Profile of Aya Matsuura on Famous Like Me

Matsuura Aya (松浦亜弥) is a female Japanese popular music artist who was born on June 25, 1986 in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. Despite popular belief, Aya Matsuura actually did not audition Morning Musume, and ended up being turned down. the only audition rejectee's that were brought back were the 1st generation Momusu members, along with Miki Fujimoto and Mai Satoda (of Country Musume fame) during the 4th generation Momusu auditions.

Aya auditioned in 2001, and became the 4th member/group selected to be in the "little sister" portion of Morning Musume (I'm guessing that the little sisters eventually became what is now known as Hello! Project); Another H!P group, Sheki Dol also came out of the 4th audition. After being chosen from that audition, Aya Matsuura began her Solo career, with which, after time that is, she would become one of H!P's biggest acts, aside from Natsumi Abe.

Asides from a successful solo career, Aya Matsuura (nicknamed Ayaya) has also done numerous collaborations with other members of Hello! Project, including one-time groups Gomattou with Maki Goto and Miki Fujimoto, and Nochiura Natsumi with Maki Goto and Natsumi Abe of Morning Musume fame. She's also done the "Folk Song" series which feature Yuko Nakazawa and other H!P artists, as well as Hello! Project's shuffle groups (Ayaya was placed in 3-nin Matsuri for 2001, Odoru 11 in 2002, Salt 5 in 2003, and the larger H!P All Stars in 2004).

Discography

Singles

• Dokki Doki! LOVE Mail (ドッキドキ! LOVEメール, 11 April 2001)
• Toropika-ru Koishite-ru (トロピカ~ル 恋して~ã‚‹, 13 June 2001)
• LOVE Namidairo (LOVE涙色, 5 September 2001)
• 100kai no KISS (100回のKISS, 28 November 2001)
• ♥ Momoiro Kataomoi ♥ (♥ 桃色片思い ♥, 6 February 2002)
• Yeah! Metcha Holiday (Yeah! めっちゃホリディ, 29 May 2002)
• The Bigaku (The 美学, 19 September 2002)
• Sogen no Hito (草原の人, 11 December 2002)
• Ne-e? (ね~え?, 12 March 2003)
• GOOD BYE Natsuo (GOOD BYE 夏男, 4 June 2003)
• THE LAST NIGHT (26 September 2003)
• Kiseki no Kaori Dance (奇跡の香りダンス, 28 January 2004)
• Hiyashinsu (風信子 (ヒヤシンス), 10 March 2004)
• YOUR SONG ~Seishun Sensei~ (YOUR SONG ~青春宣誓~, 14 July 2004)
• Watarasebashi (渡良瀬橋, 20 October 2004)
• Tensai! LET'S GO Ayayam (天才! LET'S GO あややム, 26 November 2004, the theme song of "Hamtaro the Movie 4 (劇場版とっとこハム太郎 はむはむぱらだいちゅ! ハム太郎とふしぎのオニの絵本塔, Gekijo-ban Tottoko Hamutaro Ham-Ham Paradise, Hamutaro to Fushigi no Oni no Ehonto"))
• Zutto Suki de Iidesuka (ずっと 好きでいいですか, 23 February 2005)
• Kigatsukeba Anata (気がつけば あなた, 21 September 2005)

Albums

• First Kiss (ファーストKISS, 1 January 2002)
• T*W*O (29 January 2003)
• ×3 (Read: Triple) (トリプル, 1 January 2004)
• Matsuura Aya Best 1 (松浦亜弥ベスト1, 24 March 2005)

