Akari Akase
{{Short description|Japanese cosplayer and singer (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akari Akase
| native_name = あかせ あかり
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|07|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Aichi Prefecture, Japan
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Cosplayer
- gravure idol
- Internet personality
- actress
- singer}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| agent = SP-1
}}
{{Nihongo|Akari Akase|あかせ あかり|Akase Akari|born July 30, 2001}} is a Japanese singer, cosplayer, gravure idol, internet personality, and actress from Aichi Prefecture who is affiliated with SP-1. She started her entertainment activities as a cosplayer, gaining popularity on TikTok. In 2020, she made her debut as a gravure model, appearing in magazines such as Weekly Playboy as well as photobooks. In 2021, she made her debut as a television actress, and in 2022 she made her debut as a solo singer, releasing the song "Koi no Yukue" which was used as the ending theme to the anime television series My Dress-Up Darling.
Biography
Akase was born in Aichi Prefecture on July 30, 2001.{{Cite tweet|number=1420764485111795727|user=Akari_Official|title=あてぃし誕生日です！20歳~|author=Akase, Akari|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2022|language=Japanese}}{{cite web |title=あかせあかり：19歳"可愛すぎる2.2次元コスプレーヤー" 色白肌際立つ水着ショット - MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） |url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20201111dog00m200075000c.html |publisher=Mantan, Inc. |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=November 11, 2020}} From an early age, she had an interest in anime, and until she became a junior high school student, she had a dream of appearing in the Pretty Cure franchise. When she was in high school she served as the manager of her school's volleyball club.{{cite web |title=ＪＫを卒業したばかりの２.２次元コスプレイヤー・あかせあかり「今でもプリキュアになりたいって本気で思ってます」 - エンタメ - ニュース｜週プレNEWS［週刊プレイボーイのニュースサイト］ |url=https://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/news/entertainment/2020/03/30/111015/ |publisher=Shueisha |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=March 30, 2020}}
After retiring as the club's manager, she decided to take up cosplay due to her interest in anime. Cosplay would also be a way for her to spend money that she had earned from part-time jobs. She then decided to start a TikTok account, which quickly grew in popularity; as of November 2020 she had over 900,000 subscribers.{{cite web |title=令和の新星コスプレイヤー"あかせあかり、デジタル写真集を一般発売 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2176255/full/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=November 8, 2020}} It was also through her TikTok account where she was scouted for entertainment activities via a Twitter direct message. As she had longed to be an actress from childhood, and with the approval of her parents, she accepted the offer.
Akase's professional modelling debut was a swimsuit feature in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy magazine in March 2020. Later that year she released a photobook titled {{nihongo|Semi to Hatsukoi|蝉と初恋。}}. In 2021 she made her debut as a television actress, appearing in the Fuji TV drama series Mr. Good-looking starring by Fūju Kamio and Shihori Kanjiya.{{cite web |title=『顔だけ先生』に長谷川慎、矢吹奈子、小宮璃央、景井ひな、三浦獠太、石井礼美、前川佑、あかせあかりらの出演が決定！ |url=https://www.fujitv-view.jp/article/post-382968/?amp |publisher=Fuji TV |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=September 21, 2021}} By December 2021, her TikTok subscriber count had surpassed 1.2 million.{{cite web |title=人気コスプレイヤー兼TikToker・あかせあかり、メジャーデビュー |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000211952 |publisher=Barks |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=December 4, 2021}}
In 2022, Akase made her debut as a solo musician, releasing her first single {{nihongo|"Koi no Yukue"|恋ノ行方}} on February 23, 2022; the title song was used as the ending theme to the anime television series My Dress-Up Darling.{{cite web |title=My Dress-Up Darling Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Staff, Song Artists, January 8 Debut (Updated) |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-04/my-dress-up-darling-anime-2nd-video-unveils-more-staff-song-artists-january-8-debut/.180281 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=March 16, 2022 |date=December 4, 2021}}
Filmography
=Drama=
- Mr. Good-looking (2021), Yuki Tanaka
- If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (2022), Miyū{{Cite web |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=2022-10-06 |title=If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die TV Drama Releases Long PV featuring TV Anime Insert Song |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2022/10/6/if-my-favorite-pop-idol-made-it-to-the-budokan-i-would-die-tv-drama-releases-long-pv-featuring-tv-anime-insert-song |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Crunchyroll}}
- Trillion Game (2023), Mizuki
Discography
=Singles=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.sp-1.tokyo/pages/4787640/biography Agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|people|216621}}
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Category:21st-century Japanese women singers