, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the Japanese
electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a r ...
group
Perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent ...
Ayaka Nishiwaki
, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the Japanese electropop group Perfume.
Biography
Nishiwaki was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, where she attended Actor's School Hiroshima with friends a ...
and Yuka Kashino. She was placed in the advanced class for singing, as she was always interested in singing. In a letter she wrote to her "Future Me" she recalled her singing teacher telling her if she just wanted to sing and dance because she loved it. Nishiwaki and Kashino were still in the beginner class at this time, meeting Ōmoto secretly.''Flash'' magazine: "33 Shocking Legends of Perfume!" – No. 19. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
Before she became a member of ''Perfume'', Nocchi was part of other idol groups such as and .
She joined the group in 2001, replacing the original third member Yūka Kawashima, who left the group to focus on her schoolwork.
In 2002, she appeared in an advertisement for
Johnson & Johnson
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.
Ōmoto graduated from
Horikoshi High School
is a private high school in Nakano, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.J. F. Oberlin University together with fellow Perfume member Yuka Kashino. However, while Kashino graduated in March 2011, Ōmoto dropped out by 2008.
On 18 April 2008 Perfume made a special guest appearance performing " Ceramic Girl" at the ending of drama " Sumire ♡ 16 sai!!".
On 23 March 2012 Perfume made a special guest appearance performing "
Baby Cruising Love
"Baby Cruising Love" (stylized as "Baby cruising Love") is a double A-side single release by the Japanese group, Perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and ...
" in the movie " Moteki".
On 31 March and 1 April 2017, Ōmoto played the character "Noribu" on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...
Special drama 'Pensées'.
In September 2017, Ōmoto dubbed "the mail delivery person" on "FASTENING DAYS 3" mini-series.
NOCCHi's regular page "NOCCHi wants to play games!” on the Japanese music news site “Ongaku Natalie” was released on January 1, 2020.
Appearance
TV Program
* "Kandada's Labyrinth " in the back of the multi-tenant building (
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
, August 6, 2019 )
* I want to play a game! Matsulie special edition "Nocchi wants to play a sound game! " ( Matsulie , January 30, 2021 12:00 to January 31, 2021 23:59)
Still Model
* Facial Cleansing Foam "Clean & Clear " ( Johnson & Johnson , 2002 ) --Graphic Advertising Model
Digitally distributed content
* Amuse Fes in MAKUHARI 2017 - rediscover - Purchasing Department - ( Amuse Inc. , June 4, 2017) - Fujiwara Sakura guest appearance along with the
Writing activity
Web serialization
* "I want to play a game!" (January 1, 2020-serialized, music Natalie , irregular serialization)
Comment Contribution
Book
* " Sakura Gakuin 10th Anniversary" Thank you ... "" (February 14, 2021 Limited-time production, amuse, special message contribution)
Magazine
*（July 15, 2014, BOOK interview）
*（May 27, 2017, comment contribution）
Queen Bee
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5th Full Album "Q " (April 14, 2017, message contribution)
* la la larks 1st Full Album " Culture Vulture" (August 30, 2017, message contribution)