Aya Matsuura facts for kids
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Aya Matsuura
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Aya Matsuura at V Power "Music Storm", December 9, 2006
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| Born | June 25, 1986 |
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| Years active | 2000–2013, 2022 |
| Spouse(s) |
Keita Tachibana
(m. 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Labels | Zetima |
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Aya Matsuura (born June 25, 1986) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She is from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
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Aya Matsuura's Music Journey
Starting Her Career: Hello! Project (2000–2009)
Aya Matsuura began her music career in 2000. She joined an audition for a group called Morning Musume and was chosen. This led her to become part of a bigger music project known as Hello! Project.
After joining, Matsuura started her solo singing career. She quickly became one of the most popular artists in Hello! Project.
Besides singing alone, Matsuura, who was also called Ayaya, worked with other singers from Hello! Project. She was part of special groups like Gomattou with Maki Goto and Miki Fujimoto. She also sang with Maki Goto and Natsumi Abe in Nochiura Natsumi. Another group she joined was DEF.DIVA with Maki Goto, Natsumi Abe, and Rika Ishikawa.
Aya also took part in the "Folk Song" series. In these, she sang with Yuko Nakazawa and other Hello! Project artists. She was also in special "shuffle groups" like 3nin Matsuri in 2001, Odoru 11 in 2002, Salt5 in 2003, and the larger H.P. All Stars in 2004.
In September 2006, she formed a duo called GAM with Miki Fujimoto. Their first song, "Thanks!", was very popular and reached number 2 on the music charts.
Matsuura also acted in a Japanese movie called Yo-Yo Girl Cop. It came out on September 30, 2006, and she starred alongside Rika Ishikawa.
In October 2006, Aya had to cancel some concerts because she was not feeling well. It was later shared that she had some health issues affecting her jaw. She apologized to her fans and wanted to get back to singing as soon as she could. She slowly returned to her radio show and singing.
On March 8, 2008, Matsuura was a surprise guest at the opening of the Special Olympics Japan Winter National Games. She sang her song "Kizuna". This song was later released as her 20th single.
Changes and Break (2008–2013)
On October 19, 2008, it was announced that Matsuura would leave Hello! Project. Before she left, she released her fifth album, Omoi Afurete, in January 2009. Her 21st single, "Chocolate Damashii", came out in February for Valentine's Day.
Aya Matsuura officially left Hello! Project on March 31, 2009. A few months later, in August 2009, she started her own blog called Ayablog. She announced that her Omoi Afurete tour would be her last for a couple of years. However, she did release a cover album called Click You, Link Me in 2010.
In 2011, it was shared that she had a health condition that limited her concert activities. Despite this, from 2009 to 2013, she continued to release "Aya Matsuura's Maniac Series" of acoustic concerts. At the end of 2013, she performed at a concert called "Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013". There, she announced that she would be taking a break from entertainment for an unknown period.
Returning to Entertainment (2022)
On January 27, 2022, Matsuura appeared as a guest on a podcast. This marked her return to entertainment after nearly ten years. On April 14, she was also featured in a commercial for Nescafe coffee.
Other Appearances
Matsuura has appeared in many commercials for different companies. These include Pretz snacks, Epson printers, and Kirin drinks. She also co-hosted the TV show Utawara with other Japanese celebrities.
Aya Matsuura's Personal Life
Aya Matsuura married Keita Tachibana on August 4, 2013. They had been dating for almost 12 years. Their wedding ceremony took place in Hawaii on October 7. In December 2014, they shared that they had welcomed their first child, a baby girl. They now have three children.
