Umeda Ayaka

Umeda Ayaka (NMB48, 2015)

Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳) is a Japanese pop singer and Idol managed by Flave Entertainment. She was previously a full-time member of AKB48 and was also a former member of NMB48.

Profile

• Birth Name: Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳)
• Nicknames: Umechan (うめちゃん), Kyura (キュラ)
• Date of Birth: January 3, 1989 (1989-01-03)
• Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Height: 151.5cm
• Bands / Groups:
  • AKB48 (2006–2014)
    • AKB48 Team K (2006–2012)
    • AKB48 Team B (2012–2014)
  • DiVA (2011–2014)
  • NMB48 (2014–2016)
    • NMB48 Team BII (2014–2016)

Works

Music

Vocals

• [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)
  • Star ni Nante Naritakunai (スターになんてなりたくない) (Team BII)
• Don't look back!
  • Romantic Snow (ロマンティックスノー) (Team BII)
• Durian Shounen (ドリアン少年)
  • Kokoro no Moji wo Kake! (心の文字を書け！) (Team BII)
• Must be now
  • Kuufuku de Ren'ai wo Suruna (空腹で恋愛をするな) (Team BII)

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)
• "Kibouteki Refrain" single
  • Utaitai (歌いたい) (Cattleya-gumi)
• "Green Flash" single
  • Punkish (パンキッシュ) (NMB48)
• "Halloween Night" single
  • Kimi ni Wedding Dress wo... (君にウェディングドレスを…) (Future Girls)

Albums

NMB48

• Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~
  • Ibiza Girl (イビサガール)
  • Kimi ni Yarareta (君にヤラレタ) (Team BII)
  • Peak (ピーク)

AKB48

• Kamikyokutachi
  • Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby!
  • Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (君と虹と太陽と)
• 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)
• Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
  • Ikitsuzukeru (生き続ける)

Stage Units

AKB48 Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"

• Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり)

AKB48 Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"

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

AKB48 Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"

• MARIA

AKB48 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)

AKB48 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

AKB48 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)

AKB48 Team B Waiting Stage

• Omoide Ijou (思い出以上)

NMB48 Team BII 3rd Stage "Saka Agari"

• End Roll (エンドロール)

Trivia

• Originally a second generation member of AKB48 and a founding member of Team K, she was transferred to Team B and appointed as team captain during the AKB48 team shuffle in 2012. During the AKB48 Grand Shuffle in 2014, she was fully transferred to NMB48 and appointed as sub-captain of Team BII.
  • 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.
  • She announced her graduation on January 23, 2016 during AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016. Her last theater performance was on March 20, 2016, and she graduated on April 1, 2016.
  • She was the last AKB48 second generation member to leave the AKB48 Group, alongside Kobayashi Kana (from AKB48) and Miyazawa Sae (from SKE48). The three members graduated at Team K's tenth anniversary performance.
• 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
• Likes: DVDs, salmon roe
• Favorite Color:Pink
• Favorite Artist: EXILE
• Favorite Talents: Oizumi Yo, Wakatsuki Chinatsu, Ogura Yuko

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External Links

• Flave Entertainment Official Profile
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