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# News > Older News
| 2006/07/12: "Shimokita Sundays" PR |
On
the 10th, the cast and staff of "Shimokita Sundays" attended the press
conference for the new drama (starts Thursday on TV Asahi) held in a Tokyo
filming studio. Aya plays the role of serious and hark-working college student Satonaka Yuika. For the
drama, she cut 15cm of her hair by herself. When challenging the bobbed hair,
Aya commented "They said I had no sex appeal to go with that hairdo" with a
bitter smile. However with a bright expression she expressed "I'm a little
anxious for my hair to grow back but cutting your hair is fun!".
The cast talked about the drama being about "teamwork" and because of that it
will inevitably be a fun drama. "Shimokita Sundays" will air on Thursdays at 9pm
on TV Asahi.
| 2006/07/07: Aya cuts her own hair!? |
It
was revealed on the 7th that in a scene in Aya's upcoming drama, "Shimokita
Sundays", where she portrays the role of a young woman living in poverty,
she cuts her own hair. Aya commented "I was afraid I would cut too much but in
the end I did it just right. I don't mind the hairstyle when I'm at work but in
private I think it will be a little embarrassing at first." She cut 15cm of hair
for a haircut to fit the image of a theatrical troupe member.
Updates: the schedule, dramas
& charts pages have been updated.
| 2006/06/26: Aya is "Yokogao Bijin"! |
On
the 25th, Aya was awarded with the 12th E-Line Beautiful Prize, presented
each year to woman with a beautiful profile. The same award was previously
awarded to actresses Miyazawa Rie and Kuroki Hitomi. Ueto arrived at the event
in a light brown dress and commented "I have 'dentist mania' and I go at least
once every 2-3 weeks." "I will try my best to obtain a beautiful profile" said
the winner who was selected from a pool of 1000 candidates.
In other news, Attention Please had the highest ratings of the week (and also
it's highest of the season so far) beating Top Caster and BusuKoi with 19.2% of
viewers tuning in. The last episode will air on Fuji TV this Tuesday.
| 2006/05/29: "Shimokita Sundays" confirmed! |
It was confirmed today that Aya will star in a new drama this summer (starting in July) on TV Asahi. She will play the leading role of Satonaka Yuika in "Shimokita Sundays". It tells the story of a young girl living in poverty who joins a theatrical troupe simultaneously with university. It will air on Thursday nights at 8hPM. The theme song "Shimokita ijou Harajuku miman" will be sang by Fumiya Fujii who also appears in the drama.
| 2006/05/22: LOTTE Soh "Festival" CM |
Aya's
new CM for LOTTE "SOH" Ice cream will be on air starting May 23. The latest
commercial has her wearing a blue summer costume and shouting "Daisuki da!"
while eating and smiling in a festive atmosphere. Aya talked about one of her
festival memories in an interview, saying "The year before last year, I went to
a festival with a hat that I wore low over my eyes and the lady at the Omusoba stand
said out loud "Hey! Aya Ueto who bought this!".
| 2006/05/14: Aya at Mother's Day event |
Aya
was present at a Mother's Day event to promote the new LOTTE "Ghana"
chocolate on the 13th. During the event she talked about her longing to become a
mom. She commented "A mother is someone you can discuss everything with. Back
when I felt like retiring from work I consulted my mom. This year (on Mother's
Day) I'm busy with drama filmings but I would like to come home even if just for
a minute. When the filming ends, I want to do something together." Moreover, she
desires to become a mother herself, commenting "I want to become a mom one day
soon and have a lot of children. I want to give birth in my late twenties".
| 2006/05/11: Aya is Miss Cotton! |
On
May 10, Cotton Day, Aya, alongside kabuki actor Nakamura Shidou and talent
Mifune Mika, were chosen as the recipients of this year's "Cotton USA Award".
Aya commented "I want to continue to wear clothes that make me feel good and
that give out a sensation of warmth". Her fashion point for the event was a
skeleton keychain that she received earlier from Mika who was also appointed at
the same event.
| 2006/04/23: Aya in new Ghana CM! |
Recently
voted
as the Top3 favourite tarento, in a poll conducted by
Oricon, super idols Ueto
Aya, Nagasawa Masami and Horikita Maki co-starred in a new LOTTE chocolate
"Ghana" CM for Mother's Day. This dream collaboration has them gently expressing
their gratitude towards mothers while singing along to "チョコレート
ロッテ～ (chocolate lotte)".
