Yamamoto Ayaka

Name: Yamamoto Ayaka
Native name: 山本彩加
Also Known as: Aayan, やまもとあやか
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: August 6, 2002
Age: 24

Yamamoto Ayaka is a former Japanese idol and former fashion model, a former member of the female idol group NMB48, and a former exclusive member of "Seventeen", from Hyogo prefecture. She belonged to Showtitle.

She passed the NMB48 5th gen member audition final examination and was unveiled on June 28th at the NMB48 Theater as one of the NMB48 5th Research Students.

From April 11th, she was the main personality of "NMB48's TEPPEN Radio" (MBS Radio). In August, she was named one of the six Miss Seventeen Grand Prix winners, and she joined Seventeen's exclusive models.

Yamamoto transferred to Team BII from March 1st, 2020.

On December 28, at the crown live "Kono Shunkan (Toki)o" held at the NMB48 Theater, it was announced that she would graduate from NMB48 and retire from the entertainment world in order to concentrate on her studies with the aim of becoming a nurse.

On March 3, a graduation concert "Saigo no Isshoku" was held at the Orix Theater. On March 19, she performed "Yamamoto Ayaka Sotsugyo Koen 〜Saigo no Isshoku〜" at the NMB48 Theater, and she retired from the entertainment world as soon as she graduated from NMB48. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2020	Signal 100 Japanese Movie, 2020, Mizutani Shizuku (Support Role)	Mizutani Shizuku Support Role	7.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2019	FLY! BOYS, FLY! Bokutachi, CA Hajimemashita Japanese Special, 2019, 1 eps Mita Yui [Flight attendant trainee] (Support Role)	1	Mita Yui [Flight attendant trainee] Support Role	7.4

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	CDTV Live! Live! Japanese TV Show, 2020, 200 eps (Guest)	200	Guest	8.0
2016	Utacon Japanese TV Show, 2016, 330 eps (Ep. 44, 48, 79, 99, 172) (Guest)	330	(Ep. 44, 48, 79, 99, 172) Guest	6.0
2015	Buzz Rhythm Japanese TV Show, 2015, 515 eps (Ep. 74) (Guest)	515	(Ep. 74) Guest	7.9
2013	AKB48 Show! Japanese TV Show, 2013, 216 eps (Regular Member)	216	Regular Member	7.8
2005	J-Melo Japanese TV Show, 2005, 576 eps (Guest)	576	Guest	0.0
1986	Music Station Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps [Performer] (Guest)	1328	[Performer] Guest	7.9

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