Ayaka Komatsu

Ayaka Komatsu (小松 彩夏, Komatsu Ayaka) is a Japanese model, gravure idol and actress. She was born on July 23, 1986 in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture.

Biography

Modeling career

Her modeling agency is Amuse inc. She was a regular model of the now defunct Candy magazine.^[1] She also appeared in the Winter 2002-2003 "Angel Blue" fashion catalog and was on the cover of the manga Young Sunday dated April 7, 2005.

She was a member of the 2004 edition of the Japanese modeling quartet named Nittelligenic, an idol group sponsored by Nippon TV.^[2]

Acting career

She has acted in the following movies: Odoru Daisosasen The Movie 2 (her role in this film was relatively minor; she gets attacked by a vampire), Koibumi, Master of Thunder, A Perfect Day for Love Letters, Drift and Drift 2 (later released as Drift Deluxe Edition), and Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru (which opened in Japan on January 20, 2007, and later in Europe under the English title My Sister, My Love).

Arguably, her best known role was as Minako Aino/Sailor V/Sailor Venus in the series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

Komatsu was in the cast of a TV show called Dandori Musume ("Appointment Girls"). Her role in Dandori Musume is more comic than tragic, in contrast to her PGSM role. In 2008, she appeared in Average^[3] and in episode 7 of Aren't You a Criminal?.^[4]

She had a recurring role in the summer Fuji TV drama Buzzer Beat, reuniting with her former Sailor Moon cast member Keiko Kitagawa, who had the lead female role as well as with Yamashita Tomohisa as Komatsu made a cameo appearance on his previous drama, Kurosagi.

Filmography

TV shows

TV drama

Movies

Stage

Publications

Singles

1. 2003: C'est la vie 〜 Watashi no naka no koi suru bubun
2. 2003: Katagoshi ni kinboshi
3. 2004: Romance
4. 2004: Kiss!2 Bang!2
5. 2004: Sayonara ~ Sweet Days
6. 2008: Happy time, Happy life

Albums

• 2003: I'll Be Here (under title Aino Minako)

Other Albums as Aino Minako

• Kirari ☆ Sailor Dream! C / w C'est la vie (11, 2003, Columbia Music Entertainment)
• (February 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon DJ Moon
• (February 2004, same as above) pack Sailor Moon Koro-chan
• (March 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon Character Song Sailor Venus Minako Aino
• (May 2004, same as above) pack Sailor Moon 2 Koro-chan
• (May 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon DJ Moon 2
• (June 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon Dear My Friend
• (July 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon DJ Moon 3
• (July 2004, same as above) pack Sailor Moon 3 Koro-chan
• Three pieces, including a mini-album (September 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon Moon Light Real Girl of Aino Minako
• Sailor Moon Song Collection (November 2004, same as above)

Idol DVDs

• 2004: Figure A Nittelegenic 2004 Komatsu Ayaka
• 2005: Megami no Chu! Nittelegenic 2004 Komatsu Ayaka
• 2005: Masaka… Komatsu Ayaka
• 2007: Sho o Suteyo, Mizugi ni Naro!
• 2007: Dream Note
• 2007: Happy ending: Dream Note II
• 2009: Ayaka×Komatsu Ayaka
• 2011: Ayakafuru
• 2012: Hawaaaaaaaaaaii

Idol photobooks

• 2004: Ayaka no natsu ISBN 978-4847028229
• 2004: Nitchoku - Nittelegenic Official Photos ISBN 978-4820399209
• 2005: Summer Date ISBN 978-4847028816
• 2006: Moon Doll ISBN 978-4093721059
• 2007: Cheeeeeez ISBN 978-4847040092
• 2009: AYAKA×killer Virgin Road ISBN 978-4847041877
• 2011: Ayaka no zenbu ISBN 978-4-8470-4366-6
• 2012: Komagokochi ISBN 978-4847045042

References

External links

• Agency profile (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Ayaka Komatsu at the Internet Movie Database