| 2006/04/15: Aya meets Conan! |
On
the 12th, in the metropolitan area, Aya attended
the completion announcement of the new Detective Conan movie "Meitantei
Conan Tanteitachi no Requiem" as the 10th Anniversary special supporter. She
commented "I used to watch it with my family" and "the movie talks about
friendship and various loves". Aya said to be deeply moved to have been able to
appear as herself in an episode of the TV anime "Detective Conan" scheduled to
air on May 8. On the same day, Famous actor and "Yoshitsune" co-star Matsudaira
Ken, who attented his own wedding reception, sent a message to Aya saying he
wishes her all the luck for her marriage within her twenties and hopes she finds
an adult man who has not forgotten his childish heart.
| 2006/04/05: Attention Please! |
On
the 5th at the Daiba Hotel in Tokyo, Aya and the rest of the cast of "Attention
Please" were appointed to announce the completion of the drama. In it she
plays the role of an unprecedented country girl, 21 year old Misaki Yoko is a
boyish girl who puts together a rock band with her male friends and unexpectedly
happens to be aiming to be part of a cabin crew. Aya commented with anticipation
"I wanted to give a lot positive energy and power to this drama". About the
uniform, she added with a smile "I'm nervous every time I have to wear it".
While the theme song, a cover of Roy Orbison's famous "OH PRETTY WOMAN" will be
sang (in English entirely) by singer Kimura Kaela, it was announced that Aya will also be singing during different scenes in the drama sporting leather
jackets and such to make her look even more the rocker part.
| 2006/03/18: Site updates |
I've added a new banner to plug the opening of the official site of Aya's new drama "Attention Please" (starting April 18). Also, I added mp3s of Aya's latest album, "License", for download in the music page. Lastly, I have been waiting to master Japanese enough to translate Aya's songs and I have finally done some, to read those translations click here (or you can access the page by going in the multimedia section)!
| 2006/03/16: Aya at new airport |
On
Thursday morning, Aya was present at the inaugural ceremony of the new "Kitakyuushu
Airport" which had it's first flight on the same day.To avoid a crowd of
fans, Aya's attendance had been kept secret. She arrived dressed in her CA
uniform which she will wear for her new drama "Attention Please". Aya was in
charge of the tape-cutting and also took the inaugural flight back to Tokyo. She
commented "The airport is really big and I couldn't move about it just yet but,
it's in very good shape and everything I did understand was fun".
| 2006/03/15: New LOTTE "Soh" CM! |
Aya
took once again the task of image character for the latest LOTTE ice cream "Soh"
CM. In the commercial she is seen collapsing in bliss on a sofa after eating the
ice. Aya said that the commercial reflects how she likes to eat "Soh" on her
days off, "After a good meal and then go back to sleep". The CM will start
airing on March 20.
Updates: the charts & lyrics
("License" album lyrics)
pages have been updated.
| 2006/03/07: New "Oronamin C" CM! |
It
was announced on the 6th that Aya's new Oronamin C CM co-star would be 16 year
old golf prodigy turned pro, Michelle Wie. During an interview with both of
them, Aya commented that she couldn't believe she was the eldest and had fun
pairing with Wie. The filming was done following Aya's advices at a friendly
tournament in Hawaii back in the first 2 weeks of February. The commercial will
start airing in Japanese living rooms on March 18.
Updates: the biography & schedule
pages have been updated.
| 2006/03/01: Aya becomes special judge! |
On
March 1st, Aya was selected to become one of the five judges for the very first
"12 year old Literary Prize" competition. During an interview she
confessed that during grade school years she
had never once been praised for her compositions. To promote the event a poster
of
the 20 year old Aya next to the 12 year old Aya was produced. She commented
laughing "Ah It's weird! What an embarrassing photo. I remember back when it was
taken I was really into the novel Miyazawa Kenji no Densetsu".
Updates: the schedule
& dramas
pages have been updated.
| 2006/02/20: Aya 's first "bed scene"! |
Novelist
Yoshi and Aya attended an interview for the new omnibus drama "Tsubasa no oreta
tenshi tachi" [翼の折れた天使たち] (which will be broadcast on
FujiTV from the 27th to
March 2nd) in Tokyo. During the interview it was revealed that it will include Aya's very first "bed scene". She commented "It's a delicate scene. When I will
receive mails from my friends after they've watched it I will feel embarrassed but
I was happy to perform such role". The crowd then had a good laugh when Yoshi
told them that he visited the set but with no ulterior motive.
Updates: the schedule
page has been updated.
| 2006/02/15: Special drama website opens! |
The official website of Aya's new special drama "Tsubasa no oreta tenshitachi"
was opened to the public today, to view the site
click here or on the banner at
the top of the page.
In other news, Aya's latest single "Egao no mama de", released today, has ranked
itself at #8 on the
Daily Oricon Single Charts. Congrats to Aya! The new single is available for
download in the music page. Remember to buy if you like
:) The lyrics have also been added.