Music and Videos
Studio Albums
| # | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Total sales | Weeks on chart |
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| 1 | First Kiss | January 1, 2002 | #2 | 301,530 | 13 |
| 2 | T.W.O | January 29, 2003 | #2 | 316,986 | 18 |
| 3 | X3 | January 1, 2004 | #10 | 124,939 | 9 |
| 4 | Double Rainbow (ダブル レインボウ) | October 10, 2007 | #22 | 11,764 | 2 |
| 5 | Omoi Afurete (想いあふれて) | January 21, 2009 | #29 | 4,873 | 1 |
Cover Albums
| # | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Total sales | Weeks on chart |
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| – | Naked Songs | November 29, 2006 | #24 | 18,961 | 2 |
| 6 | Click you, Link Me | November 24, 2010 | #72 | 3,007 | ? |
Compilations
| # | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Total sales | Weeks on chart |
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| – | Aya Matsuura Best 1 (松浦亜弥ベスト1) | March 24, 2005 | #2 | 121,361 | 13 |
| 7 | 10th Anniversary Best | December 21, 2011 | #? | ? | ? |
Singles
| # | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Total sales | Weeks on charts |
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| 1 | "Dokki Doki! Love Mail" (ドッキドキ! Loveメール) | April 11, 2001 | #10 | 72,070 | 6 |
| 2 | "Tropical Koishiteru" (トロピカ～ル恋して～る) | June 13, 2001 | #7 | 64,490 | 6 |
| 3 | "Love Namidairo" (Love涙色) | September 5, 2001 | #3 | 172,340 | 9 |
| 4 | "100Kai no Kiss" (100回のKiss) | November 28, 2001 | #2 | 102,820 | 7 |
| 5 | "Momoiro Kataomoi" (♥ 桃色片思い ♥) | February 6, 2002 | #2 | 224,480 | 13 |
| 6 | "Yeah! Meccha Holiday" (Yeah! めっちゃホリディ) | May 29, 2002 | #2 | 130,960 | 19 |
| 7 | "The Bigaku" (The 美学) | September 19, 2002 | #2 | 115,480 | 18 |
| 8 | "Sōgen no Hito" (草原の人) | December 11, 2002 | #2 | 92,995 | 11 |
| 9 | "Ne~e?" (ね～え?) | March 12, 2003 | #3 | 121,776 | 10 |
| 10 | "Good Bye Natsuo" (Good Bye 夏男) | June 4, 2003 | #3 | 88,483 | 11 |
| 11 | "The Last Night" | September 26, 2003 | #3 | 57,451 | 8 |
| 12 | "Kiseki no Kaori Dance" (奇跡の香りダンス) | January 28, 2004 | #3 | 80,322 | 7 |
| 13 | "Hyacinth" (風信子 (ヒヤシンス)) | March 10, 2004 | #7 | 56,400 | 13 |
| 14 | "Your Song ~Seishun Sensei~" (Your Song ~青春宣誓~) Theme song of "Aijo Ippon!" |
July 14, 2004 | #3 | 41,306 | 10 |
| 15 | "Watarasebashi" (渡良瀬橋, "Watarase Bridge")† | October 20, 2004 | #6 | 47,857 | 6 |
| – | "Tensai! Let's Go Ayayamu" (天才! Let's Go あややム) Theme song of "Hamtaro the Movie 4" |
November 26, 2004 | #47 | – | 5 |
| 16 | "Zutto Suki de Ii desu ka" (ずっと 好きでいいですか) | February 23, 2005 | #7 | 45,022 | 8 |
| 17 | "Ki ga Tsukeba Anata" (気がつけば あなた) | September 21, 2005 | #6 | 56,822 | 9 |
| 18 | "Suna wo Kamu you ni... Namida" (砂を噛むように・・・Namida) | February 1, 2006 | #14 | 20,212 | 5 |
| 19 | "Egao" (笑顔) | August 29, 2007 | #16 | 13,286 | 5 |
| 20 | "Kizuna" (きずな) | May 21, 2008 | #20 | 6,007 | 3 |
| 21 | "Chocolate Damashii" (チョコレート魂)†† | February 11, 2009 | #19 | 4,028 | 2 |
| 22 | "Futari Osaka" (ふたり大阪) | March 29, 2011 | |||
| 23 | "Subject: Sayonara" (Subject: さようなら) | December 20, 2011 | |||
| 24 | Addicted | November 25, 2022 |
† This is a cover of a song by Chisato Moritaka from 1993. The "bridge" in the title is one of the bridges over the Watarase River in Ashikaga city.
†† This was her last song released while she was part of Hello! Project.
