, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the Japanese

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group

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Biography

Ōmoto was born and raised in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and attended Actor's School Hiroshima with friends and Perfume members

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and

Yuka Kashino , nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the electropop group Perfume. Biography Kashino was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, where she attended Actor's School Hiroshima with friends and current ...

. 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 summer of 2000, replacing the original third member Yuka Kawashima, who left the group to focus on her schoolwork. In 2002, she appeared in an advertisement for

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. Ōmoto graduated from

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. In April 2007, she enrolled into

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together with fellow Perfume member

. 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 ''

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''. On 23 March 2012, Perfume made a special guest appearance performing " Baby Cruising Love" in the movie ''

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''. On 31 March and 1 April 2017, Ōmoto played the character Noribu in the

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on the single "1RKO", featured on the album ''

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''.

Appearances

TV programs

* "Kandada's Labyrinth" in the back of the multi-tenant building (

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, 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 (

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, June 4, 2017) – Fujiwara Sakura guest appearance

Writing activity

Web serialization

* "I want to play a game!" (January 1, 2020-serialized, Ongaku Natalie, irregular serialization) – Comment contribution

Book

* "Sakura Gakuin 10th Anniversary" Thank you ... "" (February 14, 2021 Limited-time production, amuse, special message contribution) * "Nocchi Wants to Play Games!" (December 6, 2024 Compilation, interview and other extras)

Magazine

*Tokyo Walker 2014 No.14 (July 15, 2014, BOOK interview) *WITH July 2017 issue (May 27, 2017, comment contribution)

Web

* Akai Koen 3rd Album "Jyunjo Randoseru " (March 1, 2016, message contribution) *

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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)

References

External links

Official Perfume website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Omoto, Ayano Amuse Inc. talents Japanese women pop singers Japanese female dancers Japanese dancers Perfume (Japanese band) members 1988 births Living people Horikoshi High School alumni Actor's School Hiroshima alumni People from Fukuyama, Hiroshima Japanese women in electronic music