Umeda Ayaka

Umeda Ayaka
Umeda Ayaka (2018)
Name
Kanji	梅田彩佳
Kana	うめだ あやか
Romaji	Umeda Ayaka
Nickname	Umechan (うめちゃん)
Birth Info
Birthdate	January 3, 1989
Birthplace	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	36 Years Old
Sizes
Height	151.5cm
Professional Info
Agency	TRUSTAR
Social Networks	Official Fanclub / Ameblo / Ameblo / Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / Threads
Idol Career Info
Former Group	NMB48
Former Team	Team BII
Debuted	April 2006 / AKB48 2nd Generation
Graduated	April 2016

Umeda Ayaka was the co-captain of NMB48's Team BII. She is now affiliated with TRUSTAR.

Catchphrase

福岡県出身の、う～め！　梅ちゃんこと梅田彩佳です。よろしくお願いします

Fukuoka-ken shusshin no, U~me! Ume-chan koto Umeda Ayaka desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu

(Born in Fukuoka prefecture, U~me! I'm Umeda Ayaka also known as Ume-chan. Please be nice with me)

Trivia

• Hobbies: Dancing, muscle training
• Favorite foods: Chocolate, salmon roe, motsunabe
• Favorite member: Kasai Tomomi
• Special skills: Standing on a balance ball
• Good friends with: Nonaka Misato, Kato Rena
• Future ambition: Multi-talent
• Former member of DiVA
• Former member of Light Music Club
• Participated and passed the first round of the Morning Musume: Morning Musume Lucky 7 Audition
• She is known for her outstanding dancing skill, which she learned by herself
• Broke her leg bone in 2006, after her stage debut (Shonichi), and was forced to leave the stage for 1 year and 5 months
• Her first love was for a basketball staff member when she was 13 years old
• Has a "boyish" fashion sense
• Is left-handed
• Has a younger sister
• Winner of the 2014 "The Wiz" Audition with Tano Yuka
• Was Team B's captain from August 24, 2012 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle) until her transfar to NMB48 on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri).
• On March 31, 2020, she resigned from Flave Entertainment.
• On June 1, 2020, she has joined Japanese talent agency TRUSTAR.
• Was the undergirls center during the 3rd General Election, meaning she centered Dakishimecha Ikenai.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 1st Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 2nd Senbatsu Election - #32 (Undergirls)
• 3rd Senbatsu Election - #22 (Undergirls Center)
• 4th Senbatsu Election - #16 (Senbatsu)
• 5th Senbatsu Election - #19 (Undergirls)
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #35 (Next Girls)
• 7th Senbatsu Election - #56 (Future Girls)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 1st Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Tanabe Miku)
• 2nd Janken Taikai - Best 16 (Lost to Kobayashi Marina)
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Best 16 (Lost to Nito Moeno)
• 4th Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Yumoto Ami)

Team History

Team K → Team B → Team BII → Graduation

Joined AKB48 as a Team K member in February, 2006 (Debut: April 1, 2006)

Transferred to Team B on August 24, 2012 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle)

Transferred to NMB48's Team BII on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)

Graduated from NMB48 Team BII on April 1, 2016 (Announcement: January 23, 2016 at AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 | Graduation Ceremony: March 31, 2016 at Zepp Namba | Last Theater Performance: March 20, 2016)

Singles Participation

NMB48 A-Sides

• Rashikunai
• Don't look back!
• Durian Shounen
• Must be now

NMB48 B-Sides

• Star ni Nante Naritakunai (Rashikunai)
• Romantic Snow (Don't look back!)
• Kokoro no Myoji wo Kake! (Durian Shounen)
• Kufuku de Renai wo Suru na (Must be now)

AKB48 A-Sides

• Aitakatta
• Baby! Baby! Baby!
• Ue Kara Mariko
• Gingham Check
• Eien Pressure

AKB48 B-Sides

Virgin love (Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru) Oogoe Diamond (Team K Ver.) (Oogoe Diamond) Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (RIVER) Boku no YELL (Ponytail to Shushu) Namida no SeeSaw Game (Heavy Rotation) Nakeru Basho (Beginner) ALIVE (Chance no Junban) Area K (Sakura no Ki ni Narou) Hito no Chikara (Everyday, Kachuusha) Dakishimecha Ikenai (Flying Get) (Center) Gondola Lift (Kaze wa Fuiteiru) (Center) Zero-Sum Taiyou (Ue Kara Mariko) Hitsujikai no Tabi (GIVE ME FIVE!) Mitsu no Namida (Manatsu no Sounds Good!)