DVDs
| Title | Release date |
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| Matsuura Aya First Concert Tour 2002 Haru "First Date" at Tokyo Kokusai Forum (松浦亜弥First Concert Tour 2002春「First Date」at東京国際フォーラム) | August 7, 2002 |
| Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1 (松浦亜弥シングルMクリップ1) | October 9, 2002 |
| Bi-Shojo Nikki I, II (美・少女日記 I, II) | December 11, 2002 |
| Aya no DNA (亜弥のDNA) | January 16, 2003 |
| Yeah! Meccha Live at Nakano Sun Plaza (Yeah! めっちゃライブ at 中野サンプラザ) | February 19, 2003 |
| Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!) | February 26, 2003 |
| Sōgen no Hito (草原の人) – With the original casting | March 5, 2003 |
| Ne~e? (ね～え?) | March 12, 2003 |
| Kotomikku Daijiten Jōkan, Gekan (ことミック大辞典 上巻, 下巻) | May 2, 2003 |
| Musical "Sōgen no Hito" (ミュージカル 「草原の人」) | May 21, 2003 |
| Good Bye Natsuo (Good Bye 夏男) | June 4, 2003 |
| Moero! Manābu 1, 2 (燃えろ!マナー部1, 2) | July 2, 2003 |
| Concert Tour 2003 Haru ~Matsu Ringu Pink~ (コンサートツアー2003春～松リングPink～) | September 18, 2003 |
| Kiseki no Kaori Dance (奇跡の香りダンス。) | January 28, 2004 |
| Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2003 Aki ~Ayaya Hit Parade!~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2003秋 ～あややヒットパレード!～) | February 4, 2004 |
| Matsuura Aya Single V Clips 2 (松浦亜弥シングルVクリップス2) | April 14, 2004 |
| Musical Real Audition!! (ミュージカル リアルオーディション!!) | May 12, 2004 |
| Alo-Hello! 2 Matsuura Aya (アロハロ!2 松浦亜弥) | July 7, 2004 |
| Single V Your Song ~Seishun Sensei~ (シングルV Your Song ～青春宣誓～) | July 28, 2004 |
| Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2004 Haru ~Watashi to Watashi to Anata~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2004春～私と私とあなた～) | August 11, 2004 |
| Single V Watarasebashi (シングルV 渡良瀬橋) | November 10, 2004 |
| Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2004 Aki ~Matsu Crystal Yoyogi Special~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2004秋 ～松クリスタル 代々木スペシャル～) | December 1, 2004 |
| Single V Zutto Suki de Ii desu ka (シングルV ずっと 好きでいいですか) | May 2, 2005 |
| Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2005 Haru 101 Kaime no Kiss ~Hand in Hand~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2005春 101回目のKiss～Hand in Hand～) | June 20, 2005 |
| Single V Ki ga Tsukeba Anata (シングルV 気がつけば あなた) | September 28, 2005 |
| Hello Pro Party! 2005 ~Matsuura Aya Captain Koen~ (ハロ☆プロ パーティ～！2005 ～松浦亜弥キャプテン公演～) | December 7, 2005 |
| Concert Tour 2006 Spring ~Otona no Namida~ (コンサートツアー2006春~OTONA no NAMIDA~) | September 6, 2006 |
| Aya Matsuura: Live in Shanghai (松浦亜弥 上海ライブ) | October 25, 2006 |
| Concert Tour 2006 Fall (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2006秋 〜進化ノ季節…〜) | January 17, 2007 |
| Concert Tour 2007 Fall ~Double Rainbow~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2007秋 〜ダブル レインボウ〜) | January 23, 2008 |
| "AYA THE WITCH" Concert Tour Spring 2008 (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2008春 『AYA The Witch』) | September 24, 2008 |
| Concert Tour Fall 2009 ~Omoi Afurete~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2009秋 〜想いあふれて〜) | December 23, 2009 |
| Luxury Christmas Night 2013 at Cotton Club (松浦亜弥 ラグジュアリー・クリスマス・ナイト 2013 at COTTON CLUB) | February 11, 2015 |
Videos
- 2001-04-25 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 1 (美・少女日記 1)
- 2001-06-27 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 2 (美・少女日記 2)
- 2001-09-05 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 3 (美・少女日記 3)
- 2001-12-12 – Bi Shojo Nikki Part 4 (美・少女日記 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)
- 2002-10-09 – Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1 (松浦亜弥シングルMクリップス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)
- 2003-02-26 – Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!)
- 2003-03-12 – Ne~e? (ね～え?)
Photobooks
- Solo Photobooks
- 2001-12-01 – Matsuura Aya 1st Photobook (松浦亜弥 1st写真集)
- 2003-02-14 – Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!)
