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Aya Matsuura 松浦 亜弥
Background information
Also known as	Ayaya
Born	June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25) (age 22)
Origin	Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Genre(s)	Japanese pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Years active	2001 – present
Label(s)	Zetima
Associated acts	GAM, Gomattou, DEF.DIVA, 3nin Matsuri, Odoru 11, Salt5, H.P. All Stars
Website	Hello! Project.com

Aya Matsuura (松浦 亜弥, Matsuura Aya^?, born June 25, 1986) is a J-pop artist and actress from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan within Hello! Project.

Career

Aya auditioned in 2000 for the 4th Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition, and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common misconception that Aya originally auditioned to be a part of Morning Musume, which she didn't.^[1] After being chosen from that audition, Aya Matsuura began her solo career. In time she would become one of Hello! Project's biggest acts.

Aside from a successful solo career, Aya Matsuura (nicknamed Ayaya), has also done numerous collaborations with other members of Hello! Project, including special, usually short lived groups Gomattou with Maki Goto and Miki Fujimoto; Nochiura Natsumi with Maki Goto and Natsumi Abe; and DEF.DIVA with Maki Goto, Natsumi Abe, and Rika Ishikawa. She's also done the "Folk Song" series which feature Yuko Nakazawa and other Hello! Project artists, as well as Hello! Project's shuffle groups (3nin Matsuri in 2001, Odoru 11 in 2002, Salt5 in 2003, and the larger H.P. All Stars in 2004).

She has also collaborated with Miki Fujimoto as a duo named GAM that debuted September 2006. Their first single, "Thanks!" reached the #2 position on the Oricon.

Matsuura has appeared in many commercials for various companies; notably Pretz snack foods, Epson color printers, and Kirin beverages. Currently she also takes part and co-hosts the television show Utawara with other names in Japanese entertainment such as Johnny Jimusho's Jun Matsumoto.

Matsuura starred in the Japanese film Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki opposite Rika Ishikawa, released on September 30, 2006.

On October 9, 2006 both concerts she was supposed to hold that day were cancelled due to her not feeling well.^[2] Soon several unsourced rumours emerged considering the possibility she might be suffering from Temporomandibular joint disorder.^[3] Following the cancellation of the two concerts, Matsuura's management confirmed the rumours, reported the young idol had been taking painkillers to continue working and scheduled a press conference to discuss her condition.^[4][5] On the following day Matsuura made a public statement on PBS apologizing to her fans and expressing her desire to get back to her singing career as soon as possible.

Since her press conference, Matsuura has returned to her normal hosting duties on her weekly radio show, "Matsuura Aya no All Night Nippon" and has returned to singing in a limited capacity, as most recently demonstrated on her appearance on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on October 23, 2006.

On March 8, 2008, Matsuura—as a secret guest—performed at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Special Olympics Japan Winter National Games, a national event in preparation of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Boise, Idaho.^[6][7] She performed the song "Kizuna", to be released on May 21, 2008 as her 20th single.^[8]

It was announced on October 19, 2008, on the official Hello!Project website, that Matsuura will graduate from the Elder Club & Hello!Project all together on March 31st, 2009.

Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (August 2007)

• Her 2004 single "Watarasebashi" (Watarase Bridge) is a cover of Moritaka Chisato's 1993 original. The bridge in the title is one of twelve bridges that cross the Watarase River in the city of Ashikaga.
• Matsuura stated in an October 23, 2006 interview on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ that her parents have had to remove the family placard from their house due to harassment from fans and bosozoku, as the rarity of their surname makes the house easy to locate in Himeji.
• Matsuura had a dog named Nana, but it died of liver disease.^[9]
• She has stated that she is the type of person that only eats one type of food at a time in a meal.^[10]

Discography

Albums

Singles

DVDs

Videos

• 2001-04-25 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 1 (美・少女日記 1, Bi Shojo Nikki Part 1^?)
• 2001-06-27 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 2 (美・少女日記 2, Bi Shojo Nikki Part 2^?)
• 2001-09-05 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 3 (美・少女日記 3, Bi Shojo Nikki Part 3^?)
• 2001-12-12 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 4 (美・少女日記 4, Bi Shojo Nikki Part 4^?)
• 2002-08-07 – Concert Tour 2002 Haru "First Date" at Tokyo Kokusai Forum (ファーストコンサートツアー2002春「ファーストデート」 at 東京国際フォーラム, Concert Tour 2002 Haru "First Date" at Tokyo Kokusai Forum^?)
• 2002-10-09 – Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1 (松浦亜弥シングルMクリップス1, Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1^?)
• 2003-02-19 – Yeah! Meccha Raibu at Nakano Sun Plaza (Yeah! めっちゃライブ at 中野サンプラザ, Yeah! Meccha Raibu at Nakano Sun Plaza^?)
• 2003-02-26 – Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!, Alo-Hello!^?)
• 2003-03-12 – Ne~e? (ね～え?, Ne~e?^?)