Updates: schedule and clips
("Egao no mama de" PV upped) pages have been updated.
| 2006/02/10: Aya sends love to torino! |
Aya
presented to figure skater Takahashi Daisuke representing Japan at the Olympics
with a 48cm wide, 38cm in height and 2.5cm thick handmade valentine chocolate.
She commented "It is the biggest chocolate I have ever made in all my life. I
want the players to eat and cheer up so they can show up on the wonderful
Olympics stage." Aya also revealed that she has no plans for the 14th but
since she has been filming her new drama she thought she would get one of these for her
staff.
Also concerning Valentine's Day, Aya was voted #1 in the poll "From who would
you like to receive a valentine chocolate"!
| 2006/02/06: Aya to star in new drama!! |
Aya will star as the heroine in a remake of the 1970 big hit drama, "Attention Please". She will incarnate the "Misaki Yoko", in the role of a CA (cabin attendant) , of the 21st century. No other info on the cast has been revealed yet. The drama will start airing on Tuesdays at 9pm on FujiTV this April.
| 2006/02/05: New clip + updates |
I've added a new clip for download! It's a recent
interview that Aya made for the show Zoom In SUPER. It also includes a preview
of Aya's new PV and you can see Aya's new haircut, enjoy!
Updates: the clips, albums and
singles pages have been updated.
| 2006/02/03: Site updates |
I have added Aya's "Last Teen" photo book in the
gallery. Also, here's the track
list and of Aya's new album "License" which goes out on March 8.
1 egao no mama de
2 1 million thanks
3 kaze wo ukete
4 nukumori
5 yakusoku no basho
6 moshimo negai ga kanau nara feat.KOHEI JAPAN
7 Look into the future
8 hoshizora highway
9 kagiri aru toki no naka de
10 yume no chikara
11 shiroi yuki ga furu yoru ni
12 kono sekai ni umarete
13 fermata
To pre-order the album (and/or new single) you can visit
Yesasia or
CDjapan.
| 2006/01/30: Aya advices voice actors |
On
the 30th, Aya was present at the debut announcement of new voice actors Hatanaka
Yuu (11) and Takahashi Yuki (19) who will be featured in the new Disney movie "Narnia
kuni monogatari / Lion to majo". Aya, who also did voice acting, gave the
two a piece of advice on how to handle their role. Also there were comedians
Garage Sale and Gori.
Updates: the dramas and schedule
pages have been updated.
| 2006/01/22: New special drama! |
It was announced on the 22nd that Aya, Horikita Maki, Yamada Yuu and Ueno Juri will each star in one of the four episode drama "Tsubasa no oreta tenshitachi" based on the novel by Yoshi (who also wrote "Deep Love"). Aya will appear as the lead in the first episode scheduled to air on February 27. She will play the role of an office worker who longs to be a celebrity.
| 2006/01/20: Torino 2006 Mascot Girl |
Aya
was selected as a special caster for the broadcast of the Torino 2006 Winter
Olympics. She attended, in Tokyo, an interview alongside fellow casters Ogiwara
Tsugiharu and Ogiwara Kenji. With the Olympics coming up soon, Aya has already
started to gather information since she is not very familiar with winter sports
although she has said to have been gone skiing before.
| 2006/01/15: New song for download |
A radio rip of Aya's new song "Egao no mama de" produced by Ryoji from Ketsumeishi and which releases on February 15 is available for download in the music section. Enjoy!
| 2006/01/10: Passage into adulthood |
Aya
who turned 20 last September visited Hie Shrine on the 9th in Akasaka, Tokyo
where she took the "Adult Oath". For the special occasion, the clothing
makers for whom Aya serves as image character sent her a Yuzen dye resist fabric
on which Aya's mom worked on the design, spreading elegant Queen of the Night
flowers. Aya said during an interview that even turning 20 she still feels a bit
like a child as she received a New Year's present from her mom but wants, by all
means, to become more of an independent adult. She also commented that the only
"neene" (older sister) close to her is her stylist Henmi Emiri and wants to
learn how to cook from comedian Kimniiyan (Henmi's husband). Finally she
concluded by saying she hopes to get married while still in her twenties.
| 2006/01/03: "Omiai" party |
Aya
and tarento Fukuda Saki appeared on Fuji TV program "Sora tobu Gootan"
on the 4th with regular cast Yuka. All three attended an "omiai" party (marriage
interview) with actor Terajima Susumu and three other bachelors. Aya confessed
"I only have few friends, half of the 40 phone numbers stored in my cell phone
are work-related contacts or shops." She was asked once again what type of man
she preferred and answered "Someone honest, easy to follow and faithful. No
excuse could justify unfaithfulness."
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