- 2004-01-15 – Ma'! Chura (まっ!ちゅら)
- 2004-06-25 – Alo-Hello! 2 (アロハロ!2)
- 2005-03-19 – a
- Concert Photobooks
- 2002-06-04 – First-Date (ファースト・デート)
- 2004-07-07 – ~Watashi to Watashi to Anata~ (～私と私とあなた～)
- Other Photobooks
- 2003-04-11 – Ayaya to Mikitty (アヤヤとミキティ)
- 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」)
Acting Roles
Television Variety Shows
| Show | Start date | End date | Network |
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| Hello! Morning (ハロー!モーニング。) | April 2000 | April 1, 2007 | TV Tokyo, etc. |
| Minna no TV (ミンナのテレビ) | April 13, 2005 | September 28, 2005 | Nippon TV and others |
| A | April 2005 | June 26, 2005 | Nippon TV and others |
| Utawara Hot Hit 10 → Utawara (歌笑Hotヒット10 → ウタワラ) | October 16, 2005 | January 28, 2007 | Nippon TV and others |
| Ayaya Golf (あややゴルフ) | April 4, 2006 | September 26, 2006 | Nippon TV |
| Ayaya Golf 2 (あややゴルフ2) | April 4, 2007 | September 26, 2007 | Nippon TV |
| Meringue no Kimochi (メレンゲの気持ち) | April 7, 2007 | September 24, 2011 | Nippon TV |
| Collaboration Lab. (コラボ☆ラボ 〜夢の音楽工房〜) | April 8, 2008 | April 1, 2009 | WOWOW |
TV Dramas
| Title | Start date | End date | Network | Role |
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| Saigo no Kazoku (最後の家族, lit: the last family) | October 18, 2001 | December 13, 2001 | TV Asahi and others | Tomomi Uchiyama |
| Goldem Bowl (ゴールデンボウル) Episode 9 | June 22, 2002 | Nippon TV and others | Miyako Yoshizawa | |
| Victory! ~Foot Girls no Seishun~ (Victory!～フットガールズの青春~) | November 22, 2003 | Fuji TV and others | Shuko Ashida | |
| Aijo Ippon! (愛情イッポン!) | July 17, 2004 | September 18, 2004 | Nippon TV and others | Tomoe Natsuyagi |
| Inochi no Kiseki (命の軌跡, lit: the miracle in life) | October 25, 2006 | CBC, TBS, and others | Yoshimi Hirai | |
| The Quiz Show (ザ・クイズショウ) | April 18, 2009 | June 24, 2009 | Nippon TV and others | Rena Takasugi |
| Sakura and Satsuki (サクラとさつき) | April 1, 2011 | ABC (only in the Kansai region) | Sakura Haruno | |
Films
- Ao no Honō (2003)
- Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki (2006)
Radio Shows
- Matsuura Aya Let's do it!! (松浦亜弥 Let's do it!!) – JOLF, etc. (April, 2001—March 27, 2005)
- Matsuura Aya All Night Nippon (松浦亜弥のオールナイトニッポン) – JOLF and other radio stations (March 30, 2005 — December 27, 2006)
- Matsuura Aya FIVE STARS– InterFM 76.1 (TUESDAY 松浦亜弥) (October 2, 2007 — September 29, 2009)
Commercials
- Pretz (2002–2006, Ezaki Glico)
- Tessera (2002–2004, 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, Shiseido)
- Scooter Let's 4 (2004–2005, Suzuki)
- Nissin Yakisoba UFO (2005–2006, Nissin)
- Aoyama Trading (Youfuku Aoyama) (2005–2008)
- Youpack (2005–2006, Japan Post)
- Scooter Address V50 (2006, Suzuki)
- Expressway ETC (2007, Organization for Road System Enhancement) -- song only
- Center-in (2007, Unicharm)
- Fried Chicken (2008, FamilyMart) -- also the song "Kichin to Chicken" lyrics and music by Fujioka Fujimaki, a folk song duo.
- Mezamashi Gohan (2009, MAFF)
- Top "Clear Liquid" (since 2009, Lion)
- Vitamin Water (since 2009, Suntory)
- Roots Aroma Impact (since 2010, JT Foods), etc.
Video Games
- CR Matsuura Aya (PlayStation 2)
- 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)
See also
In Spanish: Aya Matsuura para niños