Seigi no Mikata Janai Hero (UZA) Sokode inu no unchi fun jau ka ne? (So long!) Romance Kenjuu (Sayonara Crawl) Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku (Heart Ereki) Tiny T-Shirt (Heart Ereki) Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) KONJO (Mae Shika Mukanee) Kyou Made no Melody (Labrador Retriever) Hito Natsu no Hankouki (Kokoro no Placard) Utaitai (Kibouteki Refrain) Punkish (Green Flash) Kimi ni Wedding Dress wo... (Halloween Night)

SKE48 B-Sides

• Tabi no Tochuu (Chicken LINE)

Other Singles

• Enjoy your life! (Mine)

Albums Participation

NMB48 A-Sides

• Ibiza Girl (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)

NMB48 B-Sides

• Kimi ni Yarareta (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)
• Peak (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)

AKB48 Albums

• Anata ga Ite Kureta kara (SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban)
• Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010 (Kamikyokutachi)
• Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (Kamikyokutachi)
• Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Iede no Yoru (1830m)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• JJ ni Karitamono (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Kanashiki Kinkyori Renai (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Ikitsuzukeru (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)

Units

DiVA

• Tsuki no Uragawa / 月の裏側
• Cry
• Lost the way
• DISCOVERY

Albums

• DIVA

Stage Units

K1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)

Skirt, Hirari

K2 (Seishun Girls)

Ame no Doubutsuen

Fushidara na Natsu

K3 (Nounai Paradise)

MARIA

K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)

Return Match

K5 (Saka Agari)

End Roll

K6 (RESET)

Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa

Team B Waiting Stage

Omoide Ijou

BII3 (Saka Agari)

End Roll

Concert Units

AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Naize!~"

• Hoshi no Ondo
• Glass no I LOVE YOU

Live DVD wa Derudaroukedo, Yappari Iki ni Kagiruze! AKB48 Natsu Matsuri

• Gomen ne Jewel

AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?

• Pajama Drive

Nenwasure Kanshasai Shuffle Sumaze, AKB! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne

• Faint

AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri

• Gomen ne Jewel

Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'

• Romance, Irane

KYORAKU PRESENTS AKB48 SKE48 LIVE IN ASIA

• Ashita no Tame ni Kiss wo

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

• Noel no Yoru

Washington D.C. Concert

• Kiseki wa ma ni Awanai

AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~

• Seifuku Resistance
• Himawari

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• Oogoe Diamond

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013

• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

AKB48

• Candy

AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium

• Junai no Crescendo

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Fukuoka Dome

• Korogaru Ishi ni Nare

Sapporo Dome

• Hoshi no Ondo

Osaka Dome

• Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
• 1994-nen no Raimei

Tokyo Dome

• Skirt, Hirari
• Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa

AKB48 8th Anniversary

• Kurukurupa

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Majisuka Rock'n'Roll

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014

• End Roll

Unit Matsuri 2014

• JJ ni Karitamono

AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert

• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa

NMB48 National Tour

HGB Hall (Hiroshima)

• MARIA
• Namida no Shounan

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Kamonegikkusu

Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Performance

• Skirt, Hirari
• Return Match
• Ame no Doubutsuen
• End Roll

Media Appearances

Movies

• Ultraman Saga (2012)

Dramas

• Bakugan Kid (爆丸キッド) (2010)
• Ecogainder II (エコガインダーⅡ)

Radio Shows

• Tokyo Tower Club333 Night View DJ

Variety Shows

• AKB 0ji 59fun!
• AKBINGO!
• Shukan AKB
• Saturday Night Child Machine
• AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 5)
• AKB-Kyuu Gourmet Stadium (Season 2)

Gallery

Umeda Ayaka (2015)

Umeda Ayaka's graduation in Zepp Namba (2016)

Umeda Ayaka (2014)

Umeda Ayaka (2013) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (2012) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka as a member of DiVA (2012)

Umeda Ayaka on the 3rd Senbatsu Election (Undergirls Center) (2011) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (2011) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Late 2010) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Early 2010) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (2009) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Late 2008) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Early 2008) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Late 2007) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Early 2007) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Late 2006) (AKB48)

Umeda Ayaka (Early 2006) (AKB48)