
• [2009.04.20] Konkatsu!

Movies

• [1999.05.xx] Murderer ~killer of paraiso~
• [2002.02.15] Peter Pan 2: Neverland no Himitsu
• [2003.05.10] Azumi
• [2004.03.12] Azumi 2 Death or Love
• [2004.12.25] Install
• [2005.08.xx] Ashita Genki ni Na~re!
• [2007.07.21] Piano no Mori
• [2008.07.05] Speed Racer
• [2008.11.08] Sakura no Sono

Anime

• Meitantei Conan Episode 437 (Ueto Aya to Shinichi 4nen Mae no Yakusoku)

Photobooks / Books

• [2001.10.10] Hare Nochi Ame, Nochi Hare (晴れのち雨、のち晴れ) amazon.co.jp
• [2001.12.26] Kiss Shite Ii Desu ka? (キスしていいですか) amazon.co.jp
• [2002.07.22] Aiueto (あいうえと) amazon.co.jp
• [2003.04.17] Ueto Aya VERSUS Azumi (上戸彩VERSUSあずみ) amazon.co.jp
• [2003.07.19] MESSAGE amazon.co.jp
• [2003.09.17] September Fourteenth amazon.co.jp
• [2004.09.11] natural amazon.co.jp

• [2004.12.27] Install ~Nozawa Asako no Fuukei~ featuring Ueto Aya (インスト－ル～野沢朝子の風景～featuring 上戸彩 ) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.02.25] Ueto Aya in Azumi 2 Death or Love (上戸彩inあずみ2 Death or Love) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.03.26] Last Teen amazon.co.jp
• [2005.04.14] Attack No.1 FAN BOOK (アタックNo.1 FAN BOOK) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.06.24] Ueto Aya Monogatari (上戸彩物語) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.09.14] Breath amazon.co.jp
• [2005.12.14] thank you! aya ueto live 2005 amazon.co.jp

External Links

• Official Website
• Pony Canyon Profile
• JDorama Profile
• KIZUNA { Ueto Aya Fansite }
• Ueto Aya gallery