DVD

• 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, 7 August 2002)
• Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1 (松浦亜弥シングルMクリップス1, 9 October 2002)
• Bi Shojo Nikki (美・少女日記 I, II, 11 December 2002)
• Aya no DNA (亜弥のDNA, 16 January 2003)
• Yeah! Metcha Raibu at Nakano Sun Plaza (Yeah! めっちゃライブ at 中野サンプラザ, 19 February 2003)
• Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!, 26 February 2003)
• Sogen no Hito (草原の人, 5 March 2003) - With the original casting
• Ne-e? (ね~え?, 12 March 2003)
• Kotomikku Daijiten Jo / Ge (ことミック大辞典 上巻, 下巻, 2 May 2003)
• Musical "Sogen no Hito" (ミュージカル "草原の人", 21 May 2003)
• GOOD BYE Natsuo (GOOD BYE 夏男, 4 June 2003)
• Moero! Mana-bu Vol. 1 / Vol. 2 (燃えろ!マナー部1, 2, 2 July 2003)
• Concert Tour - 2003 Haru - Matsu Ringu PINK- (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2003春 ~松リング PINK~, 18 September 2003)
• Kiseki no Kaori Dance (奇跡の香りダンス。, 28 January 2004)
• Matsuura Aya Concert Tour -2003 Aki -Ayaya Hit Parade!- (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2003秋 ~あややヒットパレード!~, 4 February 2004)
• Matsuura Aya Single V Clips 2 (松浦亜弥シングルVクリップス2, 14 April 2004)
• Musical "Real Audition!!" (ミュージカル "リアルオーディション!!", 12 May 2004)
• Alo-Hello!2 Matsuura Aya DVD (アロハロ!2 松浦亜弥, 7 July 2004)
• Single V YOUR SONG -Seishun Sensei- (シングルV YOUR SONG ~青春宣誓~, 28 July 2004)
• Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2004 Haru Watashi to Watashi to Anata (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2004春 ~私と私とあなた~, 11 August 2004)
• Single V Watarasebashi (シングルV 渡良瀬橋, 10 November 2004)
• Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2004 Aki Matsu Crystal Yoyogi Special (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2004秋 ~松クリスタル 代々木スペシャル~, 1 December 2004)
• Single V Zutto Suki de Iidesuka (シングルV ずっと 好きでいいですか, 2 March 2005)
• Matsuura Aya Concert Tour 2005 Haru 101 kaime no KISS~HAND IN HAND~ (松浦亜弥コンサートツアー2005春 101回目のKISS~HAND IN HAND~, 20 June 2005)
• Single V Kigatsukeba Anata (シングルV 気がつけば あなた, 28 September 2005)

Video

• Matsuura Aya Bi.Shojo Nikki Part 1 (美・少女日記 1, 25 April 2001)
• Matsuura Aya Bi.Shojo Nikki Part 2 (美・少女日記 2, 27 June 2001)
• Matsuura Aya Bi.Shojo Nikki Part 3 (美・少女日記 3, 5 September 2001)
• Matsuura Aya Bi.Shojo Nikki Part 4 (美・少女日記 4, 12 December 2001)
• 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, 7 August 2002)
• Matsuura Aya Single M Clips 1 (松浦亜弥シングルMクリップス1, 9 October 2002)
• Yeah! Metcha Raibu at Nakano Sun Plaza (Yeah! めっちゃライブ at 中野サンプラザ, 19 February 2003)
• Alo-Hello! (アロハロ!, 26 February 2003)
• Ne-e? (ね~え?, 12 March 2003)

Appearances

TV

• VICTORY! ~Foot Girls no Seishun~ (VICTORY!~フットガールズの青春~, Fuji TV and FNS TV stations, on November 22, 2003)
• Aijo Ippon! (愛情イッポン!, Nippon TV (Nittele) and NNS TV stations, July 17, 2004 - September 18)
• Minna no TV (ミンナのテレビ, Nippon TV (Nittele) and NNS TV stations, April 13, 2005 - September 28)
• A (Nippon TV (Nittele) and NNS TV stations, April, 2005 - June 26)

Radio

• Matsuura Aya Let's do it!! (松浦亜弥 Let's do it!!, Nippon Hoso, etc., April, 2001 - March 27, 2005)
• Matsuura Aya no All Night Nippon (松浦亜弥のオールナイトニッポン, Nippon Hoso and other thirty-five radio stations in Japan, March 30, 2005 - Present)

CM

• Pretz (2002 -, Ezaki Glico)
• Papico (2004 -, Ezaki Glico)
• Pocky (2004 - 2005, Ezaki Glico)
• Gogo no Kocha (2002 -, Kirin Beverage)
• Colorio Printer (2003 -, Epson)
• SKY PerfecTV! (2004 -, SKY Perfect Communications)
• Yakisoba UFO (2005 -, Nissin), etc.

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