Akari Uemura

Akari Uemura
植村 あかり
Background information
Also known as
  • Ārī[1]
  • Uemu (うえむー)[2]
Born (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25)[1]
Osaka Prefecture, Japan[1]
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2012–present
Labels

Akari Uemura (植村 あかり, Uemura Akari, born 30 December 1998,[1] in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)[1] is a Japanese pop singer and idol pop singer signed to Hello! Project as a member of Japanese pop idol group Juice=Juice and Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She was first introduced at the 2012 March Nama Tamago Show! concert. Her official nickname is Ārī (あーりー).

Uemura is represented by Up-Front Promotion.

Biography

Uemura was recommended to Hello! Project by her aunt and was rejected in the third-order examinations of the 9th Morning Musume Audition.[3] She later had a chance in her audition by taking dance lessons as a trainee in Osaka.[4][5] Uemura was introduced at the Hello Puro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012: 3-tsuki no Nama Tamago Show! on 31 March 2012.[6] In February 2013, she was chosen as a member of Juice=Juice.[4] In June 2024, she graduated from both Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.

Discography

for Akari Uemura's releases with Juice=Juice, see Juice=Juice#Discography.

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN[7]
Album Single DVD Blu-ray
Akari Uemura: Akari (植村あかり あかり) — — — 55
Akari Uemura Take It Early (植村あかり Take It Early)
  • Released: 17 August 2016
  • Label: Hachama
  • Formats: Blu-ray
 — — — 22

Filmography

Stage

Year Title Ref.
2013 Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushō o Erandara [8]

Radio

Year Title Network Ref.
2015 Juice=Juice Tomoko Kanazawa to Akari Uemura no Christmas mo My Pace Radio Kansai [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "植村あかり". Hello! Project official site (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "UTB☆☆宮本佳林". Juice=Juice official blog (in Japanese). Ameba Blog. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ Tsunku (25 February 2013). "ハロプロ研修生新ユニットに関して". Tsunku official blog: Tsun Bro Geinō Course (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "ハロプロ研修生新ユニット "Juice=Juice"インタビュー 1「"やっと"という気持ち以上に、"もっともっと"という気持ち」". De-View (in Japanese). Oricon Entertainment. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ^ "ハロプロ研修生 発表会 2012 ～3月の生タマゴShow！～ 追加出演者決定！". Hello! Project official site (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "公演情報". Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Nanami Yanagawa | Oricon Style". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. ^ "全労済ホール / スペース・ゼロ提携公演 「もしも国民が首相を選んだら」". Gekidan Project (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Juice=Juice金澤朋子と植村あかりのクリスマスもマイペース！ ラジオ関西". Radio Kansai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.