Asahina Aya

Name: Asahina Aya
Native name: 朝比奈彩
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: October 6, 1993
Age: 32

Asahina Aya is a Japanese female fashion and gravure model, talent, actress, and an exclusive model for "Ray" magazine. She was born in Sumoto City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1993.

She debuted as an actress in 2017 in Amazon Original drama "Tokyo Alice" as Enjoji Sayuri. In 2018, she played the role of Kurihara Nagisa in the TBS drama "Cheer ☆ Dan".

On July 26, 2021, Asahina Aya and Sandaime J Soul Brothers' Kenjiro Yamashita announced their marriage. The couple stated they had been dating for two years.

On March 25, 2024 they announced the birth of their first child. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	Alice in Borderland Season 3 Japanese Drama, 2025, 6 eps Kuina Hikari (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	6	Kuina Hikari (Ep. 6) Guest Role	8.2
2024	Land of Tanabata Japanese Drama, 2024, 10 eps Higashimaru Yukiko (Support Role)	10	Higashimaru Yukiko Support Role	7.0
2022	Alice in Borderland Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2022, 8 eps Kuina Hikari (Support Role)	8	Kuina Hikari Support Role	8.9
2021	Girl Gun Lady Japanese Drama, 2021, 10 eps Hoshimiya Mirei [Homeroom teacher] (Support Role)	10	Hoshimiya Mirei [Homeroom teacher] Support Role	7.1
2020	Alice in Borderland Japanese Drama, 2020, 8 eps Kuina Hikari (Support Role)	8	Kuina Hikari Support Role	8.9
2020	Keishichou Sousa Ikkachou Season 4 Japanese Drama, 2020, 16 eps Sagisawa Machiko (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)	16	Sagisawa Machiko (Ep. 11) Guest Role	7.0
2019	Runway 24 Japanese Drama, 2019, 10 eps Inoue Momoko (Main Role)	10	Inoue Momoko Main Role	6.8
2018	Cheer☆Dan Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps Kurihara Nagisa (Support Role)	10	Kurihara Nagisa Support Role	7.6
2018	Osaka Kanjousen Part 3 Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps Mizui Rina (Ep.7) (Main Role)	10	Mizui Rina (Ep.7) Main Role	7.4
2017	Tokyo Alice Japanese Drama, 2017, 12 eps Enjoji Sayuri (Main Role)	12	Enjoji Sayuri Main Role	7.2

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	From the End of the World Japanese Movie, 2023, Saeki Reiko [Shogo's colleague] (Support Role)	Saeki Reiko [Shogo's colleague] Support Role	7.5
2022	Red Shoes Japanese Movie, 2022, Ohta Manami (Main Role)	Ohta Manami Main Role	6.8
2021	And So the Baton Is Passed Japanese Movie, 2021, [Teacher] (Support Role)	[Teacher] Support Role	8.2
2020	Grand Blue Dreaming Japanese Movie, 2020, Kotegawa Nanaka (Support Role)	Kotegawa Nanaka Support Role	7.4

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2023	Last One Standing Season 2 Japanese TV Show, 2023, 8 eps (Guest)	8	Guest	7.5
2023	Cinderella Journey Japanese TV Show, 2023, 8 eps (Main Host)	8	Main Host	0.0
2022	Girl's Barking Night Japanese TV Show, 2022, 130 eps (Ep. 100) (Guest)	130	(Ep. 100) Guest	0.0
2020	Azatokute Nani ga Waruino Japanese TV Show, 2020, 182 eps (Ep. 14) (Guest)	182	(Ep. 14) Guest	8.8
2020	Nani on Saturday!? Japanese TV Show, 2020, 300 eps (Guest)	300	Guest	0.0
2019	Eiko to Naomi no Working Blues Japanese TV Show, 2019, 1 eps (Regular Member)	1	Regular Member	9.0
2018	Geinoujin ga Honki de Kangaeta Dokkiri GP Japanese TV Show, 2018, 120 eps (Ep. 11) (Guest)	120	(Ep. 11) Guest	9.0
2017	Degawa’s “Will you Charge Me Up?” Japanese TV Show, 2017, 250 eps (Ep. 12) (Guest)	250	(Ep. 12) Guest	0.0
2017	Neo-Kensen Variety King-chan SP Japanese TV Show, 2017, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	0.0
2015	EIGHT-JAM Japanese TV Show, 2015, 430 eps (Ep. 95) (Guest)	430	(Ep. 95) Guest	0.0
2015	Datsuryoku News Network Japanese TV Show, 2015, 430 eps (Ep. 30) (Guest)	430	(Ep. 30) Guest	5.9
2012	Ningen Kansatsu Variety Monitoring Japanese TV Show, 2012, 400 eps (Ep. 122) (Guest)	400	(Ep. 122) Guest	8.0
2008	Vs Arashi Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps (Ep. 387, 395, 426, 489) (Guest)	561	(Ep. 387, 395, 426, 489) Guest	8.4
2007	Kanjani8 no Janiben Japanese TV Show, 2007, 706 eps (Ep. 524) (Guest)	706	(Ep. 524) Guest	7.7
2004	Run for Money Japanese TV Show, 2004, 63 eps (Ep. 42) (Guest)	63	(Ep. 42) Guest	8.3
1996	1 Okuri no Dai Shitsumon!? Waratte Koraete! Japanese TV Show, 1996, 118 eps (Guest)	118	Guest	0.0

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