Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto (上戸 彩, Ueto Aya, born September 14, 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize. At the age of thirteen, Ueto made her acting debut, in the film Satsujinsha: Killer of Paraiso (1999), and she and fellow Japan Bishōjo Contest participants, Mami Nejiki, Mai Fujiya, and Manami Nishiwaki, formed the unsuccessful idol group Z-1. In 2002, after their disbandment, Ueto continued her music career as a solo artist, under the record label Pony Canyon, where she debuted with the single "Pureness."
Ueto's breakthrough came when she was cast as a high school student suffering from gender dysphoria, in the sixth season of the long-running TBS drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei. Her critically acclaimed performance led to several leading roles and endorsements, eventually establishing herself as one of Japan's most recognizable faces. As one of Japan's most ubiquitous celebrities, Ueto constantly appears on billboards, shop windows and train adverts, and has held the annual title of CM Queen five times since 2004.
She has also ventured onto the big screen, in the lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura's blockbuster Azumi (2003), which earned her a Japan Academy Award for Best Actress nomination; its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005); and the film adaption of Thermae Romae (2012).
Releases
Sleeve | Title | Year | Format |
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Aya Ueto - Kizuna | 2002 | CD, Single | |
Aya Ueto - Smile For... (Katei Kyoshi Hitman Reborn! Edition) | 2009 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Aya Ueto - Way To Heaven | 2007 | CD, Single | |
Aya Ueto - Way To Heaven | 2007 | CD, Single, Stereo | |
Aya Ueto - Best Of UetoAya (Single Collection) | 2006 | CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | |
上戸彩* - Hello | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single, Copy Protected, Limited Edition, DVD, PAL | |
Aya Ueto - Happy Magic 〜スマイルプロジェクト〜 | 2009 | CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video | |
Aya Ueto - UETOAYA-MEGA-MIX | 2005 | Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Promo | |
Aya Ueto - License | 2006 | CD, Album | |
Aya Ueto - License | 2006 | CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | |
Aya Ueto - Hello | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single, Copy Protected | |
Aya Ueto - Best Of UetoAya (Single Collection) | 2006 | CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | |
Aya Ueto - Best Of UetoAya (Single Collection) | 2006 | CD, Compilation | |
Aya Ueto - UETOAYAMIX | 2005 | CD, Album, Stereo | |
Aya Ueto - Smile For... / もう一度だけ | 2009 | CD, Single | |
Aya Ueto - Message | 2004 | CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video | |
Aya Ueto - Hello | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single, Copy Protected | |
Aya Ueto - Re. | 2004 | CD, Album, Copy Protected | |
Ueto Aya* - Ayaueto | 2003 | CD, Album | |
Aya Ueto - Happy Magic 〜スマイルプロジェクト〜 | 2009 | CD, Album | |
Aya Ueto - License | 2006 | CD, Album | |
Aya Ueto - Way To Heaven | 2007 | CD, Single | |
Aya Ueto - UETOAYAMIX | 2005 | CD, Album, Stereo | |
Ueto Aya* - 感傷 / Mermaid | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Aya Ueto - 夢のチカラ | 2005 | CD, Single | |
上戸彩* - 風 / 贈る言葉 | 2004 | CD, Single, Copy Protected, Promo, DVD, Promo | |
Ueto Aya* - 感傷 / Mermaid | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Aya Ueto - 愛のために。 | 2004 | CD, Maxi-Single | |
Aya Ueto - 涙の虹 / Save Me | 2007 | CD, Single | |
Aya Ueto - Kizuna | 2002 | CD, Single | |
Ueto Aya* - 感傷/Mermaid | 2003 | CD, Single | |
Aya Ueto - Message | 2004 | CD, Album | |
Aya Ueto - Happy Magic 〜スマイルプロジェクト〜 | 2009 | CD, Album | |
Aya Ueto - Message | 2004 | CD, Album |
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