Aya Matsuura
Aya Matsuura | |
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![]() Aya Matsuura at V Power "Music Storm", December 9, 2006 | |
Born | |
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Years active | 2000–2013, 2022 |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Musical career | |
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Labels | Zetima |
Aya Matsuura (
Career[edit]
2000–2009: Hello! Project[edit]
Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth 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. After being chosen from that audition, Matsuura began her solo career. In time, she would become one of Hello! Project's biggest acts.
Aside from a successful solo career, Matsuura (nicknamed Ayaya), also did 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 also did 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 also formed the duo GAM with Miki Fujimoto in debuted September 2006. Their first single, "Thanks!" reached the #2 position on the Oricon.
Matsuura starred in the Japanese film Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki (known internationally as Yo-Yo Girl Cop) opposite Rika Ishikawa, released on September 30, 2006.
On October 9, 2006, both concerts she was supposed to hold that day were cancelled, as she was not feeling well.[1] Soon several unsourced rumours emerged considering the possibility she might be suffering from Temporomandibular joint disorder.[2] 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.[3][4] 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 returned to her normal hosting duties on her weekly radio show, "Matsuura Aya no All Night Nippon" and returned to singing in a limited capacity, as 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 held in Boise, Idaho.[5][6] She performed the song "Kizuna", which was released on May 21, 2008, as her 20th single.[7]
2008–2013: Graduation and Reshuffle[edit]
It was officially announced on October 19, 2008, that Matsuura would be graduating from Hello! Project along with the rest of Elder Club.[8] Before her graduation, Matsuura released her fifth studio album, Omoi Afurete, on January 21, 2009,[9] and her 21st single, "Chocolate Damashii", was released on February 11 for Valentine's Day.[10]
Matsuura graduated from Hello! Project on March 31, 2009, but months later, on August 26, 2009, Matsuura launched her own blog called Ayablog and announced that her Omoi Afurete tour will be her last for two or three years. However, she has since released a Cover Album (Click You, Link Me, 2010). In late August 2011, it was revealed that she is diagnosed with endometriosis, which has been and will continue to limit her concert activities in the future. However, from 2009 to 2013, She has consistently released Acoustic Concerts, known as "Aya Matsuura's Maniac Series". She was signed to UpFront Create, along with some of the members of the Hello Project! Elder Club. At the end of the year, she performed along with all other Hello Project members at the concert "Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~" where she announced her indefinite hiatus.
2022: Return to Entertainment[edit]
On January 27, Matsuura was a guest on the podcast Matthew's Matthew hosted by Takashi Fujii, thus marking the end of an almost decade long hiatus. On April 14, Matsuura was featured in a commercial for Nescafe 'Excella' coffee.[11] On August 9, Keita Tachibana announced on Twitter that a new single 'Addicted' would be released on November 25.[12]
Other appearances[edit]
Matsuura has appeared in many commercials for various companies; notably Pretz snack foods, Epson color printers, and Kirin beverages. She has also taken part and co-hosts the television show Utawara with other names in Japanese entertainment such as Johnny Jimusho's Jun Matsumoto.
Personal life[edit]
Matsuura and Keita Tachibana registered their marriage on August 4, 2013, after almost 12 years of dating. They held their wedding ceremony in Hawaii on October 7. On December 21, 2014, the couple announced the birth of their first child, a baby girl.
Discography and releases[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
# | 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 ( |
January 21, 2009[9] | #29 | 4,873 | 1 |
Cover albums[edit]
# | 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[edit]
# | Title | Release date | Peak rank | Total sales | Weeks on chart |
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– | Aya Matsuura Best 1 ( |
March 24, 2005 | #2 | 121,361 | 13 |
7 | 10th Anniversary Best | December 21, 2011 | #? | ? | ? |
Singles[edit]
# | 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 |
June 13, 2001 | #7 | 64,490 | 6 |
3 | "Love Namidairo" (Love |
September 5, 2001 | #3 | 172,340 | 9 |
4 | "100Kai no Kiss" (100 |
November 28, 2001 | #2 | 102,820 | 7 |
5 | "Momoiro Kataomoi" (♥ |
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 |
September 19, 2002 | #2 | 115,480 | 18 |
8 | "Sōgen no Hito" ( |
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 |
June 4, 2003 | #3 | 88,483 | 11 |
11 | "The Last Night" | September 26, 2003 | #3 | 57,451 | 8 |
12 | "Kiseki no Kaori Dance" ( |
January 28, 2004 | #3 | 80,322 | 7 |
13 | "Hyacinth" ( |
March 10, 2004 | #7 | 56,400 | 13 |
14 | "Your Song ~Seishun Sensei~" (Your Song ~ Theme song of "Aijo Ippon!" |
July 14, 2004 | #3 | 41,306 | 10 |
15 | "Watarasebashi" ( |
October 20, 2004 | #6 | 47,857 | 6 |
– | "Tensai! Let's Go Ayayamu" ( Theme song of "Hamtaro the Movie 4" |
November 26, 2004 | #47 | – | 5 |
16 | "Zutto Suki de Ii desu ka" (ずっと |
February 23, 2005 | #7 | 45,022 | 8 |
17 | "Ki ga Tsukeba Anata" ( |
September 21, 2005 | #6 | 56,822 | 9 |
18 | "Suna wo Kamu you ni... Namida" ( |
February 1, 2006 | #14 | 20,212 | 5 |
19 | "Egao" ( |
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 |
February 11, 2009[10] | #19 | 4,028 | 2 |
22 | "Futari Osaka" (ふたり |
March 29, 2011[10] | |||
23 | "Subject: Sayonara" (Subject: さようなら) | December 20, 2011[10] | |||
24 | Addicted | November 25, 2022[10] |
† A cover of Chisato Moritaka's 1993 original. The bridge in the title is one of twelve bridges that cross the Watarase River in the city of Ashikaga.
