Aya Tademaru (Japanese: 蓼丸綾, Hepburn: Tademarū Aya, born March 24, 1985) better known by the stage nameHaruka Ayase (綾瀬 はるか), is a Japanese actress who started her career as a model in the year 2000.[1] She has since become a leading actress in television and film.[2]
Life and career
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Ayase was invited by a friend to participate in the 25th Horipro Talent Scout Caravan. She was interested as "an excuse to not attend club activities",[4] but had nothing prepared, so she did a rabbit imitation that was popular at school.[citation needed] She won the Special Jury Prize,[5][6] and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2000.[7]
Her stage name was taken from the internet, with Ayase and herself choosing it from 16,000 applicants; on February 28, 2001, it was decided as "Haruka Ayase".[8]
In addition to photo collections and weekly magazines, her popularity as a gravure idol increased with appearances on local programs such as Cosmo Angel.[citation needed] Her pictorial activities decreased as she began to receive attention as an actress.[citation needed]
In 2003, she made her first regular appearance in the serial drama Boku no Ikiru Michi.
She was selected as a cast member of Socrates in Love in 2004, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards for her portrayal of Aki Hirose, a high schooler with leukemia.[10] Ayase shaved her hair and changed her weight in order to match Masami Nagasawa's portrayal of the character in the film.[citation needed]
2005–2014: Singing debut ～ Yae's Sakura
On March 24, 2006, Ayase made her debut as a singer with the single "Period", produced by Takeshi Kobayashi.[11] The single debuted 8th on the Oricon charts.[12]
In 2007, she starred in the television drama Hotaru no Hikari, an adaptation of the manga of the same name, with Naohito Fujiki.[13] A sequel was broadcast in 2010, and the movie was released in 2012.[14][15]
In 2016, Ayase starred as Balsa, a spear wielder and bodyguard, in Guardian of the Spirit, an NHK taiga drama.[23] The role involved stage combat.[24] She starred in all three seasons of the drama.[25]
In 2022, she made her "month 9" debut, starring in My Ex-Boyfriend's Last Will.[26][27] This was her first Fuji TV serial drama since Shikaotoko Awoniyoshi around 14 years prior.
Other ventures
Endorsements
Ayase is a popular product spokesperson in Japan,[28] appearing in commercials for major consumer brands such as Coca-Cola,[29]SK-II,[30] and KFC.[31] She is also the main spokeswoman for Uniqlo and SK-II in Japan.[32][33]
Personal life
Public image
The news outlet Japan Times has hailed Ayase as; "The Japanese version of Anne Hathaway".[34] Ayase was named the most beautiful face in Japan in 2018.[35]
Legal troubles
In 2006, Ayase was once detained in New Zealand after being mistaken for a spy.[36]
Around the spring of 2020, Ayase's personal office, a company managed by her mother, invested around ¥100 million in a scheme co-managed by a Hiroshima tax accountant who was a long-time acquaintance of the Ayase family. The scheme defaulted on repayments to Ayase's company in May 2021, and the accountant's son arranged for a full refund of the investment. The accountant and three others were arrested for investment law violations in November 2022. Other investors alleged that the accountant used his relationship with Ayase to solicit investments in the scheme.[37]
Philanthropy
In March 2011, she launched the awareness for raising about the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster and invited Japanese and international celebrities to add their videos for triple tragedy in Japan. Despite Fukushima crisis, she made a call to action to support the victims of triple disaster and to raise funds in the relief effort. In conjunction, she has also created her own website for the cause.[citation needed]
On August 31, 2021, Ayase announced on Twitter and Instagram that she had contracted COVID-19 Delta variant.[39] Though she was originally recovering at home, she was hospitalized after symptoms of pneumonia.[39]
^『ホリプロTSC』愛媛の中2・山崎玲奈さんがGP「映画やドラマに出られる女優さんになりたいです！」 ["Horipro TSC" Ehime Middle School 2 Rena Yamazaki GP "I want to be an actress who can appear in movies and dramas!"]. ORICON NEWS. December 12, 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^実は元アイドルと知って驚いた芸能人ランキング [In fact, the celebrity ranking that surprised me when I found out that I was a former idol]. zakzak (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^Kushida, Kensuke (2018-07-09). 自信がなくても、「よーい、どん」で走り出したら全力で ――綾瀬はるか流・女優の「続け方」 [Even if you don't have confidence, if you say "Yo, don" and start running, go all out -- Haruka Ayase, an actress's "how to continue"]. Riku Navi NEXT Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^紅白司会は綾瀬はるかと櫻井翔 総合は内村光良 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ [Kohaku hosts are Haruka Ayase and Sho Sakurai - General is Teruyoshi Uchimura]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^ abザテレビジョン ドラマアカデミー賞 (in Japanese). The Television. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^是枝監督「海街ｄｉａｒｙ」カンヌ出品、４作目のコンペ参加 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能 [Director Kore-eda "Umimachi diary" exhibited at Cannes, participated in the competition for the 4th work]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^綾瀬はるか・長澤まさみ・夏帆・広瀬すず、カンヌで美の競演！レッドカーペットを彩る！：第68回カンヌ国際映画祭｜シネマトゥデイ [Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose, beauty contest at Cannes! Color the red carpet! : 68th Cannes International Film Festival | Cinema Today]. Cinema Today (in Japanese). 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^精霊の守り人：原作者が語る“大河ファンタジー” 綾瀬はるかは「読めない役者さん」 [Seirei no Mamoribito: The original author talks about "taiga fantasy" Haruka Ayase is "an unreadable actor"]. MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） (in Japanese). 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^綾瀬はるか NHK新ドラマ「精霊の守り人」殺陣シーンで自慢のボディが… [Ayase Haruka NHK's new drama "Guardian of the Spirit" in the sword fight scene her boastable body ...]. アサ芸プラス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^大泉洋、初共演の綾瀬はるかは「芝居は完璧なんだけど、ほどよくNGを出す、僕のせりふを…」 - ドラマ : 日刊スポーツ [Yo Oizumi, Haruka Ayase, who co-starred for the first time, said, "The play is perfect, but I give out moderately NG, my lines..." - Drama: Nikkan Sports]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^レコード大賞で土屋太鳳が司会に。じゃあ歴代の女性司会って？ | QUIZ JAPAN [Tao Tsuchiya will host the Record Awards. So, what is the history of female moderators? | QUIZ JAPAN]. quizjapan.com (in Japanese). 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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