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).

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
Aya Ueto - Best Of UetoAya (Single Collection) 2006 CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC
Aya Ueto - Hello 2003 CD, Maxi-Single, Copy Protected
Aya Ueto - Hello 2003 CD, Maxi-Single, Copy Protected
上戸彩* - Hello 2003 CD, Maxi-Single, Copy Protected, Limited Edition, DVD, PAL
Aya Ueto - UETOAYAMIX 2005 CD, Album, Stereo
Aya Ueto - UETOAYAMIX 2005 CD, Album, Stereo
Aya Ueto - License 2006 CD, Album
Aya Ueto - Message 2004 CD, Album
Aya Ueto - Best Of UetoAya (Single Collection) 2006 CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC
Aya Ueto - License 2006 CD, Album
Aya Ueto - UETOAYA-MEGA-MIX 2005 Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Promo
Aya Ueto - Way To Heaven 2007 CD, Single, Stereo
Aya Ueto - 涙の虹 / Save Me 2007 CD, Single
Aya Ueto - Best Of UetoAya (Single Collection) 2006 CD, Compilation
Aya Ueto - Happy Magic 〜スマイルプロジェクト〜 2009 CD, Album
上戸彩* - 風 / 贈る言葉 2004 CD, Single, Copy Protected, Promo, DVD, Promo
Aya Ueto - Kizuna 2002 CD, Single
Aya Ueto - Smile For... (Katei Kyoshi Hitman Reborn! Edition) 2009 CD, Maxi-Single
Ueto Aya* - Ayaueto 2003 CD, Album
Aya Ueto - License 2006 CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC
Aya Ueto - Happy Magic 〜スマイルプロジェクト〜 2009 CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video
Aya Ueto - Message 2004 CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video
Aya Ueto - 愛のために。 2004 CD, Maxi-Single
Ueto Aya* - 感傷/Mermaid 2003 CD, Single
Aya Ueto - Kizuna 2002 CD, Single
Aya Ueto - Re. 2004 CD, Album, Copy Protected
Aya Ueto - 夢のチカラ 2005 CD, Single
Aya Ueto - Smile For... / もう一度だけ 2009 CD, Single
Ueto Aya* - 感傷 / Mermaid 2003 CD, Maxi-Single
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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Tracklist: License

No. Title Runtime
CD1 笑顔のままで 5:14
CD2 1 Million Thanks 5:04
CD3 風をうけて 5:06
CD4 ぬくもり 4:30
CD5 約束の場所 5:16
CD6 もしも願いが叶うなら 5:02
CD7 Look Into The Future 5:22
CD8 星空ハイウエイ 4:14
CD9 限りある時の中で 4:59
CD10 夢のチカラ 4:57
CD11 白い雪が降る夜に 4:38
CD12 この世界に生まれて 6:14
CD13 Fermata 3:51
DVD1 『笑顔のままで』 PV
DVD2 『笑顔のままで』 Special PV (Document "Hair Cut" Version)
DVD3 『笑顔のままで』 PV Making
DVD4 Interview

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