†† Last release within Hello! Project, as she graduated soon after its release.
DVDs[edit]
Title | Release date |
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Matsuura Aya First Concert Tour 2002 Haru "First Date" at Tokyo Kokusai Forum ( |
August 7, 2002 |
Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1 ( |
October 9, 2002 |
Bi-Shojo Nikki I, II ( |
December 11, 2002 |
Aya no DNA ( |
January 16, 2003 |
Yeah! Meccha Live at Nakano Sun Plaza (Yeah! めっちゃライブ at |
February 19, 2003 |
Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!) | February 26, 2003 |
Sōgen no Hito ( |
March 5, 2003 |
Ne~e? (ね~え?) | March 12, 2003 |
Kotomikku Daijiten Jōkan, Gekan (ことミック |
May 2, 2003 |
Musical "Sōgen no Hito" (ミュージカル 「 |
May 21, 2003 |
Good Bye Natsuo (Good Bye |
June 4, 2003 |
Moero! Manābu 1, 2 ( |
July 2, 2003 |
Concert Tour 2003 Haru ~Matsu Ringu Pink~ (コンサートツアー2003 |
September 18, 2003 |
Kiseki no Kaori Dance ( |
January 28, 2004 |
Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2003 Aki ~Ayaya Hit Parade!~ ( |
February 4, 2004 |
Matsuura Aya Single V Clips 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 |
July 7, 2004 |
Single V Your Song ~Seishun Sensei~ (シングルV Your Song ~ |
July 28, 2004 |
Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2004 Haru ~Watashi to Watashi to Anata~ ( |
August 11, 2004 |
Single V Watarasebashi (シングルV |
November 10, 2004 |
Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2004 Aki ~Matsu Crystal Yoyogi Special~ ( |
December 1, 2004 |
Single V Zutto Suki de Ii desu ka (シングルV ずっと |
May 2, 2005 |
Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2005 Haru 101 Kaime no Kiss ~Hand in Hand~ ( |
June 20, 2005 |
Single V Ki ga Tsukeba Anata (シングルV |
September 28, 2005 |
Hello Pro Party! 2005 ~Matsuura Aya Captain Koen~ (ハロ☆プロ パーティ~!2005 ~ |
December 7, 2005 |
Concert Tour 2006 Spring ~Otona no Namida~ (コンサートツアー2006 |
September 6, 2006 |
Aya Matsuura: Live in Shanghai ( |
October 25, 2006 |
Concert Tour 2006 Fall ( |
January 17, 2007 |
Concert Tour 2007 Fall ~Double Rainbow~ ( |
January 23, 2008 |
"AYA THE WITCH" Concert Tour Spring 2008 ( |
September 24, 2008 |
Concert Tour Fall 2009 ~Omoi Afurete~ ( |
December 23, 2009 |
Luxury Christmas Night 2013 at Cotton Club ( |
February 11, 2015 |
Videos[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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」)
Acts[edit]
Television variety shows[edit]
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 ( |
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 |
April 7, 2007 | September 24, 2011 | Nippon TV |
Collaboration Lab. (コラボ☆ラボ 〜 |
April 8, 2008 | April 1, 2009 | WOWOW |
TV drama[edit]
Title | Start date | End date | Network | Role |
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Saigo no Kazoku ( |
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 |
November 22, 2003 | Fuji TV and others | Shuko Ashida | |
Aijo Ippon! ( |
July 17, 2004 | September 18, 2004 | Nippon TV and others | Tomoe Natsuyagi |
Inochi no Kiseki ( |
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[edit]
- Ao no Honō (2003)
- Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki (2006)
Radio[edit]
- Matsuura Aya Let's do it!! (
松浦 亜弥 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) – 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-September 2009 (End date 2009-09-29)
Commercials[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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)
References[edit]
- ^ Official statement on the Odyssey Website[permanent dead link]
- ^ October 9, 2006 entry of the Ikimasshoi Weblog
- ^ Sponichi News, Entertainment Section, October 10, 2006 entry Archived October 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daily Sports Online, October 10, 2006 Archived November 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ayaya to promote Special Olympics" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ あやや
応援 歌 「きずな」心 こめて歌 う (in Japanese). sponichi.co.jp. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008. - ^ "Aya Matsuura will sing the Special Olympics Official Support Song" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ "Elder Club members to graduate from Hello! Project". Hello!Online. 2008-10-19. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ a b "Omoi Afurete" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Chocolate Damashii" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ Natalie Excella article
- ^ Yahoo article
External links[edit]
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- Official profile at the Up-Front Works (in Japanese)
- Aya Matsuura at IMDb