Photobooks

Solo Photobooks

• 2001-12-01 – Matsuura Aya 1st Photobook (松浦亜弥 1st写真集, Matsuura Aya 1st Photobook^?)
• 2003-02-14 – Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!, Alo-Hello!^?)
• 2004-01-15 – Mā! Chura (まっ!ちゅら, Mā! Chura^?)
• 2004-06-25 – Alo-Hello! 2 (アロハロ!2, Alo-Hello! 2^?)
• 2005-03-19 – a

Concert Photobooks

• 2002-06-04 – First - Date (ファースト・デート, First - Date^?)
• 2004-07-07 – ~Watashi to Watashi to Anata~ (～私と私とあなた～, ~Watashi to Watashi to Anata~^?)

Other Photobooks

• 2003-04-11 – Ayaya to Mikitty (アヤヤとミキティ, Ayaya to Mikitty^?)
• 2003-09-30 – Matsuura Aya in Hello! Project 2003 Summer
• 2004-03-13 – Matsuura Aya in Hello! Project 2004 Winter
• 2004-09-28 – Matsuura Aya in Hello! Project 2004 Summer
• 2005-07-06 – Nochiura Natsumi Live Photobook "Triangle Energy" (後浦なつみライブ写真集「Triangle Energy」, Nochiura Natsumi Live Photobook "Triangle Energy"^?)

Appearances

TV shows

Movies

• Ao no Honou (2003)
• Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki (2006)

Radio

• Matsuura Aya Let's do it!! (松浦亜弥 Let's do it!!, Matsuura Aya Let's do it!!^?) – JOLF, etc. (April, 2001—2005-03-27)
• Matsuura Aya All Night Nippon (松浦亜弥のオールナイトニッポン, Matsuura Aya All Night Nippon^?) – JOLF and other thirty-five radio stations in Japan (2005-03-30 — 2006-12-27)
• Matsuura Aya FIVE STARS– InterFM 76.1 (TUESDAY 松浦亜弥) (Start date 2007-10-02)October 2007-Current

Commercials

• Pretz (2002 – 2006, Ezaki Glico)
• Tesera (2002 – 2004, FT Shiseido)
• Gogo no Kocha (2003 – 2008, Kirin Beverage)
• Colorio Printer (2003 – 2005, Epson)
• Sega PuyoPuyo Fever (2004)
• Papico (2004 – 2006, Ezaki Glico)
• Pocky (2004 – 2005, Ezaki Glico)
• Sky PerfecTV! (2004 – 2005, SKY Perfect Communications)
• Super Mild (2004 – 2005, FT Shiseido)
• Scooter Let's 4 (2004 – 2005, Suzuki)
• Nissin Yakisoba UFO (2005 – 2006, Nissin)
• Aoyama Trading (Youfuku Aoyama) (since 2005)
• Youpack (2005 – 2006, Japan Post)
• Scooter Address V50 (2006, Suzuki)
• Expressway ETC (since 2007, song only)
• Center-in (since 2007, Unicharm), etc.

Video games

• Guitar Freaks 8th mix / drummania 7th mix (Momoiro Kataomoi, covered by Yu Uchida)
• Donkey Konga (Japanese version, Momoiro Kataomoi covered by an unknown artist)
• Daigasso! Band Brothers (Yeah! Meccha Holiday, instrumental)
• Go-Go-Tea Miniature Golf (Kirin Beverage)
• Donkey Konga 2 (Japanese Version, Yeah! Meccha Holiday)

References

External links

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• Official Hello! Project profile
• Official UP-FRONT WORKS Discography Entry
• Aya Matsuura at the Internet Movie Database
• Kpopwiki:Aya Matsuura
• ThePPN:Matsuura Aya

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